The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-06-03
ANOTHER TRAGEDY IN REV 70
Distressing Suicide of al Author

Henry William Herbert, better know " his
writings as " Frank Forester" commi sui
ciis on Monday morning, at the Stevenf ouse
in New York, by shooting himself thre the
left breast He had it appears, for son, weeks
been very depressed in spirits, owing to sep
aration from his second wife, 70 whoms had
but short time been married. What sused
the separation is not known, further tn thai
one woman had made mischief betwee ghem
as is alleged in letter from the decess
On Sunday, Mr.. Herbert sent for hi, lend
Mr.. Anthem, and requested hiH to rem, with
him as long as possible, as he was lot and
depressed. He told Mr.. Anthol that he tend
ed to commit suicide on the lame da; f the
month upon which he was married the ,conC
time. This was on the 10th Of Febru. last
1t did not occur to Mr.. Anthem at the IT, thai
Sunday was the 10th of the month. frs
thought of committing the acs over til, grave
OF his hrst wife, In the cemesery at \ wark
but altered his intention in ttst respeC Mr.
Antgon remained with him, sifing upS , hin
till q a. NJ, trying to prevail pom him OF t.
commit the rash act, but he see ned dete. med
While they were IN Mr.. det lerts pc 70
gether, at the aforementioned hour, N Her
bert retired (apparently for moment. the
bedroom adjoining, when Mr.. ,nthon b. the
discharge of pistol. In anet ler NOM 4 Mr.
Herbert came Keeling out of to-. room, a Jain
ing, /" told you / would do It and fe> npor
the floor. The charge having ~ tered his east
and passed through his lungs ae died i few
minutes, of hemorrhsge. 81 left lette ad
dressed to the press, to the cor sner, anS Mr.
Anthem.
In his letter to the press be implores I, snce
that his good aHd his evil deco may be y ,rrec
with his bones; declares thst all his " tings
have: been put forth with COOL intentiobI and
that-ander the pressure and ta agitation pov
erty,snd necessity he had dore things Of thict
he was ashamed, and probably would nc{ nder
the same circumstances do g. gain. & ther
adds:
"For Justices sake, for ca .rity's 81 fol-
Gods sake, let me rest. / be-. r an hos abb.
name; have striven hard, II great G. H. il
greet temptation, in foreign country in
falls. position, among those VITO dM nc. per
hap could not-sympathze With me, to, ep i
honfable. As you would have your ow anne
hon.fed, and your sons preserve them you
| charge you do not dishonor fca.
ask mo prsise-do not prsise ne-prol ply
deserve none. l deserve repf bach, do, less
for : am mortal, and have sinntd saw q. hen
of RE, if you gay anything, ard let nv "a pt
witI my mortality to His judgment W. car
tells not only when and whel /, but VIZ the,
WEI committed, and how far aey have sllia
tioh-how far they deserve pt edon. R aem
Der, also, when you Judge me, hat of al ives
| mine has been almost the mos unbapnx NJ
coupsellor, no friends, no COZ ,trv. hay. beer
m re, for six and-twenty wear { Eyerr hon,
has broken down under nv ,ot "a 500 "a 4
touched it. Every spark of hal piness hs beer
que ,ched as soon as it has bee q kindled
Il the letter to the coroner he inform hin
of lis intention to commit suie ;de-not ac
ecu t OF remorse, pecuniary pr ssure, or ar o
| waS-but because life had be. ONE ah& less
hiatt jul, and insupportable." e. then IF ,eed
to pmplain of certain men and won a O
NefArk, who, he says, =" first s,wed sus c;op
disa ust, and dissension, betwte myself, d tn
sweetest creature God ever wave, ant ma,
took away from an unhappy sinner. Nj ow,
htppy temper did the rest
M. Herbert was born in Lo ldon, I80 a
wasethe eldest son of the honsrable an rev
erne1 William Herbert, dean of Manc ste,
emi~ent es man of sciencl a poet I'D
liberal politician, and was pate ,nally des nde
from the noble houses of Pemt eoke and ercy
Ir the spring of 1880, Mr.. erbert M wit
s. se' ere pecuniary reverse, wi ich sudde y re
ducsd him from afauence, AM he resol d t
try bis fortune in the United States. al
rived in this country in Dece uber, Is: an
for eight years thereafter he fhciated tn
priEeipal Greek teacher in classical hoo
during this period, in additicp to his cl sica
Estudses, be had already begun to turn 5 a
stenton to authorship, and fro 1888 I, 1873