New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-07
SUICIDE OF A MERCHANT
CORONER'S INQUEST.

Saturday rorrirg. at his residence Ne. 7ot H,..a-
BY cutting his threat 9th razor. Tia d.e....S
appeared, boarded With Mrs. Cornsna Cs,l.o. :. -,
above uuu ber For the last three O. icxr a.. -.
ccrfned to his room by ga attack of er,s.s,.. ="
Fyiosy right number Of friends called "A =.
when they found him sitting up add spps,,,,,.,
cheerful mood. On their departure Ma Cs.L,.s
thought proper 70 remain up With the syasa me-
,bout clock on Saturday morning. xhes Ne ,,,,.a
Al o'clock Q. M one Of the iomesties t.iei "a -
into the deceaseds 70 IN, for the purpose Of hsA,ias
Ere p the erste butwas unable 10 DO 90 q sss a.,
Wa Licked on the inside. Mrs. Csrisca knoesed a
the door repesteoly, bu. was unsble 10 Obtain n,
answer from within. Finally one ofths ohAnbsmNi
ru. her eye to the keyhols aud locking ists tAs bed
room horrible spectacle met her view. Toe tcdyo
deceased covered from head t. foo, wita gore, VIII
the tfroat cut from cor TO ear, and eloodsaias3
,azor ,irg beg de the corpse completed As shssly
picture. The alarm was promptly raised, vhsss nss.
age was dispatched to NJ S. Marks psss, the
esiderce of decesseds brother informing the lHss Of
Re sad occurrence. The bs broom door vss ub,s-
oueny burst Open when the fears Of 81 present vev
fully allied the deceased was forsd 10 Do estirs,v
rapimate. He vas lying on his bseh wadn fsv
eet of the bed dressed in nothing but As shit sua
drawers, which we're completely saturated With hsoa.
large pool Of blood was found upon the lower end Of
be be d, ard the appearances were such as 10 us6l
The theory of decessed's having committed sGdis
while in sittirg posture. The room was strictly
searched but no letters assigning cause for the con-
ui,sion Of tue rssh &C. could be discovered.
Coroner Connery was notified Of the eccursax
about nine clock, when he repaired TO the scess Il
the tragedy and at once commenced 10 iavestgSe the
case. From the position of tue corpse upon the fso
the Coroner was at first inclined to think hss some
foul play had been used in the premises, but a the
irquest progressed and the testimony Of the hnass
of the house, together with that Of the medical gen
tlsmen who made the pest norton examination Of the
body, was adduced all doubts to the oSse being one
Of suicide were removed.
The fol owing is report Of the evidence - sh:ita
on the quest:
David Wetmore being duly sworn deposes and says
Il live at No St. Marks place; deceased my
brother; be IL not married. he keeps grocery esao-
lisbmert at No 80 Dey street; | have been IN The
habit Of attending il almost daily he tss boarded WITH
Mr.. Clarkson between three and i've years. my
brother was healthy mau; be never compliance
any domestic trouble or annoyance; be never tca me
be had any difficulty with any one in Mrs Clsfkson!
house; my brother I'd NO monetary diic 1tes thas
know Of; / saw him last night between 81 AID
o'clock; be was then in bis bedroom, and LEFT 81.
about o clock came 10 see him because i hes0
that be had cry sipelss; he had brother pArtssf N
the busirese, and an uncle who was specie. partner
| IN the house; peher Of them are IN the city saw
deceased about o'clock this morning; tbs gil opees6
the door, and ssid. sob, Mr. WetBore your bso.hss
on the floor" she did not ssy he was dead TUNED
10 get into bis through the window, bat could
not do so; then burst open the door aud the body
S uyS 1s b or Ss rs Sst dead. IL s e.: s
SIN ray TO Dr. Dubois that she wss 10 the roe9 With
deceased at er LEFT last right-thst nv brother 80
not well, az ba. be requested her 10 stay win nm,
= M. .-..tr Ne xfafk.I kaF
szor On the floor 10 be my brothers razor; tho Sc
| was lighted in the room.
| Johf ]. Morris depo.ed q folows-i live ct No. ~
West Eleven tn street; am in no way conneo'sA wn
Mr.. Weimores family; knew HIN nr h1ss s o. lou
yeaIs; have had bu.ir ess TRANSACTIONS win nun !
We bis firm some money; spent last evening wiu
eceased from until 10 O'Clock there vas yosn9
| sdy in the ro<m; Mr.. David Wetmores wife ".
apparently well; there DO mash ~ rds uftsrss
while was in the room; left at about III O'Clock
eft nobody in the room whom came away oont
now either directly o, indirectly who may nave oo'
was re questsd to call upon DIR. Dubois. when he0s
Of the cad occurrence 9 servant came In asd made
fire in the CRATE while l was there.
Mrs. Corneia Clarkson beng duly sworn, deleses
and ssys-I have lived in this house since about ~
LIST Of Nay last; deceased has boarded with me over
four yesrs; he was always /, good health; ksoe o.
70 one in the house sho had any il-leeling sgaif6
bin; never knew deceased to hsve mental abens.
ton of mind; never heard him say that hs would
put an end to bis existence; cav HIN about o'clock
this morning; Mr.. Wetmorc had some company Via
O'Clock; at about lOI o'clock vent to HE rOoni
be was then In bed; he had q book In bis hand;
ssked bin II he was reading; the gss-ght ct The
lesdipg little" and then closed the book; .sisd
him il the doctor had leit any order and could d
srytbing for hi before went no stairs; be told N
to cit down. that the doctor hac e no order except
put some burnt -four on bis face he said Don leave
ma I yead TpF and snid 4 would n
up stairs; but he raid, Don't goS hs slept sM
spored alternately; raid, "Oh Icaat stand my heed
it is awful" a, about O'Clock went up stairs asd
locked heard the sirl Maggie singing, and ssket
Der if sbe had attended to Mr.. Wstncres
fire; found the door was locked, and thes
knocked at the door; Sarah and THE girl looke4
through TIE key hole and saw blood don't know
which of tee girls went fer the do tor there are fosf
Of them: Maggie, Sarah, Mary Rerdon and hsry
- Maggie got LADDER but cant say whether
she ssceIded it or no; don't koow who was she hfH
ore to enter the room; decrssed's brother osus
and BURT open the door did not 60 into the room
until the Coroner called me In; OF the girls SID
the gas was ing; l looked At Mr.. Wetmores
-aico previous TO eavirg was then ten mnu.es 20
O'clock; don't know where Mr.. Wstno'e's razcf.
were kept; was in the habit Of locking has door ~
night; left ths room wi the des Of returning &C.
cromg TO Mr.. Weimorc's request; attended AIM
the ight before when len AID returned the dooe
vas fpen but this morning it was no. s.ked NJ
Weimors IL biz wa'ch was woutd up; he Sad,
Yes" don't kpow il the key was In the door.
Sarah Smith deposed that che was obsmbermsid
the house that Mrs Clakson told her that she had
been rst ping at Mr.. Wetmores room, but could ga
DC answer; vert 10 the door In company With Msg-
gle when she looked through the Ike ho!e aad saw
ed bar dkerehief then looked through the keyhois
ard saw the deceased fyisg on the no0ri ikA'~ no
birg more about the case.
Maggie McAulfe corroborated the testimony OF the
est witness as to seeing the body Of deceased lying
upon the fotr. ar
nr 10 n,I pf No IL heH Eleventh
street d.nostd that he attended the deceased for cry
spelss. and paid him visit on Friday evening; he
sas much better then ind was talking 70 his friends
in May last he bad similar ettsch OF erynpeiss,