Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-01-26
AN EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE.

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had committed suicide by hanging himself.
LII appears that Mr.. Herzog went to bed on
saturday night as usual. and was not missed
by his wife until about 3 o clock in the morn
nS' when she found that he had left the house
She at once wakened a member of the family
and upon proceeding down stairs found several
letters which he had written, and among them
one statlng his intention to commit suicide
anu that they would find his body on what il
known as = the steam-mill property on the
rallroad, OF which he was the owner; there was
another letter, Consequently writtenl i'm which
he stated that he had been to the steam.miII
out that he was so much disturbed by the dogs
2irklnS that he had chosen another spot and
tGdt they would hnG his body in Haldy's mar
oe yard' I'm the rear of his own store
"A search Tor the body was begun, and il was
nhaiIy discovered hanging from the limb of the
apple tree which stood in the lower par; of the
yard, few feet from the door of Mr. Haldy's
NofAshOp An examination of the body showed
UIt lie was extinct he having evidently been
dead some time. The body was subsequently,
cut down and carrie tinto ReeSe's hotel where
Coroner Sunny held au inquest the iury re-
turning verdict In accordance with the facts
The circumstances attending this rash act ,n.
ticate that 1T was one of the most cool and de-
Iberate suicides record About three
months ago Mr.. HerEOg expressed to his counsel
MS intention OF taking poison" but they sup
posed they had diSsuaded him from the act
and quieted his mind. On Saturday, he sent
Tor George Nj. Kline, Esq, one of his counsel
"hom he wished 10 see in relation to business
matters, and although the decea.ed had been
unweli the night previous, end appeared some
"hat disturbed IN mind, ucthng was noticed
sufficiently peculiar to Indicate an intention of
seif-deStraciicn; but on Thursday last he had
ordered hs coffin ia be made by MI Weidlcr
10 "hen he gave minute details as to its con-
ttrucSon- In consequence of the custom of the
Jews interrlng their dead in an ordinary 20 Ugh
squire box. no suspicious were excited as TO the
IeFI purpose Tor wnch this box was intended
When found, the body was hanging in sncb
position as to Indicate extraordinary deliLer-
alton and GOODNESS in the act The one foot
was Dut two inches from the ground, while the
other was thrown up sidewise and resting upon
tne tressel on which he had stood while adjust
InS the cord round his neck. He evidently 10.
himself down easily, and perbaps died witbont
struggle. The most remark able feature of
'his case was tbe entire absence Of the usual
appearances presented in the cOuntenances of
,h"se who die by strangulation. The eyeballs
had ha' started, nor did the tongue prOtrude-
heitPtr did the cOuntenance present that Iiyid
:ih't CHASTITY appearance almost invariably seen
IN those Who have thus died
1T seems that llcrzos must have improved
Ms last hours by attending 10 business ~ sey-
erai letters were found OH his table He gave
directions as To his funeral, expressing his de-
sire that none OF the Jews should attend it,
IL.
Tor many years been IA prominent man among
Ms sect, OF late he believed not without foun-
dailon. that they were all against him There
were several prosecutions pending against him
and Tor weeks past his mind was variousiy af
fected by the load he had ta carry At one
time he would shed tears, and mt another de-
clare that he would " ght them ALL Among
MS papers was found a =. statement reported
outside to be - confession. which is said tn
have been written for the Inland Daily Times
But his counsel, no doubt ut the request of his
grief-stricken family, have very properly with
held ii from publication.
The scene of the suicide was n point Of unu-
suai attraction this morning, hundreds of per
sons stopping To crafty a morbid curiosity
but they were disappointed rs Mr. HaIiy
caused the tree to be cut down ut an early
hour A lew years ago. when the work shop
was built, il was found necessary to cut down
one OF two fruit-trees which stood in the way
HerzoS demonstrated, but finally consented
that one should be removed lie particularly
designated the appletree in question as the
one which should be spared. Little did he
then think that he was pleading for the tree on
which he should die the death OF the suicide
Since his arrest for completely in the robbery
OF the freight cars of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company, we learn that Mr.. Herzog had
PAID oft about $4,000, managing to meet all
demands which were rushed in upon him after
MS troubles commenced, though in the period
ral took place this afternoon at 1 o'clock
A FAITBLEss WIFE AND A RUINED Uorsr-
HcLD--We yesterday alluded to the base con-
duct OF an old and prominent citizen. towards
young lady whom he had raised from child
hood, and whom, instead of leading and direct
ing IN the path of virtue, he has utterly ruined
and thrown upon the world as miserable out
cast. To-day, record the vile and inex-
cusaoie treachery OF young and handsome
wife, who has brought ruin upon her family and
friends, and cast herself upon a sea of troubles
where she must toss incessantly until the frail
bark OF lite Is wrecked, and sinks forever
We VIII give the Gaze in as few words as DOS
slbie A young gentleman Of good family and
industrious habits, who occupied responsible
ara lucrative situation in IN extensive manu-
featuring establishment in the upper part of
the city, and who resided in a comfortable
nome In the same vicinity, a few evenings since
surprised his wife in his own kitchen while in
criminal conversation with n married man. and
an intimate acquaintance of her husband The
gshty man ned, and the feelings of the de-
graded wife may possibly be imagined Her
lnhdelIty was written upon her very brow and
her mouth was sealed to all palliation or ex-
cuse- She stood dumb and debased in the
presence Oi her injured husband who has since
pursued just, though severe course toward
her- ne has utterly discarded her, and thus
me Is thrOwn as wantOn upon the world
The household goods were carried to auction
and the once happy home is deserted forever
inc injured gentleman will no doubt appIy for
divorce, and the wife of the base wretch who
played the seducer, may possibly be driven to
the same extremity. 1t i not saving too much
--'nat the peace Of at least two families has
been utterly destroyed by this oae base act
Inc woman Is the mother of one or two chill
dren, and we are informed that thew are ,brown
upon her keeping. thus intima:iny an nnV;ii.
Ingness on his part {" ack knowledge them as le
gitIInate. This Is one Of the most paipful o, sas
which ever came within our know ledge AID &c
the terrible consequences should deter one hu.-
band or wife from going a'tray, we shall not
regret detailing them. PIISbnJg U,lion
u -pn W edne sday. a man called at 0 farm
house IN North Andover, Mas. and inquired
II the m'n w@re at home. lie was answered in
the negative by the only person in the house
female Leaving the door, he presented him