Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-09-19

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Tho Drowning OF O'Couner the Jumper
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We hsa ps'o,y s'"o 49, e."B y -:
rA,,o =, sas r.. SssI -, s.avn;ns -,
.'; ",, ~. :. ~. 80. h.S .i:.r,;.aJ - mol =
o"'9 .s ykk =. - 49," :. ~. ar Ie,h ;,s,
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| n.Cy y. '''0 'A"'' " ''~, 80 '-'~ "
n" ii. al. .;.v -. s.,r.a.v .vo,;,u t,r tho
| nil - -ys.. r.. III; Io.n Tbore
Ia''I al. y, ""ns 49,. - a. 30 ,boro and
"as IL -. =" .esT ~, - L;s .nnoarancc
H. -, t.. ho..a..- a,J n,on,cad hi. mr.
| 90. % ;,nn from n .cafoId IN he crected nv the
-: 81. ', wL;,.,. plsa.n,s Grmnds near
nhor0 Rl.,nJ;,,. ron. IRA. ..,.nendsd Yesterday
49, p...., -, -, ar 80. Far ,he ,n;
49,. ~ s,....,.;n;,r Il. J.n,h and m d,ternino
r.L..o Ia ND o,sc, III. scofT,,d lie xas accom-
na,,;sd Ly man ,.ho had sk;T. there 10 assist him
b,ronn. .,, an, ;,to tho river and dove once or
-. IL H., can, Ao,yn In n ANAL wh;rlnool
.n5 ro... h., .on,5 not escane from m. current
,,i;oi dro,,, him d.w, and sn be sank tn rise no
,nnro Tb. mon in boats could not reach him md
no,h;,, c,,ld he dom. U;s hodv no Doubt in,ne.
,."d;a,a,v Jrnad int tho oro.f whrlnool and
cav enc ,;,,e he y,nnd near tho month of th.,
r;vor ar ,, I.ke ont,r;, This il NIL that relates
IN nj. od,r,,nre at The F,Il. He left bis clothes
and C,, e,,.,. IN h.. a.livcrel Ia his friends when
thew onncnr H.. hns nm uncle named Sbehau re-
s LAY nr y, l H.,
UTnnnrr ,yas o. yoars of nye md waa horn Mt
p.,orl,rn Canada W,st and b,a lived t{,ere the
no., ,,r, ,r Li. Iifc rilnwi,y since he eo,nc 10
m.nLond tia occu,ution Of n n,;llwrigbt Ills E,-
,her !. d.,d l,t h !. m,th.r n widow r,-i.lcs mt
po,crL,r, IIew..a widower md l.uy.. n child
with hi. mother NJ p.,tnrlpro Deceased came TO
his 81 y nhout tbree months since Lut does not
an,.,r n hayc hoen emnl,v,d much lie worked
i. .Lnr, u,,e far UnyJen md Bromlev nuJ this il
,bo o,lv ,s,aoce TIM zee b.ar If hi, helm. en-
nIov.d hcre Alout five weeks siuce h. went 10
honrd viii :, CnniIv an Vouyht street lie told
som,h;n, If h;s l,.,o,y ,ber. md said he had
hrothcr who was Catholic priest in Canada. lie
.nent u,,,r, of his time reading md announced
h;s ,u,no., Ia yo thr,ugh ,oIle,o md nttnin n
,b,roupb cducntion. Tie member Of the family
where hc ho,rdcd IN whnm be disclosed bis in,en
No., n, INN, INN Ni,,,r, river s,,tes thai O'C,n
Nor so;i h., ;,t.nded IN ,nnIv III, nr,ceeJs If hi.
o,Lihi,i,n If daring Ia the object he Ind nyowcd
If nhtainin,, an cduc.tion
II. took Inc name al Shields for tb. occasion.
n. hi. r,lo,i,cs ver, rrsncctnhle md he did nat
want +, oi,r them mn uncnvinble no,nr;.tv. and
tbrn hr ,,ul1 east IF the name nj nleasurn md he
kn,yn M. ,,,r. to Tho world as n hummer Onc
10, ia, ,,,ok a C,,nor ;,m,cd f.,m Charlse.
s,r,.., hr,,I,e iuto tho river md the water bcno
very .,,lbn, hc Injured one of his feet by tho ex
ner,me,t IN, desoent there WINS about 70 feet
we .nnnos,
wn'n,,,ress.J y.st.rl,v tho c,ny,,;,, TINT This
man was M, in sound mind Conversation had
with o,bers since Inns confirmed that imnr.ssion
a,thnugL the mamie ,yher, hr boarded reyard,d
him n. univ AN er,,otr,, individual The first
mnyr no ,,,J, toward self destruction Inv iumn
ipy 40 far n. we can learn wns tLrce weeks or
more mo-, when Ia, nr,nosed tn Mr.. IJo,chkin. the
lessee a, Walls Field 10 ,crC,rm the fcnt NJ Gene
nan MI A. n ,,,tl;,, v,,,.,i ., Ln, ou,,h;n,
to d., with III, matter nuJ advised O'Connor to
nhnrJ,n rr,r C,lish i,l.o When he told hmm HIS
In, could h .,,r;Ecr1 tho man reulied tL,t his
ncc w,. If M cra,t value lilo ,nnrnrrl Ia h, ON.