The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-07-20
sehsslius gesister.
saturday MorninE, .Jnly 20
suicide ofC.C. woodman.

NAN had committed suicide at the Holt
man House in New York. AS Mr.. WOoD-
Man i well known in some parts of this
state, having acted here as politician
and an editor. We cOndenSe from the
JoylGs account, the details of the dis
treSsing nrcTrIeuce. Mr.. W0opMaN
registered at the Hoffman lIonse on
Tuesday at nom, called for +. 5. CLEvE-
LAND. the we'll known Postmaster of
Hartford. C0un.. was informed that he
had not arrived. and was shortly after
shown tn i roula. from which he
never passed alive. The only time at
which ne was seen. after register
my aud prior 1" his suicide, was
about seven o'clock on Tuesday even
inr. at which time Il bell hoy answered
Mr.. W.'S call for whisky. At about
nine n'cl"ck The Sam- evening Mrs.
WICHER, the hnusckeeper, heard re-
port fram the direction of WOODLANDS
room, which nj the time she supposed
which H. now believed To have been the
report of the pistol hy which lie died.
On Wednesday his room was visited by
a chamhr.maid. in the morning, at
noon. and about y. NJ, and each time
finding him lying as if asleep, she re-
tired without attempting to arouse
him. Finally she became alarmed and
notified the superintendent of the hotel,
who OH going To the room, found that
WooDMAS had shot himself directly
through the heart and had been dead
some time.
All the appcarances went to show that
the act had been deliberately perform
ed He had torn mp his old letters, and
placed the scraps III his hat. The NY
leaf of "A novel which he had been read
ing was covered with sentences appro-
priatc to his situation; and several let
tcrs addressed 10 his relatives were
fonnd upon his table. A letter address
ed 10 his brother, c. l.. WOODMAN, of
the firm of safe < WoODMAN, l2l Will
liam street. reads as follows:
DEAR BROTmER Il only wish 10 say
that / desire yOu To tak" suCh charge Uf
nv body IN may seem best, ana 10 bear
Hattie and the children TO mother, who
has always been so very good, and toi
nv other brothers and sisters my earn
est wishes for their happiness. am
badly made mp and am an entire failure,
as You know. My friends can do better
without me than with me. will goI
and | sincerely hope that You will
all profit by my going. My sentiments
towards YOU all are full of love and
gratitude for many favors undcserved.
/ love You ali; leave you the charge
of advising and assisting my children.
Tell Hattis that my last letter to Lottie
was NV farewell. die loving and re-
speeting her. know that she is no.
BILE, pure aad good, and that she made
the mistake in Joining her life with the
life of so poor wretch as l. From my
hears core say God bless you all. Ion
have dealt justly with me.
Be friendly 10 Hattie and the children:
and if see the blessed that have gone
before will plead for you and yours.
To each and every one l leave my love.
IL is all have, excepting pain, physl-
cal and mental, which / mean to cure
as soon as possible Have as little said
in the papers as possible. Good bye.
&C. WOODMAN.
II was evident that when he had fin
ished writing he had placed pillow
npon the floor near the window. lain
down with his hand upon his left arm,
while with his right hand he had placed
the muzzle of u revolver to his breast
and shot himself to the heart. As he
did not seem TO have moved after firing
the shot, it was inferred that death was
instantaneous. Upon the floor, near his
right hand, was found the pistol,
small "SNITH n WAssoS," with which
the snicide had been committed. After
examining q number Of witnesses, u
coroner's jury found 4 verdict in ac-
cordance with the facts We have stated.
Mr.. WooDMAN was born in Boston,
Mass, where his widow and three chill
dren now reside, and at the time OF his
death was tlirty-seven years Of age.
Both in New York and Boston he had
many respectable friends and connec-
tious. His pursuits were generally
these ola literary character, aud he was
at different times connected with the
Times, Tribune, and probably one or two
other New York papers.
We are not aware of the exact peri0a
at which he came ro West Virginia, but
his first public appearance here was in
the Spring of lS66, at which time he
made several speeches in behalf of the
Republican party and in advocacy of
the acknowledgements amendment TO the
State Constitution, then before the peo-
ple for ratification. Subsequently, he
was employed AS editor Of the Parkers-
burg Gazette, then daily publication,
hut his connection with this paper ceas-
ed, we believe, some time during the past
spring. Just before the adjournment
of the last West Virginia Legislature he
made a speech at u public meeting in
this city, in opposition to Mr.. b. STAN
TON, upon the question of exemptinl
the property of the Baltimore and ohi'
Railroad Company from taxation. ou
recollection is that Mr.. WooDMAN fa
yorsd and that Mr.. STANTON opposed
the exemption. From that lime, Mr.
WoopMAN does not seem to have taker
any part in public affairs in this State
The cause of the suicide s not stated
1t is believed, however, that fnancis
troubles, and perhaps some domestic
misfortunes, induced him to put an enc
to his life.