The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-05-02

ed of the death, called a jury, which
after hearing the opinion Of DR.. Con-
over and the testimony Of those &C
quainted with the deceased and some
of the circumstances connected with
his death, rendered a verdict that ''The
deceased, Wm Fl. Sterling, came to
his death by means of d pistol, but
whether by his own hand or that OF
another, is at this time to the jury I'M
known
1t appears that Mr.. Sterling, left
Trenton last Thursday week, on his
usual route, with a stock of Patent
Medicines, and nothing unusual was
observed in his conduct until he arriv-
ed at Freehold. His manner there
was wild, indicative of mental derange-
ment. From Freehold he passed
through Blue Ball, Lower Squancum,
Squam Village aud Shark River, which
he reached on Saturday night, and put
up at the Trap Hotel, kept by Mr..
Dawson. He here manifested so much
insanity that the landlord judged it
unsafe to allow him light in bis room
during the night. Sometime on Sun
dav afternoon he left Shark River,
with the intention of going to Free
hold, but missed his way.
About dusk, Sunday evening, Mr..
Richard Apologize, who resides near
linton Falls, hearing a crash as if
some carriage had been upset, went
to his front gate, where he discovered
that a pedler, whom he Identifies as
the deceased had overturned his wag
on beside the highway. With the as
sistance of Mr. Hagerty he righted
the carriage, but the pedler, alias
Sterling. refused to drive off, saying it
was the last ride be would take in that
wagon. In answer to where he was
going-he replied, "going under the
Sod" Mr.. Apologize, in view of the
mans condition, concluded to accom-
pany him to the Falls. Accordingly,
a young lad named Van Brunt, was
directed to get in on the front seat
and drive, while Messrs Apologize
and Taylor Haggerty, proceeded to
follow on foot They had not gone far
when the report of pistol was heard
from the wagon, when Van Brunt
leaped with terror to the ground ex-
claiming that he was shot, and it was
some time before the men could con-
vince him that he was uninjured By
this time, the horse exceedingly fright
ened, had run off at fearful rate down
the road. The men on reaching the
Falls, finding no one who han seen any
such carriage pass through the Village
made no more search. From here, no
trace was found, except the despe-
rate plunges of the horse as he pursued
his way to Red Bank, which were yisi
BILE in the road on Monday.
Monday evening, Mr. Joseph Ster-
ling, the deceased's brother, arrived
from Trenton, who had the body con-
veyed to that city the following day.
From the appearance of the deceas-
Gu oi ouhudy nISnC, showing DeSlue
the ball wound on the right temple,
bad bruise over the left eye, as also
that the top of the carriage had been
broken in, and revolver with two
barrels discharged, lay in the bottom
of the wagon, many believed him to
have been murder; but the impression
now prevails that he either shot him
self in a fit of insanity or that his re-
volver was discharged accidentally.
The deaceased was a manufacturer
and vendor of Patent Medicines, and
belonged to d very respectable family
in Trenton, to whom this bereav ement
comes with painful weight. He was
widower and leaves family of two
children.