The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-18


Fog and,
Agec 81 years
Iafetlcissi1a.s.
Another letter soSsaoed craft al sgn, for CO. drawn
by the deceased upon gentle 10 Ne ~arx the
pose Of oefrsyog the Of the fuoesl por yat
Of Mr. Herberts fret wife huog In the psrior the
Sr,iDg desx rhe painting represented 70 be lady
AsQot 40 years of age WITH extremely handsome features
neeDiousiy made, which attracted tho attention all
thoee Wno were able TO gam sdmance 10 the premises
coRONEss INQUEST.
Mr. Anthem preseAi when the Coroner arrived ami
cheerfuy offered latter in the dscharye his
unpleasant duty The leading to TIE coomisson Of
he sucice fully explained by Mr.. Anhon when she
ipooes, uEsn the booy OF the deceased commenced
by empsunellns jury Of ths following named gentle
Samuel Townsend, George l.. DAVIS
Philip Farley, Robert FersusoI,
John Mills, John Ward.
Toe fret wnsess put upon the s.snd wss ". Artoos
who testied followed reside at No 10 West Twenty
fourth street have known deceased about ten years. In
nnsey sinoe 1857 spent the day 10 company with de-
ceased and returned Tue hotel al 10 O'Clock tha
evening" came 10 him because he complained OF feel
ing very lonely account Of bis wife havng left h,o
yesterday he told there letter fro bis
vie 70 pr Lo~rie, lawyer In Nassau street declioiog
further Intercourse Orroepor dcDce with him; all
the evening be talked Of killing himself This hss been
prevalent loeme with him for time; be told
trday evening that he would 70 the cemetery In New
ark whore he last parted from ms wife, sad here shoot
himself; ho Kept walking about the after he
back he said be would Kill himself the day u the
which he married his wife he married The lotn
Of February last did not enber that yesterday
the 18th Of the moptn while we're yet talking No mo
IN his bedroom, and heard something like
ssd. ~ ,pld Won you'd do a.S aod droposd on ,hs
floor; ! pulled at the bell and alarmed the houe; this
was The entire history Of the case the letters be has len
fully explain H. deceased not at ali uudcr the
influence Of liquor his occurred about two O'Clock ths
morning; the letters row shown 10 the Jury In the
Joeeph n Doplan, beirg sworn ssys,-t am head por-
Ter al me Stevens House about Two o'clock th morning
e..s vu pun nr',n s1s - n ,hs oor NJ .",s
Wa IN the room and sad he Ia shot nimseif iolnd
the pistol on the noor deceased vas groanios, aad he
oed room ar deoeaed came here three weeks ago last
Saturday,
Philip oHsplon, being duly sworn, psys-I have
examined the body deceased snd gun shoi wound
ncues below the lefs nipple; Of opinion tue bail
passed through the longs and that tho deceased died NJ
hernorrhsge tberefrOm.
The letters addressed 70 the Coroner and the pres
we're theD READ 70 the jury, Who after brief deberaon,
rendered the following
That Henry william Herbert came 70 his death by
suede, by shooting himself with a pistol, Mag II,
1895.
THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF HsRsHET
1r. Herbert . descendant, on his fathers side,
from the noble houses or Pembroke ami Percy aud
the eldest eminent Dean Of Manchester the no
norsble and Very Reverend william Herbert, celebrated
both a. literary man and liberal politician. He Was
born n London April !, 1907, being 81 the time Of his
death nfy years Of age lie entered Eaton COL
sge when thirteen years Of sge and graduated at Caus
college, Cambridge, a the age Of twenty two Owing 10
not fully known, but varously sscrbed 70
family difficulties and peuupsry revefses, he left kngsnd
b fortune IN the United Sstes where he arrived ia
December 1881. Hs liberal education and proficiency
Greek scholar enabled hm soon 10 procure the s,uson
OF Greek professor In the large classical academy OF Mr.
Budc ard where no ofissies Tor eight years H clas
cal scholarship h wide range Of Information, both ihso
reiical and pra teal every department Of literature
remain dormant all this ue and during nearly the ~hoie
period OF his tuorshp he w engaged on literary works
Decides contributing largely 10 various perodcalp no
edited the Amsrcrn Kviy kd9rsire rom 1893 TO 1885,
published Tho Brothers, rseof the Fronde" 10 1885,
and "oliver Cromwell In 1887 The latter being his last
work previous 70 leaving bis professorshp and devouns
himself wholly 70 authorship Since that time he has pub
Ished tho following ~orts-
.nurm.du,c wyvl.b H''O'a'A
me Roman Traitor Romance Foun led on CAsalins's
Henry VIII snc his sI Wives"
srhe Cavaliers OF England"
che Chevaiers OF France"
knights Of Epgand France and scctsnd.-
Captains OF The Old World, S Compared with Great
"a Poe,icai TRANSLATION Of the Prcmcshes sad Aga
memnon Of Hschylus, and Promctheus ana Asaman-
Of Sophtclcsn
"rhe Wager Of Battle"
Persons and Pictures from the Histories q France and
England"
Captains Of the Roman Republic
The reld apor.s"
- Game In he Seasons"
" The Deer Sialkcrs."
"The Young sportsmap's Manual"
" Warwick Woodland"
"Hy Shooting Box"
" The Quomdon Hounds
"1he Horse and Horsemaushir q America"
Besides these he was an cccss cos contributor 70
number Of periodicals., being more generally known IN
der his literary de plume OF Crank Forester" lie
ALEC attached 10 several daily journals, aud at the
time OF hs desih had engagement write for Apple
tons EncJ coreda His translate considered
excellent espec ally those OF the Greek and French and
indeed he has been called OF the scholars In the
country. His works wild game and aed sports vcre
said W be the best OF tho Kind In the country and bis last
and mo~t elaborate work on she Horse the most vo
luminous Of his la ors His pur uis and tastes led him 70
devote much attention 70 workmanship ard natural his
tory, and In these Departments he e alone known 70
great many
Shortly after bic arrival In the United states he married
very attractive lady from Maine who has now been dead
about ten years BY her he had who now about 10
years OF age who In the Military Academy OF Woolwieh
England lie received from his fsher Tor some years an
annual income OF hundred pounds year 70 contribute
" biz support On the death OF his father the money