The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-11-17

The following letter from D. Lacy, Esq, p.
VI. at West Union. will be read with interest
ny the numerous friends Of the Lampson fam
lily. In our statements last week we had the
authority Of a reliable citizen of West Union
who LETT that place ON the morning of Mr..
l.ampson's death. The deceased was resident
OF Eidorado--hcnce the error as to location
II 10 now believed that our informant was i'm
posed upon, in the attribution ola cauA for the
suicide, by the malicious report Of an unfeelinc
and unsuccessful rival If the deceased. We
have no comment to make on such conduct
1t Is too hyena-like to call for more than mere
reference to it. Publishers in getting ut facts
are liable to gross imposition, and the only
remedy which this case admits Of, is tho publ.
cation ofihe letter found below We very much
regret that car paragral h Of last week has Civ.
en- pain to many Of the friends of the dcceas.
ed: ~ as .E"sg =
WEST UNION, Nov. 18th, 1858.
Dear ld:-The report that you received in
regard TO the Suicide of A. C. JAMESON. il not
true IN any particular except that he was keen
ing company with young lady anil that re
took Laudanrm and died As to his ha wing nm
disagreement with the young lady, it is not SO.
The young lady is living nj nv house and the
act was committed there, instead of at Edo
RADIO l think it was caused BY trouble of a
very different kind
when he was quite young, he had what is
called the "St. Vius Dance and came near
dying; it left his nerves in q very bad condi.
'ion Some time this Spring he was engaged
with another man, in TRYING to secure some
timber that was swept of from the dam ut FL.
dorado, and after working in the water over
haif u day, they gave il up and started for home.
IN the way they had til swim the river. and
When about half across, this man cried To Lamp
son that he was drowning. Lampson, being a
little ahead, turned round anl cnught him and
swan for the shore with him. and would have
succeeded III getting him there had not the man
sot frightened and clinchcd Lam, so, and drew
him Under tho water and il was with goat diff.
Guilty that lac released himself from the era ~ Of
the drowning man and got ashore himself; at.
ter laving done all he could to save the man,
some OF the people living in that vicinity (and
! am Glad ~ say they were but few blamed
Lampson Tor not saving the man. This has
troubled him very much his friends and most
intimate aclu tihtanccs have rema ked that he
Is not the same person that hc was before the
occurrence. -
think that this ono circumstance had more
10 90 with the taking his own life. than anything
else. It is very sad affair, aud hope / NAV
never witness another like one. You will re.
collect that left McGrcgor about 10 clock
that morning, ! arrived home about IL P. NJ.
and had been in bed half an hosr. when lie was
taken the worst, end when got out of nv
room he was perfectly insensible, brt he con-
.'nued to breath till about 4o'clock in the morn.
ing.
II Is ny justice to the feelings of Lis friends
that make these statements So that yon NAV
IN your next paper correct the impression that
has gone abroad in regard to the matter
u. LACY.