Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-07
DISTRESSING CASE OF SUICIDE.


This morning, about So O'Clock, Henry A.
Wire, residing il a tvo-story frame housa
No 153 Is street, between 1lth and 18th Streets
IepoFied az the Firsi ward Police Station. mat
DIS .! vie, Wy "Aite, WIS found by him on
seInhg up, on The floor with her throat cut and
cead: Or. W. W. PotIe-, the Coroner, wa
no'ihed and summoned the following ,u-y of
inenest: }. IL Hennsse, Cnas Calvert, w g.
ACl BuIll, Richard 7. Taylor. J. H. Yearer
Live C2tren, Rocert Freeman, W. w. Hurdle
ana welcome johnson. Mr.. Calvert was
The boGy OF the deceased was found living
between the bed and the wall, clad in her night
dress, with the exception of the gown, which
was on the bed. One arm was under her head.
ana about the body was pool of blood cover
ing yard or more. extending under the bed.
ana near her was common white-handled
kBle Ii seemed from the appearance of the
body mat she could not have moved afte- the
wound was made; and on her breast was
brnise. The wound was 4 CHASTITY looking one
en- the right eide of the neck, and the csrotii
been cut.
The husband of the deceased, who ,s q clerk
uroer General Miller, aud has been in the reg
uIar amy, and was during the war :. MAJOR in
a Fennsy lyania cavaly regiment, states thai
he was IN bed all day yesterdty. in consa-
quence of sickness, and does not recolIect
when his wife came to bed. He also states that
lie and the deceased had been n lrried about
twenty 1--we years, ar d Lad tvO ChiIGren, boiu
OF v he IN are dead. Sac was a remarkably rooi
LOOKING woman. of medium SIZE, and W "a h..
husband occupied the upper rooms of tue
house.
On returning TO the station the follow irg evil
dence was taken:
Henry A. ITbite.-W.-ne is about - years OF
aGe, and clerk in the Quartermaster Generals
ohct; was absent from the Office YESTERDAY:
was III bed al day: did not 20 ont; dom rec1l-
lest when his wlfe came to bed, mus. haYe been
asleep. The last time he saw her living waS
yesterday morning. when she was gong down
stairs. Woke early This morning. Mrs Wiley
* -k.d n-F
Mrs. W, ana he replied that he did rot kaog
where the devil she was Mrs. Wiley said she
Was L OF down stairs, and looked on The opposita
side and found her lying on her face: 81 W tue
KNIFE first; ran Tor Dr. Draper, who CAM i'm.
media;eiy; don't know what caused he. 10 Go
this; ever since she buried her child IN lS5g she
has been mentally depressed and her ulcer
atea legs annoyed her great deal; has had
them ever since she was married. Ia Texas
when she lost ner child, she every moonlight
niEht would 60 the grave yard = miles from
the encampnlent ana sit Oh tn gray" until ha
took her away. He was then IN the I'd
dragons. she would then walk up and down
the river Leonl, apparently meditGIIug about
Jumping in, and she appeared angry with God
about taking away her child. She drank
sometimes.
BY Jurors.-Deceased did not wait on him
yesterday; don't know how the bruises came
on her body; with SIS sleeps very sound. The
bed was no' made up yesterday; his wife gen.
orally gets up before him. Witness land in bed
ali day yesterday reading; has not drank any
liquor since August 3D. never had any quarrels;
she seldom gave direct answer to a question,
ana sometimes he would speak sharp; never
told anyone this morning that na and his wife
went 10 bed together last night
Mrs. C0;hdriHe Vile sworn.-Witnsss does
not know whether her husband is dead or not.
not having heard from him for two years; has
lived at Mrs. Whites for two years, attending
TO the house; took Whites meals To him yes er-
day: have heard Major White talk hastily To
deceased; he had hasty temper, aud had
spoken to witness IN the same manner. The
Major was horne yesterday; had no doctor. had
no quarrel nor noise. Did not ges up tnis
morning until o'clocn, some-hIng DISTURBED
her IN the night; DID not see Mrs. White when
she came down, and iaaught she was sick.
knowing that she had fits; went mp and did
not STE her; walked the Major and looked arouni
the bed where she her lying on
the floor; did not see the blood the room being
darkenPd. Told the Major TO get up aud he
got up anu locked around the bed saying ayes,
there she Is IN blood, ard commenced 10 dress
himself 10 so ont. Witness had not seen her:
witness saw q flash OF light during the night
which disturbed hum, thought il wa lie night
men. OF that the title girl nad the tDothache
and had got up. Tne last time that they had
wolos was last week IT was not Lausual he
was then sick and sCCldef every one.
by Jurors.-Saw hr. " bite before O'Clock
last night. when sh' took a poUltica 70 him.
Mrs White Went up about three quarters OF
an hour afterwards. Deceased went up stars
Yesterday, hut does not know if she Went in
his room. Mrs. White did not say much yes.
terday: was quiet was melancholy, AM spoke
sODer mes about committing sulc:+r saving
hat people in Eeaven were better of than
these here She also told witness thai she had
taken enough laudarum 10 Kill ten persons
and wines = AsC that she did A. for. an she
replied that sic was mad because God had
taken away her cbIid. She drank a glass OF
lager yesterday, rs also some whiskey. She
would set for houIs looking al tae moon,
especially when the moon vas an.
My C.iCa. 4 rirI fourteen wears Of age
svoTn.-Wi'Gsss live on = s.raet, b'tween
- "a and u vas nj Major Wtiie'- yesterday
mas been there nearly tnree months, working
;tnoU- ih' house, cong light WORK for M's.
Wiley. Tbs witness evidence threw no new
l.-ct Cn the investigation.
Lat. B.. 8. HTieg testified 70 the position
of tte body hen hs arrived.
br. J. 81. IfaP sWorH.-Was practising
physician, and had attended II n. WHIT, but NO
Cther member of his family. firsJ attendance
was to dress q wound OF Ms finger, winch he
had cut. and sent him 10 Providence HOspi:ai.
lie had been drink ng ard conld 30 nothing -O-
him. Subsequently, IN Septernbe-. was SEN
for again 10 attend hin an q case OF druu ken
ness. His wife ALWAYS seemed To b. = uuIat
incftensive person. Mrs. w. seemed 20 b. one
OF those raCpiDE. melancholy women. III a KIND
OF half stupor all the time; but never saw any
evidences OF INSANITY. Witness tEeu ties .itied as
preston was that Mrs White committed the
deed herself, as, il his opinion, II would have
been almost impossible for a man TO have held
her and inflicted the wound without creating
some disorder among things il the room
The evidence was here closed, when the case
was given &c he jury. who. after a short COR
sultation. returned a verdict that III" deceased
came 10 Der death from 4 wound inflicted with
her cwu hands.
CHARGED WITH BIGAMY.-A woman, named
Mary summers, arrived in this city on Satur-
day last, from Louis vile. Kentucky, and ca
Monday ap reart before Justice Walter, repre-
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