, 1859-07-02

AASAA~1AA0AH c0&C4AH III XEuuE80E6s
4 Tennessee correspondent Of the Christian
-1a,Gcatx 2 gEes detailed account Of the suicide
ol Mr. Vim. H. Morton. distinguished leadet
II the Methodist Chureh, IN Williameon eoantty,
Tenn. For year part ut. Morton has been
sufferer fruit disease Of the }iter, and berarie
n,onc:s,aniac, dreadlng .reyeEse Of fortune. Il
May last be rndearorcd To commit Suicide, but
was prevented b.; us Wife from committing the
deed. The Adrtytiser correspondent ,sTites:.
On the 10th Of May, 1859. bis wife discovered
him at the bureau writing, a-.tet Which he folded
the wiring Up ind pnt It into his pocket-book,
tcnk i raxor out Of the drawer unobserEed BY
her, and put it il his pocket; then coming to
lis wife lie told her he was obliged to die, and
must take his own life bade her farewell, and
offered her his hand, but she refused to take IL,
aud clasping linn in her arms. followed him to
the yard gale with such shricks and cries TINT
his emotions were touched, and be returned
with her to the house, and r.,tt1ag the razor in
tic drawer, toqk iron, Lii pecket-book the pa
,'cr and garc It 10 her, upon which the follow
ing Nas wzitten:.
am desperate, and cannot avoid it. Ny wife is
kind aud agreeable, and as good to my little
girl us if sue was her own child. I am ruined
in my feelings and prefer to M ne no y more. Y, ;,
Ills wife took the paper, and for fear Of future
accomplishment Of his purpose; kept IT. She
TEHSOHEQ Will Ill SuEH SAh A4A4 VI
that lie told her he never would make another
attempt OF the sort and pleaded with her until
she promised that she would never reveal tue
attempt lie lad just made, provided he would
never make another. !,
On Mot,day, Dune g. lie went to rdnalia, and
obtained nr order # court to pay out large
srm # money to the heirs Of an cstate Of Which
de had control.
On Tuesday, he paid out part Of the money,
after which hc put up some tombstones orcr the
graves Of his two former wives, aud then r..
turned home. Reaching hume, he t.,td his wife
that rescsnl places r!oag The toaa that would
hare been good places, but did not say for what.
The i:c1t morning, beft're lie arose. hc said to his
Keep Fannie" alinding to hss sli:sle girl.
On Wedr":Gay, june s, hc put tbs hat on,
aaa went olT to IN old house which stood near
I tue public road, about one quarter Of u mile
| FROM hi dwelling, and in plain view Of the
| door. lie remained there for short time and
returned home. but soon vert back to the old
house and entered il. In few minutes . man
passed alop; thu road, and he cane GU: and
+ talked with him. lie then went to the field and
gnve his negroes sdmc general directions about
| busincsBj aid while tie was there they discov-
| cred u rupc IN his pocket He passed on to the
| barn-yarl, and went two or three times from
one barn to tic other. Finally, lie canle to the
house, md as lie entered tue door, took M his
Iit.lc girl aud Lugsed and k,sscil her; then
went tu his wife, kiielt down by her side and
| threw his urn around her neck and kissed her
sryvra1 times, tctlins her he did nut want to
leave her but was compelled to do 80 ; told her
l4c was II miserable man, but size was nnt the
ca,se Of it,; that she lad been devoted vile,
| aud treated his Child we'll.
liz said tLa. III lis regular secret dcy0tions
he could not pray ~ LIZ had formerly done, and
that the world lad lost alI its charms for lin.
| lie arosc uad went to the bureau. rot his will
and read it oycr privately after which lle scaled
itup, and offering it TO his wife, said: IF my
thing should haprca to me, viii you E!ss tl.ls u
l'il,1 liza. Esquire lloyd would get i: if it be.
came neces .ary." liz counted his 1nonuy,
a.i,l told his wifc to whom it bc1ongcd-tt'ut
part belonged to so,uc heirs, &C., and tint ser
enty dollars WIS to pay what lie had borrowed
fr"n, l'cr. Then, with licr eyes resting full ur'
llni he took razor from the drawer. put it in
lcra final Farewell told llcr lis brcth WAS short and
he was obliged to dic IIs startcdwith her swing
ing to his body hut cluded lrr grasp ut the dor
AM, run Violently down the h!l to barn wllicl,
was few hundred yards away, with his ha1'ls
rircinS abovr Ills llrad like Il nladman, falling
10 the ground twice as he ran, but aris'ng and
staggering on his way until le entered the barn,
His wife guyc the nar11, ind the servants fr'nl
thu field and the yard weEc soon ut the barn,
hut TOO late. lie was there. but wounded and
<lcad-a gltastly victim Of insanity and sclf:de:
s.ructiun. botli jugutar veins, tho windpipe and
lenders all cut through square across to the
neck bone. Clcnclled in his right hand was the
bloody razor, and in his left hand was the short
end ot the razor case. lie had evidently reach.
ID the barn, and WAS stauding still and erect
when first effort was made, which only gave
an incision through the skin then with bloody
hand from that wound, raised his Int, threw
back his head, md gave tie second, fearful
III I. Il
cred the hoor around with smoking blood, in
whicl, lie was found upon his face, dead.