The school teacher in District No. —, in Pendleton county, near Havilandsville, on going to the school-house, on Monday morning, the 22d ultimo, to prepare the house for the reception of his pupils, discovered that several benches had been misplaced, and, on a close examination, found a DEAD MAN, in a sitting posture, near a desk. Mr. John G. Ellis the teacher, immediately informed the neighborhood of what he had found. and Mr. John C. Childers, the Coroner of Pendleton county, was sent for, and a jury empaneled, which returned a verdict that the deceased came to his death by hanging himself with a gingham neck handkerchief.
The deceased looked to be thirty-five or forty years of age, about five feet ten inches high, had very heavy black hair, black whiskers, thin on the face, and dark complexion. Had on an old cotton shirt. black cloth sack coat. cassimere vest, light brown cassimere pants, and very heavy boots. His clothing was much worn. His pantaloon pocket contained an old money purse, in which was found a slip of paper, with the following written upon it, in a very pretty hand – Caleb Write, or G. F. Write, Maysville, Mason county, Kentucky.” No money was found upon his person. Near him lay a four-ounce vial, with about a tea-spoonfull of laudanum in it. Nothing giving a clue to his identity could be found, with the exception of the little slip of paper. Mr. H. H. Haviland, our informant, states that the deceased was a stranger in the neighborhood.
Cynthiana news (Cynthiana, Ky. : 1854): 1855-02-01