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The Daily Dispatch: December 29, 1865., [Electronic resource], The poor of Richmond. (search)
ecome notorious! "For a number of years Illnour had boarded in company with a man named Samuel Barnes. To him he said that he had been unfortunate in business. He had made some money at one titt and Fleming commenced. Then came the desire for notoriety which resulted in his death. "Barnes states that he went with Illnour into his office, on Monroe street, on Saturday afternoon. Illnossed a wish that he could 'swap places with them.' He then procured a phial of laudanum, and, in Barnes's presence, drank it nearly out. Barnes, his old friend, sprang toward him when he drank, and snBarnes, his old friend, sprang toward him when he drank, and snatched the phial from his hand. But he had imbibed a sufficient quantity to insure his speedy death; and, after swallowing it, coolly walked to the Lum House, No. 88 Monroe street, and sat reading the papers while the poison was effecting its work. "Soon after the fatal draught, Barnes and Mr. Briggs, the proprietor of the place, brought three doctors to see him. He acknowledged to them all