The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-09

AOaAnehoay SUICIDE IN Uotvorstsy rteees
A mslanohsT tragedy occurred u No. - univsraH
place sssut scisck yesterday usrssg JaA Emnsts
ssa Of Thomas Addh Enset, whs haA beea sick tor Some
Tina with consumption, anA nnoh dspressed y spirits N
consequence, shot himself through the head with 70
yolver wnie lying n bea viii - elder broshsr. killing
himself slmsa instantly. Dooeassd, u appears, wae
grand nephsw q Robert Emnat, tbs kisa psenot ans
vas abeut tweaty sevea years 6 go. IL reeded VITA
S s. " so s sS s y..s he s4 Il VIZ
N Affection Of the lungs and throat which gradually DO
SUita,ed bin suah extent that Il YES found neoee
sary Tor him to 70 70 the Soush Tor the teneut Of his
hesth Aboss swo weeks ego hs returned homo slightly
improved in strength. A day or two afterwards, how
ever he ceaest sever ca sS1 $780, s Sss a. beS
previously died o( csasumption weghe4 heavily ON bis
MAD and be IVES oo board 70 cay ihas be DID noe BE-
WIN sss 10 .ss .sossd a. rsiayss s.d trs.ds
endeavored y cheer hin up undsr The dicuty bos =:
S.y S % 4s. : '. mas
deceased, who ssps IN u same bed with ~ erctaee
kAcusven Enmst, retired In biz usual stase q
fsies INTO doss whaa ths shAsp report q firearms
startled him from hh sluubeFv Hs instantly jumped 0us
bed End e a. g. n: ss. s MI de-
ceased had actually shot himself while vng IN pa INC
suicids "a rssaisee The dsadiy wsapca g revovss
hs Sssd 81 died quite easy; : lev eoovuisvs nsye.
pents q the haAds and In less time than weud s..e
2 Ss'cSs ne scses , 1s avn i.usss Sr ss
dchsrrs Of hs pistol bot deceased wAs thea quite dsad
Upoe exaninaoa q the wcsnd = VI; iousd mn NE
miracle Almost thas the brothsr was nse injured ~ ns
expaosioa Of the weapon, g be was lying ade ~ ade
cbl, ~sr hs e ssses upcs u body Of dsosAssd yss
srday foseaosn, when tns following testimony was pro-
senaed,--
Thomas A. Emmett, being duly sworn. depcses and
saysI reside hsre father Il dsoeased he has been
aax mere or sn for the lass three years. with symp-
toms Of consumption he went South for bis health twice.
and once On VOYAGE he returned from tho South about
Two weeks ago; the weather then unfsvsrsbs, and
suppose he took resh cold, for his ecugh wn much
worse and he became very much depressed in spirits
two bsothos and one sister died OF consumption within
the past three ycars, and wss scted inpresuoa On
his mind that be would nsver recover think Was co.
him yesterday morning n nay ONCE he appeared -
ss % Of tie Groom pipes nsAS .!ssas that Was q,
Mscneven Emmst, beng sworn, deposes and says:-l
reside vi No ~ University place; deceased young
err brothes was sitting sons IN the pss,0r lss svsa.s
O'Clock; he sat down and chAtted some mi
nutes a. uaAi, when mother called him
would ind in the dining room; then lefs him and
went up 10 bed deceased came into the room just ~
r.sss uSd % ii, po~ unarssssd hwss AID then
got into bed falling into doze when he got into
| bed, and abor. two minutes OF % thereafter was
the gas and called TO gentleman in The next room
the gentleman In question CAr. WILSON, came In, had
the gas lighted upon turning around say deceesed
lying upon the bed with pistol 70 revover in hia right
hand: the muzxic resting against hts head and the
blood streaming down his face my brother VINO 90
cupes an adjoining ROOM got 10 deceased hrst and re-
moved the pistol his hand and then discovered
,ha, there wound IN deoeAsed's right temple
Immediately for Dr. Wooster, who came as soon %
poss ble cav nothing more OF deceased After that
Joseph Wooster n D., being duly sworn deposes q
foilowsI reside ., 1i9 Ninth street; Am physician
and surgeon called TO deceased shortly steF
one O'Clock this morning; found him In the position be
now lies precisely; found appearance OF life large
Quantity Of blood had oozed from the wound there
an orce the temporal bone the LETT side, and In the
moAr bone the right the latter hole being The point Of
entrance the bsslar artery In direct line between
these two the fact OF the great risk deceased
ran q shooting bis brother, who IN bad with him.
should think be must have been aboring under tempo
rsry alteration of mind.
The then submitted TO The Jury, Who after due
deaI6ersioa, rendered the following
VERDICT.
That the said man came 70 his death BY hemorrhagc
from pssi shot wound through the brain, inflicted b.
himself, while iaboring under temporary aberraton
mind, April 8, 1859.
| Deoeased was . native Of this CITY.