The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-08-03
A Lover Killed BIZ . Needle In the
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Hands OF His Observation-Disclosures
| Suicide or the Young Lady.
| From the Nashville tTenn.J Times, July 81.
| "A young gentleman named Joseph
White, o very respectable, industrious.
quiet, good looking fellow, Of about eigh-
teen years of age, and resident Of Ger
mantown, went to South Nashville Satur-
| day 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
| Che parlor sewing, as q 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
complimented her on her pretty appear
| ance, with her beautiful face bending over
her work, and her slender fingers flying, as
she piled the stitches with as much grace
| and rapidity as other girls display when
/ skimming over. the keys of nasty piano.
He took his seat beside her. They chatted
| very gaily. After waiting few minutes,
which to him seemed hours, he became i'm
patient, and longed to imprint a 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 l.;
but he insisted. She made o 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 violence, the
needle, which was caught in her thimble,
got between them, the point toward his
heart-it entered; and as he was about to
imprint kiss Of love upon her lips his own
became ashy pale. His vigorous grasp re-
Taxed. He sickened, fell back upon the
sofa quite helpless. The young lady was
much alarmed, and ran for assistance. The
family all ron into the room and proceeded
to open his shirt collar, thinking he was in
fainting fit, and that the usual restora-
tives would suffice. In undoing his vest it
was found that the needle had entered his
side very deeply-a circumstance which the
young lady never noticed in her fright.
The doctor was sent for. He administered
what remedies he could. Partial conscious
ness was restored, and the young fell
low enabled to walk. The scene be-
tween him and his (frst) last love
was extremely affecting. She wept like
one who feels that all happiness on earth is
lost. He consoied her by saying that she
would get another lover soon to fiji 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 ttas becoming worse,
and the doctor gave the opinion that he
could not live, she started suddenly to her
feet, and, running into another room, swal-
lowed o heavy dose Of laudanum, which
was kept there for the use of young mem
her of the family that was sick. 1t 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 40, where is he Let
ME 20 to him. l will be with him." AT the
came instant the yu.ng gentleman was re-
signing his spirit into the hands Of its Maker
in the adjoining room. He died about 10
o'clock. She is still in precarious condi-
ton, and evinces symptoms of insanity.