The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-06-27
Suicide of Mrs. G. Watson Scott.

this entire section, were greatly shocl
= ed when on the morning Of the p,
4 inst, ii became known that sOmetim
during the night previous, Mrs.
e Watson Scott had taken her own lif
+ by hanging She had been posimaste
at Prospect for many years. Their
was nothing unusual in her conduc
during the days Immediately proceed
ing the sad event, and the tragedy wa,
"a sudden a. it was shocking.
As we have been advised, a postoiiice
inspector reached Prospect from Lynch.
burg on the early train Of Friday morn
ing, went at once to the Office, and was
asked to private room by Mrs. Scott,
who told him that she was behind in
her account with the Government To
something oyer $500, but asked that
he would not make it public He told
her that the matter had to be arranged.
and left for Farmvile. intending to re-
turn next day. He did return only to
find her dead
Even after this interview nothing to
excite suspicion was noticed in the con-
duct Of the unfortunate woman, and
she went about her daily duties with
accustomed regularity.
Some time during The remainder of
the day, however, she found time to
write two letters, one to her husband
in which she urged to a life Of piety.
and threw herself upon the mercy Of
the sinners friend; the other TO Mrs. |
1. II. Glenn, in which she alluded ten |
DERBY to her long and faithful friend |
ship, for which she undertook to make
some return by leaving a slight testi-
monial in the shape Of cup and saucer
and silver spoon.
In company with her husband she
sat on the front porch after supper and
when at 9 O'Clock he prepared to re-
Ire, she said she "wOuld remain long
n and get cool" That was the last
zen Of her alive About 10 o'clock an
I'D colored woman went out to meet
IN excursion train, and seeing some
hing hanging in the porch began an
which ended in recog-
Iizing the dead BODY.
The poor woman simply used a rope {
which had been swinging there for [
ONE. and was literally choked to ,
cath. a desperate determination to {
lie must have seized her, for with a g
tile effort her feet might have touch i
I the floor from the suspended posi- Q
on. The town was at once aroused,
nd no such night has been spent at fl
respect for many a long year. We C.
ave been advised that a letter is in d
iistence which shows that Mrs. Scott
this same thing in OctO- il
n last, and yet those who knew her b
st were most shocked by the news r,
her death. nj
The shortage in her accounts as post /
aster amounts to 1857, as we have
en- informed, and this was made OF
cd even before her burial. For the Il
nple asking she might have gotten ca
e amount from her friends at any CO
but she preferred to meet her 10
I'd rather than her accusers. h,
Let him who is without sin cast ;he as
It stone" on
The heart knoweth its own bitter tn
-"
The writer knew Mrs. Scott in those to
ght, happy days soon after coming W,
this county from her home in En- an
nd, and has known her since, in ne
shine and in storm, in hours Of fol
'ersity and in hours Of prosperity, m,
never once did he meet with her tih
It he was not impressed with her of
diality Of manner aud cheerfulness col
pirit. That one who seemed to be spl
owe with life should have taken her tina
] life is deep mystery in presence Of my
ch we stand dumb. "
D letters, written on the verge Of PAT
nifty, she recommended the mercy has
n infinite Saviour to others and tho
w herself unreservedly on it. That Tn,
cy is infinite and let us hope that con
faith was not in vain. VIII
n Saturday afternoon they buried Of /
in the village cemetery, far from the
home and friends Of her happy late
ihood, but beneath the open hea- mo.
Of the God Of the universe. Ian,