, 1874-07-03

An Esttinnhlo Nlnn. Crnxod by. Domes.
tic sorrow, Kills HAS Child md
Tlapu ENimReff.

An Eattinublo Mnn. Crnzod by Domes.
tic sorrow, Xii liz Mas ohti.i nmi
Ttao1s Antmsoif-
From Tho Doston Pos, Jano 80.
On Sunday AFTERNOON Inst. at about hatf-past
O'Clock, AIR, Joaeph g; spragnc, a highly
esteotnod and worthy cltizon Of lYoat Mcdiord,
and for n long tn1o ngAiciatod Wffli, NfeHBra. NJ.
1lo!los tE Co.; bankors oil stntc etroct, Doston.
loft ilB residonon on Brook Hsroet with Ills little
daughter Marin oatonsibly for short walk. III
tllo ovonng he Ind not returned, and l,ls friends
began to approloud that all was not right, az
they know TINT ho had for tho past two months
boen suffering from dcop depression Of spirlta
on fIon o Of ao 9as ol es % 9 10
III tho month OF April last. Mr. Tlomau l..
spragnc tho brother Of JoHepb, who has been
lying With hlm , anee tho doata Of llis wlfs. to,
to 500 II he san there or IT anything was loft 10
Indicate what his inteutions woro III going away.
1n uoarching his dosk They found lottcr, dlrcot-
ed to them, which loft no room for doubt az to
ls notivo aud tho fato oflln1solt aud little girl.
Tho lottor WAS written in plain hand upon q
sheet Of common noto-papor, and read as fol-
lows
Mr. DEAN MornEn, FATHER, BROTHER, AND starER: =:
Tou muat forgive me- for ,n1sttng L upon you such
trying to rcsia It escr a!uca my dear Julia dscl aud
rosist no longer cannot i've any longer without
world Of trouble and sorrow to ono ct happincsr oro
Bho will DO with hor donr mother who wats and ia
at I'm Se for ~ so
sec, upon rcoction aftcr tho hrst ahock hha passed
away. II SHOULD ltye gseet willis longer should b
comes. nm not afrald to mcot my O1oator "a my
motyo ia good and think doing right. II nj,
IL Se woods Sscf @ o s
as far a. you can Until you como to tho woods:
Tho POLICE wore Immediately notified md
search was instituted, but Sunday night passed
and no traco OF the miasiug onos could bo found.
EARLY yesterday morning tho searching party,
augmented by large number OF oitfzons, wen.
again ro:tho woods. and ootweoa aud o'clock
tic dead bodies of both Mr.. sprague and ILLS
llttlo girl woro discovered BY lIr. ". O. FEedor-
ick, who. vas accompanied by his two Sons, In
tho Town Of Winchester, near tho Modford llno,
about milo and half In tho rear OF the Mod
ford AZ, Almahosso Mr. spraxuo, ,Wa was iytng on hts
pistol under him, and handkerchief undor hiH
head. Five OF tho seven barrels Of tho revolver
wero loaded, and four Of tho cartridges bore tho
indonlation made by tho hammer, though but
irrogular hole ovor tho left oyo Of tho father,
showing whero tho fatal bnllot had entered
tho brain. and the left side Of tho head WAS
eonntdorably :, a'aooloIod; At hor fathers
Sunday attire, and with . handkerchief bound
about her head. Ghe had been shot In the right
tomplo and the bull bud passed. nearly through
to the other aldo Of her head. Mr. sprague't
uoRE my AeH Atot hHAy& Au0 Ae1i IL W91a Ha11'
| pint robe-water bottle empty, and a 4-ounca bot
| tie containing about an ounce Of what Waa sup.
posed to be whisky aud ethor, 2-ouuco vial Will
| sli,au quantity Of preparation OF morphine,
small syringe for simultaneous Injection, papcl
Of white sugar, small wine.glnss. and q tablo
Bpoon. ;, Tho glass, spoon. and syringe had evi'
dontly been used, and the sugar was very moist
AZ II 1t had been accidentally wot. In tho pook-
eta Of Alr. spraguo's clothing wore found a lead
| poncll, a'pankpife, box OF morphine pills, ant
| sheet Of noso-paper, on tho tlrst page OF WLlcl
| wero written theao words I have grown craz,
10 fast to-day that should be entirely so bofori
| tomorrow night ii lived"
| On the third page, written apparently afto
tho efforts to destroy tho child By tho nBo of the
morphene had proved unayailing; we're written
tho wordss !" It Ia hard to shoot her, but tht
| morpheue did not tako any effect"
THO company gathered about the pitifu
| sight, a bier was constructed, and the bodlot
/ we're borne baclt to tho dosolato home aud wor,
placed sido by siao on q: bed in an uppsl
| chaulber.
Mr.. sprague was considered By hia employer
| and by those with whom he waa asBooiatod. as
mau whose oharactor was above roproach. aud II
whom there was nothing to dlatrust.' Hls rosl
denco was beautifully situated, lis homo. till tho
death o. his wifo. Was m exceptionally happy
! one. and he waa In every respects true gontio'
man..