Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1867-05-08
A REMARKABLE SUICIDE.
4 YOUNG MARRIED WOMAN SHOOTS HER.
/ SELF.

IN the 1ales of yesterday morning,
sas the Richmond Times of April Goth,
appeared the melancholy announcement
Of the suicide of Mrs. Elizabeth Haines
vie of Mr.. Braxton j. Haines. Of Charles
Cty county, which occurred on Monday
lat. What could have betn the incentive
Hich led to the terrible deed is pre-
iund mystery, as her domestic relations
Hrc Of the most congeuial character, and
SIC had health and everything of comfort
aound her Mrs. liaines had only been
! lsrriea few months. She was Miss
toldin, and was the niece Of Mr. Well
dgton Goddn, of this city. The partic-
uars of the distressing affair are as fol-
bws: On Monday morning, after the
smi!y had breakias ted, Mr.. llaines re-
r.ired t. his sitting room for the purpose
q arranging some accounts, and shortly
afterwards called his wife 10 assist him in
so doing She made 70 reply to the re
quest, but asked him where his pistol was.
On being informed that il was in drawer
she tool, it out and asked her husband to
load it fer her. He declined and inquir-
cd what she wanted Il loaded for. Her
reply was that she intended killing l.or-
self, and If he wouldn't load the pisto,
for her she would do it herself. Mr..
ua;nes paid 40 attention TO this remark,
and ebn,inuod making out accounts till lie
was interrupted by his wife the second
time, who asked him to tell her why the
5all wouldn't 90 down the barrel Of the
weapon. lie took it from her, aud find
ing that the bullet was too large trimmed
it 50 that il would fit, aud then handed it
back to his wife Subsequently, upon
her rei,erating the threat to kill herself,
Mr. laines asked her to give him the pis-
tol, but she refused to do so, and it was
only after struggle that he again sccur-
Cd il. This time Mr.. IIaiues went to the
lorch. fred off the weapon and returned
il to the drawer where he had been IL
the habit Of keeping it, Soon after, his
wife again got the pistol and sat down by
him to load it, aite: accomplishing which
she handed it to her husband and asked
him to cap it. Knowing that she had
frequently INDUCED i'll pistol shooting, he
thought nothing Of her saying she intend
cd 10 commit suicide, and accordingly put
the cap on the weapon and handed it back
to her. Mrs iiaines then left the house
and hcr husband proceeded with his ac-
counts. Shortly afterwards he heard the
report Of the pistol, and Immediately ran
10 the door to see what had happened,
when the first sight which caught his eye
Was Mrs. Haincs, with up!irtcd arms, run
ing towards him, and saying save me
lie caught Ecr Us sAe was about fAintiug
and bore her into the house, where size
fingered only abou. fifteen minutes be
fore she died. Previous to her death she
called for water, but was unable to swal-
low any, owing to the profusc hcmorrhage
from the lungs. Upon examination it
was ascertained that the fatal missile had
entered the right lung and passed OBJ
liquely down towards the spine. She as.
signed no reason for the strange act, and
her last words to her husband were those
of endearment and opportunities for him
to save her. From little son of Mr.
Haincs, who was witness to the affair, it
seems that as socn as Mrs Uaines left the
house she went into the garden, and af-
ter walking around the pathways several
times with the pistol in her hand, she
then put it to her breast and, bidding tie
child "good-bye,' fired the fatal shot.