Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-06-19

Or rrsaallF aaiet ViIlage vas thrown $3.50
sianrrns % Fsias sssEning last by the sunouare-
mesi that Johh d. Reintrell, IN old and rel
knamm eisixsn bere, haa heen drowned = the
Bav, fsueaiaaely below the SheeP-Pen " p
al sra 4 vs. cOsis<snrea that the drownius sd
bses serideaszl 6hs Taiseqseat develOP snss
proved that the uusortsnsis man bad committed
suicide srne bors, weo were grabbing around
the shore, 6rst made the discovery Of the body,
and a once reported Il 10 the citizens. The body
was found in a serinded spot, evidently selected
by him for The sd purpose q self-destruetioa-
His hat and coat wsFs lsA By him uPOn the bank
over TIE place where his bOdy was fOand, and
two notes were discovered In the inside pocket Of
bis coat explaining the causes which impelied
him 20 the commission o. the act. The Rrst note
was written On the baek Of . certificate Of eon-
irmaiion issued 70 him ID 1873, By Bishop Em.
Piakney, Of Maryland. from which the following
extracts are made: q.
"a FarnaY. June, 1879. I
" The sndcr wiIi'please hare u published that
I, the undersigned, am determined 90 get rio n1
my troubles. Ny children must forgive me-.
hope God win Forgive al that have trcated ne
wrong. -. D. kEiSTzELA-
The OtheR note was wFiiass On sheet Of brown
paper, and seemed 10 be nm addisiOa 70 what h.
had written In the FIRST note. We give Il below
AT have got tired Of working soF ihe rough
living I get for Il. have been cheste6 out Of
nv labor and many who win Sc this know IL
I want 70 be buried in ground beside my hFst
wife Nat Gordon pat sward 90 u FOR me. !
L. III kts.4
think I had few. William AFmSworthy 70 In
great trouble now have Just len him. Poor
man, hope Il will BE better with him. Good
bre nv friend God bless you. Give my love
% YOU know ought to have e. I hope this win
be q varniag.tO all those who have poor men 1t
work for them 10 treat them right. have been
treated very rough don't wish an inquest;
the county is too poor to pay FOR one. am @sed
The most remarkable thing connected with It
was the deIiherateness and determination which
possessed the mind Of the suicide. The water
was not over six inches deep where he was
drowned and Il was necessary TO con6ne his
head under . log, which projected from the
shore, in order to accomplish bis purpose. He
was found In this situation. The deceased was
q member Of the Episcopal church and was about
IS years Of age. He was born in Georgetown,
ID. c., and came TO this county about 30 years
ago, where he has since lived, following the
trade OF plasterer. On Thursday and before, he
was engaged in job ofcaieimining the bar-roOm
Of Fenwick's Hotel, but not knowing much about
such work, made q failure Of IL, which, u il
thought worked upon his sensitive nature and
partly caused him TO commit the act. He had
been in q melancholy mood Of late, but no one
ever detected any arrangement Of his mind. He
was last seen on the morning Of Friday, about
O'Clock, by NJ. Armsworthy, the county Jail
or, ut whose house he called On his way to the
shore. Mr.. ArmswOrthy noticed nothing Pecu-
liar in his manner or actions, and when leaving,
the deceased told him that he would call again
later in the day II he did not go to work. Its
supposed that he committed suicide a short time
after leaving Mr. Armsworthy's house. Justice
ID. G. Hsmmett, acting Coroner, took charge Of
the body and disposed Il for burial. No inquest
was held, as, under the law, none Is necessary
where no suspicion can be entertained that q Eel-
Ony has been committed.