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DEATH OF DR.. BRADDEE.-The Pittsburgh Com


ssrctdl Journal mentions the death OF Dr. Braddee.
ne n INC notorious mail roeosr whs died last week in bis cell
was convicted Of robbng the mails, and imprisoned il
will be remembered, in ls4 pursuant to sentence by
carceration he conceived the idea procuring hic be
alton by stimulating decline of health For this purpose
to him in the vocation had chosen that of shoemak
or, and having saturated his towel with blood, was
Away: prepared for the stated visit of physician
chaplain with this evidence Of dangerous hemorrhage
from the lungs to which he always careful add
difficult and painful respiration. His hysician
versations, in which he would become sufficiently
animated to forget his painful breathing but the in
would return These practices, it is believed brought
on the disease which terminated his lite and he died
last Of pulmonary affection Until two weeks before his
then he began to sink rapidly Up to this psrod he had
steadily and vehementy asserted his Of the
vinced that his recovery impossible he confessed
his guilt and, although restrained, by pruden-
tal Considerations from fsrther alusion to this point
may venture to add that in his confession he has
implicated several persons who had not been suspected
Of participating in hi. crimes lis worthy Of remark,
Putaon az ply sician determining, pretending to
determine the precise symptoms in case Of disease


felt constrained, by the approach o. DEATH to confess
that his system was nothing but humbug His
shrswdns.s Of character The vast income he derived
from his dupes is well known. II 10 we'll known that
braddoes WIFE, who cung to him during his trial. and
suggested by her presence and the signs Of sction


that beautiful spostrophe to love in with which
Mr. Bidde, in Braddees Defence elsctn6ed the crowd.
ed auditory had been unfathful her vows ana mar
ried another during Braddees imprisonment. He was
not made acquainted with the fact and for the vs years
he was in confinement he fond Of opportunity OF
talking about his " wie and children" He spoke OF
them in eIms Of warm affection and undoubtedly his
desire to his liberty stimulated by attach
msnt to them. Even after he became aware that ho
must soon die, he desired to be at liberty, IL
were to die in barn, TO the end thnt he might die


prisoner But he learned the conduct Of his
wife, he instantly ceased to wish for freedom. ltwas
the final blow to the poor convict-the unexpected


thrust like that which extorted the memorable Et tn.
Brute m-commanding surrender and, poor fellow, he
gave up at once. He never after mentioned wife or
child desired to beyond the limits OF his cell
The name Of his wife avoided with iron WILL al.


though for the previous years Of his confinement had
been pleasant and hopeful theme. question q
long time existing whether Bnddse could read
write. In his last Illness il satisfactorily ascertain
ed that he could do neither, although every effort In


the earlier part Of his imprisonment to determine the
question, was unsuccessful.