, 1870-04-28
TIE RAsHLEIGH SUICIDE,
The Act Probably Caused By Insanity
Letter from MRS. RashiclXh.


FINN ns ST. Louis Desaerat, 4prlsa
On the 14th instant, our local columns de-
tailed naou.nfQl story OF apparent domestic
unhapplnesa and s,icile- Tha rictim seemed
to be Mr. F. F. Hsshleigh, formerly writer
for The Cleveland HTal1, aud xlso for the
Cleveland Plaintieolr. No had received ;
letter from NJ, John McCullom, Of Ares Land
st Louis, setting forth the finding Of
the holding of N inquest By magistrate, and
the discovery on the person Of 81 epist1e ad-
drcesod q To him who hnds my body This
document WAS transmitted to ADD published by
only information furnished - to the uama Of
the dead man, the precise mode OF his doath-
whethas By accidental Of suicidal drowning
1nd the motiyes which might haze induced tha
latter. There Eas no one to oidentif5 the hand
~ gns ysD e sstv as, of hi. The psses H.
presumption wss that The letter waa b.
Eis own hand and trnthfu1ly set forth thAt be
hid committed destruction, inpeued by
tbs state OF mind which he described That
mental condition Has ono OF misery md de-
spur produced, hs said, BY domeatic unhappi-
ness and aeSrsvsted-thia he but intimtted-
by pecuniaIy ydisappointments. The paper MA
pu6Eahed il ccmplilnce with the tequeat It
contained, and copy Of the publication, also
in accordance with the writer's request, mAtled
to thu addzess which he stated Tts bis wtse's-
In reply We yesterday raceiyed letter from
Mrs Raahleish, copy Of which viii bo found
below. It thus appears that tho drowned Por-
son actually WAS her husband, and, also, th&t
the statements Of his former connection with
the press It Cleveland were true.
But tho xife:s letter is calculated to sug-
gest suspicion thai eithnr hor husband Has
fonI]y dean With. md that the murderer wzote
the letter and placed it In the victims pocket
to Disguise the crime; or else, which is
more probable that Iaahleigh'a mind hAd been
| malcioualy poisoned and driven 10 the very
| verge. or Into the domain. Of insanity BY
/ wicked SANDERS asaiuRs his wife. petpeeT1ted
| fer purposes best knnwr to the slandezeE- TIE
| letter purporting to ba by Raah1eigh IL still in
! our possession, and viii gladly bo submitted
/ for examination by any ono who can idonhfJ
| his handwriting
Mrs. Haslleish's le.tes indicates person OF
cultivation and refinement, inspired by the
/ strongest Affection for her husband, And in
capable Of anything incompatible with fidelity
to Linn. Believing that under the ci1cum-
stances We are justified in doing 70. we pub
lish Mrs. Rsshleigh'a letter In full, and dis.
CHIN At the same time my desire to wound
her feelings by again calling attention 70 thu
subject. The letter Is IL foloWs
..,,-. ctKsoSp.lE. ISn13.. fenn' Apsn II, 1870
mo, dated April IA, aud the first item thai
greeted my eye Was That concerning my hus'
band, F. +. Iashleigh-
| Whether OF not the paragraph DO true, tha,
letter said to h4ro becu found upon his body
! YVES Aa false ~ false eau be.
We were married LAST November, aud for
time lived in Cleveland, Ohio, Some twt
months Ego ny husband brought me hers on
visit to my home. He left Me 10 travel {ht
told mel for the purpose Of recruiting hi
hea1th. which had been greatly impaired b,
his close confinement N the Office zt Cleveland
| Ohm Int UhaE IAffQr
came home to me {dear good lette1u}
from him Eho VIE the light Of ny life, and i
be wrote that latter YOU puhished, God onl
knows what ptompted him. Ihare usaRt b
some secret foul Ply py ,r!1s2 1sy not @ zee =, u
nd huaaaaitYs % site, il ron haso ausht i
your possession that will give the faintest "a
Of light in this dark mystery, send it to me.
As God is my judge, thoee words neve
could apply 10 me- have nerer vronged N
husband IN thought, word Of deed Ny Lila
this place, where I haye always lived, will ter
tify to the truth Of Hhat say, and no perso
dare say sught against my character, eithe
before uT since / was married. Iored N
husband too Teu to give him the slightest caus
for suspicion.
Tai na where can address Mr. McCo1u,,
: and you have one spark at pity for one VII
: ia heart broken, send mo I'll the knowledge 70
have Of this occurrence. Ny husband woul
, | not 80 wound me. The frst Of April be wrot
! me, saying he was coming for me In the mont
OF May, aud We mover would be separate
) again; and wh1t conld 50 chAnge him in t.
days? No, no, he uorcr w1ote those CRU
| words.
! Thxt be has had trouble business tronb
with tho Treasurer Of the Academy Of Music
: C!eTe1and-I know, but shss would not tem1
: him 70 take Lis Life, which WAS 20 necessary
| fle, .-...
For Gods sake, write me At once ali you G
! | ind cut concarniro tfi., and An3 tenAIi aakt
: thxll be given. Respectfully,
Mns- E. LEoS1sE RAsn1E1ou.
CAnpoapAtE, pA.