The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-02-02
South Carolina, blew out his brains at
Enrdia Miss nnc 1871 -

South Carolina, blew out his brains at
Sardis, Miss, Dec. 6, 1871.
Elijah Hise, Representative In th
Fortieth Congress, committed suicide &C
Russellville, KY, May 8, 1876.
John Whit., Representative from Ken.
lucky, committed suicide at Richmcnd.
Ky, Sept. u, 1845. -
James G. Wilson, United States Sen.
a'or from New jersey, threw himsajf
from his house in q fit of delirium. ia
1882. and was killed.
Wm. Ramsey, Representative from
Pennsylvania, committed suicide at Bar.
NUNS Hotel, in Baltimore, by shooting
himself through the eye with pistol.
about 1910.
John Ewing. Of Indians, was found
dead in llis room, at Vincennes. i'm 1889.
and on his table the following epitath
Here lies a man who loved his friends.
Ills God, his country ard Vineennes."
kepresentative Alfred B. White, of
OHIO, committed suicide by taking roison
on the grave of his two children, mt Co.
lumbus, Aug. ] 1865 He was CHARGED
with improper acts in connection with.
cotton specula,i0ns.
James Henry Lane, United States
Senator from Kansas, committed snicide
at Fort Leavenwerth, about 1866. '
James S. johnson. Representative
from Kentucky, committed suicide while
suffering from i'll health, mt Owensboro.
KY, Feb IL, 1873.
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
"A number of Congressman and ex.
congressman have met with accidental
Deaths.
Clement S. vallandigham died from
The accidental discharge of pistol in
1870, while arguing n murder case at
Lebanon, o.
Robert Youn-, United States Senator
from lndiann, was killed by railroad
train while walking on tho track at
indianapolis November II, 1866.
Abraham B. ven.bIe, United States
Senator from Virginia, perisled in the
burning of the Richmond Theater. De.
cember 81, 1911.
:. James Martin, Representative from
South Carolina, was drowned in the pas
sage from New Orleans to Galveston.
November 10, 1857. He was the foun.
der of the Southern Quarterly Review.
Josiah Stoddard johnson, Senator
from Louisiana, died May 10, lS43, from
the effect of an explosion of gunpowder
on steam packet on the Red river.
Charles j. Julian, Senator from Della.
ware, died October II, 1862, from iniu.
T!es received while experimenting With O
rifie-cannon which he had invented.
HoMICTDEs.
There have been membera of Coppreas
who haze killed men not On the field of
honor.
Henry Daniels, from Virginia, shot
his brother-in-law, at Mount Sterling.
KY, in 1845, rs tho result of q quarrel.
Daniel Sickles killed Phillip Barton
Key, February %, 1859, for having
criminal connection with Sickles' wife.
Richard Weightmap, Delegate from
New Mexico in the Thirty second Con.
gross, killed Santa Fe trader with the
same knife with which he cut cadet
ccomrade at West Point-au act for which
he was expelled from West Point.
OTHER CRIMINAL ACTS. ~
Charles f. Mitchell, of New York.
was convicted of forgery IN 1912, aud
sent to Sing Sing, but was pardoned a
year later.
JACOB oaker, once q great financier,
was indicted in New York for conspiracy
10 defraud; removed t. New Orleans.
and was elected to the United States
Senate, but was not admitted /. lis seat.
Richard Peter. Representative !.cn.
North Carolina, was sentenced to six
months imprisonment in 1881 for an
assault on two male relatives of his wife.
and then removed to Texas, where he
was killed in private quarrel.
The assault OF Bro ols, of South Caro-.
lima, upon Charles Sumner, is historical.
Gen; Hopston, of 1annessee, was rep.
rimanded before the bar Of the House
for having whylaid and knocked down
with bludgeon William S.anbnry. q
Representative from Ohio in the Thirty
second Congress, on account of ,rords
spoken in debate.
Thomas D. Reynolds, Representa-.
tive from Tennessee in the Twenty.sec-
ond Congress, was assaulted in the Capi.
tol. May II, 1888. by Morgan A Heard,
who fired loaded horse pistol at him,
the ball grazing his arm, and then struck
him with bludgeon.