New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-09
HACKING HLMAELF TO DEATH.

A MoRRIsAEIA DENTIST TAKES TWO DAYS I'D Dir
Nelson Edwards, age fifty-iivc, dentist NV
ing at No. GIT East ehundrcd-andfortY lrst-st''
killed himself yesterday by cutting his throat win
razor Michael Burke. real estate agent dong business
AT No 3 Princcst.. from whom Edwards rented little
cottage In which he lived. went to Morrisania IN the
afternoon TO see the renewal of the lease Accom-
named by a German who keeps n grocery store at
-hrsst aud Willis-ave, Burke
went to the house. They were uhaDle
TO attract the attention Of Edwards VINO
lived alone and lie had not been seen for several days
they broke into house In the BEDROOM on the second
floor they found him the bed, which soaked with
blood His body was covered with CHASTITY wounds from
some of which blood was still OOZng. In his right hand
was tightly clnchcd razor. lie was not quite dead
doctor was summoned, hut before he arrived Edwards
was dead The doctor counted ten ugly wounds on the
mans body. From the appearance OF some OF the "ouhuS
IL evident that they had been inflicted at aSt wv
had been inflicted only - few minutes before the
arrival OF Burke. IL had taken him Two hays
TO XII himself ON n table IN the room were three
letters one addressed The Rev. Heber Newton one to
the coroner ana n third To Alr Burke thanking him ana
Mr. Edwnids was a tall. disuhed man aud had a good
practice dentist In MOrrissania. Mr. Burke ssht
hem letter Oh Monday asking MN 10 cal al MS mn,
sign his lease, but not hearing from HIM concluded
90 up to the house The only cause that can be Az
signed for the commission OF the deed Is insanity MI
Burke took the letters eit by the suicide ana gave ihe"
In charge of Captain Cortright -, -,
The letter to the Coroner was as follows: " Ny Gear
Coroner VIII you kindly that my BODY In suffered 10
rest IN POttcTS fltlu Whtle u may not htch
AWAY from the unhappy. II any inquest II deemed
necessary desire that Drs H. A. Gum and AlexanHar
Wilder, VI. d. have charge OF IL, Tor they are cdao
and worthy men. would nOt nave IA corrupt OF IN
decent touch my poor body when the spirit mas
departed. II has been the abode and patient serNhn
OF immortal soul seeking emancipation from on eA-
isence Ia neshy FORM and may the spirit OF righteous
ness be the God Of your spirit also" .a.
Enclosed in the letter To the Coroner was certlcao
showing that In 1884, Edwards had been admitted 10 inc
Charity Hospital suffering from partial paralysis. 80
The letter 10 the Rev. X. HeDer Newton was n ions
tumble of inc0herent phrases partly religious ana p
spiritualstic. Among other Things lie says: May
through you, standing for the race say good W
human kind am going away for many years. AZ Hgh.
and knowledge came sacrificed to my immortal part
all things that 10 might become n:atured ana per
fected TO maintain itself in spirit state and not po
attracted back to endure again existence In beshy
form Let my poor patient body that has serV ga he
we'll aud suffered much for deliverance be lad ~
In Poiers Field that II may not be parted from '.o
frendless poor didn't shrink away 10 the desert y,
hide In % cave. but encountered the enemy hn
oyercame him In his capital. DO thou likewise , no
not impatient, for the way be long and weary, dno
rustlng wings and olive freighted doves OF everhss
peace conc on the choral wings"