The Cambria Freeman

SHOCKING SUICIDE AT GALLITZIN.-AN Old Man FOUND DEAD WITH HIS THROAT CUT.-The citizens of Gallitzin, as we learn from our venerable friend, Sam'l Craig, Esq., were horrified on Saturday evening last by the discovery that an old man named Wm. Cole, who for the past ten or twelve years has been living by himself in a small but comfortable cabin at that place, had committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor, severing the windpipe and jugular vein, and no doubt causing death almost immediately and apparently without a struggle. The unfortunate man, who was a laborer by occupation, had not been seen since the previous Thursday evening, at which time he was slightly under the influence of liquor, and some of his neighbors becoming alarmed at his unusual absence from work, and probably supposing that sickness or some other mishap had befallen him, a party of them repaired to his cabin on Saturday evening for the purpose of solving the mystery. The door of the cabin was found to be bolted and barred, but entrance was readily effected through one of the windows, and there lying upon the floor face downwards were discovered the lifeless remains of the man they were seeking. Turning him over, the ghastly spectacle that presented itself may well be imagined, and whatever else might have been needed to complete the horrible picture was readily supplied by a bloody razor found within a few inches of the body. The deceased was between 55 and 60 years of age, and originally came from Chester county, where he is supposed to have relatives now residing. Little is known of him, as he was always very reticent in regard to himself, but all who knew him bear witness to the fact that he was a quiet, inoffensive, hard-working man, his only weakness being a fondness for liquor, which was no doubt the primary cause of his tragic death. An inquest was held by John Bradley, Esq., and the facts above given by our informant, Mr. Craig, who was a member of the jury, were then and there elicited. The remains were decently interred on land belonging to the deceased and near the scene of the shocking occurrence.