Morris tribune., 1883-05-05
CONGRESSIONAL SUICIDES.

CONGRESSIONAL SUICIDES.
There have been a number of MEM
bers of Congress who have committed
suicide.
Haywood Chauncy Riddle SHOT himself
through the head, in Tennessee, about
1875. He was undoubtedly insane.
James Blair, a representative from
South Carolina, blew out his brains at a
boarding-house ON Capitol Hill, April /,
1884.
Felix Mcconnell, member from AL
ALBANIA, committed suicide, i'll fit OF de-
irium, at the st. Charles Hotel, Wash
ington, by stabbing himself and then
cutting his throat, Sept. 10, 1916.
Representative James Ashmore, from
South Carolina, blew out his brains at
Sardis, Miss, Dec. 6, 1861.
Elijah Hise, Representative in the
Fortieth Congress, committed suicide at
Russellville, KY, May 8, 1876.
John White, Representative. from Ken
t~,ky, committed suicide at Richmond,
KY, Sept. q, 1915.
James G. Wilson, United States Sena-
tor from New Jersey, threw himself
from his house, in a fit of delirium, III
1882, and was killed.
William 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 Indiana, was found
dead in his room at Vincennes in 1889,
and on his table the following epitaph ::
Here hes who loved his friends,
His God, his country, and Nincennes.
Representative Alfred B. White, of
Ohio, committed suicide by taking poi
son on the grave of his two children, at
Columbus, Aug. 1, 1865. He was
charged with improper acts in connec-
sion with cotton speeulations.
James Henry Lane, United States
Senator from Kansas, committed suicide
at Fort Leavenworth, about 1866.
James S. johnson, Representative
from Kentucky, committed suicide while
suffering from ill-health, at Owensboro,
KY, Feb. u, 1873.
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
A number of Congressman and ex-
Coneressmen have met with accidental
deaths.
Clement L. Vallandigham died from
the accidental discharge of a pistol in
1870, while arguing murder case at
Lebanon, Ohio.
Robert Young, United States Senator
from Indiana, was killed by railroad
train while walking on the track, at In
dianapolis, Nov IA, 1856.
Abraham B. Venable, United States
Senator from Virginia, perished in the
burning of the Richmond Theater, Dec.
81, 1911.
James Martin, Representative from
South Carolina, was drowned on the
passage from New Orleans to Galveston,
Nov. Is, 1857. He was the founder Of
the Southern Quarterly Revie,O.
Josiah Stoddard johnson, Senator
from Louisiana, died May 19, 1843,
from the effect of an explosion OF gum
powder on steam packet on the Red
river.
Charles J. Julian. Senator from Della
ware, died Oct. II, 1862, from injuries
received while experimenting with q
rife-cannon which he had invented.
HoMIcIDEs.
There have been members of Congress
who have killed men not on the field of
honor.
Henry Daniels, from Virginia, shot
his brother-in-law at Mount Sterling,
KY, in 1916, as the result of quarrel.
Daniel Sieklss killed Philip Barton
Key, Feb. 2s, 1850.
Richard Weightman, Delegate from
New Mexico in the Thirty. second Con-
gress, killed Santa Fe trader with the
same knife with which he cut a cadet
comrade at West Point act for
which he was expelled from West Point,