The Morning herald., 1877-08-13
A SAD SUICIDE.

On Saturday AFTERNOON 80Out D OcIeckS
Mr.. Richardson, in passing along West
street above 4th, he discovered msn lying
on the step of the Friends Meeting House.
who said he had taken strychnine. Assist
ance was quickly summoned, and Dr!Ws!es.
who was also passing at the time, immedi"
ately had everything done for the unfsrtu-
man, and had him sent to the Alma House,
but Just as he reached there he died, having
had two commissions. r..pD.4
The unfortunate man Is named william
Sanders, aged about IS years, and has BEEN
for the last ten years an inmate, on ana On,
of the Aims House. From tho evidence
given before the Coroner,s Jury, yelterday
afternoon, the following facts were Obtain
obtained. 1t appears that Sanders was 10
mitted to the Aims Heuse In December, lS6S,
and for some cause left after being there :
sdort time. He was again admitted In Nos
yember, 1870, and having had some disturb
ance with the gate keeper of that estebilsh-
ment, was discharged. In the fall OF lS7s,
he came again, and since that time MS board
has been paid the Society of Friends, who
on account of his being also Friend,
thought a. he was destitute and unable to
Gain living that 1t was their duty to sup
port him. On the 25th Of April last they
notified him that he could no longer receive
any support from them, 40 the attending
physicians pronounced him able to gain hts
own living, and on account Of some little
financial scrape, he having received some
money which he used for some unknown
purpose, but which the Friends thought
should have been used for bis own support.
on Wednesday last, he paid two dollars for
his weeks board, srying 1t was the last
money he had. He asked whether he had
to 20, and Mr.. Barlow said he would allow
him to remain until the next wednesday.
He left the Aims House Saturday, about
twenty minutes to four, and subsequently
went back and told Mr.. Barlow no WAS
gning to leave.
On his person was found three Jefferson
to Allen Gawthrop, one to Coroner Rose,
and one to IN. Clark, OF Newark. Tho
folle wing is the letter to Corner Rose:
WILMINGTON, Sth month 7th, 1877.
This will tell what has caused my desth,
for have strychnine in my pocket, which
intend taking. Get your doctors to make
thorough investigation of tho neck OF the
bladder, let them nuke full explanation
what effect it has upon the body and system.
Lei the desirers Of the truth see for them-
selves. It Is high time, when person has
to take his own life, or do worse one on
the highway. 1could net stay where l had
paid tax nearly all my life, or since l have
been twenty -one years OF age, you, my
friends, can tell what kind of feelings .
person can have when you are an invalid and
turned oui on the highway to perish.
WILLIAM SANDERS.
The letter to Mr.. Clark, his cousin, WAS
notifying him OF his doing the deed, and
leaving his trunk, chest of tools, ETC., to
him. The one to Mr.. Gawthrop was thank
ing him for his kindness to him while alive.
He has brother>in law in Chester county
who is we'll to do, but on account OF some
difficulty he had left him and would not
return.
Sanders called upon Mr.. Gawthrop on
Saturday morning, and stated that he had
seen the committee, who would not listen
to him, and went out bidding farewell, and
said he hoped the truth would be known,
and who was in the right.
DR.. Wales stated ct the inquest that San
dcrs had taken about Is cents worth Of
strychnine, which he said he got at Mcln>
ALPS Drug store. From the evidence of the
physicians 1t seems that the man has been
diseased for some time.
DR.. Quinby, who at first refused 10 appear
before the jury, was msde to appear on
captas being issued. He made . short
statement, but before he gave his fullevi-
dence, all, including the reporters, were
politely requested to leave the room, to al
low the Doctor to give his evidence unmo.
Tested. l.l
The jury rendered verdict that he came
to his death from taking strychnine, sdmins
istered by his own hands.