The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-09-15

Did w. p. hatcher Take Arsenie ana
Finnge "a she willamette

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Sunday afternoon while Jim Smith,
q machinlst, was strelllng alopg the
river banks about quarter Of mile
below tho Red Crown Mills he discov-
cred satchei that presented susPi-
cisus appearance. On top OF II was q
hat. and beside II on rock WAS wine
glass, wlth ~ little arsenic Ia II, and
close IL II q paper Of the same deadly
stuG. lie came up to the city not stop
ping 10 lock further aud tela Ed David
son ofthe fact. The two got Marshal
Denny aud accompanied by one or two
others went 10 the place who're the
saishel was An examinations OF IL re.
ysaled the fact that II containsd n pair
ef ovsralls, and undersbirt and - jump
err and an envelope. This letter told
the story. In II were two postals
notifying Mr butcher Of an assess.
mont by the Endowment Bask Of the
Knights Of PythiAs. and receipts show
ing that they were paid, alss the fol-
lowing letter frsm the clerk sfthe Mon.
roo school, which IL wsuld seen Mr.
Butcher had been engaged to teach.
MONROE, Sept. 8, 1882.
Mr. w. n. Butcher
DEAR Din :-Undcr the siroumsta nces |
We thInk IL not Prudent for yes 10 teach |
our Ach0ol. We have talked 10 the |
pntrsns st the school aad they say they |
will net send II you teach.
ra. T.. n wELI.sHER,
Dis. Clerk.
BY srder Of Directors.
As sequel TO the whole Vas the fol-
lowing nsle. which explains Itself:
Ny friends May be surprised whes
they lsarn Of this deed, BET life have
bees shorp Of all Its pleasursfs and the
stream Of ameitien turnsd Into o psol
Of gall, has secems wearlsome aud I
take this mode or rsddlng myssif of Its
burden. l have contracted ssms debts
which at the time expected To be able
- BAY, | had engaged the hsnroe
school at 800 per mouth and thought I |
was to teach IL, iii last night when /
received the letter (Which will be fLund
with this notel, stating could not have
iG. / lave work ed in the harvest fi-lga
till my hands are blIstsrsd ANIL NY |
bSuss ache, even sold nay ovsrcsat To |
pay ny dsbts. There are yet sone un. |
paid. THIS regret tut caaao. help.
The charge made against me 10 .ft.ss |
and eeuId 10 acquitted by the Jury |
but the stigm would f0llsw me ali my |
life and wsuld be Stunned by ny fsi. |
lownsn. whom have ever tried ,ta Rs.
sist, and prefer death TO such lfs !
fergIvs Black even though he 10 not
a. o. T. - L.
the mAnmer Of my d..Ath be kept from
the public Jsurnais 90 that my dear old
mother may never knew IL. To the
klud hearted hamasitariaps who stood
by me Ia ny troabls feturn all ! have,
my grateful th9nks { am net afraid
OF thls cup. Will driak It aud piuags
my body ints the river Aad save the
public the exPep,e of . burial Fare
well, w, T. RrTcuEE.
w. r. Butcher will be teme "a bersd
As ths ysuag maa uafor anAts easuRh
10 be csnnscted with tn. Slack scandal
a. Philomath, full ace 'aut 81 whles
was given IN the P,rtlsnI Murray. On
an exs minAti at Co yalii. Ia. va. bald
10 await the ao'lnu sf tie grand Jury
and placed 4 q l-t bia1.. since lh-n he
has been warAiug IN tue harvest Ilsii
He oAly cA;a - ths si4t: sb9ut year
ago. aud has bees Ia lbI. city son.iasr
ably sIncs theu. lie hal beeH adaIttcd
to practice law lefcre coru'ns here. In
Iowa, we thias hS taid " bat not be.
Isx ovsrhurtleaed wIt ! tasney. had gone
10 tsaehinR sohsol.
The last ssea or him was b. Captain
Lanning wis saw hIiD pass lie house
Saturday evening about I e'olook sa
his way toward tho river. Whether
he aetua ly eommiltsd suicide is mat
ter OF sp culatisn. Sans think this
courss has been taken TO relieve hIs
bondsmsn, and that he has left the
state. bat We predict that II will tara
out that be has actually ceaa nitted the
decd. Suicides generally take place
uudsr like circumstances aBd there
was certainly material for hrst GLASS
one Ia thls ease.