Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-06-22
yAILANDaGHAM
Mr.. Vallandigham Accidentally
Shoots Himself, and is Dying
this Morning.
The Last Hours Of the Democratic
Leader.

LEBANON, u, June 10.
Clement L. Vsllandigham one of
the counsel for the defense Of Thorn
as Mcclellan, On trial for the murder
of Thomas Meyers, shot himself at
nine o'clock to night, at the Lebanon
hotel, accidentally, and it is feared is
mortally wounded,
he was in a room in company with
exLieut. Governor A. j. McBurncv,
and while Illustrating how Meyers
might have shot himself, used a load
ed instead of an empty Smith d Wes-
son pistol. 1t went off, no one knows
why, inhlcting severe wound in the
abdomen. The ball entered at the
right side below the ribs What di-
rectiou it took has not been deter
mined.
A telegram has been sent for DR.
J. c. Reeves. of Dayton, to come i'm
mediately. Surgeons here are max
ing an examination of the wound
now The regret is great and ex-
citement intense. There is yet room
for hope.
He has perfect possession ofhis fac
uities. He did not fall wnen tue ball
enthered, and is not in pain just now
the word is that the wound is not
mortal, and that the ball has not pass
ed through the bowels.
sIEBANon, o.. June l6.
Doctors S s. Scoville and Isaac L
Drake are trying to probe the wound
They think the ball has gone down
ward and back ard, and that it may
have penetrated the bladder, but they
can not tell. The ball has not been
found. Ex Lieut. Gov. McBurney,
the only person in the room with
Vallandigham when the accident oc-
Cured, said Vallandigham had put his
loaded pistol in his pocket, supposed
the chambers empty. He is supposed
to have had it cooked, as be had been
using an empty pistol. last evening.
in the same way, cooked and shaping.
it to show how Meyers shot himself.
AS he drew it out, he is supposed to
have pulled the trigger, as in the ex-
pertinent last evening, but it went Off
He cried, '.oh murder.''
After the accident, he tcld A. G..
McBurney that the chamber of the
other pistol, which was lying on the
table, was empty, and that he had us :
ed the wrong pistol. McBurney ex-
amined that pistol, and found that its
cham bers were also loaded. The pis
tolls were lying side by side on the ia
BILE, and he supposed he was taking
the empty one he used last night.
Universal sorrow and regret are ex-
pressed.
Will send more as soon as news can
be had
LEBANON, O., June 1910 80 Pm.
By his courteousness through the
trial here Va landigham won many
personal friends He was all day pre-
pairing his argument for tomorrow.
Great expectations were entertained
Of him in that effort People were
preparing to crowd the court house
to hear him. The news Of the acci-
dent has brought the people from
their homes. The streets about The
hotel arc crowded. Counsel on both
sides are at his bedside The city
marshal stands before the door of the
room where he lies to keep the crowd
back.
He looks very pale in the face
About dozen friends are in the room
He can speak, but does not converse.
At ten O'Clock the surgeons plastered
up the wound and turned him on the
right side, which is the side the ball
entered, and retired for consultation.
In answer TO a question if the
wound was mortal, Dr. Drake said he
did not know.
LEBANON, o, June 1911 P. NJ,
7 have just seen Drs. Drake and
Scoville. They pronounce the wound
very dangerous, but can say nothing
more. l have telegraphed the direc
tion of the ball correctly. The doc
tors say his pulse is ninety eight. DR.
Dawson, of Cincinnati. has also been
telegraphed for. Vallandigham had
fust received q telegram from his wife
that she had started to Baltimore to
attend the funeralot her brother. His
clothing was purned also the flesh
round the wound.
LEBANON, O., June 1911 AZ P. NJ.
The symptoms are growing more
unfavorable. The pulse is above a
hundred per minute. Internal hem
orage is feared. In case it occurs
speedy death is certain. He can not
live long. The surgeons seem to en-
tertain no hope, but do not say so.
Lew. Campbe II has been sent for.
LEB ANON, o., June 17-12 20 An.
Oneof the two pistol on the table
wa loaded. Governor McBurney
understood Vallandigham that the
chamber was out of the other pistol,
but on examination found it in but
not loaded.
His hands and feet are cold. He
has been vomiting often, but throws
up no blood. DR.. Drake says he is
sinking very fast. There. is free inter
nal ncmorfa9e lfOmfthe Wound-
LEBANON, O., June 17--2 a. NJ.
DR.. J. G. Reeve arrived from Dav-
ton with Mr.. Nallandigham's son
Charles. at quarter past one. The
son and father. lad.a short interview.
Mr.. Valiandigham saiG,: BE a good
boy,'' stroked his ), head, and
told him about .dispatching to his
mother. 6.s
DR.. Reeve says the wounds are of q
most serious Character DR.. Reeve
told Charles to go to Jed, that he
would send for him, when needed.
Vallandigham's surgeons and Mr.. S.
Williamson, of of Loveland, are with
him alone. No others are admitted.
Dr. Scoville, about midnight, asked
Mr. Vallandigham if he was aware OF
his condition. He said yes.
Dir. Drake says lie has not shown
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