Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-04
A Lover Pressing his Suit with {
Pistol at his Head.

A Lover Pressing his Suit with
Pistol at his Head.
Last Thursday evening a tragedy wa enacted
in Hack keusack, y. } which resulted in Ill.
death ola young man. and plunged two e-'i,na
bic families into grief
PROPOSING MARRIAGE
On Thursday the young n.an wrote 10 Mi4,
C,mpoell, asking her To marry him. He re-
lived no reply. and in the evening went Ia her
r.sidsnce. II. was told thai .,iis- Cora wa- IL,
the house ol y neighbor. lie had, before l-a>-
ing home, put a revolver in his pocket lnun,
Ouackenbush went to the house oi the neighbor
designated, and there fuund Miss Campbell anl
several other YOU ladies. He remained there
a short time listening to some piano miisc and
induging in desuhory conversation with The
company. He got up TO 20 away, and putting
on his hat went out The front door, closed itan,i
remained standing on the stoop for several
uiiu,.er.
PRESSING HIS eU,~
lie finally rang the b.i, and the 7oi,ns lao
of ,he ho,,sc went 10 the door. ti,iasktnhn-h
aid he wished to see Cora. lie vas told that
she was moi there lust at that moment, ns aie
had stepped ont. lie tarnea away ana! aau,!=
tered down the street Il short distance He then
wheeled aound, walked b,ck To the house, and
rang the door bell again, rhe young lady IL
appeared and he asked again il Cora was thrrr.
In response Miss Campbell went 10 the door
QuackenhlSh asked her ii ahe intended 10 mar
" him. She answered
"No; am too young and are vou. lie
side there is vet plenty OF time 10 think about
H."
A RtfCsAL AHp A PISTOL sIiol.
"Then yuu know the consequences h. ie#
piled, and l.ullins his revolver from hr pocket
placed it Al hi, head above the right ear and
asked her again it SHE would consent She ,tii,
refused. and he, hesi,alin. momen pnlit,! the
trigger.
fie staggered and linallv Ir on thr stoop
amid the confusion and screams nl the vonns
ladies', whu run Out III terror They were inca
pable OF action for the time, and t,unekenb i'h
lay there bleeding proiusey. directly hrconns
insensible. Finally assistance arrived and the
young man was noned into the hall and laid
upon mat. DR.. Burdett was sent ior vino
made an examination He was told that
QrAckENBu.H HAD sH,r HIMSELF
but liter close inspection wa- unable 10 find any
bull, in his head The only apparent injutv
was Confusion OF the skin alove the ny ht ear
the bullet did not sink nnder The skin. but mere
y grazed il, deep enough |" rausr II eefiaa+
dow Of blood. he shock " ~ severe enough Ia
make him ins-nsihlr. At,e, lying couple oi
hours Oh The nat he got mp aud walked home
lie told his mot er that he had fallen an,i
bruised his heni "A the injury appeared -lishi
10 attention wat paid To il. The neN mafning
Quackenbu.h went Ia ih. btnk ani remained Al
work all day
DEATH.
In the evening, the wound brca,ains r.inia
he went ta Dr.. Bnrd,t, .or attention. Tic vln
aician advised him Ia tell his parent 81 i'i. tea
Cause OF the wound, aua then hav. rtop.e 'redi.
Inent, a. II might rs1nl. seriously S"".,'iI,em
Of the brain was not imlr.bihle. 1h. yonn!'
man refused 10 inform hi parent, believing
that the injury was slight, Dr. Eurden tlen
went to the boys father aud mother AMI told
lhs story Of their sons attempted suicide The,
then took him in charge and put him TO bed
he grew worse and suffered Intensely. l~ing tn
conscious most OF the tune up 10 his death, which
occurred yesterday. The Immediate ea,isf "i hi7
death Wits congestion Of the brain as wa irare'i
BY the ply ysician.
WAS THERE 4 Bt LLtf ~ TUE PISTOL
Invest CATION had failed To discover any bull
let in the head. Close examination was not
made when the wound va. new, III. confusion
oe'hs 30 slight thai the hair On the site OF tht
mead com i'.t-ly covered ii. Snnr perspns had
do''bs abmt there being ii bullet IN The pistol
Hheh II was dscharx ii, and believed that Young
Hi.ckenbush was "o.tpos-,tni, <, rs d,! aiittih
iiaekensack lover, Who s.'uir weeks ago hir''
blank cartridge al his head under sinii'ar car
e'lmstsnces. However il n,iv be, the uniimsly
aeath Of Henry Qusckenb,,-h ca'i.es sensation
III HackeIssck, and j. productive ufnnan'inon+
compassion Tor Two worthy mniies and \ Ills
'fes-ed young girl.