Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-11-21
A I ERRIBLE DEATH
KILLED By THE ROADSIDE /!
APROMISING YOUNG LAWYER
ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS
HIMSELF.
sad DeathefP. p. cambridge, Esq

ONsE tHc tiiii tops Auu D&Eau ttui-
pering down the crisp, frosty air
ef the morning, q young man, fresh
with rest of the Sabbath night and
full ofhealth and spirits, passed out
from the old roof tree a. 1.-THE
Bower" the beautiful home of A.
5. cambridge, Esq, in Jefferson
county, about six miles from this
city. Mother, father, sister and
brother had given him their good
bye and God.speed for safe Jour-
ney to Martinsburg, and:to all,
everything looked bright and joy
Gus for the future.
The son and brother had just
stepped over the threshold of his
professional life, and with his pluck
good habits and intelligence to
start with had already set a sure
foundation for a successful future.
Less than quarter of year had
passed since the unpretentivus sign
bearing the words p. p, Dand.
ridge, Attorney at Law had been
tackled out upon the building on
Burke street, just off Queen, and
the young man taken his seat
therein to begin the battle of life.
Ever since that event, so full of
Importance to him and interest to
his friends, and he has many, it
has been his wont to leave the city
every Saturday evening to spend
Sunday with his friends, returning
on Monday, walking out and
back, carrying a gun to kill some
game on the way, as it is quite
plenty in that direction. Last
Saturday he had walked out as US
ual, and yesterday morning start
ed to return, as we have stated. -
What happened from the start to
the terrible ending of his lifC's
journey, none will know. Fo
came along pleasantly and joyfully
it is believed, until within two
miles of this city, when,
in getting over the fen.e
into the road, his foot
slipped, his gun was accidently
discharged, and he, who had left
his hone so full of life and promise
a short hour before, fell back a
corpse From his appearance
when found he had met his change
without a struggle and not a sound
of the signing wind az it sung its
mournful requiem over his death,
met his ear. For full Two hours
he lay there, the great moving
world without, unconscious of the
loss, a fire kindled by the pow
der, burning and charring
ais remains. 1t was a ter
rible sight and the great trees
about him, clad in the scar habili-
ments of mourning moaned out
with their swinging leafless boughs
their sorrow at the death. These
were yet the only mourners. Two
little boys who had met him ten
minutes before his death, were the
first to learn of his terrible fate.
They notified Mr.. A. j. Hughes,he
informed the sheriff who notified
Mayor Chamber. the Coroner who
summoned the following jury to
held an inquest:
f. Burr, f. Patterson, p. w.
Blake, j. r. Ramer, A. j. Cries.
well, G. Scheelky, E s Kaufman,
j Armstrong, J S Mathews,J Car
per, f V Little, DIR j Johnson.
1t was full three O'Clock however
before the jury, Coroner and Ser
geant Rutherford arrived to hold
the inquest and all this time, from
nine in the morning until three
in the afternoon, the body lay
there awaiting Identification. DIR.
L S. Page who arrived jurt be-
fore the Coroner, was the first 10
identify the body. Word was
then sent to his respected parents,
and the news of his death spread
like wild fire bringing to the heart
rending scene large number
of his friends and associates. He
was a highly respected young
man and the n AVG of hio untina alxy