Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1871-11-10

place for about ten minutes. On coming
up, Mr.. Finegan having lief. us, William said,
Colonel II your family is not home, l VIII
go up aud smoke cigar" We walked TO |
my house. 1 noticed nothing wrong about
HIM until got into the house. He talked
about trouble. tried to divert his mind
from the subject. I noticed In his eyes
something wrong. lie hauled out two let
tiers and said he wanted me to read them.
saw they were from lady. said it was
not fair or right TO expose. "Well" said he,
am in trouble about them and want
your judgment With them, he pulled out a
pistol. l was afraid he would shoot me or
himself | wanted to get II from him, but
could not at the time. threw the letters
back. l told him II lie would lake drink
and go home would give him one. gave
him drink Of whiskey. He poured a little
out and only drank half of what he poured
out. l got the pistol away from him. l ex-
cused myself, went to the bath room and
wanted to get the barrels of, which could
not do. placed it behind picture and
went TO talking with him. About eleven
o'clock, l said William, 1t is my time TO go to
bed. Colonel" said he "give me the pis-
tol aud will CO." tried to deceive him by
telling he had II In his pocket. lie told me
lad deceived him. snid so and said would
bling it 10 his office in the morning He
5 sid "Give it to me, always sleep with 1t in
i my room if you will give it to me, read
n these letteTs aud give me your opinion on
q them / will go home" ! said | did moi
, want To read the letters 1 would give the
II pistol il he would go home. TO crafty hin
C read the letters. told him after reading
|. the first one, that "this woman, [whOse frs
IS name only is given, Is not worth worryinl
h yourself oger would let her CO." Til
i other letter is of some three pages an,
). is hard TO read. While read it, he tamne,
D, her as the woman who had broken his heart
el While telling him he was a young man an
''as good as any fish in the sea-" the pistC
% went off. He was sitting at liable to m
! right, my back being towards &&w-I, at IN
i end of the table; he al one side. got b
d. taking hold of him, civilian, what hav
c. you done ?" lie killed himself in my library
m l took hold OF his body second time an
r. found him dying. | awoke MIR. Leo an
to called in two or three other gentlemen
a William last night, think, was more und'
a. the influence Of a opiate than ofliquor llo
Id he shot himself l don't know. heard I'll
Id explosion. The man was crazy on those tN
g letters. ] don't know the lady; never s a
ed her.
lie Mr.. Thomas j. Lawson testified that {
irs Wednesday evening, Col. Whiteley, about
lie O'Clock told him a man had shot himself
iis his house, and was evidently dying, l we
i'd after DIR. Kane.
an Mr.. Christian Lea testified that about
ID. O'Clock on Wednesday night, he was told tn
ter a man had shot himself; did not go in al
en- view the body; stood at Col. Whteley
lie house door while the Colonel went to Mi
in Frist's house to notify her of the event.
live next door TO Mr.. Whitley.
ce. Shortly after twelve O'Clock yesterday moo
ore the Jury rendered verdict that the deceas
ok. died from the effect Of pistol shot woui
hat inflicted by himself; while laborng under
ew temporary fit of insanity