New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-20
MELANCHOLY Suicide From WANT.

We do not remember to have read more melan-
choly and affecting tale than that told in the evidence
oftfe wife Of Jan es Esey, an old soldier who COM
m,ed suicide at Toronto on June "a from want, and
the horror Of hearing his little children cry for the
bread he could not earn for them.
Mary JSle Estley .deposel-I am the wife OF de-
ceased; my husband has been ont of employment bet
ter than two Year,, during which time he has earned
Uol3sworih. ard hes earned scarcely anything since
them be lived Line years with Mr.. Holdsworth; but
the latter died, aud left my husband not copper; |
hsve three children and since that period have had
to support the taui y with my needle; did not ob.
selye uythDg particular IN my husbands conduct Of
late be ,ought employment every day bat without
success; this morning he t the house after breakfast,
to ook for work but finding lone, be returned at II;
in reply 20 me, lie sai be had heard ot nothing, and
cid not know what % turn ~; ] said, Never MUD
tie Lord j. good; you may ge' work from Jacques &
Hiy duIug the week b. sad lie might; TIE chiliren
then b'Csu 20 cry for bread, and he sed, God help
Won chi,IreB--l don't know what YOU i dos then ne
IS, down ard remained sitting az the end OF the table,
with both haIds under lis head, sitter which he got
up put on his cost aud went ont. 10 few nuutes he
returned with the gun in bis hand, and went into tie
beiroGiri saic, Flames vht; IRE you gong TO DO
he Piled lie WAS goiI t0 the Islsrt - shoot; he
tteI sbut himself iD-l belrg busy AZ the washtub;
leard him, as thought, cleaning out the gun for MS
trip. but 10, h TO notice If II.
Subsequently be ps.sed through the kitchen to the
back door, where LIE washed bic hsnos. Meeting one
# tie Children be stopped down 10 kiss II. saying,
" G,d bless you dear. after which he passed into the
hed-rt 0m ard shut the door tight. Feeling uneasy
then, went 20 the door and fled TO plsh IL. Not
-Jcct edIg, opened the front door, end rao to tue
wircOw TO see what be doing. Jaw him stand
mg Iesrthe door with foot on q chair. l ill not
so he gun il his hand-but my heart m'sgave me-
The light le.t Inv eyes, and | ran TO Mr.. Douglas
shouting murder" told her 10 run in for Gods
sske-that something Was the matter with james.
Just as go. 10 the window Of my house We heard
the shot Running into tse house, aud opening the
GOcr. Jaw tim lylhg the floor, apparently dead
uever bad sny reason suspect his committing sui
eide. He wa. spirited account OF our misfor-
tunes One after an tber had TO sell nearly every
tsirg he bouse TO procure food, and to-day there
we rot uore OF food II the hOl-e, were there
81y meG1s Of procuring IL. can attribute the act 20
lOtng ese tAAu h- DESPERATE state Of mind from tue
drs'ute Portion If bis family think he served ten
yesrS in the sd Regiment. leaving them in Kingston,
{. " shortly sf,er when he got into Dir. Ho!1s-
worth employment. Tie was between forty and nity
years od.
Ii l. smsntsbe II think that in this country, where
the vii AID ability "a labor Is supposed 70 ensure EN-
plUylert ard adequate Remuneration, q man &C
knowedgsd 70 have been sober, honest ard trust
wOitby should Lave endured lingering starvation for
two years. ana ally should have lost his trust IN
God. which seems to have supported, through so
much misery. hi. vretehed household.
Hat the unforurs.e deceased beirg man ~ od
character; had be even yielded 70 temptation, which
iew N LIS position would have withstoOd. ne would
have become thief and found in the fruits Of crime
refuge fgm lie noe! terrible fate which can besl