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Domestic News
February 10, 1832
Staunton Spectator
Staunton, Virginia
What is this article about?
A 14-year-old boy in Millers Town, son of Mr. John Brady, hanged himself in a shed after being reprimanded for buying the wrong pair of shoes instead of those directed by his mother. (Columbia, Pa. Spy, Jan. 26.)
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Full Text
A lad in Millers town, about 14 years old, son of Mr. John Brady, put an end to his life on Saturday last. The attending circumstances, as we have heard them, are as follows. His mother sent him to get a pair of shoes—instead of procuring the kind which she directed, he brought home a pair of Monroe's: for this he was reprimanded, and nothing more was thought of the matter till evening, when being missed, search was made for him and he was discovered in the shed suspended by a rope from one of the beams. He had put the new shoes on, and the old ones were lying by the side of a log which he had pushed from under him after the noose was applied.—Columbia (Pa) Spy Jan. 26.
What sub-type of article is it?
Death Or Funeral
What keywords are associated?
Suicide
Boy
Hanging
Millers Town
Shoes
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. John Brady
Where did it happen?
Millers Town
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Millers Town
Event Date
Saturday Last
Key Persons
Mr. John Brady
Outcome
the boy hanged himself.
Event Details
His mother sent him to get a pair of shoes; instead of procuring the kind which she directed, he brought home a pair of Monroe's. For this he was reprimanded. In the evening, he was found suspended by a rope from a beam in the shed, having put on the new shoes and pushed a log from under him after applying the noose.