St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-06-12
Slight Cause for Suicide.

ing particulars Of II sad ease of self
murder:
Frank G.. CaSs WAS found dead last
Tuesday morning. (Junc 3D. i'll il past
ne belonging to John Bean. about one
half mile from Mr.. Beans house. An
examination revealed the fact that Il
bottle OF StrNchninc. which WAS found
in one of the pockets. had heem opened
IA portion of the paper i'll which the
bottle was enclosed being found near,
and the wax on the cork being broken.
In another pocket wa> Il leather pocket
book in which were found two letters.
on an unWIittcn part of which WAS
found i'll good lcgible hand writing,
that which appears below:
JUNE. |. lS14.
DEAR FRIENDS if | have any-yood
bye When friends torsake. and Stran-
gers refuse to take my word for the
paltly sum of twenty nine dollars. |
think | have lived long enough. My
usefulness is gone, aud 50 are my
friends. There is one thing certain
The world is none the worse for my
living in il. 81 tar. Don't let my friends
in Montana know of my sad fate. |
know what am doing. | am perfectly
sane. +. {. CA>>.
The following WAS written III Il trcm-
bling hand. and the broken sentences
and words. are lis given. and indicate
that it might have been written after
the fatal dose had been taken
Shed no tears for me. | forgive.
Hold no hardness agains-
Mr.. Cass lived in this vicinity several
years since. but at the breaking ont OF
that country. and spent nearly twenty
years in mining. He saved. as is sup
posed. considerable money. which was
loaned in Montana, and elsewhere, but
which he has been unable to collect.
Some time last year he returned and
bought IL farm in this town, and during
the winter did considerable teaming and
other work. This spring. not being
able to meet his second payment on his
farm as he expected to do. on account
of not receiving his money from the
West, he decided to sell, and mad,
quite il loss in the sale. His financial
troubles weighed heavily on his mind
and he has been Responding of late. and
those with whom he was most intimate
feared that he contemplated self-de-
struction. On the day of his death, i
sheriff served writ on him to collect
the twenty-nine dollars, which he men
lions in his letter, and not having means
to pay it, he was greatly affected. and
doubtless determined to end his life al
once. Mr.. Cass had no family aud hui
few relatives in this part of the country
He WAS il pleasant, Woodworking, con
SrientiOuS man, esteemed by all thai
knew him. He was forty-nine wears o
age.
We understand further from private
sources that when the sheriff came t,
serve the writ upon him, Cass acknowl
edged the debt and said he would pay
it. but could not then. As he had con
siderable property it is thought strange
by some that the sheriff insisted OF
serving the writ.
BAD ALL AROUND.-A shocking atfai
took place in Fitchburg last week
Three boys. aged respectively sixteen
fourteen and nine years, went up OF
Rolstone hill and found keg of powder
which was stored for blasting purposes
They took some of the powder and car.
ried it away. Afterwards, the two
larger boys induced the little boy, Jane.
Farrell. son of Peter Farrell, to 90 bach
and touch off the remainder of the
powder with ii match, and the result
was that the boy was so badly burned
that his life is despaired of. His face
and hands are horrible sight, and hi,
clothes taking fire burned almost every
part of his body.