Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-05
EVENING STAR.
Eight Years Of Torture.

El.hf NPars OF Torture.
TIE SUICIDE oF YOCNG RIPLEY. THE BANK
CuEEE. LONGER MYSTERY.
a faw DAYS since. one Of the prominent clerks
OT the Bank OF New York shot himself, and all
were aS;sHI-hg,i 70 learn that nis accounts were
correct. his prospects of the brightest, his asso
CITATIONS Of the most piass1n character, and
CveTyth.Eg CONNECTED with his life apparently
conducive OF pleasure and happiness. Why.
then. did he commit suiCidp3 The only reason
a.Ven 81 The inquest was that lac had been SUI
icriug ire m neuralgia of the brain, the pain OF
which, . wa supposed, became 30 intense that
bC Wa driven 10 momeEtary insanity, AMI dur
~ the frenzy &c sought relief ia death. To his
fellow clerks Rufus Ripley left letter of fare
VEL, not written in accordance with the trait
Ci character fOr which he was generally beloved,
tEt in strain Of hIppsncy that helied his whole
Tie. lt Has a mystery to thCm, and to all who
had known Ripley Whiie living. Now the mat
ter i fully explained, aud 1t is shown that the
Young man had long cont plated the act
which led 70 his death. His family physician,
Dr. Il. s Bunker. residing a. 80 Henry street.
BrCOklyn. has made an autopsy of the brain OF
Ripley, and from this scieCtidc examination
has ascsTtained the tact that for years
the vOGpC man has lJen a sufferer from a cause
both singular and terrible. He has shown that
during the last eight years OF young Ripley'S eX-
stcncc Dc Las been struggling 10 overcome the
effects OF of the most acute maladies-if
such ID may be Cailcd-that has vet come to the
knowledge OF the medical world. During this
time Ripley has been subject 20 periodical hts OF
headache that have OftCntimeS Completely pros
tTated him and rendered him unfit for business,
driving 20 distraction. These fits would COM
upon HIM nj all times, and until now have never
been satisfactorily explained From the autopsy
made II l. shown that for this eight years sharp
HeCdle-like grOwthS OF bone have been forcing
their way from his skull in'O the brain, until az
last they had penetrated 50 far that their pres
cnce became uncomfortable, and the unfortunate
sought Lis only relief. That this act was pre-
WstlItatrd ! proven by the fact that Ripley had
been engaged for DAYS in writing a letter TO his
brother. portions OF which would be indicted be-
tWCeH tie periods of pain, and il is felt that
Ec was COgnizant that his was an affection be-
yCHd the reach Of medical science.-N. L. W0IiL
THE BATTLE OF TIE BOAED. IN NEW Yoa.s
The scene during the charging of the alder
N anic stronghold in New York city, Monday,
mast have been one of the most ludicrOus ON
record, 1T high noon the new board of alder
men, Headed by Mr.. Clinton, proceeded to the
door Of the council chamner. and awaited their
opportunity. Presently. and Just as the old
beard were about to reOTganize into "a new one,
the door was opened to let some one out, and il
was seized by Mr. Clinton and two or three of
his clerks. Nr. Mum, the sturdy seTgeant-at-
arms. endeayOTed To pull il to again, but the at
lacking party was too strong. Mr.. Clinton in
serted his head into the room and loudly in
formed the board Of his presence and its objects
The only effect OF this prologue the appli-
cation OF additional force to the door handle on
the inside. Clinton, by way of keeping up the
circulation. repeated his summons twice or
thrice with no avail He then Cnd-avOred u
serve a process on the muscular Mum, and
while intcrTOgating him az to hi5 name resi-
GeHCe and other domestic statistics, the door be-
gan 20 wayeT, and by a combined charge the
Ccs>ion tripping over the heroic sergeant-at-
arms extended leg. Then the clerks began
serving the wit in a lively manner while the old
beard - uimhly disappeared. Alderman Irving
diV,JsItytuE the entCTtainInt 1T 10y knocking over
a snail cieLk ~ hls Characteristic style.
TIRE LAST batch OF the L CEbOrne evidence to
hand j. interesting. The last witness examined
when ne mail lett was Mr.. LoCOck Webb the
ChIHCCIy barr ster. who drew the or gnal s.blI'
tor the claimant. This witness said the claim
ant eNh lited a perfect know ledge" of the con-
tents 81 sew raj deeds relating 10 the estates;
but with gard 20 the name OF the vessel which
picked him up at sea and conveyed him 70 Mel
borne. there was some uncertainty The claim
ant thought II was the OSPREY; and no name
was mcIti1neIin the bill. The witness said in
TCUly 10 "a remark OF the Chief Justice, that the
case could have been settled in a month
ia Chsncery. The Chief Justice strongly
denounced the conduct OF an attorney
engaged IN the case. who had printed and
circulated a large number of afidavits which
Lad been fled on behalf Of the plaintiff. They
contained a description Of marks and peculiar
tis> ~ which the claimant had been, IL was said.
Identified by many persons. The chief Justice
said this was ''ScaHdalOus' conduct.