Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-12-31
For the Stan dard.
SAD OCCURRENCE.
Rhamkat, Dec. Is, 1862.

SAD OCCURRENCE
At an early hour OH Friday morning. the 18th
inst, our community was shocked by the startling
intelligence that Mrs L. A. Wilson, wife of W. NJ.
Wilson of Bush Hill, Ran,lol ph County, N. c., had
committed suicide by cutting her throat with ,
zor The facts in the case as they have come to
light, are as follows:
The husband, Mr.. Wilson, being unwell, and two
children lying, one upon its deathbed and the other
very low two young ladies of the neg hborhood had
come in spend the night and assist in taking
of the sick About O'Clock in the morning they
had all lain down to sleep except Mrs. Wilson, who
remained by the bedside Of her sick child In about
an hour Mr.. Wilson awoke, and missing his wife,
called her several times, and receiving no answer
became alarmed and commenced searching for her,
and about six o'clock found her in an clubhouse
his dwelling, welterng in her own blood, with
the instrument of death lying by her side. The pa
rent had, few days before, buried very interest
ing boy about two years old. and at the time she
committed the deed another lovely little boy about
five years old lying at the point of death, and
died in a few days after
1t is supposed that these troubles falling so sud
denly upon one SO tender at heart caused momcn-
tarE insanity under the influence of which the deed
was committed.
An inquest was held over the body of the de.
ceased, and verdict returned in accordance with
the facts above stated
The deceased was young woman about thirty
one years of age beloved and respected by all her
neghbors ami acquaintance, and almost worshipped
by her husband She was, in the strictest sense Of
the word, loving wife and an afectionate mother.
The deceased, at an early age embraced the chris
tian religion and joined the Methodist Church at
Midway in Davidson county, N. c. and was regu-
lar IN her attendance member of the church at
that place until about three years ago, when they
removed from that place to Bush Hill, near Spring
tl,nS - IL,
to whom she became very much attached, and took
considerable interest in attending Sabbath School
in that neighborhood
The community deeply mourns the loss of one
who has always been an example of piety, and of
whom none can speak but in praise of her vrtuous
life and the tender sympathy she had for her loving
babes, the death of which caused her to commit the
deed which we hope has transplanted her from
dark and frowniDg world to where all is bright
ness, and where troubles can never come and where
she will ever enjoy the company of those loved ones
who are gone with her to realms above.
MIR. WILSON, the husband, is a gentleman highly
esteemed by his acquaintance, and noted for his
kindness to his family. His friends deeply sympa.
thze with him in the loss of his partner and chill
dren, with whom he lived in so much love and
harmony. c. r.. ,
December 10, 1862.
Ia Greensboro Patriot please copy.
The Richmond papers are calling on the Confed-
crate government for aid in protecting the Eastern
coast of North Carolina. 1t is to be regretted that
the Legislature of that State did not make some
provision to repe the enemy from its Eastern coast
before he had penetrated to its Observation-Disclosures
Contsderacy.
No doubt North Carolina would have done that
very thing but that, in the language of Gen. D. II.
HILL "she has sentmore troops than any other State
to the Confederate army" As these were sent with
out stint to Virginia, South Carolina and Tennessee
she naturally expected the government, which had
her men, to see tina. she was properly protected.
H@ Georgia made provision to repel the enemy
@ asr h.s the S