The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-05-21
Suicide by Hanging.

franklin CulDerSOn, aSeQ ABOUT Do years,
carpenter by trade, and citizen ofthis place,
was, on last Tuesday morning, 18th inst,
about clock, found hanging by the neck
dead, from the beam or plate of the shed of
the brick yard fronting on Green street,
which yard was formerly worked by Melchoir
Bossard On the morning of his death he
got up about O. clock, his wife asking him
whether it was not too early to stay up, when
he replied it was not. His wife got up about
O'Clock; and when she came down stairs
she noticed her husbands pocket book lying
on the shelf, of which she thought strange,
but busted herself in getting breakfast, when
her husband not appearing at the usual
time, she suddenly became seized with a
presentiment that he had killed himself, and
requested her brother-in law to help search
| for him. The night before his death he
purchased about 80 feet of rope at Matlack' S
hardware store. This rope he used for the
terrible deed, he doubling and twisting it,
and fixing in it large knot which he placed
under his ear, and which doubtless disloca-
ted his neck, producing instant death. Drs.
| Seip and Patterson on examination found
that his neck was completely dislocated.
When hanging his head was about four feet
from the beam to which the rope was
fastened. and his feet about three feet from
the ground Mr.. Cuibcrson was known as
an industrious, saving straight forward, good
citizen. He purchased a house and lot
few years ago for $l400, and had it paid for
and money at interest, at the time of his
death. He had pleasant home and agreea-
| bic surroundings. He leaves wife and two
children. He served in the war of the
Rebellion and was taken prisoner and con-
fined in the Salisbury rebel prison, where he
was almost starved to death, and in order to
save his life he enlisted in the Rebel Foreign
Brigade, and did guard duty, but his
long starving period had fastened disease up
on him, which has resulted in his unfortun-
ate and untimely end From that time down
to his death he has been troubled with one
disorder or another of his head About
three months ago he had an acute attack OF
inflammation of the brain, but he, to all ap-
pearances, recovered from it. and resumed
work in Wallace lumber factory, where he
has had employment for several years, and
where he was accounted good and trusty
workman. About two weeks ago however,
he suddenly without any assigned cause, left
the factory. Afterwards, on being asked
why he had left the factory, he replied that
the country was all going to the devil and
there was no use working any more. Since
then he has not been employed and has been
more or less melancholy and nervous dowr
to the time of his DEATH During these two
weeks he had, at times worked in his gard
en-, the day before his death working nearly
all day, but manifesting great nervousness
Squire Rees summoned a Coroner's jury anc
and held an inquest on the body within about
an hour after the body was first discovered
which was by Samuel Shively, whose bricl
yard is about Is yards from where the unfor
tunate man was hanging in plain view. The
!, jury was composed of the following named
persons. A. Fowler, James NJ Posten
James X. Walton, VIM ID. Walton, NJ r
Brown, and John g. Keller Their verdic
accords with the foregoing.