Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-11-21

DA
SINGULAR CAss or SuIciDE-At the Core
ncr's inquest this forenoon, on the body Of
lhs stranger who committed suicide Il the
Putnam House yesterday, ths following
facts were developed. The naas Il ths d.
ssassd was Hsesy 0ssesss. Ne salloesd =
) private ~ IL esdsasss dsparlnses Il
the Arssnal not long ego. y Troy. N. t.
On arriving 1t the 1slasd day bsssrv ysatsss
day, be expressed himself - vssy much dis-
having bsss sadss thsiopesessss
thas the Arssnsl wss 10 he State II nississ
sippi, instead Of bsisg sitsaasd - ~ stser
Mississippi. He did eot liks sseh ee)d
climate - that Of Illissis. Hs ~ a1signe6
70 dstaehnsnt under the charge Il Coss
poral Jacob Miller, and at ~ inquisy q ths
latter, yesterday mssnisg. ssaeed ~ be
had ses slspt 1t all on The pssvious nigAA
owing - extreme nervousness. The Cees
poral did not like the looks u ths eyss u
the deceased. but thought that peshaps
thsiI unnatural appearance aaess fte0
dsiaking. = there was ssthing whaasves
70 denote insanity. Dsriss convsssatiss
with N. Miller, The deceased Stated thas b
he'd served I've terms Of I've ysass sach. 10
the Unitsd Staiss Marine Corp. Also, that
on the breaking out of the was, b. enlisted
In Gen. Buffers ssgiosnt, ths Slss Nassa>
chusests, end wss shortly allsswards sp-
pointed ssrgssst. On reachiag ths South,
he received . commission - Captain in the
74th colored regiment. In eventually !eav-
ing this organization, be bad seoe trouble
in getting IN honorable disshsrgs. stating
that many Of the officers obtained thsirs
With their revolvesA
In the same convsrsatioa. he slso stassd
that hs wss : married man, his wife being
q present q West6sld, Mass. At about 7
o'clock he opened bic trunk, and takiag eat
. pair Of masks. and Two fencing toils, gave
them to his comrades, showing then hew
70 uss The latter. At eight o'clock hs Re-
que ted The corporal to get him pas 70
come to town, ~ he had some business be
would like to transost. He received the
paes at ten, and saae over. AZ about ball
past ten be called At The drug store Of Har-
risen I Stasks, and asked Nc. Ridgsly fss
two ounces Of Peussic Acid. This eensls,
man suspicioned that sonslhisg was wrses,
and refused 70 cell the poison. He thea
called at Ballasd's drug store. end obtsised
one ounce Of the acid. At shout sleveu
o'clock be entered the Office Of the PutnAm
House, registered his name - h. 8. Stesnss,
Westfield. Maas.. and asked for . roo0.-
After taxing dinner, he wrote number d
letters in the ofRss, and retired. Al sbou'
eleven o'clock last night, Capt. ". s. Pick
ering, Of the steamer Bridgspert, aaksd foa
. room, and o the stranger bed not mads
bic appsesa~ce since noon. NJ. Putnau
showed the Captain his rooa-she only ON
in the house supposed NOT to be occupied. =
On opening the door, the stranger was sees
sitting dead in IN arm chair nea, the win
dow, his hands thrown up, Smith 4 Wes'
con revolver lying near his feet, and via
containing few drops Of Prussic Acid, OF
the window SILL DR.. Tomson. County Cor
oner, was at once sent for. % .sxamininl
the body, he found memorandum bosl
containing two dollars and forty cents Il
change, letter directed 10 the "Masooi,
Lodge. Davenport. Iowa, and the pass re-
ferred TO above. The masonic letter ~
given 10 NJ. Jas. Thosingtoo. Secretary .
the Lodge, and read - follows:
DAvssronf, Iowa,
Novembes 20. 1865.
Please find around my meek twenty ~
hundred dollars, and send ny body 10 West
field, Mass., and all my effects.
Brother Masous, this I know you will d
for me. Send TO Mn. Mary L. Stesnea
Westfisld. Mass. I belong 70 NJ Zisa 2ll
Camden, Ind. Have visited the Ledge il
Westfield, Mass. You Will 6nd my demi
in my captains eemmission.
Your Brother,
HENRY s. STERNES.
The money was found - stated
and viii be disposed q - Directed
On ths::wssh- stand the following eotes YER
found:
address Of my wife: please ssnd be
my money 70 xrs. Mary L. S.efsss, Wes'
field, Mass.
Rock ISLAND ARSENAL.
DEAREsT WIrD:-
have at last concluded 70 bid yo
and the world good>bye. You kaow that
have talked about Il for years. Ere you g
this will have solved the mighty probes
Of hereafter. I have in my pooesesie,
t2.9Oo two thoueAnd sWo hundred dejlaz
will send BY express - you. God blse
and help yen, Mary.
Ny other things are il he Arssual.
Youra lbrsva.
h. s. STEARNES.
On leaning the circumstances Of th
eose, Lieut. W. r. Dutlse, ce00on6Ant Z
the Island. this mornisg addressed . lstss
TO Mayer Davies, requesting The bsdy 70
burial, cad ssadine q sntulsscs end d
tachmeat q nen 10 obtain Il. He sooa q
tsrwasds came over, ssd consented b lsav
il In the hands Of ths Masons, Who viii hi
evening express Il - Massachusetts,.
A Cofenes's Jury Was thsa suooeaet
who rendered ~ Sellswisg verdict:
STATE or IOWA,
ocsB OeuMy,
An ipquisitiea hs,6su q Davsapest
Scott Couaty, % Tie 91oe day u Nevs@ee
| 1855, besose ]. J. To0een, coronsr Of eai
county, upea the bedy Of g. 8. StsrnsI
thess lying dsa1, by he Jusss whsl
names aso heseonAo eubesnbed. 1ho ~
Jurors upeo their oath DO ~ ~ ~ oai
II. 8. Stssnes came to hie dsath q sboat q
hour Of O'Clock p H., Novsnbss Soel
1856, from takiag Hydsocyaoic Acid.
(Jno. B. H1BaY,
Signe1, avs. Ronsnosua,
CnAa n. KEss,
Rusnc FaAnm.-lrsny new patterns ,
this beautifal style II frame at ths Pictur