The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-23
PETERSBURG.


.,russ SAD ,rralR-suiciDg OF AN oEp CHI
No ,.x. ur KILLS HIMSELF M AN OLD car.
.oe BY PISTOL SHOT THROUGH THg
s'n. rULL PARTlcCLARs--ro PORTSMOUTH
h,rrgsr -AReESr OF An Al.
sasn HORSE -THIEF = LAR0R EXCURSION
PlgiY.
Auovsr %. 1851.
..o,her very sad affair occurred in our
hs "a. mornipg IN the desth, by bis own
Guy es,s act. OF Mr.. Lewis u. Laalh, an
us ,'.S a,cblv.respcc,ed citizen. Mr.. Leah
o'a s.S as,,ye a. Dlnwiddie county. but for
va .,s,er cars OF his lite bad resided and
INC sn,sa lmsineSs In Petersburg. Last
CON- on"rbe bcgsn farming In DInwiddle
ST.. shout nine mics from town, but
eo"s a, ~ much 81 hs spare time 10 the city
nts c,izsnship here was hardly re-
~~ - surrendered. About q week svo
So "a town TO see bis relatives aud
ih SlSa end had announced his intention to
hNs..s ,o hi. farm tomorrow morainR. He
So, ,nueh az his time shout the coach.
- ~ Mr. Daniel Dyson, at the corner Of
spvp,,,o,e and Washington streets sohera a
e!',a.lsN mr.. b. ID. WILSON, is employed.
"a 0hera he frequently rendered assist
~. Voluntarily. About 8 O'clock this
.,.,,ng ne entered she shops and saluted
a.. ssorkmen. inquiring about their bealth.
~ ~ ~ resoonse TO questions rs TO his own
49,, resnonded tbst be felt very badly.
80 rsmsined shout The shops until about
- .,slces. Whea be was seen going in the
~ ,,-.,,i,n az The stable In The rear portion OF
,renfses. 10 few minutes the report
,;sfnl was heard az the stable, and when
sr.siiyation was made as to The cause Mr..
TN VA found dead from the effects OF a
-ss,ol.Shoi through The head. He had en-
.srsa an old carriage under the Stable.shed,
ann seat on the front box, with his face
- no door. aud shot himself. The bali en-.
,srsd the head over the right ear, passed
,srop,h the brain, aud made its exit on the
.nno,itje side, above the left ear. Death
,,nsi have resulted almost Instantly, a.
vhen the body wSs found life was extinct.
me body was sitting crect-lhe head lean.
iny back, the arms resting scross the breast,
AID tne pistol partially grasped in The right
lsnd. Mr.. Leaih was about sixty-three
Je.rs OF see. aud sin good circumstances
fn,nelsliy. He was toe father OF quite
F., large family Of children-seYeral OF
whom reside here. sud are among
our most respectable citizens. During
ibe rasi few year, he has az times shown
considerable depression 81 spirits. His
isrglsg OpersiiODs tbis ye3r were unpro.
6tsble, end an effort 70 sell his farm unsuo-
es.siul, which facts. IL is believed, serious
IL preyed upon his mind and produced &
melancholy which had increased during the
ps,t two months. Under the effects 81 this
condition OF mind. it is supposed. be CON-
ntted suicide. BE had, however, given no
sign or iutimstiOn TO any one OF any intsn-
lion 10 take his life, and the rot wss one Of
great surprise TO bis relatives and friends,
and 10 an who knew him. IL has not been
ascertaiBed where he got the pistol with
which be ,h0l himself. lie was long con-
sislent church-membeT, and was always
known 10 be opposed 10 the habit OF carry
Ing weapons ABOUT the person. An inquest
was held upon view OF the body, snd YER
diet o. death by his own hands was reu-
dered BIZ the jury.
The Portsmouth Baptist Association win
meet in annual session ai the church at
WaVerly, IN Sussex county, tomorrow.
The opening sermon will be preached by
Rev. c. II. Nash. The body is a large and
Influential one, embracing the churches
throughout this section. Sipce the lsst ses-
sion OF the Association, rs has previously
been mentioned in this correspondence,
three Of the most prominent members have
removed to other fields OF labor, whose alb
ssnce will be seriously felt. DR.. Eaton has
gone 10 Louisville, DR.. Flippo TO AlCXau-
dris, and Or. Thomas 10 Richmond.
An officer OF this city returned from
Lynehbnrg this 0ilernOOn. having in charge
young nan named Leslie PrtcnaTd, who
is charged with the serious crime OF horse
stealing. About a week ago BIO hired a horse
from one Of our liveTy-Stable men, which be
failed 70 return. He was traced westward,
aud the fact discovered that be bad several
times endeavored to dispose of the borse.
He was arrested in Lynchburg and the
horse recovered. The accused is believed
TO be from Richmond. His trial will take
place Tomorrow morning.
a large excursion party OF colored people
from Manchester and Richmond, filing els
ven coaches, arrived in our city this morn
Ing. They are spending the day IN sight
seeing. ROBIN ADhR.