Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-08
suicide and 1nuuest.


ASu.SSowx wcMAN COMMITS SUICIDE "A HAsrY |
EUkIAEs f .e .e.l
La Tuesd evening, woman about "a years !
OF age, came 10 the boarding house of Robert NJ. |
Gilsou on Front stree,, over the Wilmington & |
Reading passenger depot, and obtained lodging |
for the night In the morning she complained OF |
heng unwe eii, aud concluded TO defer her contem-
plated TIP Ia Lancaster until next day, and 30
she remsued from day TO day antii Saturday
mernlng.
After Eating her breakfast she took walk and
on returning abe complained al o head ache amt
retired I" her room. At noon little e,ri was
4s,lt to call her to dinner, WHEN .ahe discovered
t,et the woman wss dead, and gave tue alarm
to Mr.. Gibson The Coroner was sent ior AMI an
inquest held.
After an examination by Or, Willard Springer,
the Jury rendered verdif that the deceased
CANA 10 her death from the effects OF lsndanum
administered by her owr hand. A pint bottle
containing an ounce and bali OF iandanum was
f,und in her vaiise, fisr name Is sapposed to be
| H. j. bradley. she claimed that hey. y, II.
Uox, OF Norristown, is a broiher ..t.
| telegram announcing the facts of the case
was sent to The Rev. gentleman. but no an
s'ver was rereived. After tue lapse of three
lnurs the Coroner plOceeded in the evening,
to bury the remains At thea Inns House as iley
could make nc other disposition of them.
| Deceased appeared like a women of good
family possessed money and good clothes and
W iUt lime VI utT uc1tH WIS uHftDR u new
dress made by one Of our dress makers, Dur
ing her stay at MIR. Gibson's she acted in
TnaniIer and made some few expressions which
led those around her to believe that she was
suffering deeply from recent family Affections
| which was probably the case.
i Since The above was in type, We learn that
Mrs. Brsdlsys brother Rev, T. +. Cox, Of Nor
rsiowD, aud bis son Dr.. Cox, Of Philadelphia,
came down. this morning, and took charge Of the
rnr.. L..
the Telegram reschei Norrisiown, aud 90 was i'm
aole 10 come here until ihis morning
Mira. Bradley resided in Lancaster, Pa, "a
which place her ramsins will bs sent. Recent
family afiiiciions caused her to blro.ne partially
demenieti, and while thus suffering she came "a
" Wilmington and comn,iited snicide.
1 LARGE SALE Or PROPERTY. On Wednes
day, j. =. RICHARDSON, aucti0neer sold at pub
lie sale at Oatington. Hartford Co Md. sever
al tracts OF land belonging TO the Oak!Dgtol
! Mills Company, as follows. .
"heliegled, 4lO acres. to b..1rifith Davis
) Esq. of Hartford cOuaty for $50 per acre
amounting to sl22s6. .-
Plum Point, 29D acres 10 Henry James
Esq., Tor saa per acre---ani9unting to $40, iJ0
Dn this property there is ground rent Is O0(
Iredeemahie at the will oil the purchaser.
"rhe Distliery Property, situated on SwaI
Creek. containing aces of land with fou
! li.Dant houses, public landing &c, was ais,
purchased Wy MIR James for II ,425-
"oakingt"n," 40 acres, was also knor ke,
Flown TO Mf. James at 22 per acre -smOuntiu
TO AGO. This property is subject 10 a mort
gage Ot 100000
Ihirteen acres Of land at Oakington sta
= ton, were purchased by j. g. Mitchell, fo
t StG3 80
There were in all $50 acres sold Consid
4 tering that the sale MAS for cash, it may be r,
igarded as good one
II FoIIcE EEAsEs,--James kerns the man ha'
!. iDs charge At the horse Which fell into a ce
LAT last week, Whe,n lie Wan peiin,tted tn ii
II main nnLi lie died, was itital before The MAJ
or saturday n,eht The charge was prefer
ted by men,bets OF tho Sasie. for the Preve
: iion ait t'iaeits la Au,@si5. keruS was hn,
u 4 s.b aHd costa.
John W'er for disor.ierly conduct and ID
4 alte ftngaaga towsrds his family was hned
4 ami costs au.i held tJ bail IN the sum of !;
OIL 10 keep Tho peace.
gl pue case dre1kenness was disposed Of at t
usual penalty,