New-York tribune., 1869-05-14

receyed surgical treatment she was removed 10 ner Deu
ond ,roDounced ont of danger During the uay jury
~ "u' tn,,,neIed and the following evidence adduced
TIyze seribner deposed-I was aroused from my seei
.bouf o'clock by hearing slight noise IKE cIGahk ro
door Immediately felt towel saturated Will VIII myself
I'm appIed 10 my face was stited and eXertnE @
need myself from tho application; the gas was @ IN NV
ing my recognized the person WIZ fcs if was
Samuel d. Talbot the deceased; was so t e1Tn from
@ Dut hJ @ arb bs head of be stairs and call my sister
who soon came TO my assistance ana .i' t,,t Froyp
eycitement threw myself on bed in the back room
had been there but Few minutes D,o into tbe room
from tho passageWay between the rooms 'u oo tre
where was lying; my face was toward lnc iC1t oi &
house and he came through from e Iols s'S & ne n yCs.
The room I turned my face around 10 see WHO ~ "ass
when / saw it was Talbot, l sprang from S tn9
bed 10, the opposite sGe 70 Tnio Tbe bnTeaI while
vSas doing so he levelcd and fired q pistol
, no INC inc spge Of the eye infictng flesh wound;
tbrew M both my hands 10 my head and as H 50, lS
changed his position from the side TO the loot OF e De
Tbs ,rought him within few feet Of me Wheh nc agH
fired the ball striking my hand, passing thIouEn ,uy @
assug out upon the opposite side to wcht had eteIe
lie then left tho cannot imagine Mhy SI laioos @
should have jhus attempted TO take my me- ny ~ Icias
aud associations with him have been Of friendly chaIac
ter but intimate. had To struggle very hIG 70
myself from the towel which was ia the h"huS VI ~ Lar
Benjamin Flint brothernlsw Of the previous witness,
dep0srd-I reside in No ] Montague Terrace j. Nas
aroused at about o'clock NJ by hearing Miss 9CI1os @
screaming in her room my we went up 20 see WI" c Was
very much excited and frightened; she SAID taI CIo
saturated with chpT0I@ P0n9 at Raf burglars DST had
got into the house I ran up stairs TO
search for them; Miss Scrbners room haa te QUOT OF
corofom i'm IT, rs also TalbOts room; the odor was
strongest in his room while up stairs heard a Pstol
fired twice and thought is was on the sldewsih as WI" M
GOING down stairs | met Talbot going hurrledly up ne
snake and said WHAT'S the muttcrT lie nellIet
stopped nor looked round ! dld not see ms lace,
in his bed when I flrst went up put my hAh9
on him. and he pretended TO be asleep when leluTHTu
t INV ovyn room Miss Scribuer to me- saying on
do Won think I'm kcdl" her dress then on fire ana
covered with blood saw that Sl9 was %onn1sa On te
Rd sEot bimsric Talb0t's department was cor
reel; be was n steady young man; he has appeared
sOmeWhat more excited OF ate Miss ScrDner has never
eDconrIe6 bis dvances he was rather delicate per
sor. he 6os had some trouble with his head; he came
home think between IL and II o'clock D. NJ; he cohl
euced business his OccOunt as drygO0dS com
mission merchant; Miss Scubner has refused Taloots
offer Of marriage they appeared very ienIy tosoler
after that event. have thought that his mind was dis
eased, or tending that way ,.. -,
Frances E. Flint, wife Of Mr. BENJAMIN Flint heing
scrr sodT have read the testimony OF Miss Scrbner
and Mir F.iu it is correct in so far rs the same
has come my knowledge, and believe lhe Olhef part
10 be true; when first heard my sister scream ran
mn her room, and found her on her bed; discovered
that her u Of the OdOr of chlOrOfor on meh'
one has been into my room ana put cloth Wet with
choroiOrm on my face" sAd VINO S
when she told Talbot that had been into heI
room went up stars after this and tod MI llnt tna
it was TaIbot while telling Mr. Flint, Talbot gOl
up and wenI down stairs, aud almost Immediately
heard shots or pistol ana screams cOhlns lIO NY
rooms. from my and sister; know or no reason
why Talbot should attempt my sisters 1e they were
never intimate with each other and they never had any
Misunderstanding unpleasant words and always a
pcarcd as pleasant any Lady ana gentleman OF p0ue
society would when thrown In company tOgethef
CHARLES Flint, sou OF Bcujamn Flnt, depOsed-l was
.cou1utcd with the deceased; his ndDltS were nos thc
best inferred from certain remark nc H@uo 70
saving nv head appears TO be parayzedi no aot OI
his coud lead Que OpniOni DIS disposition WAS
nervous saw Widutss in his looks or manner 9Her'
out from what I observed when first saw him had
pistol barreed which kept in my studlo-roOm l
keys of my studio we're in my pOcket last hlgIt
when went bed st near II O'Clock, found my studo
door open. ana my keys IN the door, 40 NOT tlhA s'
lately Talbot inclined to insanity. nor was I'M
pressed that he Was impaired in his faculties aeVer
heard him threaten the peace or happiness OF Mis- ScfiO
ner; know Of no cause why he should uIure her did
not notice that his mind affected from Miss ocilD-
uer's refusal to have him Talbot drank liquor some
Hmes for pleasure. but never saw him intoxicated.
Isaac +. Chapman stated he observed IalDOt always
nervous but about one week since II passeh on
soon and did at auy time suspect hun 10 DC gulJ
Of harm; hc remarked 10 me that he thought he had
sOftcuug Of Tie brain.
Coroner Jones then briefly charged She jury reviewing
the evidence and explaining to them their duties After
short debcraon the jury retained the following YER
dict: The said Samuel d. Talbot came to his death by
shooting himself the head with pistol on the 18th Of
March 1902 At 10 MOntague-terrace, Brooklyn"
Mr. Flint then telegraphc dispatch to the step
mother of deceased who resides in Boston, Mass (his
parents are dea to the effect that her sepson had com
mitted suicide reply was received in the afternoon,
requesting that tho remains be forwarded TO Boston.
They were sent with burial permit by Coroner Jones
late in the afternoon All the effects Of the unfortunate
young man are in charge Of the Coroner, awaiting a
proper rcquisition from the relatives