Paxton, John Adams - 1831

New Orleans, April 30th.

Mr. John Adams Paxton, in a fit of mental derangement, committed suicide yesterday morning, by cutting his throat with a razor.  Mr. P. had been a resident of this city for a number of years, and was esteemed a worthy and respectable man.  He was editor and compiler of the New Orleans Directory, and latterly an inspector of the customs.

Previous to his committing the rash act, he had engaged a passage on board the Steamer Rapide, where he committed the deed.  His remains were interred last evening beneath the sorrowing eyes of a vast concourse of his friends, who deplore his melancholy end.
~ The Port-Gibson Correspondent 02-Jul-1831, Page 3, Column 2