Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-16
A JUDGES SUICIDE.
pnIyrN TO uEspAIR sy uvwARpior.
TrasIc End OF CUwhiding-" Msdi Mad |
Forgive Me, pear wife, ana Love
TO the Baby!


Forgive Me, Dear wife, ana Love
TO the Baby!"
Intense excitement rcigns throughout
Kentucky on account OF the suicide Of
Judge Richard Reid, of tho superior
court, who was cowhided at Mt. Sterling
on April Is by John Jay Corneilson,
a prominent lawyer, who charged him
with hypocrisy and influencing his fellow
judges to decide a case against Corneilson.
The suicide occurred at Mt.Sterliug Thurs
day morning at IL o'clock, in the office Of
Judge Brock. Reid entered tho Office at
half past nine, complained of severe
headache and asked permission to lie down
in Brooks bedroom overhead. He went
upstairs and Judge Brock left his office,
returning an hour later. Going into his
bedroom TO wash his hands, Judge Brock
found Reid lying on the bed dead. The
bed was soaked with blood, and the
suicides right hand grasped Smith Il
Wessou revolver. The ball had entered
below and back of the right ear aud
emerged on the left side of the head.
In Mt, Sterling and the neighboring
counties the outcome of this latest judicial
scandal causes CONSERVATION. Since the
assault on Reid, the appellate district,
comprising one-thiTd of the state has been
divided by partisan factions that opposed
to Reid dcnouncing him for cowardice IN
receiving the cowhiding without showing
fight, and the other upholdiug him. Last
Sunday the Christian church, of Mt.
Sterling, publicly expelled Corneilson for
refusing to apologize publicly to Reid, and
for not showing proper repentance.
This whetted the excitement and 1t
began TO look as IL all Mt. Sterling would
q 4 e., II la
son, n wealthy short horn cattle king
published 4 card sustaining Corneilsor
aud deuounciGg Reid as hypocrte. Thi:
| was replied 70 By man named Everett
who accused Anderson of fraud auC
scouudrelism, and announced his persona
responsibility for his statements.
1t has been expected that his would pro
woke streets fights, as Mt. Sterling is the
center Of the mountain district where 81
many tragic feuds have been fought out
The newspapers have famed the flames by
free comments on Reid, whom the church
people were iujudiciously upholding
Since the first excitement over the assault
it has been generally agreed that Reid haC
shown a lack of personal courage, snc
this has brought down n storm Of con
temp. upon him. Mrs. Reid, who Is q
very handsome aud ambitious younl
woman OF 3j, the daughter of John Jamo
son for many years member Of Congress
from Missouri, has been overwhelmed
with modification az the plight in whict
her husbaud's lack Of courage left hin
before the public, She has written q
great many letters 10 prominent politi-
clans on the subject and was tirelessly
attempting to shield him from the charge
OF C1wardiCo.
Judge Reid : own action, however, has
been spirltless. The expulsion OF Cornell
son from the church caused great revul.
! sion Of feeling aud since the elders refuses
him hearing, public sympathy has beer
with him and the truth of his charges o
lying and hypocrisy against Reid had no
been inquired into
The theory is tha. Reid MAS so humili
ated by his position aud the certainty tha
he would be overwhelmingly defeated TO
appellate judge aud his future ruined, tha
he took his life as the easiest solution c
his troubles the spirit of his wife, 1t wa
predicted, would leave him no peace.
His friends are claiming that IL va
caused by mental alteration, but the ger
eral opinion is that he pretended headache
IN order to encourage the idea that h
braiu was affected, al accusation appaI
emily carried out oy the following nOtC
written on the back OF business card az
found by his side
Mad Mad Forgive me, dear wife, an
love TO the baby
This was not signed, but is in the hand
writing of the suicide. II is a singula
fact that no one heard the report of tn
pistol The weapon used was one Judg
Reid KEEP; aJ bis house but never carried
and appeared to have just been loaded.