Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-05-19

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-ieinan who CHANGED to be at the station
when the two arrived es Quite entered in
to conversation with the soldier, and found
from his conversation that he was really as
b REPRESENTED himself to be, this gentleman
| oeiDg familiar with Savannah its citizens
| and It's war history s.-ez.
On the following morniug, "wednesday
| the stranger was provided by the gentle
man with a letter of recommendation for
aid to Mayor Kelley ard Justice White,
both of whom aided him in securing him
the courtesy Of free travel to Savannah
For this he vas also partly indebted to
President of the Richmond and Peters
burg Railroad. On Thursday afcerL Don
he took the $50 train for the South. A.
the cars moved eff he returned his tbaoks
to lis kind friends here, ard assured he
policeman Cd duty there that he vas al
!aSt
"ALL RIGHT"
No .WithStanding tie ht rrib!e Char lctt !,
of his woun.! aud his I'm ST S ghtle>s e,es
when the DAYS IF tle war were spoken #,
his vi hole being Sc m cd to be alive with
the spirit of the ''lost cause, land he SEEM
ed to regret nothing but the failure OF the
COrft derate arms.
From tie Richmond, (Ky.) Register.
Husband Cuts His Threat Rather than
See His Wife Taken TO LunatIc Asy-
Iun1
On Friday morning last Mrs. Hannah
Terriil, wife of James Terrill. was tlied
before the county court as a lunatic. She
was adiudged insane aad ordered to be
sent to the asylum at Lexington. She
had become SO wild and unmanageab!e
that her friends and family thought it
would be dangerous to herself and to 9th
ers to allow her longer to go free. For
some weeks past her mind has been wrong,
and Der husband had at last reluctantly
cons eDt ted for her to go to tho asylum, as
her madness seemed TO increase, and it
became necessary to restrain her from VIC.
lent action.
On Thursday morning, when the wagon
had been order ed to come Tor her, and
while she was lying. bound upon the bed,
ready to be taken from his home and his
Oh i!dren and @ min in 3 lonesome cell of
the mad-house, lerrill rushed into the
room, lorg knife gil tering in his hand,
ana, exclaiming that he couldn't see Ler
go, that it was more than heart Of mortal
could bear. he plunged the knife into his
own neck aud cut his throat from ear to
ear. He died aim ST instantly and with
out speaking another word. Failing, bleed
ing and dying at her bedside, for u mo
ment CLEAN OF intelligence was seen TO
shoot across her sad, wild face, and the
poor unfortunate ccea lure seemed TO com
prehena the dreadful tragedy which had
just been enacted. Il was but momentary,
however, for from tia hour until she was
lodged in the asylam her wofnl cries and
never ceased. FL. .4...
When brought 20 town il was d 40 med
be st not to take her I'm the wagon before
the jury, as t'so t5Eotg men weroeroqaired
to hold har qaiet, and her ravings, first
prayer to GGd 70 bless her and to save her, .
and then terrible oatbs and imprpcaious
u pom suppos ii enemies, rendered uuuc-
cessary any ter O1al examination by the
jury. g..
1t was a distressing sight-th4t wild,
haggard face; these large gray
eyes that seemed 10 tart from their sock
rta as the mad captive struggled to be
freed from the Etl eng yet kind hands that
bound her; thht long, flowing hair, Ioesed
rom the comb; that terrible maniac stare
which told that rea on had left it's throne;
those piercing scrt ans and prayers ana
paths tha rent the air, aud then the sad
IA ought that poor Jim Terrill lay cold and
leai because his heart could not see the
companion of his younger years, the wife
IF his bosom aud the mother of his chill
iren, torn away from his desolate home
orever-ail these made an impression !
lpon the hearts and minds of those who
the deplorable spectacle which,
n this world, will never be forgotten n. !