Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-08-31
SUICIDINd,

sUICIDIN9.
A lady on Besle street, it is reported,
who keeps q hair and millinery establish
ment near Second street, Is pretty badly
of in consequence of taking too much
opiste. This lady, who is a sister Of Myra
Day, has the little store under her charge,
and Is married. On the occasion of a pic
mic some time since, 1t appears, the man
of the house took it upon himself to at
tend without the knowledge OF the wife,
who had intentions OF q similar nature.
In the evening the pfoprietress and a
young girl, whom she had q her employ,
accompanied two gay young gentlemen to
the scene of the festivities. She was
not a little surprised at beholding her
liege lord, the merriest of the picnic,
passing himself of for q single man,
and without any recognition on his part,
they left the park for other fields OF en-
.ioyment, and rode through town during
The remainder of the night. Upon the
husbands arrival home, he was also sur
prised at the sbsence OF his wife and
hired girl, and watched and waited their
arrival the balance OF the night. at about
six next morning q carriage drove up to
the door, and the two women allghted.
The injured husband" Immediately
wsged Wal On the females, took his only
child and left. Matters were, however,
soon adjusted, and the husband went
back home. Nothing occurred since to
mar their happiness, until Tuesday last,
when the husband saw the dismissed girl
take g letter In the store for his wife, and,
managing to intercept 1t, found it came
from one of the young men who had
taken them to the picnic. He went to
work for a general smash up, and started
on the showcase, throwing it on the
pavement, scattering ribbons, hair, rats,
chignons, etc while inside, the shelves
were being dismantled, screech-
ing, counter tossing, and out from the
midst of this emerged the girl who carried
the note, almost diShGbbLe, and 30 con-
founded that she scarcely knew whittier
to fee from the gaze Of the crowd which
had so rapidly gathered in front of tne
store; and in the midst of all this wild
excitement the woman mOrphined. A
stomach pump was Immediately applied,
with such effect that all danger Of dissolu-
ton was removed, but she was still in a
precsriOus condition up to q late hour
night.
A ToNsoRIAL INSTRUMENT OF DEATE-A
VERY EFFECTIVE SUICIDE.
The city of Memphis was much troubled
Tor tWO days past with q vague rumOr that
1Oatedpn the air, to the effect that q bar
Der of much artistic merit had suicided.
It was not 50. Much to the disgust Of sew
sral worthy young men OF q sensational
urn Of mind, 1t turned out to be other
wise; but q few facts which will do instead
lave come to the surface. They are:
Saturday morning a gentleman and his
wife, a Frenchmsn by nativity, were re-
urning from the North, where they had
zen visiting, to their home in New Or
cans. Just after leaving Jackson, the
passengers in the sleeping coach were
from their sleep by the shrieks of
woman calling for help. A number of {
hem Immediately sprsng from their
Ouches, and, fastening to the apartment
rom which the sounds issued, found q !
nan in the last sgonies OF death. In the !
anne berth was the wife, who had uttered !
be screams, and who was shrieking in q
most heartrending manner, crying out !
hat her husband had killed himself. ]
here lay her husband with his throat cut
rom ear to sar, bleeding profusely and {
for breath, with q bloody razor
in his right hand. !
The wife informed the passengers that
Then she cried for help she found her 9
usbsnd catching at her throat, in the
ain endesvor to cut her, he having 6rst q
ut his own throat, which circumstance :
prevented him from killing his wife 7
In fifteen minutes The man was dead. :