Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-02-01
DAVENPORT, IOWA. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY l. 1867
Suicide by Taking Prussic Acid
and StryChn1nc.

Suicide by Taking PrussIc Acid
and StryCsaninc.
"a, about five clock last evening our cti-
xen' were startled by the report that Mr.
Albert Judd. grsan buyer, employed by
Mr.. d. A. Burrows, had committed suicide
by taking prussic acid aud eight grains Of
strychnine, purchased yesterday at four
O'Clock at Stephenson & Canadians. The
act ocessioned considerable talk about the
city, and various surrnises we're made - to
| the cause Of the rash act He vas boarding
at the time st the honse on the corner Of
Third and Brady streets, occupied by Mrs.
Julia A. Judd as n boarding house. The
family removed from Stamford, Conn, TO
this city about ten yensagc, Mr.. Judd at
that time commenced work ut his trade at
Andrews carriage fictoiy, " here he remain
ed .Jr some time. About four years ago he
quit working at his trade, and since that
time has been engaged in buying grain for
different parties in the city. At the last
term of the District Court, Mrs. Judd pc,i-
toned for, and obtained divorce from her
husband, on the plea Of his incorporate
habits and negligence in supporting his
family. Since which time Mr. Judd has
remained at the house as bosrder, roomine
with his son Frederick, young man about
seventeen years ofsge. Mrs. Judd having dis.
poed Of oil her property 70 Mr. Tole, who
lives a few miles back from the city informed
him that he must vacste the room as Mr..
Tolie WAS 20 take possion today. This, no
doubt, hsstcne the commission Of tbs act,
as he had been heard to say tiat he would
never leave the house alive. The event has
proved his words true, and shows that i:
was a settled purpose with him. He vas
known to go to Rock Island on Wednesday
evening aud return somewhat intoxicated,
and also to have . small phial in his pos
session which his son Frederick, no,,ci ng
something wrong in his actions, tried to get
possession of, but was unable to do so.-
Finding that it would be necessary for him
to leave the house, lie retired TO his room,
before tea last evening, and in . short time
after was found by his son lying on the bed
in an entirely unconscious state. DR.. J.
w. II Baker was Immediately summoned
and did all that could be done to relieve him,
but without avail. lie died III about On
hour and half Coroner Tomson vas nov
tilted, and summoned a jury an inquest
was held and a verdict rendered in accord
ance with the facts in the case.
The funeral will take place to morrow
forenoon at 10, o'clock, from the residence
of Mrs. iudd. The friends of the family
are cordially invited [, attend.
LooxlNa ApRAp.-There seems to sort
Of settled conviction upon the minds Of the
people all over the country that another
great financial revuls.on Is inevitably at
hanl II is confined to no particular class,
trade, or profession. The merchant, the
mechanic, the firmer, AMI the professional
iacn --esp.eiiliy those who lad the heneiit
Of the severe experience e! lo5. all seem
to 'fesl il in their bones" that q financial
storm is gathering which is soon to burst
forth in tremendous whitlwird, to scatter
destruction through the land. Ii may be-
This year is the crashing seyen,' wher in
We are told that panics almost invariably
occur l. may be tha. there is trouble
ahead, but what most argues against the
possibility Of such an event is the very fact
that sll seem to he looking out and prepar.
ing for it. As The ship at sea. tia. has
made timely preparation, may outrihe the
storm, so may the preparation our people
are making, save them yet upon land as
upon the sen--in matters financial as in
matters nautical. there arise tempests OF
such fearful character that no fcre,hought.
no wisdom or human cxerton can wilh>
stand. Our commercial men-the small
merchan. in the country as we'll as the mer-
chant princes Of the great markets the
manufacturer. and the men Of great means,
NAV all be taking in and close iurlns their
sails, and yet FIR all that. the untowsrd
state into which our national finances have
and ire drifting, mag form the nucleus o.
such storm that no amount Of local pre-
paration can control
BE il 50 or be it other wise, the safest
side is the best II the impressions Of the
people are al wrong, and prosperity re
mains unbroken and nndisturbed, nothing
can be lost in moving cautiously nothing
risised is being prepared for the worst
Should the storm come and find US as in
s-unsnspecting-no even dreaming Of
the lcas, poss bity Of Ill fortune, the
wreck that will he lett behind win be, as
then, frightiul to behold.
Our merchants, We are glad 10 know, have
made up their minds to move carefully the
coming scason-to make haste slowly
They intend 10 keep such stocks as will
meet the demands Of their customers to the
farthest extent, but not 10 carry immense
stocks purchased once or twice during the
year, They will pursue the safer policy Of
purchasing from week TO week. or month
to me nth, as the demand may require, thus
keeping out Of the clutches Of adverse cir
cumstances.
So too with every ether class; the true
policy is to move with discretion keeping
in view the possibility Of financial storm.
This is the true course to pursue At oil times,
but more especially At the present.
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to the Eastern market are requested TO pay
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ensures the consiensr the very bsstlprice
the market sffcrds. We take great pleasure
in recommending this house to ,hs wool
dcaasrs and producers Of this Tpsrt Of the
country. ~
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