The daily gazette., 1879-01-28
THIRD EDITION
A Probable Suicide.

A Ne,o Castle Merchant, While Suffer
ing from Uiness, Tries TO End his
Life.
Charles b. Weggenman, q well-known
merchant from New Castle, came 20 Will
mington, yesterday, while suffering from
a severe illness OF the brain.
After wandering around most OF the
afternoon, he arrived in front of the City
Mill about 430 o'clock, and deliberately
walked into the race. Thomas Blanken
engineer, and Patrick Flood, firemen, at
the City Mill, went to his assistance, but
he refused their aid, and it was with the
utmost difficulty that they finally drew
him out, as he not only resisted but at
tempted TO force his head under the
water. He was taken into the mill and
furnished with dry clothes, after which
word having been sent to Chief Maxwell
he was taken to the City Hall. DR..
Blocksom was called in and worked hard
to save the mans life, but without avail,
as after passing from one convulsion to
another he died about six o'clock.
Coroner Butt summoned a jury and
viewed the body, but after hearing the
testimony of DR.. BlocKsom the jury ad-
journed until this morning at 10 O'Clock.
The body was then given in charge of
the wife of the deceased, who bad been
sent for, and was taken to New Cas- lie
later in the evening.
The Jury re-assembed at 10 o'clock!
this morning.
The first witness was Joseph Taggart,
who testified, that about 2.45 O'Clock,
yesterday afternoon, be heard that a man
tt,t . h....ls nd
went to the race the man was i'll water
up to his knees, pushing his face against
the ice /; got hold of him, but he appeared
to be unconscious of what he was doing,
and unwilling to come out; finally, with
the assist ance of colored man got him
out and took him into the City Mill
tried to undress him, and he resisted SC
much that it took two men to remove his
coat he appeared to be sinking and did
not notice those around him, did hot
speak at all word was sent to Chief
Engineer Mclntire, by telephone, and he
sent for the police, who took the man to
the Hall.
j. NJ. Enos, Jr., corroborated the above
evidence, as to seeing the man in the
race, and his resistance of the efforts t.
pull him out.
Samuel Rigby testified that he saw the
deceased about $50 O'Clock, i'll front Of
Grubb's store, Ninth Ward, acting in
very strange manner, looking around a.
though laboring under mental alteration
Afterwards saw him at the mill after h'
was taken from the race.
Michael Leonard corroborated this ties
timony; the deceased spoke to him il
front OF Grubb's store, but he did no
understand what was spoken; though
the man was not in his right mind.
George w. Jackson, cold, testife,
that he saw the deceased near Price
mill, looking around vacantly. After
wards saw something apparently falling
into the race went up and saw the maj
in the race tried, with the assistance q
aman named McPhefson, to get him ou'
but was unable to do 50 until other
came.
John ii. Harkins testified that be sa'
the man coming down Market sire,
about $3.50 O'Clock, acting very strangel,
Afterwards saw him in he City Mill all
recognized him as Mr.. Weggenman.
There were other witnesses, but as IL
jury deemed they had sufficient ligl
upon the case, juryman VIM ii. Brad
offered the following resolution:
ResOlred, That it is the sense of th
jury that the deceased came to his deaf
by exposure, superinduced by all tenn
to commit suicide, while laboring undt
temporary alteration of mind.
The resolution was adopted, and aft,
signing the verdict the jury adjourned
Mr.. Weggenman had been a resideI
of New Castle for number of year
and was in the boot and shoe busines
He has been suffering for two or thre
months with an affection of the head, bl
1t was not serious enough to keep hi
from his work. Yesterday morning !
desired to come to Wilmington, on bus
ness, and resolved to walk over. III
wife tried to persuade him to ride, b.
he declined, insisting that the wa
would do him good. He started Of, al
during the day the malady from whi,
he had been suffering increased to su,
all extent as to entirely overcome |
reason and lead to the attempt to destr
his life.
Mr.. Weggenmann was an exempla
citizen and was greatly respected by
who knew him. His wife was almc
overcome with grief at his untimely Ell
and her meeting with the body last eve
ing was affecting in the extreme.
leaves family of five children.
THE MAYORS LENEE.