The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-27
THE LATE CAPTAIN MINNIGERODE.
Fall Particulars OF His Rash Act I'm Tax.
ing His Lifo.
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ALEXANDRIA, January 20.-The Gazette
this evening contains the following par.
ticulars OF the deplorable act OF Captain
Charles G. Minnigerode, In taking his
own life. II says Captain Charles G.
Minnigerode committed suicide about
half past five o'clock yesterday afternoon
BY shooting himself In the head at his
late residence on Washington street, one
door south of the Jewish synagogue.
The deceased, at the time he committed
The rash act, was In his children's room,
and few minutes previously had been
playing with the youngest, who was be.
ing prepared by the nurse for bed. Hav.
ing left the child, he cast himself upon
bed in the room, and with the coolest de.
liberation took a pistol from his pocket,
cooked the weapon, placed the muzzle to
the right side of his head Just above
the ear and pulled the trigger. The
pistol was discharged and the
ball passed entirely through the brain
and fractured the left side Of the skull.
where 1t lodged. The nurse, colored
woman, upon hearing the report Of
pistol, turned towards the bed and was
horrifed to see Captain Minnigerode
bleeding prOfusely and unconscious, and
fastening to an adjoining room informed
the family (who had failed to hear the
report made by the pistoD of the terrible
deed. DR.. Powell was quickly summoned,
who, after examining the wound, pro.
nounced 1t mortal, and the unfortunate
gentleman remained in a comatose con-
0ition until about 7:3O o'clock when he
expired. A cOroner's jury. consisting Of
Messrs. p. Is. Hooe. l.. Stabler, J. T.
Beckham, Harry Smoot, F. F. Marbury,
and George Chler, subsequently, held an
inquest and returned verdict that the
deceased came TO his death by pistol
shot wound inflicted by his own hand.
Captain Minnigerode was about forty.
two years Of age. He was a son of Rev.
Dr. Minnigerode, the well.known Epis-
copal divine Of Richmond, and had many
friends, being well.known throughout
the South. He leaves wife and eight
children. He was gallant Confederate
soldier, and served during the war on
General Filzhugh Lees staff. During
the fighting preceding the final surrender
at Appomattox G. H., Captain Mimi.
gerode was struck in the breast by a
bullet, knocked from his horse, and TO
all appearances killed. General Lee,
not having time TO attend to what he
supposed was the dead body Of Captain
pinned the following 10
lis bosom:
This Is the body Of Captain Charles Mimi
gerode, OF General Fttzhugh Lees stan.
Whoever finds II will confer great favor by
seeing that IL Is properly cared for and send
ing information to bis father at Richmond. :,
"FlT2HC0H LEE"
The Captains wound, however, had
only paralyzed him, and when the Fed.
eral surgeons reached the field and began
to the wounded, Captain
had revived, and by proper
nursing was soon on his feet egain,
though bis system never recovered from
the shock of the leaden missile, and the
effect upon his nervous organism was a
source of discomfort and trouble through.
out the remainder Of his life. Last
night bullet was found in his
pocket, which is doubtless the one
which inflicted the wound, as 1t
ia known that he always carried II
AS memento. For a number OF
years Captain Minnigerode had been en-.
gagged in the railroad iron brokerage and
supply trade, and until recently, had a
lucrative business. OF late, however,
owing TO the shutting down of several
manufactories he represented, his busi-
ness had fallen off perceptibly, and 1t Is
that the contemplation OF pc
cuniary troubles instlgated his rash act.
His father and other members OF the
family arrived here o.day, and this after
noon the remains were taken to "Oat.
lands" Loudoun county, where they will
be inferred in the family burying ground.