The sun., 1873-05-03
BRIDEeRooM,s TAXING orr.
"A ysuns Gentiena, 4, IN Pbiir irdeiphis Shoots
Himself Through the Heart on his We'd

from Mc fIfN5 MdU
Our city was shocked yesterday bv the
report that well-known citizen had suddenly
ended his existence by shooting him self through
the heart with Smith Wesson revolver. The
the late Hon. William ". Petit, and a nephew
Of Richard Petit, Esq. naval paymaster foor
this station. The sad affair took plare at 2is
South Eighth street, where the deceased had
Been boarding for some years.
frsnds mnt ne'Tlv ~ o'c"rk on Tuesdav nivht,
and appeared To- I've in the best of spirits. lie
spoke Of bis excellent prospects for The future'
and alluded exultingly to his approaching
MARRIAGE
with Miss Rebecca Stalcy, n most estimahle
lady. daughter oJ the late Andrew Staley. the
well-knuwn brewer. and niece OF the late Or
Robert CaldcleuRh. wealthy phvsican. who re-
sided for many year. ON Chestnut street, below
Fifteenth. DR. Cadhvugh died some months
To- Miss Staiey. IL seems that Mr.. Petut
had been engaged to hc married to Mise
staley for the past thirteen years the DELAY hav-
Ing been caused Ivy a desire on the part ut the
lady to wait until both could secure fortunes
sufficient when joined to insure cnnipetence,
ease, and enjoyment for the "cst OF their natural
lives. This bright and hopCiul picture was ut
terly oblitcrated yesterday morning by the ter
ribl,.act uf which we haze spoken. The nuptals
wereto have been celebrated at noon in y.
Mark Episcopal Church, ON Locust street,
above sixteenth. The announcement was made
some time since to the relatives and immediate
friends on both sides. and extensive prepara-
tions had been going on to make the ceremonies
a. imposing a. possible. bridesmads and
eroomsmen were selected dres smakcrs of ex-
treme taste engaged to lend their aid To the oc-
caslon JOYOUS were The hearts " all who were
To participate in the festivities. and the success
Of every undertaking toward the con-'tmna-
tion NJ the long-ioukC CG-'or event assured those
Interested tnat their hopes wOu be realized to
the fullest extent.
THE wEultNo.
The wedding at st. MARKS Church was the
theme Of gossip among those who make up
Its audiences at such times and after breakfast
this morning many maiden as well ~ mHiron
repaired to her chamber To- prepare her toilet,
not expecting So soon To- receive the Ling
intelligence that the handsome bridegroom had
put an end g. his own life. The news was
broken to the bride In a delicate manner, from
whom there " ~ response nut lupk ot Woe
not bearing description. She retired at once To-
h hsr ,,te WIZ, S, s i. T,,n
ally sad Is that the bride and groom had laid out
plans for wedding tour TO Europe. aud had en-
gagged passage In vessel plying between New
York and Liverpool
u appear, tha; the dctcs-ed retired about
mdnight, and .ng was heard uf him again
until : O'clock yestttdaS morning, when the
household was stdltlcd 10y the rep r. of pistol
to Mr.. L, ttits chamber, and there found his lie
less corpse stretched upon the floor. He sum
moned the people If tie house and physicians
slightest sisn n of n,r W we're netrect,id. it was @
found that the ball mad entered the heart and
had caused instant deatI. There were no signs
OF any premcdtation in the act. The deceased
was only partly dressed, and had taken the
psi 81 from n bureau drawer while apparently
arranging his toilet. II seems to have been an
act committed ON the -tur of the moment with
out previous intent. Those who were with him
on Tuesday night state that he drank only ale
and beer, aud was mostly engaged in conycrsa-
tion touching lis projected
wEppiSG roUR TO EUROPE
speaking Of has furthcum NJ wedding with all Of
that enthusiasm which usually chara teri2cs "A
person on tn" eve % a haiIy matrimonial 1'i-
ance. Several pcrs ous presented him with let
ters OF Introduction ~ prominent ycg-unagr. ia
London md other cities, all - which he took
thankfully and promised To- use.
The deceased was an llupulsiye man. hut kind
ly in his di~po sitiun. lie wa- about thirtv-siN
years OF axe, OF Anglican mould In form aud
features and was not engaged In any hu> ines
st the time OF his death. He had studied the
profession Of medicine some YEAR since. but had
never practiced the healing AIT.
some uf the deceased gentleman friends n--
cribe the rash act To Insanity theory which is
borne out 10y the fact that he rad stated to sew
eral parties that he was goIrg t. Vienna az u cor
respondent of the Pi,eS and L,dQ,t.
Eop, ne fa0ai,lh.4i ig-
1t with sincere regret that We hear Il calurl-
uy that pl'.nge- TWO est tuile fan,l.e iu grief
a. poignant a. II was sudden. MIR Il hard Dalr
Petit whose death H. stated in dnutuer - uiuu,
the son of our distinguished Pnilad,i. hiA
trict Court. and District Attorney If the Un,tcd
states uf this City. The cause OF the act which
yesterday terminated the existence of MIR. Pc,tit.
II was voluntary, banlcs conjecture. From
our slight ac4uantance with him should
never have anticipated such AN ending Tor u lie
which WIS, We believe, honorable and blamcles-.
In the happy personal and pccuniary circuui-
stances Of tue deceased. it seems AT least posSi-
hle thht "a" bat Hing OF the pistol may have
been an incident ut packing up or arranging his
effects Tor the wedding journey and the dis
charge of the weapon may have hcrn accidental.
The hypothesis Is at least plausible IA anV
that has been suggested. There H. If course the
theory Of sudden and uucuntr.. liable impuI,e.
OF which there have been some examples. but
IN TINS case there certainly seems to have been
AL absence OF any Of those causes which COM
monty impel men to yolu. tery suicide.
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