Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-22
A(tfan0rla 0azette
WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST q.
Pursued by Rem0rse.

The Philadelphia correspondent OF the New
York Herald says:
That conscience doth make towards Of VI
aIl' never received a more striking or remark
able illustration than in IN incident that has
! Just taken place in this city. For murder
committed seven moths ago, g! a place 5000
miles dsIaut. an Intelligent ADD preposses'iog
young man has voluntarily surrendered himself
to the police. He wss not suspected OF .he
crime had successfully escaped crossed the
Atlantic and need never baVe bsen captured
except by his own yolition. His sole and only
reason for giving himself into custody as be
states, is that he has been constantly troubled
with remorse. with the phantom Of bis victim
ever before him, aud could uo longer endure
| the suspense aud torture whoh made hlm fear
each bush as pursuing officer. His only Wlsi.
| Gcw is to be sent back to The place where the
murder was perpelrated and there to be tried
and puoished.
While Sergeant Thompson, 0! tue SIKH pc
lice district, was on duty, 90 Friday night last,
a man presented himself at the station house
and said he bad committed murder and de-
sired to be taken into custody. The sergeant
was at first inclined to think the man drunk or
lupatic But finding that he locked aud talked
nationally enough be complied with bis request
after the stranger related bis history. Said be:
"M7 name is John Henderson. | sm tWeoty-
three years OF age ardam a soldier 10 the SER
vice Of Her Majesty The Queen of England, at
tached TO troop E. Eighteenth Hussars, CON
mauded by Msjor General SirT W. McMaboo.
Wo we're stationed at Cocb ester, Eoglaud, ADD
one day in January last | was 10 company with
the sergeant Of the troop, named Wheeler. We
had been drinking pretty freely during the day,
and when we reached sort Ct rendezvous or
place for keeping stores We w;re quite fui!.
Here the Sergeant exhibited to me his money,
when | found he had fl6, much more than
had which made NE mad with jealousy, aud 10
a moment Of drunken frenzy | took my carblne
and struck him On the head several times, rom
the effects oil which he died very shortly.
took his money, and then, realizing what had
done, thought Of escape | took the body,
dragged it out into the yard and threw it down
we'll. In few aays shipped for Ameri'a
after hearing that we were set down as desert:
ers, for the capture Of whom IS were oterod
for me and e25 for the sergeant. 1 reached
New York and knocked around there for some
time. About nine weeks ago came to this
city, and have siGca wandered around looking
for something to do.
During all this tine have beeu haunted day
and night by the ghost Of the sergeant, making
my life one OF constant misery, out OF whloh |
can only get by acknowledging my crime and
paying the penalty. So | want 10 60 back to
England
Before taking any Steps in the matter Ser,
geant Thompson consulted MIR. George Crums,
Vice Consul from Great 5ritau who said tina.
Sergeant Of the Eighteenth Ilussars had becn
found n q well, but the suppoSitiOn Was that
he had committed suicide or had accidentally
fallen in while trying TO desert. This state
ment gave color OF truth to the voluntary
prisoners story, aud to day lie Was taken be-
fore Magistrate Poll, who committed HIM ior a
fourth hearing on the 81 of September, ln
order that the proper measures may be taken
10 have him sent back to Eogland for trial.
lie talks quite freely, and tells his story 10
most straightforward and intelligent manner,
leaving 30 doubts 10 the plndS OF the author!
ties as to lts being true. lie looks as thougE
he had undergone severe mental and physical
straiD; and from his suu burned face 1t would
appear that most Of his time had been spent IN
the opcn air. lie was this afternoon sent ta
Moyamcnsng Prison, where lie will he held un
til waited in Eogand.
4 SIMPLE CURE FOR DRUNKENNESS. "A
Brooklyn man writes to The New York Suu -
"l drank more intoxicating liquors from the
year 1851 to the last day Of 1915 than any 9th
or person ever knew or heard Of; and III the
meantime, knowing this cure. did not practice
it on myself, but. for fuo, did practice 1t OF
many others aud effected permanent cures
The remedy Of the euro is this w heu per
son fiods he luus have drink, let him tase
drink of water say two or three sWallowa d.
often as the thirst or craving may desire. LET
him continue this practice. llIsold chums Will
laugh; tut let him pcrsevere, and 1t Will not DC
week before the appetite tor any KIND ol
stimu!ant will disappear altogether, aod water
be taken TO Quench the Dslura. th,r7t. Ii Al
auy time lie victim should feel craving, lei
him take the first opportunity and obtaln
swallow Of water, aud he eau pass aud ropass
all saIoous. When he goeg home at night hs
will feel satisfied and be sober aud have money
10 his pocket. / commenced this practice tha
fret day of 1874 and mover think OF taking
drink Of s!imulants.'
Doctor Conneau, whose death was aanouoead
lately, was an Intimate irieni Of tue laie Ma.
poeon III. He was attached to the household
Of the ez Q1een Hortense SO physician, aod 10
this way became q friend Of Louis Napoleo3,
her son, who was FIVE years hIs JUNIOR: lie
staid with the mother Until she died aod then
followed the fortunes Of the con, being with
him in the affair Of Roulogne and afterwards
going With him to Ham, where he shared hia
Imprisonment. The plan of the escape there
from has generally been ascribcd 10 hiu;; Louis
NAPOLEON 60. out of that prism in tho disguise
Of mechanic, carrying board, with which he
shielded his face from obssrsatlou. u oder The
| Empire he was made Senator and decorated
with the grand cross. He remained close
friend Of the Emperor uo!!l big death, and at
ter, often made journeys to Chiselnurst TO con
sult with The ez Empress concerning the future
! of her son. With Doctor Couneau dies one OF
the last CT that Intimate group bg which Louis
Nanoleon was surrounded.