The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-01-24

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sr,ctDg OF Col. A. ". NICHOLS. Col
IA Nichols OF The late First Regimen
orviebiran sharp Shooters, shot himse
with revolver. iu this city on Thursda,
r,o-oin, last. while lab0riug under q TEN
nors~y f- of insanity, the ball entering th
ri,l. feu0le and passing through the skull
70 the scalp on the opposite side. As W,
learn fhe facts toe Colonel had been in a
Washington f.r some time past. with q Ito
GERM fever. supposed 20 result from 80
vere wound received ~ Petersbur, from
the effects or which he mad never fully re
covered. Tie bad teea residing in Wash
fueton for some months past. filling the 20
sition Or an important clerk-hip In tho
Trcasn-. Department. which annojntnen
be received shortly af.ar the di.band;n,, o.
the FIRST Regiment or Michigan sbarr
Shooters. To- which be was attached Or
rec0ver.ng sufficiently from Lis illness to n.
able % travel be concluded 10 pav visit
70 his friends aud relative, here for the
purpose Of recuperatine. if possible. from
his illness. thinking that travel and = cbano,
ogclimate ,nighr effect the desired resuIf
He arrived here about three weeks .ince
a,i wls about town for a dav or two wber
a return ofever again ensned and he was
pr0strateI from ifs effects. ALTHOUGH OH
lied 10 retain his room. and suGerins, con-
siderabir be was not considered dan ,ar-
ouslr sick ue.fberbv his nbv-;cian ar friend.
His head anueare9 M he nr,ncinanv afec,-
cd. sugsr.na, almost constantly from a severe
main i'm tho forehead and "a rr,,,er, dis.
cbarrs from one his ears He remarked
brf thc dav bofare his tra,,ic cr5 r. ,bo
paln dill not 1aave his head to i.li,,.5 l.o
shonid become insara T~,e.s Of a,,,roocb
inr insanity we're observable ia him, Inv
some DAYS before the con,nif.,i oftl,c fsar-
fol decd which Terminated bis rta b,t
none thsrr,,f tho srmnfora. i,- ,ar,,ora.r,,
He had Insisted llr.r,, Lila ilinoss in e,or
HAVING hi- revolver near him nret.rrine, -
have it Under his nuIow buf had consented
on entreatv TO permit il 70 lie unon a stand
near The head orlis bed and al.o % have
To-.
''' 10" "U' ''u' c1'rlls'''
'''. "..e pus away
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- pas .''''," ''''''N'ns '"Al
49,. ,'7 ''''' 10 Ny 'l'''s'oU Oh lne
'''-' "'" ''''e' ~ nave lis
-. '.' nam "eiofe
49, -. .'''''''' Without "
80, H.. H. ''ou9 'l''essi!
- r'''''''''o"' - ne 'p-
b....... ~ - Ills '5"' nii"u'
80 80. ~ MS Illness
bis v,,r.. ,...,.., D''. '''s ,ie night
,o, $50 '',' ''''' i'"i' auu
tho c.-.-.t sup -
..,,a,... i. 49,. 'o'''u e1on l''he
i,,,,,...I7.- ,.. - '''' l'ooi' LABOR
bee, f.h,i,.. 49, -, '"''' nc D"u
onna,re'l,..7.,-...,-.- 49, '''' '"o'i"ns ne
70 si,,t,. ..,.9. anu Inclined
..-,,. '''.iS' '''"e MS brother
81 'o "'".e" an4thinSi ana was
answered 'h-t Doe dd not; his brother then
said / vii. 10 t0 breakfast. and was answer
ell by the Colonel with tina ros,or., an
rioh. % rt- 81 - ~. '''''so "4
the hoasa Of his hro,ber i,, lo,,. NJ ft-;,ii..,
H.. mann
- U''-"7 DIS stay mere ana The
o'v'net ei ,ue Colonel was boarding al the
American hotel When the Colonies broth
er lett the hopse of NJ r1;,cl,to,. .,,,c...i,..
were an h,l .,.l -, - ''' ''''',''
-. - uu'l HIS
return. Upon returning. while opening
the gate he heard the report OF pistol
and on reaching the room of his brother O,
onca sov- .h,-l sl.,. h;,,-..Ir -,
''''''''' anu c1ileu 4
W 'ue .''nAs' Inc pistol was lying by the /
Colonels side on the bed on the side op-
posite vvhera tba bsll boJ o,,o-,l 49,, -,
The unfortunate man rvad oho,, =, ~.
ourtrr -" "O"i
-' ''' '"NihietaI OF the Oeeu, i
REMAINING until his death in a state Of nm