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Death Of Uri Carruth

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Parent Issue
Day
5
Month
November
Year
1875
Copyright
Public Domain
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A dispatch f rom Vineland, N. J., saya : Mr. Uri Carrutb, editor of the Vinoland Independent, who was shot by Mr. Landis on tlie 19tlí of last March and has since carried tlie bullet in liis hoad, diod at 3 o'clock this rnorning. After the shooting Laudis was arrested and taken to Bridgeton Jail, where lie was kept until about three months ago, when he was released on 50,000 bail. Since his release Mr. Landis and his attorney have visited Camith in Clinton, N. Y., where he liad gone for his health, to try and bring nbont a settlement. Landis offered Carruth $5,000 in cash and about 380 acres of land, which was indignantly re fused. Since his return from his visit to Clinton, Carruth has been much troubled in regaid to his pecuniary affairs and the probable condition oí his farnily in case of his death. He thought seriously at one time of instituting a civil suit for darnages, he being of a firm opinión that Landis would not settle unless compeled to do so. A third attempt to settle with Carruth at Clinton having failed, some mutual friends have been endeavoring to bring about a settlement since his return from the North, and had progressed so far that a few days since the sum of $12,500 in cash and secnritieshad been agreed upon and the papers only awaited the signature of Landis, but he insisted that Carruth should leave the State beforo the settlement was perfected. Carruth has been failing ever since his return from the North, and has been I unable to attend to any business, his mind bemp constantly excited in regard to a settlement. Up to within a wee'í or ten days it was thought that if his mind was relieved of that bnrden he would yet recover. At daybreak he would anxiously inquire, " Can you keep me till night so we can fix those papers ?" and at night, " You must keep me till morning so we can settle that matter." His friends did not let him kuow that a settlement could be brought about only by his removal from the State. He has been confiued to his bed for somo days back. Last evening he ate his supper in a reclining position, feoling, to all appearances, as he ha I for some days past. About three or four hours later he was taken with a convulsión, followed by a violent fit of vomiting. He then sank into i stupor, from which he was relieved by death. Landis was delivered by his bondsmen to the authoritiea, who rearrested him and took him to Bridgeton.

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Michigan Argus