Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-08-06
A Lover Killed by a Needle i'm the
Hands OF His Mistress.
Attempted Suicide of the Young Lady.

From the Nashville (Tenn. Times, July a..
A young gentleman named Joseph White,
very respectable, Industrious, quiet,
good looking fellow, of about eighteen
years of age, and resident of German
town, went to South Nashville Saturday
night to visit his lady-love, Miss Barnes.
He had been frequently to visit her before
at various times. They were engaged to
be married. He found her in the parlor
sewing. as proper young girl should be.
She was anxious to finish the article, and
therefore concluded not to throw it aside
when he entered, particularly as he COM
plimented her on her pretty appearance,
with her beautiful face bending over her
work, and her slender fingers flying, as she
piled the stitches with us much grace and
rapidity as other girls display when skim
ming over the keys of a nasty piano. He
took his seat beside her. They chatted
very gaily, After waiting few minutes,
which to him seemed hours, lie became i'm
patient, and longed to imprint O kiss upon
her lips. With the view of carrying out
this design he let his arm circle her waist
furtively, and as he was drawing her close
to himself she objected to being disturbed
until her little work was finished ; but he
insisted. She made "A motion to shove
him off, as girls are said to, generally
This motion proved fatal to her happiness
and to his life. He became impetuous,
and drawing her to him with much vic
lence, the needle, which was caught in her
thimble, got between them, the point
towards his heart-it entere 4 !; and as he
was about to imprint kiss OF love upon
her lips his own became ashy pale. His
vigorous grasp relaxed. He sickened, fell
l. oh lo holr l,a
young lady was much alarmed, and ran
room and proceeded to open his shirt collar
thinking he was in falnting fit. and that
the usual restorative would suffice. In I'M
doing his vest it was found that the
needle had entered his side very deeply
circumstance which the young lady
never noticed in her freight. The doc
tor was sent for. He administered what
remedies he could Partial conscious
ness was restored, and the young .fel-
low enabled to walk. The scene be-
tween him and his (frst) last love was ex
tremely affecting. She wept like one who
feels that all happiness on earth is lost
He consoled her by saying that she would
get another lover soon to fill his place who
would be more worthy of her than he could
hope to be, and who would make her
happy. This but increased her sorrow
She laid down upon the floor beside him
and cried aloud. When he was becoming
worse, and the doctor gave the opinion
that he could not live, she started suddenly
to her feet, and, running into another
room, swallowed heavy dose of laudanum,
which was kept there for the use of a
young member of the family that was sick.
IT was some time before she was discovered,
and it was with the utmost difficulty she
was brought back to CONSCIOUSNESS. The
first word she uttered was 80, where is he?
Let me go to him. I will be with him. =
At the same instant the young gentleman
was resigning his spirit into the hands of
its Maker in the adjoining room. He died
about 10 O'clock. She is still in pre-
carious condition, and evinces symptoms
of insanity. E- ---L- ~