, 1860-11-24

- {pa-o1,t;ar T., ,nr onfnfnn il destruction |
m ~ ~ -aoJr ~ r,}n III. do not think
~. ~ nasn "s 1,aI "a thot When. AZ at the Ala
tno ~, - r. 1e.sssorr Tar y;riuia to place her
~; III. - .ha MI md IN haye rs her only ob-
pay pasn ~. w .ns "a., ae +1o greatest nossfb1e
~ ,!c tset4 t us.on ~ hc7,re she herself
ha1hosi " nei s,a..1I Snxs' ~ ,rn,nfs wc trust
s,nAs onoeI IL ..,, dic 1rth hnnor.
1nat every sun o1 s'1Sa Set;... 49, ~ ,ra,ants itarlf
untll thls aespet1e -, nrescnt Eoyern.
Ne AIe 1os 1ua1nla'n'usa LIZ
1oeAA.
c,n.s. - ra.,,.. n. Snst. Eso.
Tr~a.. ~. 80 1rd1 crc;cent.1
tEfon 1As tfauA4''t tA.1 =. aha,+
On Tuesday evening, the t5tn ans.., a. npous
nine oc1oc6, James r. sun, Es9. W tnt' p;.N
committed suicide by shooting himseA Will
pi5t0l-the ball entering the Aead JUST pack "
the upper portion OF the ear. AZ :,:S"art.a
about fifteen minutes atc1 tne 'atal ulscaa *;
but was entirely unconscious. II heea to,.;n+ IHt
ne had many years ago oete!su ~. s';ata III ~,
hls own LIE, Il froTldence d!u ~ ..;rai
Of the isecess.ty and the peE!oa nta!y aatasd sid
beyond which his great anNely 10 o!e "ouiu
not permit him to pass. cpolef e1 upps. Gu ~
ly more nnpfovoked act @ stu-aeetlosaoa ~ ~"
Deser been chronicled. Hnsl ~ peacsue - ne,.,ss
sons for such m act may haye neen, o. s1utse
none nt US, except his most 1all3G honon n,
can know but certain It Is, hts naa oecoeu 1saa ~
intolefaole burden; ana WIN ,nEe US, oanoii-
ai.d courage 1han many tnouSnI n.1a eAl.0'~
OF: dla ne accomplish LIE oeatn: c,.,,1u J..
10 some ui Tie memoefs VI ns lann - IL
had more than once glEen lnalcsaion "a ~
determination to die, aud 70 ihetn 'ae sute.1s
was not wholly unexpected, although scsel9iy
PAINFUL 70 lis ASSOCIATES be naa oc1sona5 e.: ~,
expressed himself Alssatleuco WIZ a.s w., auu
anAlous TO die, but 10 W.! neser ~ Jeti. ene ~
Suspicion 1iat nc lntenaea ~ nstsu ~
anS act VI MS own tue: tns iAs' sly ,i's II,
t!of,, III saost seea u,!a's.sM ,aa ', ~ ~ "a IL.
publican j.illlea.1lon he maue u4e !o''o" !nS
rtiaArk, IL substance: lie Eho hses ~ sse
the 4fh Vi neSf Narei., VIII AsG ~ uen ~ -.
inauSaralion VI Apfalau. Llnco'u ~ ~
FsSssMehl u Tue enteu S;atss IL ~ bad also IN
shul noi s 10 neAs ,,,.. u. j., s,,ns;,n, n tbecx
o.ne1 Punnc auGlesseI aan oert,,iy na1ecr. hut
Fccted snorlncss o. ns Gu ~, o.;',, wv -.
hoilc OF lAese rsnaaiks "ele ~ ~ s,i"S ~
more than lnulcatlI. 'nH. M ~, i;s <<c,,nra1
tHe uncertainty VI !lie' a1a e4st tst, ns E.at.
heaiiH uad not promise 44t,I IItuas'
show. however, that he WIS usep5 ~ stnsst. 1,1..
he had provided lamfet1 Will Lug aaal "s
pom. Notnlng, however, ~ h,,enas, tr.us.
ir':1l us ualiy Intercourse an" ous'"e"s 'A''A"
ael!ons. d.
ite atteh0eh 10 p1olcsssonaa o1nAnss1 .1.p ~ -
fAc hour OF hls deatli, ~ lhousn notnIpE "
tue klnd "as n contcnp1allon' n.ngnSH oua-
inS the day OF me 10Th 4s "os qute ousns ~,
:ss:ycd in his office writing, what Pfo'ea 70
nc, letters to friends informing mem oI HlA
determination 10 oie, elc. ~ Me a'so ~
lormed that ne cal nenneI alaasl u ions ~ ~.
tna1 uy anu was seen ID US uuice mians ~
some tlme after dark. when was ser1 UNUSUAL.
inter lahlnE olsn oi oysleis anu s1nohlnf
| cigar at saloon, being feauy ios the tefllo5c
/ ::cf, nc repaired 10 us evening; cnte1gu )
| handled his wife note addressed 70 MS son Jo;
deposited his portmouie and hnlie IN tue Poch-
ct u his second SOM took on ms osercoat
walked oeilbefatc!y ont o1 inc oaeh uoos lnlo
the back yard lala hlmsen on us nick upo9
'hc GROUND, WIN hls neau upon !lts .';s. rh1seo
s"ala laeeu tne p's1ol 10 ~ leaI, H. uscua.6 a.6
~ II. pr1nslEo ooia nalias aeIoss us olest -
! tAe right sttll srasPlnS tue pistol. anu III Tue
ieit slip OF I;tper on which was written IN a q
bold hand: "knry nc Is you lnd me- "itnoot
His wife, hcarlug the report Of the pistol,
t rushed to an upper room aud aroused tic ED
! Est son. 10. G. Suit; who Lad retired Tor the
evening, to whom sht: handed TIC note scarce
" minute before left with her, stating at the
| same time, under great excitement, that she
expected his father had killed himself The
soi,, On hastily opeuin: tile letter and glancing
over its contents. was Instantly satisfied that a
suicide had been at least attempted, and with
out stoppipm to nuke search, ran 10 procure a
physician and other assistance Which were
soon OH The ground Alter breathing had en-
tlrely subsidcd the corpse was removed in
doors and kept until the Thursday morning
following, at ten O'Clock, when largc con
| coursc Of people assembled, listened to Sin.
Ing and prayer, passed the trying ordeal d
lo6king upon the familiar face Of 4 long cher
i$hcd friend aud neighbor for the last time
amid tue cries and sllricks Whicl, solid Sric
w:s wringine from alIectionntc hearts bcreay
! ri, and tllcn folluwcd it to the grave, the at
torncys oil the place acting us pall-bcarers.
The following is u verbatim copy Of q lette1
addressed by the deceased to the editors o
this paper, and Which Was one of numbc
:ouud By the Postmaster vi this place, i'll hi
ietter.bux, shortly after the suicide had beer
committed. As it was designed for publica
lion, and is the only explanatory statement o
the CAUSES which led to the atf:lir that the dc
ceased desired should 80 to the public, we Civ
it freely:
FhAsETor1. Nor: -. 1850.
: GES7s:-For years, for reasons better kno"1
TO myself than the puhhc, have wished +
dir; and have been, patiently as could, wait
iaE and hoping for an escape from li1s who'll
undesirable ty rroy1dential means. This la
been denied until can 1orbear no longer dc
inss an act that humanity sh"dders al. My 10
LuS been naru ono. tOT1n sake III MY clll