, 1870-04-15
SUICIDE EXTRAORDINARY,
A Former Newspaper Man Seekp n
Watery Grnvc-Domestic uuhnpPl4
ueoH the Cause

A Former Newspaper Man seeks n
Watery Grnvc-Domcstic UuhRppl.
meas the Cause.
F5um TIE St Lo.tis DemoeraL Apsi1 IL
We yesterday received from Acres Landing,
= point on the Illinois side Of the river, twelve
miles below this city, letter from Ar. John
McCullen, stating that IN inquest had been
held upon the body Of 4 man found in the
river At that place.
During the progress Of the inquest letter
was found upon the body, telling tnon11ful
story OF misfortune aud suffering, and almost
eonfl1aivs,y ,s, proving that the writer had COM
Tho story Of fsienda' dese1tion, dearly
loved wife's Inconsistency, happy home de-
stroyed, and subsequent misfortune and dis
treas are briefly and bitterly told in tho letter
peuned by the unhappy man. He WAS evi-
IDENTITY person Of education and ability, and
Ind he not been crushed in spirit and bowed
down with sorrow so H TO wish to leave the
world, he might still hare filled posidon OF
influence and Importance
Mr. McCu1len describes the body ns that Of
= nan apparently 20 years Of sge, having dark
hair and eyes, and being decently dressed. The
corpse had apparently been in the wAtez two
Tho letter spoken Of Eas found in one Of
the pockets and uAs enclosed in common
white envelope, On which WAS inscribed in \
rather handsome running band: ITO him
VINO lUQh ny OUUyt AQUlSt AHI14.
Ths epist1c was indicted On two half sheets Of
heavy letter paper, and the ink was slightly
faded from eoaking in the water. The cou-
tents were as follows:
"Apsl 10, 10.
Il TO Fin .eho Finds my Body:
''DnFen to desperation BY the knowledge
that my wife was the rnistress OF low~lived
scoundIe 81 before her marriage with me, and
learning thAt she has proved recroant to hel
vows since she became my vito: tired OF tho
Whips md scars OF tirue;' the forcing Of a false
claim BY the Treasurer Of the Academy Of Mu-
sic, Cleveland. O., and seeing nothing In The
great Tomorrow Of my existence hero but a
Efe OF wTstehedncss, have resolved to put II
I cnd to my life. to hnd rest IN the troubled
watera Of tho Mississippi reat from thea<
thinSs. ,,.,,,>., ~. ,,,... -, th. .t,;,,,,.
staff Of the Cleveland Hernld, and ths Plain
! dealer, tried to build up sn honorable record
| but adyerBity has met me at every cocner o1
lite, and am sick Of the effort. II the press
give this place in their co'uuna let them d
| me one laet favor. DO not deal harshly viii
one Who has tsied to fleht the sins aud tempta
| tons, but has fAl1cn. I have no relation Il
mourn my loes, only wife who il not wifs
Will tho editor eend her paper in which thil
is publishcd7 Mrs. E. Laurie Rash1eigh, Car
l,ondale, Pennssivan!a-, I have no tnessag'
for one 80 'ost 70 &I honor. Absst ;nridia
| A4EAtp tAA1 No+A4f @Ae Aopo !Ao VIA Ao+bts'
the dead +. F. KASHLIou.
Mr.. McCu1len informs US thst the body wa
dcccnuy buried, and the Coroner wrote 70 th
widow Of the uuhappy rsn. informing her Q
his death, and the circun,stances connecte
with the inquest. 1t is probable than Rash
leigh arrived hare On one Of the packets, and
| without landing in the city, sprang from th
boat to tho river to find the rest he though
impossible in this world. Il vas 1t first sup
posed the man might have been murdered
ind tho letter placed upon the body to 1uislea
Justice and prevent suspicion, but, Is Il
marks Of violence 4rc to be fonnd, there
scarcely doubt but the letter tells the stor
only too huthfu1ly.