Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-30
IFrom the Richmond Times April 2o.1
a Remarkable Suieide-A Young

In the Times of yesterday morning ap-
peared sthe melancholy announcement of
the suicide of Mrs. Elizabeth Haines, wife
of Mr.. Braxtou j. Haines, of Charles City
couutyy which occurred on Monday last.
What could have been the incentive which
led to the terrible deed is a profound mys-
terry, as her domestic relations were of the
most, acongenial character and she had
health and every thing of comfort around
her. Mrs. Haines had only been married
few months. She was a Miss Goddin,
and was the niece of Mr.. Wellington God
din, of this city. The particulars of this
distressing affair are as follows: -.
On Monday morning after, the family
had breakfasted, Mr.. Haines repaired to his
sitting room for the purpose of arranging
some accounts, and shortly afterwards
called his wife to assist him In so doing.
She made no reply to the request, but asked
him where his pistol was. On being in
formed that it was in the drawer, she took
it out, and asked,her husband to load it for
her. He declined. and inquired what she
wanted it loaded for. Her reply was that
she intended to kill herself, and if he
wouldn't load the pistol for her she would
do it herself. Mr.Haines paid no attention
to this remark, and continued making out
accounts till he Wasinterrupted by his wife
theFsecond time, who asked him to tell her
why the ball wouldn't go down the barrel
of the weapon. He took it from her, and
finding that the bullet was too large,
trimmed it off so that it would fit, and then
handed it back to his wife. Subsequently,
upon her reiteratiDg the threat to Kill her
self, Mr.. Haines asked her to give him the
pistol, but she refused to do so, and it was
only after a struggle that he again secured
it. This time Mr.. Haines went to the porch,
fired off the weapon, and returned 1t to the
drawer where he had been in the habit OF
keeping it. Soon after, his wife again got
the pistol and sat down by him to load it
after accomplishing which, she handed it tC
her husband and asked him to cap it. Know
! ing that she had frequently INDUCED in
pistol shooting, he thought nothing of hel
saying she intended to commit suicide, anC
accordingly put the cap on the weapon anC
handed it back to her. Mrs. Haines theT
tleft the house, and her husband proceeded
with his accounts. Shortly afterwards be
| heard the report Of the pistol, and immedi.
ately ran TO the door to see what had hap
pened, when the first sight that caught hi
feye was Mrs. Haines, with uplifted arms
running towards him and crying "savt
met" He caught her as she was abou
! fainting, and bore her into the house
where she fingered only about, fifteer
minutes before she died. Previous to he
death she called for water, but was unabl,
to swallow any, owing to profuse hem
lmorrhage from the lungs. Upon examina
tion it was ascertained that the fatal mis-
sile had entered the right lung and passed
obliquely down towards the spine. Sh,
assigned no reason for the strange act, anG
her last words to her husband were those %
endearment and opportunities for him tt
save her.. From little son of Mr.. .;Haines
I who was witness to the affair. it seems tina
as soon as Mrs. Haines left the house sh,
went into the garden, and after walking
around the pathway several times with tn,
pistol in her hand, she then put it to he
breast, and, bidding the child goodbye,
| fred the Iatal shot,