The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-11

cns,siny draurbt OF solution OF strych-
nine coupleted his self-destrnction ny
a revolyer.sbot in the right tenn
nlc. penetrating the brain. All lhe
Surroundings reveal the most extraor'
binary nerve on the part OF the suicide in
,.as,no his preparations. In order TO AVOID
alarming the guests OF the mouse ne even
raised the window OF his room- ana, stsnu'
inc with his head partly out IN the ram,
cred the fatal shot and fell backward al iu'i
length upon the floor dead. The concus-
sion, however, was suincient 70 aiaTii
Jadv whose room is on the fourth floor close
by No. Is, the one which huDOert occupied
she notifed aehambermaid, and porter was
sent for, but the door could not be opened,
so the proprietor, Preston Moore, was sent
for. who ordered the door TO be forced. The
room was stIli full Of smoke, and HubberPs
corpse was Just stliieniug. while the Dood
was ooyipg from the hole IN the rlgOt lem
ME. The empty cartridge-sheil box was on
The window.sul and the weapon on the moor
nv the dead mans hand. There was tum-
bier unon the washstand containing the
drecs of o wbitish powder, and on tue bed
WIS a small vial OF the same powder labelled
"strychnine,v indicating that after taking
the dose HUBERT had shot himself. A Keen
bladcd knife rested close by the tuln0ler,
showing that the desperate man had chosen
three ways OF taking his life.
THE SUICIDES LETTERS.
The body wa, clad III shabby garments,
and SLOUGH hat, which bad apparently
fallen of when the shot was nied, was be-
meath the feet. The cOuntenance Detokehed
intelligence, and photograph found near
by indicated that the deceased bad been Il
handsome man. On The washstaud were
number Of letters, which bad been written
with n Quill peu and some OF which were
intended for mailing. They were addressed
TO +. T.. Sib0le, SIC Brown street; Rev. Or.
Joseph A. Seiss. 1888 Spring Garden; Rev.
DIR. +. w. Conrad, 1923 Spring Garden
street: Rev. Professor W. r. HuDbert,
Blacksburg, Montgomery county, Va; X.
Mclaughlin, 1910 Spring Garden street !;
Mrs. Emma NJ Hubberi, salem, Roanoke
county. Va; Captain {. Spared f. sun
mons, father Of this lady, Of the same adj
dress Another letter was addressed TO the
editor OF the Times.
All were written in q leglbe hand. The
tenor OF the notes read was that the writer,
who contemplated suicide, was in despair
because he was without work, a home, or
friends, and had been driven TO the step by
the arrangement OF his wife through the
influence Of her father. and the fact, which
WINS contemplated with especial horror, that
ON Anil LIST the final blow would be the
granting OF q divorce TO his wife. All the
letters urge those TO whom they are adj
dressed to ascertain whether his wife would
receive the corpse and assure them that she
would defray all expenses. Two notes
were penned TO Mr.. Moore-one thanking
him for his kindness and requesting him 10
perform some additional services, and the
other beginning with regret at causing
him this trouble also inveghing against
his father-in-law, and saying he had cast
about for over year aimlessly. He could
not bear the thought OF never meeting his
wife and two bright little children again.
The note 10 the editor OF the Times is as
follows:
Sr,-Please state TO the public that
once bright and promising young man has
been ruined by bis wealthy fsther-in-law
captain Spared +. Simmons. Of Salem,
Roanoke county, Val, who has taken my
wife and children from me. She tries for
divorce at April court. My heart and soul
Is worried and disguised with the empt-
ness and vanity OF this life. The thought
OF being divorced from my spiteful little
Emma and my fond az little children is
worse than death to me. i love her yet
] love them. Here am without money or
work; there she is in luxury. Drink is
not all. Examine my brain and see what
trouble has done. Will you or some one
send my body to my wife, Emma NJ. Hub
bert, Siem, Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio
railroad, Va? She has plenty OF money
and will pay all expenses incurred. See
that my trunk and things are sent home to
George \. Hubert. lie: this be an awful
warning. ). FRANK HUBERT.
"P. S. ] am OF good stock, and refer
you TO Rev. L. Z. Sibole, jl6 Brown street;
to DR.. SeiSs, 1888, and DIR. Conrad, 1923
Spring Garden street.
my stock profits me notbing-no wife,
no friends, no hope. | love her-sbe does
me; but her pa, Captain Spared +. SIM
mons, has got her away from me. Pity,
pity poor me. Lord have mercy on my lit.
lie four children and on my sOu'.
as. FRANK HUBERT.
"March 8, 1891.
.'Flbert street, 1927, Smedley House,
"Quite moral lesson or sermon might
. be preached on this occurrence.
"WaTn others. l do not court this
DEATH"
HUBBgRT's CAREER.
The Sixth district police, who were noti-
fed Of the occurrence, sent Il telegram TO
X. Mclaughlin, proprietor Of the North
American Smelling Works, 1910 Spring
Garden street. When he arrived at the
hotel and viewed the body in the presence
of the Coroner's assistant. Samuel G.. Ash
bridge, he identified the deceased and opened
and handed 10 Mr.. Asbbridge the note ad.
dressed 10 Mr.. Mclaughlin. IL requested
him 10 view the body and send it to Nir-
GINA. IL also dwet upon the despair
OF the contemplated divorce from his
wife, and affirmed that her father
instigated 1t. There was final request 10
Mr.. Mclaughlin not TO tell that Hubert
"llved with that woman at your place.
Lottie was not her name, and she was not
Ey wife. My wife was Emma, and she is
In Virginia." In explanation of this last
paragraph Mr.. Mclaughlin satd that his
first acquaintance was made with Frank last
fall. Dir. Mclaughlin has his residence at
Colliugsw0od Station, near Haddonfield. 4.
j. Last November be found q eare.takes
for the farm in tbe person OF Hubert, who
was recommended TO him by an intelligence
ofiiee man named Browne.
When Hubert appeared at the fzrm he
was accompanied by comedy, red ,haired
young woman whom he called Lottie, and
who passed for his wife. Mr.. Mclaughlin |
took strong liking to the young virginian, |
and dndiDg he had no housekeeping goods |
advanced him money enough and gave him |
a'cottage on the place dor residence. IL |
seon became apparent that Hubert was not |
~ all energetic, aod was needless OF re.
pfso'. Furthermore, the sme,er, whose
botrs at home were very few, saw enough |
to esnyincc him that the relations between
Hubtert aud bis so.called wife were inhar.
nlonisiis, and that he was extremely Jealous
OF her. He also began to dglpk hard. He
had pistol, which Mr.. Mclaughlin reeog.