Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-21

10 Merchants Bank building, was fouod dead In
his store having committed suicide by hanging.
Mr. Elmer a man Of about 30 years Of age
He came TO this city about two month ago and |
opened this store, keeping full assortment Of all
goods in his line. lie has not however met With |
success his sales not being sufficient 10 meet bis |
liabilities. be has consequently been dospondtni
and told Mrs Stewart (be boarded with Mr.. John |
Stewart on Lake sireet) that he might swell die
as live" be Twas not doing anything" 40, lie
has slept In his store, takoR his mtals at Mr.
Stewaris. He was al breakfast yesterday morn
ing but not at dinner. As be has been very pune
tual, boy was sent TO the store 10 see II be was
there lie found the door fastened and went away.
Mr. Elmer not appearing at supper a boarder men-
toned the fact to officer McKnstry, who suggested
going TO the store 10 lock Tor him. Accordingly
they went 10 the store but the door was fast Il
was thought best to break in aud the window was
raised through which the man was discovered half
lying on the floor behind the counter aud hanging
by tue neck. On examination II was found that be
had tied a cord fimy TO the knob Of one Of the
drawers, put slip-noose round bis n,ok undel-
meath his shi collar, aud 50 huog himself Il
seemed hardly possible that he could DO this, his
head and shoulders be ng near the floor that bis
hands and foIearms rested upon the floor, while
/ bis legs lay directly upon the floor Only by the
most stern and firm determination could he
have so hung himself The peculiar position Of the
fingers and thumbs however showed (as a medical
man informed us) that lie had died from congestion
Of The brain produced by hanging
Elmer came to this city from Vermont. lie has
a brother travelling through the State with silks,
&c. A letter was found in the store from this
brother dated at Belfontaibe, Dec. llth. 10 this
be sta,ed that be would send him S55 the next
day by Express. Mrs Stewart says this monty
was received by Elmer. He had no family. 10
the store was a large emount Of silks, worth prob
ably about $4,000
Coroner Hartman being called summoned jury
On examination of the body S2456l was found in
the pocl cts in gold, silver and bills
There was also one note given him for S3lO'
signed by John McElroy, ono for $3.50 signed by
Edward E. Lamb, and one for S32, signed by Il
n King.
He had told Mrs. Stewart not to be surprised il
he was iound to have killed himself
Fred Rose at the Weddel testified that between
, and in the atterno n, he saw a man come out OF
the store with wash dish, threw out some water
aud go back into the store.
From the circumstances and the CvdeIce there
was no doubt but that Elmer committed suicide by
hanging, and the jury returned verdict accor
dinghy. An Inventory was then taken Of the eff
fects in the room.
1t is singular case, the amount Of money found
upon his person doing away with the sup2osition
that he was in want
iB@ CroiodS Of customers daily attest the truth
OF our statement that at Ii. d Kendall X Co q
you can buy the BEST goods in the city, and at the
lowest prices. It.
New BooKs.-A CoNpENDIUM OF THE IMPENDING
CRISIS OF THE SoUrH BY Hinton Rowcn
Helper, Of North Carolina. New York; A. Is.
BurdCk, 1860.
'Hepers Book" has been so universally adyer
tised by the discussions in Congress lhatt is need
less to extol it here. Wherever the telegraph
dispatches or Washington letters have penetrated
there Helpers Impending Crisis Of Slavery has
: been heard of, aud We have only to say that Ing
ham x Bragg have it for sale. We do not know
OF any other book which, in SO small compass
g gives 80 much information as this. Buy it ant
read it, and see what it is that is 30 alarming th'
South.
= ELECTION TINES; OR Social AND DOMESTIC
INFLUENcE. BY Mrs Il s. N Payne. Cincin
natl: American Reiol IN Tract and Book Society
Y 1860.
It In the form Of pleasant story, this book urge
the necessity OF reform in political elections an
l. with cl> arness OF argument sets forth Tho gren
r, principles which should govern in political con
N tests. Ingham Il Bragg have it for sale.
. THE Two CHEIsTMAs CELEBRATIoNs, A. d.
T. and MDCCCLN; a Christmas Story for 1856 90
It by Theodore Parker Minister Of the 2elh Con
grgational Society of Boston, Boston: lulu
Leighton, Jr., 1859
@ This is one ofthe pretticst juvenile holiday book
Is published, and being printed on tinted paper /
elegant type will be acceptable to the young folk
70 ~ II. d. Kendall & Co. opened, yesterda
e morning, a beautiful assortment Point Lace Set
e. aud Collars bought at panic prices and the
it will be sold at bargains 1t
e UNITED STATES OoURTs- JUBoE WILSON
% Wand was yesterday sentenced to 8 years iu Ii
n PeniendAry for making counterfeit coin.
Court or COMMON PLEAs-JUDoE BIsHor, -
Ohio VS.. Henry MoKeover, charged with burglar
u and larceny. The Court granted the motion for
j. new trial, aud therefore the Prosecuting Attorne
entered Hoiie PrOsequ.
"a Ohio Va. Charles D. Oryis and Geo. Wobste
2. charged with passing counterfeit bank bills-mo
is tion for a new trial overruled. One question raj
" cd as to this motion was whether one Of the pei