New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-27
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IN THIS country sI weeks aaO, 10 tie chip tsaaf
r. H. Durrg the voJ age IT "as tner good fortune to
fall 10 with the Brtish ship Claude, in sinking con
diion ard 10 her captain and officers from the
wreck. On arriving in New-fok, M. Dickens ss1
foot suhscrp'ion for the pene6t Ct tho sn'vlvora
the aude and slso reward the ere" OF toe isasc
Bill To this furd he himself cobtnhuted han1so ne
amount. BY bt course ia this affair he b came &C.
quain,ed with Mr.. Archibald, the British Consul, and
through him with the conductors Of the news
paper press of the city. So far as We could
learn, he came here with lean purse, and
without letters Of irtrodu ytion. He applied for
nployu,ept and received several commissions, from
this ss well az from OF journals. The articles which
he engaged 10 write for The TRIBUNE not fu--
nished and lost sg't Of him for some time. But
last Tuesday afteroOcn he called upon and remaGei
unit, after O'Clock, apparently 10 excellent health aad
spts and earnestly ce-iTous Of acquiring information
in reg Ard to this county. His atom during his
visit Lot indicative Of any morbid melancholy, but
rather the contrary. The reason which he assigned
for bis failure to furnish the articles ordered was that
lie had accid ntay taken cyanide Of potassium, which
neaiy cost him his life. lie said that his was the
seccbd time he had made this auost fatal mistake.
On reading the second paragraph quoted above,
inqu ~ mace for Mr. Dickens at the Astor House,
when The clerk stated that he lodged there he WAS
sure that Mr. ID. still there. On referring 70 the
cbsmberuaid, however, she stated that Mr.. ID. had
been away from Lis ioop for two three nghts bat
biz trunk ard u portion Of his wearing apparel still
remained in the apartment
At the American Hotel, jersey City welearOed that
which confirmed suspicious. The Clerk stated
tat tie deceased to the hotel Tueeday even
irg about O'Clock, and registered his name as
"Hepry Ansop, England" He asked If dinner
over ann being informed ths. it was desired TO know
when the next meal would be ready. He was told IN
half an hour He then went tO his room, the Clerk
omittipg to demand payment ia advance is the Gus
tom Of the house, If lie had done 30, the poor gen.
tleman could not, as it subsequently appeared, have
net the charge.
Whep the supper hour came NJ. Dickens did not
appear aud he not for the remainder of the
night. About iDe o'clock next morning, one Of the
chsu beTmsids discovered him lyi' y the floor.
ph hyscisn was called in who pronounced him dead.
In lis pocket was found bottle Of the solution of
cyanide of potassium, sufficient TO kill huudred
men two DIMES, three cent piece and two cents, and
On table were two bottles labelled laudauum, but
containing weaker preparations of the cyanide. The
BODY was ef warm II was evident tba. on awakDg
in tn. moruirg Mr. Dickens had taken the poison AMI,
in the couvusive struggles which ensued, had rolled
out of bed upon the floor 10 his death agony he had
bitten biz petber hip quite through, and the booi had
fowsd over bis beard, and btsmeared his shirt. On
Thursday xn inquest held, and the body was
bal ced over to undertaken for ipterment.
We fourd it in pine box in the undertaken stable,
as aitig paupers grave in the County ground. lhe
couutenance was bet slightly changed. There surely
sy all tbet remain ed of poor Dickens Coroner Morris
WAS m xt called upon. He stated that be had ascer-
taped at the stores where the poison was purchased
that the cyanide Of potassium was bought In crystals
by Dickens, at Dupuys 10 Broadway, two weeks ago.
lie as then in company with lsht-hsred fnend ana
stated that he wanted the poison FIR the purpose of
removing STAINS from garments. The laudsnnm'
which he had apparently used some time before, was
purchased Of John Meakim, a1d Hegeuan, Clark q
Co. about ten days ago. He al,o bought another
bottle Of audadum last Monday, portion Of which
war subsequently foand in his room at the Astor
House.
TIE Coroner showed us two letters written in fine
Italian land addressed to the deceased. He had care
fully tern away the signature of each. They were
evidently written in f. gland, and by the came lady.
Both were without date. They ran as follows
WEDNESDAY EvEsIso.
MY DEAR Mr.. DIcKEss: Your letter has Indeed
enI
come to me about O'Clock tomorrow itstead OF :,
AZ think shall have to visit the theater In the
morning. II co. could not see you so early. =,
| hope the change will not inconvenience you.
have prepared everything Tor oaluraay' Inay uot =,
dissppuint ne. thank you very much tor writing 70
MR. Brecs and shall feel delighted II she VIII ohy
br;py Ma,ion with her. OF course Mr.. and Mrs. Z.
Di.kets will favor ue-at least nope so
with hind rrysrds ain, Dear MI DcAehs Jou1
FRIDAY AFTERsoOy.
MY Ows DEAR EDWIN: As told yon, wrote to
Mrs. Briggs, and to-day have received an answer
inviting me to dinner on Sunday, l cannot see you
Nm then Edwin, 50 will you call about o'clock, or
lttle before. l am very poorly, pet, to-day, but
hope TO be better by Sunday, for must not dsappoih1
Mrs. Briggs again. Have you thought OF me s'nce'
dear Edu uiB-perhaps not am 40 low spirited today'
] want TO see my pet; oul canlos uA'n o"NH"5'
hone yru well, pet.
Wish Llnd love- believe me yocss, asectioDstely
In company with the Coroner we then waited upon
Mr. Archibald the British Conrul WI stated that he
had iut learned the melancholy fate Of Mr.. Dickens,
and had sent the Vice Consul to Jersey City to ascer-
tain the facts Coroner Morris then made him ac-
op.;r,eJ with the circumstances which had come to
his knowledge. Mr. Archibald stated that the de-
ceased bad recently been in embarrassed circum'
s,.rces and had borrowed money Of him, which he
c.eerfuy loaned as he was very favorably impressed
by his frank manly tone aadbeaing. MIR. Dickens had
to tie Consul that he was part pretor
of The Loadon Standard, and being snHious to fur
nisb bis paper with topics Of interest, Mr. Archibald
had introduced him to the Commissioners Of Emgra-
toi. Mr.. d. had made hinissf well acquainted With
the workings Of tho emigrant system here, and was
about to prepare series Of articles upon the subject
ior his journal.
In the course Of his acquaintance with the Consul be
casually remarked that hs was amateur photogra-
pher and inquired where he could purchsso the best
chemicala. Subsequently he went to board with Mrs
Homer, at No St. Marks place, where he appeared
to be very comfortable. But some eccentric proceed
inss of biz while there caused Mrs Homer TO make