Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-06-03
SCICIDzL.

The following partial list Of suicides
committed within the past few weeks viii
give our readers some idea Of the extern
Z, which this mania RACES:
In Buffalo, a few days ago, . woman Z,
years old, named Leppy, committed sui
eide by hanging herself with two skein.
of thread =
In Plainville; Kalamazoo county, Mich
ON Tuesday, Miss Libbie Davidson com
wittcd suicided by throwing herself into
awe,l. Her father hung himself a few
days before.
In Hanover, Jackson county, Michigan
on the oath, young man by tho name OF
Charles Freeze committed suicide by
shooting himself through the heart with
q rifle. He had been Tilted by girl whom,
he loved.
II. +. Miller, aged GO years, residing in
The town Of Polk, Washington county,
commi,tetisuic1dco on the 2lst ult., by
shooting himself. lie had been suffering,
with cancer.
Nellie Moore, living In house Of N,
fame in Lacrosse, committed suicide, on
Sunday list, By taking morphine. Causs
love for man who did not love her.
Geo. Lehman, n stranger. committed
suicide, at Rock Island, on the 26,h, by
hanging himself. On a slip of paper, found
in his pocket, was written In German:-
From much trouble, desire TO leave this
world, and beg Of all good christians
and God to forgive me. Into your hands,
my Father, commit my soul,
A man by the name OF John Ruthford, a
jourpeyman shoemaker, committed sui>
eide last Sunday evening. He emigraied
from Tippcray, Ireland, where his rela-
tiyes still reside. II Is said that lie had
been at times gloomy and melancholy,
wishing to return to- bis friends, and not
having the means. He had sent home for
funds 10 pay his passage back TO Ireland,
and expected an answer on Saturday,
\ OF getting 1t, he was low spirited on Sun
day. and con,plaiDed of pain In the
back part OF his head. In the evening lie
terminated his life by placing rhc muzzle
of a pistol in his mouth and firing. The
charge passed through his brain and he
expired In q few minutes
II is with much regret that We have this
afternoon to record the violent death of n
es,!mable young lady, Miss Z. II. Bricke,,
daughter Of Mr.. Bricket, living on Elm
STREET, above tie canal. For many months
Miss Biinket had been in bad health,
suffering from consumption, and lately
very despondeni. and expressed d-sire
TO be relieved Of life. At times, also, her
mind has seemed to wander and last even
int, in ono Of these moods, she inquired If
there was not pistol about the house, 10
which she received negative answer.
Last night her mother. rs usual, slept
with her, In order 10 take care Of her: ana
this morning, at quarter before six, o.
cloci.. on awskipg, she found her daugh>
ter missing. She Immediately searched
through the house but could not fad her;
but 90 going to the cis:crn in the yard she
discovered that she had thrown herself IN,
and was drowned. As soon as some
neigLhors could be called her body was
takeh out, and an inquest held, which de-
velcPed the above facis. Miss Bricket
was twenty-five years of age.-Cincin-
natl Chronicle.
The parents Of \ young girl in Florence,
Mass, opposed her marriage 10 the man
whom she had choscn, and. one night last
week she tied her bed clothes together
and let herself down into the arms OF her
lover, ard the twain were married in
Hartford few days sgo.
Two romantic girls in London recently
sought death in company by stabbing
themselves with their scissors.
Jacob Schsller, of Evansville, is missing
and it is suspected that he has committed
suicide by drowning In the Ohio river.
Mrs. w. Gossett, of Piainseld, the ac>
count of whose suicide vas in tic jour
nal o. yesterday morning, had her life
insured for $4,000, $4,000 ofwhich was
10 the Northwestern Lille, of Milwaukee,
aud $4,000 in some other compapy rc,,>
ia this city.