New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-30
THE CROSBY-SE SUICIDE.
A PAST LIFE AND MISERABLE ND-A
PHASE IN EEw-YoRK LIFE.

PAST LIFE AND A MISERABLE END "A
PHASE IN SEw-YoRK LIFE.
Yesterday morning Coroner Schirmer held an
inquest No 1875 Crosbyst over the body OF the young
man. Isaac Davis. who committed suicide there at ca
O'Clock the previous evening. The body lay in the
on the fifth floor, where he put end TO his brief
but checquered career. The floor carpet satu
rated with his blood and the walls besmeared with hair
and brains After the jury Lad Viewed the body and de
scended TO tho on the first floor where the
inquest was held, the apartment was quickly
crowded by the abandoned living in the house.
The testimony OF Jeanette Grant and HOnora keoler
DEVELOPED very little more than already pub
hed The aer SAID that the trouble arose In Augusta
oeS IN nTes 10 raise Money He said he wond part
with his life before he would part with them and then
becoming enraged lie drew his fourbarreled
selfeoeklng revolver ana threatened 70 sh0ot agr
witness also nterpOsed and told him II he did anything
he would be sorry for next DAY ne responded ,
time and he snapped il second time sending the bullet
right from pODt on the GIT side ear, through
the brain: and out near the nose Inc next VII
Rss was caf 'nHf' No. the 6SSgS
She plump, sensual looking brunette showing plainly
in snappsh, petulant manner. and appeared to
consider herself rather aggreved person She testified
that he was not intoxicated When tho Coroner was IN
the act Of questioning her In relation to deeeaseds state
OF mnd the wife OF the deceased entered the room She
plainly not to say poorly dressed and led by the
hand very interesting little child the offspring OF the
deceased. The poor wife looked heartbrOken Upon the
Coroners. asking the witness nhe woman
the mind OF the deceased, answered she
hippanty, giving q scOrnful look at Mrs DAVIS:
ooh, yes he always in trouble with his wife" The
poor thus alluded to sObbed cOnvulsiyely The
next witness the uncle OF the deceased, Mr. Charles
Snow who testified that the deceased has during the
past six months shown frequent signs Of insanity The
fury returned verdict that the deceased came 10 his
death by pstOshot from his own hands while In state
of temporary insanity. The poor wife, crying bitterly
consented surrender hebOdy to the relatives alleging
that she had no money TO bury t.
The deceased very well known In the section OF the
city where he brought up. He was the son OF Mr.
silas Davis, very wealthy mill owner residing at No.
Madisonst aud doing business at No l02 CherTyst,
brothernlaw by his sisters marriage six months ago,
Mr. Wm Tweed jr. Every advantage that wealth aud
indugen parents could furnish given young Davis,
but he took bad company evil habits and low
His wife had 10 discard him and obtain separation
account Of his intimacy with this Augusta Clark. HE
transgTesaoDs often forgiven but Oftener repeated,
alenaed him from his family, and they too abandoned
him. He obtained employment in the Distriot-AttOr-
ney's Office during the ncumbency OF Mayor Hail. but
that too he compelled to leave because Of his dOmes
tic troubles Eventually, he puts end TO himself having
Ouyed the ties OF cOnsanguinty and friendship because
the woman for whom no sacrificed so much upbraided
him with his poverty