Year: 1869

and Then shoots Himself.


Brooklyn was Mortified yesterday by the
discovery that young man named Samuel
D. Talbot had attempted the destruction
of lady named Lizzie Scribner, and failing in
this, had killed himself. At the coroners in
quest the following statement, which give the
details of the case, were made public


TESTIMONY OF LIZZIE sCRIBNER, THE INJURED GIRL


1 was aroused from my sleep about O'Clock, by
hearing slight noise, like the creaking Of a door,
Immediately felt towel saturated with chloroform
on my face was stifed and eXerting my strength
forced myself from the application; the gas was
not burning in my room; l recognized the person
who was in my room and who applied the chloro-
form to my face; it was Samuel ID. Talbot the de-
ceased; was somewhat stupefed but was suhi-
cienty conscious to be able to spring from my bed
reach the head of the stairs and call my sister, who
soon came to my assistance and directed me to 20 to
her roOm did so, and being faint from excite
ment threw myself on her bed in the back room;
had lain there but few minutes before Talbot came
from the passageway between the rooms into the
room where was lying; my face was towards the
rear Of the house and he came through from the 'front.'
as he entered the room, turned my face around to
see who it was when l saw 1t was Talbot sprang
from the bed to the opposite OF the bed from him,
and crouched down in trout Of the bureau; while /
doing he leveled and fired pistol at me the
ball struck the cheek-bone just at the angle OF
the eye inficting flesh wound threw up both of
my hands to my head, and as did so he changed
his position from the side to the foot of the bed this
brought him within a few feet of me, when he again
nred the ball striking my hand, passing through
my third finger and the middle of my hand and into
my forearm, passing out upon the opposite side to
not imagine why Mr. Talbot should have thus at
tempted to take my life my relations and associa-
tions with him have been OF a friendly character
but not intimate; had to struggle very hard to free
myself from the towel which was in the hands of
Mr.. Talbot.


TESTIMONY OF BENJAMIN FLINT BRoTHER-IN-LAw OF
MISS sCRIBNER.


Reside at No. Montague terrace; was aroused
about O'Clock A. M to-day by hearing MISS Scrib-
ner screaming in her room my wife went up to see
OH har dONvn To
my room she was very much excited and frightened;
she said cloth wet with choroform had been placed
over her face while she asleep in her room:
thinking that burglars had got into the house | ran
up stairs to search for them; Miss Scribners room
had the odor of chlorofom in it very strongly also
Talbot's his was the strongest; while up stairs /
heard pistol fired twice, and thought it on the
coming hurriedly up; he spoke to me and said,
"Whats the matter?' he neither stopped nor looked
serve any pistol in his hand; he was in bed when
| first came up, and put my hand on him; he
room Miss Scribner came to me saying, "Oh, do you
think ] am killed?" her dress was then on fire and
covered with blood; saw that she was wounded in
the face and arm; shortly after heard another
shot; l opened the hall door, admitted the police
had shot himself; Talbots department was correct:
ne was steady young man; has been somewhat
more excited OF late; Miss Scribner has never en-
couraged his advances OF late he was rather deli
cate person; he has complained OF some trouble
with his head; he came home last night between
eleven and twelve O'Clock; he commenced business
the dry goods commission--on his own account last
January; Miss Scribner has refused his Tabot's)
oner OF marriage, but they appeared very friendly
together after that event; Talbot has shown more
nervousness for the last three months; think told
my brother that thought Talbot had tendency
towards insanity.


TESTIMONY OF CHARLES FLINT, NEPHEW OF MISS


sCRIBNER


Was well acquainted with the deceased his habits
were not OF the BEST inferred from q certain re-
marx he made to me, saying my head appears to be
paralyzed that his head was aeifcted act of his
led me to that opinion; his disposition was nervous;
n
what they were when first knew him had five
barreled pistol, which kept in my studio room in
leathern case hanging up in closet, labeled Glands
ball; loaded it last summer when In the country;
the keys OF my studio In my pantaoons' pocket
when went to bed which did near IL O'Clock when
was aroused this morning found my studio door
open and my keys in the door do think Talbot OF
late was inclined to insanity; was not impressed
that he was impaired In his faculties; never heard
him threaten the peace or happiness OF Miss Scrib-
ner: know OF no cause why he should injure her;
did not notice that his mind was affected after Miss
ScTibneT's refusal.


The jury returned the following verdict


Samuel d. Talbot came to his death by
shooting himself in the head on the 18th inst,
at No. Montague terrace in this city" The
Coroner found among the effects of the de-
ceased bank book, showing deposit of $1,000
in the National Park Bank, to young Talbot's
credit, and varied, fashionable, and valuable
wardrobe.