The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-06-01
The Cause Of Herbert,s Suicide. Cos
sin, &c.


The Newark Advertiser, nesr which city Her.
bert had his home, gives some additional par.
tculars OF this now memorable suicide. Mr..
Herbert appears to have been man of ungov.
exnable impulses, hating and loving with an
equal intensity. He was also addicted to strong
drink. The wife, from whom he was separated.
was one and twenty, while he was one and City.
It was his second marriage. The romantic cir
cumstances under which he made the acquaint.
ance OF Miss Rudlong are thus detailed BY the
Newark Advertiser:
The incidents more Immediately affecting his
mind commenced with his second marriage
which occurred At the House Of Prayer in this
city on the 18th Of February last, the rector.
the Rev. Mr.. Shackleford, performing the cere-
mony. The bride was Miss Adela r. Budlon9-
young lady from Rhode Island. with whom
Herbert had formed sudden and romantic Al.
tachment during a visit she was making in New
York. 1t appears from his own statement to
the writer OF this, about the time Of the occur.
renee, that he relieved her from the assault OF
some ruffian in one Of the New York avenues.
ana accompanied her TO her hotel; correspon-
dence followed and resulted in the wedding
which was comparatively private, only four
gentlemen Of this city being present by invita-
ton, with two from New York, in addition 10
the brides mother and brother. They came
from New York in the p. m. train, which vas
delayed by on accident for about an hour. ON
the way, and 1t was late in the afternoon when
the ceremony was performed.
The parties proceeded immedia to Mr..
herhert's cottage at the "Cedars,n about two
miles above the center Of this city on the Pas
sale River, and for time they were perfectly
happy N each others society. Some six weeks
aner she ceremony, the reptile calumny crsps
INTO hls quiet home; it is alleged that some ONE
represented to be lady, took occasion. :proba-
oly without any idea Of the tragic resulf, and
poured into his wife's mind . recital az tha
worst features Of his lite in exaggerated
gossip, and on his return he found her Alone
and melancholy.
She told what passed, but refused to reveal
Inc person. This fred Herbert's infammable
temperament, and in the heat Of his impetuosity
ne threatened to destroy himself if she did NOT
feveai the name. She in turn became franti-
caiiy alarmed, and ruptured small blood YES
,eh or produced Q henorrhage Of the lungs.-
This in turn alarmed Herbert, who did iii he !,
could to restore her health and relieve her mind:
but IRON that moment she determined to leave
niln, and did 20 during his absence in New
York. -"'-S :,
according to bis representations he passed
'ut OF his back gate which leads into the Gene
ero, and she accompanied him to the fence.
bidding him an aAectionate adeu, with kiss.
~ ms return she had gone, and the full eush Of
iesoiatlon and despair unbalanced his sensitive
nina. He strove in vain to bring her back, and
hinkng II would promote the object, he left
ne cottage, which he thought might have been
90 lonely for her, and took apartments as the
stevens House, New York, Qate Delmonico's)
lear the Bowling Green. Here be used every
Mort Of his ingenuity to recover his wife, bas
ne steadily refused 70 meet him, and finally
Instructed her attorney 70 inform him that she
souid receive no further communications from
I'm. The last drop overaowed the cup OF his
bitterness: the future seemed al hopeless, and
le then medltated his own destruction. Ha