Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-26
SUICIDE.
WILLIAM n. JONES. A TOBACCO
MERCHANT, SHOOTS HIMSELF.
al Health and Lack of Means Made
His Life n Burden-serious Acct
dent TO Mr.. Joseph BIankenship-
Fortieth Marriage Anniversary.

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(SpeciaI)-Mr w. Benjamin Jones, an
old and weli-known citizen. who for many
years has been engaged In buying
and selling tobacco In this market. at.
tempted to commit suicide this morning
at an early hour by shooting himself
through the heart with a 32-calibre pis-
toll. The ball. however. failed to touch
the heart, but passed above and lodged
in the back. penetrating the lung In its
passage. Mr.. Jones has fingered during
the day. but 1t Is believed that he cannot
recover.
HIS LIFE A BURDEN.
II would seem that the attempt TO take
his life as calmly and deliberately
planned, caused by the fact that III
health. bodily suffering. and lack OF SUI
ficient business TO enable him TO support
those who were dependent on him prac-
tically rendered his life a burden. He
told some OF his friends to-day that he
was tired of living; that he had on Sat
urday night taken, as he thought, enough
morphine to end his life, but without
effect, and this morning he determined
10 try the virtues Of a bullet. He had
been heard to say several days ago that
he would be dead on Sunday morning,
and IL was probably TO carry out this In
tention that he took the morphine on
Saturday night. Mr.. Jones is about %
years of age. and leaves a sister and
venerable mother He was never mar
ried He was a native of Dnwiddie
county, but has for many years been
known az a buyer of tobacco in this city.
DEATH OF AN AGED LADY.
Mrs. A. NJ. Green. aged about 10 years,
a lady of most estlmable and lovely char
acter and widely connected in this city,
died at the residence of her husband. on
Harding street. at a late hour Saturday
night, after brief Illness.
Mr.. Joseph Blankenship an old and
highly-respected citizen of Ettrick. had
the misfortune last night while on his
way to church, to slip on the hard snow
and to fall and fracture the thigh-bone
of one of his legs. He was taken home
and attended by pr. Leigh, OF this city.
Mr.. Blankenship's condition Is thought
TO be serious by reason of his advanced
age. being about Is years old.
Mr.. Jacob Peyser. one OF our most
prominent Hebrew citizens, celebrated on
yesterday the 10Th anniversary Of his
marriage. There was "a large gathering
OF anu anu NHt ONCdSlOh
was a most enjoyable one
Mr.. A. g. McIlwaine, Jr., and bride of
New York, are in the city for a few
days. the guests of Mrs. r. ID. McIlwaine,
on Washington street.
PERSONAL.
Mr. James II. West and wife. OF Hart
ford, Conn., both former residents of Pc
tersburg, are visiting relatives and friends
here. and are the guests of Postmaster
H. II. Smith. on Washington street.
DR.. John Herbert Claiborne has been
quite sick for several days. and unable
to attend to his practice.
LOSS BY FIRE.
The store of Mr.. George j. Rowland, at
Lees Mill, I'm Prince George county, was
destroyed by fire on Friday night. with
the entire stock OF goods. How the fire
originated is not known. Mr.. Rowland
was away at the time. Mr.. Rowland had
an insurance of $500 on the house and
stock, but says that his stock alone was
worth 1850
METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
The regular meeting Of the Methodist
Sunday-School Association was held Sun
day afternoon at Wesley church. all Of
the eight schools comprising the assocla-
ton being fully represented The reports
of the several superintendent were very
encouraging. a committee was appointed
TO draft suitable resolutions on the death
OF the Hon. +. J. Jarratt.
INTERESTING PERJURY CASES.
An interesting case, which attracted
great attention and sympathy among the
colored people. was before the Mayor this
morning 1t seems that J. c. Blackwell.
n colored citizen of Brunswick county.
swore out warrants In this city against
]. W. Allen and Lee Hawks (colored),
charging that they committed perjury In
obtaining a license for the marriage Of
his daughter Minnie, to J. w. Allen. The
young woman was student at the Nor
NAL School, and the marriage license was
obtained without the knowledge or con-
sent of the parents, who live In Bruins
wick. The parties arrested represented
that the prospective bride was n years
OF age, when she really was not. The
Mayor dismissed the case on the ground
that perjury was not committed unless
crime was intended, and advised the
father of the woman to give his consent
to the marriage. This the old man re-
fused to do, and Weldon or Washington
will probably witness the nuptials at an
early day.