, 1875-01-05
SELF-I)ESTltUCTION.


SELF-DESTltUCTION.
Suicide nt sharon, wis, OF n Toung
H1nn Who Il supposed TO HAVE Coins
raittcd Some Crln,e for Which n
Guilty Conscience Pursued film.
Special Iisrmtth 10 1hs Ch,eado Tribune.
SHARON, WalrortA Co., Wis, Jan. 4.-hbont =
month ago Incorporating young man, giving
l,is namo AZ 7. II. Clifford. canlo here from tho
Northwestern Telegraph Institute. Jancayllc, to
as.ist A1r. Brigham. agont md operator OF tho
Chicago i Northwestern Railway at this place.
10 appeared well educated, had travelled grcat
deal. and gained flieuds fast. On Thursday
morning, Dec. 81, ho did not appear at tlse Office
As usual, and A1r. Brighamfs son waB sent to his
clearinghouse to ascertain tho reason. 1Ie
found Clifford sick in bed, having, US he said,
aevcro attack Of cholera 1norhus. 1lo told young
brigham ho would soon bo all right laughed
sna e,i chat, ehstted o with lin "buut how ho
to lAvo a rlveIcian. lIo remained
III bed very eick until Friday night, Jan, /, when
ho WAS nl'lch boter aud said }lo would bo ablo L,
20 to tho office the noxt morning. Morning as-
lansila1y went tn his rom 10 inquire aftor INN,
md found him lying on Its side dead. tho body
still warm. Under tho pillow fn,intl mn em9-
+ vial labeled "choratc Of gold" and IN tho
taipo1 n,orn,,no l;ttio ~ II st;ii c,,,,,,,r =,
fin r,o,,ar lin f,nrnnor waq 1,nt;fiei s"1 At
nnco summoned jury, who, aftor tnkiug Nil
testimony nttainahlo, rendered verdict OF sui
riIo by poison. Tllcra wore two lokters left, al.
dte*sal to JHipea Mast!cet aelcgraph Institute,
l,,u to telegraph his father. brother, and slr.
AIAttice, tho latter being authorized to take
Charge Of his bods and effects. Mr.. Mattieo mr.
t!seu oH th9 m!.efnuo.' t.' ,i',sust1' ~ "sla sLe
iettcfs were uolsoreo 10 ILL., WHICH ieau - 1ol-
lows:
JaSgsyrLtr. Wis.,. Nor. 2. 1a7&.-To Iame8 r. Hat.
fir,-DE.n FE.rxp; Wtrt{,i you kindly take cllkrgs
Of ny wnrstile.s huiy AMI u ha llsrsa uf ny ti-
feets1 t bury mo Without any ccrcmnny, hl.nw no
preaching over mr. tlrai body rlso rise In my co,,lu
and curse my Priest that tiare s.y ono word over me-
rut me In lis plancst coffin that can he procured,
aud bury mo where will he forgotten Rtsaurot /
think there viii b tuftlcltut money to pay nl es-
lee that Nil il s,tigfactory pa:k in ali nv etYe,ts
without e1an,lnation. nn e1urc., thsm to inv nrof
r. address, ssh.:h Is Charles \, csFpent;s nsll
Company. cannot enter iuto Al exclamation Of the
r5aso,s q ths aci o. mine further than mat an
Ei',,e,. wshcs n III Inn Inv. AMI 3eeyc ,ns ~. ~
csrcjy your fritn +. II. cIItroun.
p s.-cno th,ny nrapJx fnrnot tn n ,uontian. Let
M st,,,e 10 ,nce1 arr1 ~. ~ tnsr tna .nn srbers
The s,irids.s boty ies. Friend Mstce II tbrrs i,c
~, ~ , ar.n ass sa 1noe ~ cp ~ @ !"u
IN tr, ' nmrs rporo Isrnwo W. VI" 'e'
Nith this letter waa reco!vod tao following,
written some aosen weeks after"atd:
tHAnox, VII. Dec; 97. 1s1t.-p5An Fs1Esp: stnse
thi. aud II neressary to NIKE aome sIto-s,lna a,
dive eotno furthsr instret;ous In the oyent Of nv
ham that my father be tccrrapaeJ and to lin VI,
can. louk ior announcement for ali cspcntes ani
.5oSs incurred sy ysu IL taking ehs1xs 4 boa
Of n,e vel cannct GeIteye tbsy viii nt NV nv fu
nrfal e1ptnsts- Further than please carry out al