The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-11
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A telegram from IVY DEPOT WIS received
I IN this city yesterday niortfiEg anuoanGing
| e sIass Dir. Rabert eHeth, formerly neTclirnt
at. Aechum's River, committed suicide by
banging himself in the store Of that place
The deceased was She sou os the late Bsv-
|erly Heshyof Richmo5d aBd the first cousin
Of GeRsraE Henry and Captain Stockton
Hesh. he went Quito Nebraska and CALI
iofnia Wnsn very yong man, bot NOT be-
ing satisfsd returned to Richmond IN 1860.
Ia 1851 lie entered the Confederate army as
member Cd the RichmoaL Grays, was an
excellent. soldier, and was severely wound
ed at the second battle Of Manassas
he Was at one time partner in the we'll
and afterwards storekeeper 5or the Old Do
minion IRON and Nail. w orks- Enthese and
various other positions he wea the good
Will and esteem Of all with whom he came
in close contact, for he was Eaan OF quiet
and kindly disposition and high sense OF
honor. .s..s 5.sfs .tsa>, e@sE 80.
OF late years he mad been engaged in bu-
siness at Indian Rock, Botesourt county,
and was there subjected to heavy hess by
flood and fire.
" In March last be opened store at Me-
chum's River depot, But bis sfamily--wiieand
three children-ren1aiDed at Indian Rock.
HcI and; many Of his friends thought that
there be would be able, toIreestabIish bis
fortune; but their sanguine hopes were not
realized. His enterprise did pot prosper.
In Janlfary he came to this city and effected
an advantageous settlement with his cred
itors, and stopped business. So we'll we're
his creditors satisfied with his upriGhtness
and integrity, several Of them offered to sell
him goods whenever he saw an opportu-
nifty to make a fresh start. But the trou.
bles through which ne had passed, and his
gloomy, y,'forebodtngs, unsettled. his mind,
and led him to take bis life rather than to
venture upon new undertakings. ye'lg>
+. Sunday morning MIR. Heth requested Of
the new proprietor of the store permission
to goin there and write some letters. While
bis friends of the place were all at church he
locked himself in the store, sat down at the
desk, and wrote several letters and tore
them all up. Then he took a pIough-lpe,
went into the cellar, and hung himself. His
friends upon returning from church made
search for him; when they found him he
| was dead. . -..ts... .s.,,.... "a, -.,.... +,
Mr. I. B. Biankenship, brother OF r. E.
Blankensbip, agent OF the Old Dominion
lron- W orks, left this city yesterday morn
ling and returned to Richmond last night
with the body. <@. r.
The funeral OF the unfortunate gentleman
will take place from Broad-Street Methodist
church this afternoon at half.past O'Clock.
Fros, among his many friends the follow
ing gentlemen have been selected to act US
pall-bearers: Colonel William II. Palmer,
James W. Allison, George Lyon, John &.
Spots, Captain Thomas G. Jackson, Colo
mel L. j. BealI, j. Ii. Blair, Julien Binford,
Captain John T. Rogers, Major j. II. Clai-
borne, Gervas Storrs, T. II. Blankenship,
Major L. j. Bossieux, Captain james T..
Tyler. .- -.........
The Grays will also attend the funeral
and act as escort to the grave.