The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-06-27
REMARKABLE SUICIDE.
George sibbald Takes hts Life.

so shocked and Mortified the commu-
nifty as the strange and altogether in
explicable suicide of George Sibbald.
About three months ago be rented |
his farm, situated on the banks Of the
Allegheny river, three miles above
Tionesta, together with all his stock,
horses, agricultural implements, &c,
to James II. Butler, near neighbor
in fact, be simply stepped out and ask
ed Mr.. B. to take charge of every.
thing, and stating that he felt as
though he needed rest and recreation
and was going to take it. This ar
rangement was consummated at War
rem. Pa, whittier Mr.. Sibbald had
gone to consult with DR.. Curwin, the
physician in charge Of the Insane Hos.
pital, in regard to bis health and gen.
eral condition. Mr.. Butler took charge
Of the place, moving his family into
the house. la the course of a week
or two Mr.. Sibbald returned to his
place and remained there, working
when he felt so inclined, and
seeming as o general rule to be
cheerful, although at times perhaps a
little diacoRtented, yOt not enough SO
to give rise to the least suspicion that
anything was wrong with his mental
faculties.
On Tuesday morning of last week,
June 10Th, he came down stairs after
most of family had been up, and while
Mr.. Butler was washing at the fOun-
tain near the kitchen door George
came out, and after the usual morning
ealutatioD, remarked that it looked as
though the day would be a fair one.
He then started for the barn, and
meeting the boy who is making his
heme with Mr.. Butler, and who was
whist!ing, he said, you seem to be
happy as usual this morning." and
passed on into the barn. In n few
moments he was seen to come out of
the barn and walk up toward the road.
This was the last seea of him until
found dead. Nothing strange was
thought of his absence for an hour or
two, as it had been his custom to take
@ stroll in about the same direction as
he was sseE to 60, nearly every morn
ing before breakfast. When nine
o'clock and after arrived, however,
and he failed to return, the family
became somewhat anxious, but finding
that his fishing pole was not in its
accustomed place, aud knowing that
he had talked the evening before OF
taking fish in the morning, they sup
posed he had returned to the house
unnOticsd, taken his rod and gone
fishing. Upon searching the premises
more thoroughly, however, the rod
WAS found also in his room was found
his pocket book and somo other arti.
clio which he had evidently taken
from his pockets that morning, and il
was then that they began to feel
uneasy, and Mr.. Butler went to the
woods to look for him. Not being
able to discover him, he gave the
alarm and soon q general search was
instituted which lasted until Thursday
morning about ten o'clock, some
twenty men being engaged in it,
when S. j. Woleott discovered ths
body near a spring ON the top of enc
of the high hills overlooking the farm.
1t seems he followed a small stream
that GENES in at his house, up about a
quarter of mile, then took across the
hill to his right following the brow Of
the bill about quarter of a mile, but
in reality making the distance from
his house only about one.fourth of a
mile. 1t is supposed he took this
round, about way to eludS pursuit and
battle his friends. AS soon as his bod y
was discovered Coroner Church was
notified, who impansled a jury and re-
paired to the spot, where everything
connected with the strange affair wsi
closely scrutinizsd.
When discovered he was lying on
his back. For several feet around
we're blOtches of Paris green, and some
in his beard, besides different places