Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-09
III cidc Of u baltimore Physician.

Auicitlc Of u baltimore Physician.
| Dr. Buckler Jones, kuuwn b, 5: To the Ealti
tuorr public on account Of the noloiety lie &C
quIred By certain charges OF n'aiprac ice winch
FROM !ime to tima Lave been bruush against
| Lin, committed Snicida yesterday n JIniD, :,
| No. Mulberry street, near Calvert, whcra ic
has cen recently living With d WOMAN Gain d
| Ida p, uuirgtoo TIE i:oc was, as near Us eau
| BE- a>cal tai"eI. about 1870 o'c!ocs in the morn
| iDp; the Instrument sma.l white. handled, four.
| bladed pocket knife, Of tina temper anl keen
| edge, the blade Of wlIch the wretchCd mau
had thrust iutn his throat nn lie leii htoi side,
| inHcring cash over Inur inci:' 5 lorg and deep
enough t. let life lass out wish the tnrrrDt O!
| blood that flowed from he wound. NIh cooi
aud scientific purpose !u had evidently lsen
from his bed, aud the rnJu bslug lily lighted
from without, q kerOSant lamp had been Eight
cd, which was probably the first thing he did
on rising. lie then crossed the room to the
corner diagonally opposite the bed, and about
twelve feet distant, where bureau With mir
ror stood. There with his reflection before
him. that be might the better see to deal lbe
fatal stroke, be used the kni!c. with one effort
severug the carotid artery and all the other
large blood vessels on that side OF the throat.
Still holding the knife in his hand, be returned
to The bed, and laying the kuifc Oh Il small
table at the head Of the bed, he laid down and,
folding his arms, awaited the eud. liz could
not have lived longer than few moments al
forwards, and probably within five mlOuss after
the wound was inflicted death cnsucd.
Mrs. Pennington was downstairs at The
time, and hearing q strange nosc 10 the apart.
ment occupied by the Doctor, she went up-
stairs. o. opening the door, which is directly
opposite the bed, she SAW ~ OuCc the full GI
tent Of the crime which hal been committed.
The blood had eushcd from The wound in i'll.
mense quantities. striking the wall 10 several
places, and marking the footsteps Ok the suicide
as be returned from the mirror to tic couch.
On the bureau vas large pool OF Blood the
first that flowed and the bed iiuen was soaked
With that which ran from the wound after the
man had laid down to bis ioal r5st. The alarm
was Immediately given, aud a member OF The
household dispatched at once for physician.
DR.. G. Il. Welsh responded and VAS shortly
altcrward Joined by DR.. Mccormick.
Dr. Jones was about forty.seven years old,
and was married to Baltimore lady, with
whom he has not, however, lived sincc last
November Al about that time the deceased
was arrested, charged with having procured an
abortion upon the person of girl named Rob
erts, who died from tue effects Of The treat
mcnt. While the case was undergoing inves.
tigalion Dr. Jones was committed to Jail with
out bail, during which time, it is understood,
he turned over all Of his property, amounting
to somewhere about 100000, 10 his wlic. His
son, j lawyer from New York, came on at that
time, and it is said drew the full amount Of his
fathers bank account 90 4 check signed, but
not filled up, which his father had given hIni
to make payment OF small debt. This amount
was considerable, some say not less than twelve
thousand dollars. 1t is probable that tha
troubles growing out Of these charges. and pos,
sby the loss Of his property, il il b. true hat
he did lose it, preyel upon the MUD OF the
unfortunate man until, in his morbid state he
resolved to flee from the troubles he kGcw 10
meet thos, Of which he knew nothing.