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Alexandria Gazette & Daily Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
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In Portsmouth, house-joiner David Page, recently discharged from Old Point Comfort and wandering in insanity, was found hanged by his suspenders in a vacant warehouse on May 5, after seeking liquor at Mr. Spady's shop the previous night. He leaves a wife and three children in Boston.
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SUICIDE.
A man, named David Page, by occupation a house-joiner, was yesterday morning found hanging by his suspenders, from a hook in the wall in an upper apartment of a vacant ware-house in Portsmouth. The particulars of this event, as they have been stated to us, are as follows:--David Page had been for some time employed at Old Point Comfort, but being discharged therefrom, or having left it, he came to Portsmouth about ten or twelve days ago, where he has been wandering about in a state of insanity. On Thursday night he came to the shop of Mr. Spady, and requested some liquor which Mr. S. refused him, but offered him something to eat. Yesterday morning Page not being about the store as usual, Mrs. Spady sent a boy into the house, (whither he had gone the night previous) to enquire if he wanted any food, when Page was found suspended as before mentioned. He has a wife and three children at Boston.
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Portsmouth
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Yesterday Morning
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david page found hanging by his suspenders from a hook in the wall, dead by suicide; he has a wife and three children at boston.
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David Page, a house-joiner, had been employed at Old Point Comfort but was discharged or left, coming to Portsmouth about ten or twelve days ago, wandering in a state of insanity. On Thursday night he came to the shop of Mr. Spady and requested liquor, which was refused, but offered food. Yesterday morning, when not about the store as usual, Mrs. Spady sent a boy to the house where he had gone the night previous to enquire if he wanted food, and he was found suspended.