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Frightful Discovery of Crime and Con
spiracy in New York.
We have already given our readers tin
account of the arrest of ti nice rogue nam
ed Drury, charged with a fiendish attempt
to destroy Mr. Thothas Warner, and his
family. We have
,likewise long ago 'ad
vised them of the arrest of a genteel coun
terfeiter, named Joseph C. Ashley, who
was caught in the act of passing' tounter
feit money. The trial of these distinguish
ed rogues—particularly that of Ashley—
has been 'put off from time to time, owing
to the lertitude allowed in our criminal
courts, until it really seems as though they
would escape
_punishment . altogether.—
Since the arrest and imprisonment of these
men, a most startling and abominable
conspiracy • has come . to light,-in which it
is whispered that both of them were inter
ested parties. But let us relate the facts
as set down in the .Alaional Police Gazet
te, the editor of that paper, Mr. 'Wilkes,
having been instrumental in bringing to
light this monstrous scheme of villany.—
Ti r ikme 4- cvs weekly Disp,,,.(h.
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There has lived fey the Inst fe,w years
upon Long Island, four individuals of ex
traordinnry\character, who by a chance
as singular as their FeniuJ,
to a great extent conjunctive with one a
nother. The names o: - these persons are,
Samuel Drury, known•to our readers for
his terrible attempt on Al r. Warner's life ;
Joseph C. Ashley, nce,% under endietment
for passing counterfeit nut :s 1;. - .11: factiired
by Drury ; William, alias; "One Eyed
Thompson,'' the chemist, and James Ar
lington Bennett, otherwise General Ben
nett of the 111oi - mon lA•gi,,n --a person
hitherto supposed to have made his for
tune by the publication of a popular work
called "Bennett's Bookkeeping."
Samuel Drury, the first of these charac
ters, is an Englishman by birth, about for
ty-live years of age., and possessor of a
large fortime acquired by a long series of
crimes of the most atrocious character--
lEs usual .residence is at Astoria, Long
1-dand, in a tine mansion, bui It by him
self, over the ruins ofa former hrusc which
he burned down to defraud the underwri
ters. This building is surrounded by out
houses, in some. of which he carried on
the various processes ofcoining and coun
terfeiting, and in others s!9wed his plun
der, in the shape orstolen goods. his first
offence within our knowledge, was an at
itiempt to murder a former partner by
ot barging a lime kiln with powder; his
second was the tiring of his house for the
insurance his third, a plan • murder a
toting man at Astoria, %silo refused -to per
jure himself in his defence ; and his fourth
the attempt to destroy the thud: y . of Thom
as Warner, Esq.., of 18 City Hall Place,
by,an infernal machine, on the 4th of
May last. His other ofle•nces will appear
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named, resides in Brooklyn in a tine house
at No. 7. C o lon:,(1.-
to own on a ; C.SZ pro tired.'
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.er ; subsequenly kept a fruit st9re near!
Washington Market. and more lauerlv, lie
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has in a sort of spirit retaliaLion t;)r.
his numerous arrests, taken to the prat:-
tice of the law. Ashley first attract:, our ,
attention during the period while he was ,
in the fruit business. At that time, the
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widow of a sea captain who owned a
house in Grand street of this city, fell sick
and Ashley became a visitor to her bed
side.
Being a professing Christian he
prayed for her, but despite his unction,
she died on his hands, and left him an ex
ecutor of her affairs. In a short time, by
some sort of magic, he became possessor of
the property in fee. The daughters of the
deceased widow made some resistance,
but as they were simpletons, their case fell
through, and Ashley, confirmed in his ti
tle, disposed of the property and put the
proceeds in his pocket.
Shortly after this, he figured in a trans
action of still more mysterious character.
In the year 1842, there died at the Carl-1
ton House, in this city, a wealthy gentle
man, named Proctor. A few days after
Iris death Ashley produced two mortgages
pn buildings in Colonado row (city of,
firooklyn,) and claimed payment of ten
thousand dollars.. The money not being
fo rthcoming he eommenced a suitin equity,
and thus got possession of tho houses in
question. Within a few months the heirs'
of Mr, Proctor, being satisfied of the fraud
thus perpetrated, have prosecuted Ashley
pp the ground that his mortgages were
forgeries, and obtained judgment to that
effect. 'Ashley haS appealed from this
judgment upon exceptions, in which posi
tion he ,now stands. This man, so worthy
of the honor of Drury's acquaintance, be
came confederate with the Powder Fiend
and conjunctive in many of his plans,—
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them, and when' Drury needed aid, Ash
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. more practical than, prayers. • .
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projects. of this pair,, a third party, quite
-as formidable as either of the 'two s and
sifted with an audacity of mind and bear
ing that was equal to Drury's daring, and
to Ashley!" persoyerance. This man was
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A WEEKLY PAPER : DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, AGRICULTURE, MORALITY, AND FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
Volume V
estate and magnificent mansion, near
Utrecht, Long Island, op the Bath road,
and known to fame under no less a title
than General James Arlington Bgimett, of
the Mormon Legion. He is an Irishman
of obscure birth, but actuated by an over
weening vanity, had interjected "Arling
ton" between his original names, and as
sumed to be of noble blood. He was for
merly n teacher of book keeping in this
city, but at the time of the Mormon exo
dius from this quarter, he took up his staff
with the rest of the saints, and turned his
feet towards the new Canaan at Nauvoo.
Our readers know that the Mormon com
munity was not the field exactly for •the
cultivation of the higher branches of mor
als, and they are entitled to the inference
that n ,man who wont among them rogue
enough to be a hypocrite, might in a short
time improve enough to be a very finished
villain. Jo Ines Arlington Renne!t! remain
ed sufficiently long among the Mormon
community to prove this principle, and
the inference may be swallowed in its lar
gest latitude, for he became a General.—
He returned to this quarter in 18:36, or
thereabouts, covered with his Mormon
honors, and pet op the mansion at New
Utrecht. No one doubted his honesty,
while the style of his living raised hirn a
bove suspicion, by its evidence of the a
band:ince of hi: , ine.ms. l Its extravagant
habits, however, soon disposed of his sur
plus funds, and he %vas 4l.aced to mortgage
his property to supply his wants. As
Bennett is supposed to be the principal in'
the frightful conspiracy we are about
to disclose, we will not speak further of
hip exploits until we have given the reader
a s! - etch of
ONE-EYED THOMPSON.—This man
•of a most singular mind and disposition.
lie is an American by birth, and was bred
a printer : and n love of reading improving
more than a common mind, had made
him, in a good sense, an educated man.
Unsocial and morose from an early dis
appointment, he had taken a pique against
(mankind, ale studied them only from
: their shadows, as monuments are known
' ahncon-light. Thus disposed, lie soon
' grew to hate them fur the gloom Inch
! they reflected on his mind, or to dispise
them from a sense of the great in!'crioi ity
of mass of them to hhw-elf. Fund of
abstruse pursuits, he devoted himself to
the study ofehemistrv, and in the course
of his investigation evolved sem.: rare se
crets from his crucibles. lie produced a
medicine vrhich was purchased by Dr.
Ali!nor of this city, and largely appro
ved of, and there were many cases
where his treatment of cutaneous diseases
was rewarded with extraordinary' cures.
In these pursuits, however, he did not
seem to bend his mind on profit, but like
all enthusiasts in science, followed his fan
cy until driven from it by the actual wants
of Thus it was that he became con
nected with the rich rogues whose recent
plots (revealed by Thompson) have aston
ished the community.
These four men were, tiir a time,
posed to be leagued together in a bond to
‘ietimize the community, and we are in
debted to Mr. Wilkes, of the Police Ga
zette, for ferreting out their cranes, and
bringing them before the public in a way
that will almost ensure the punishment of
all except Thompson, who, whatever part
he may have taken in their schemes, has
now repented, and is going to be honest
in future.
We have detailed the charges against
Ashley and Drury. We will now give
the particulars of the diabolical conspiracy
in which Bennett has been detected. In
his extravagant way of living, at New U
trecht, Bennett became involved in debt,
and wanted to borrow.money on bond &
mortgage. He got $6OOO from Mr. James
Foster, Jr., a wealthy gentleman living at
40 Bond street, in this city, on which he
paid 6 per cent interest. It was not long,
'however, before he neglected to pay the
interest, and Mr. F.'s lawyer threatened a
foreclosure. This exasperated Bennett,
and ho called to his nid his friends, Ash
ley and Drury. It is not known how fur
these accommodating gentlemen were ca.
pable of assisting their friend ; but Yet e
nough is known to warrant the belief that
the trio had some diabolical plan in em
bryo at the time Of the explosion of the
Drury torpedo, at the house. of Mr. War
ner, us already detailed. The first sus
picion of Mr. Wilkes was raised by the
following anonymous letter, written by-a
female interested in the result of the frus
trated plot:
NEw Yong, December 6th
Respected Sir—A few days ago I wrote
to his Honor, the Mayor, informing him
about the attempt to murder Mr. Foster,
and as my letter to him may not havo come
to hand and my conscience will not let me
rest until I have done all in my power to
save the life ofva fellow 'creature, I . take
the liberty of Livriting to you about it. I
dare not give you my name, but if trouble
comes to‘my poor husband who has been
very. unfortunate, I will make myself
known and hope you will intercede with
Mr. Woodhull . to save him. My •husband
has become very, poor,' 'having failed in
businessandAleen for a long timo sink and
so was tenipted into crime, Jbat ''is not
one of those that intends to murder Mr.
Foster, although he knows of it. They
intend to kill him and to show that he
owes them large sums of money, just ns
Mr. Proator was served a long time ago.
I write to you also because you have - had
one of the parties taken up and put in pris
on, which I was in hopes would have bro
ken up the plan, but it is not so, to my
great sorrow, as they have commenced
their plan and say if they stop now, they
will be discovered. This person is, I
learn, a Mr. Foster, a rich man, and has
an office in Wall street. If I wrong my
husband in writing this, may God forgive
me for doing it, for I nm acting from pure
and just motives and wish to save my
husband the sin as well as anything else.
If you take measures to save Mr. Foster,
please state in your paper that the wishes
of Mrs. L. is complied with and relieve
me from the anxiety I endure.
TO GEORGE WILKES ; ESQ.,
Editor of the Pollee Gazette
Mr. Wilkes, on the receipt of :his letter,
called on the Mayor, and t , ti 11 r. Foster.
Ho showed 1t r. F. letter—who react
it with astonishment, as he declared he
had not nn enemy in the NVOIIII.
"That's not the question," said Mr.
NV illtes. "The persons who wish to as
sassinate you merely desire to get your
money. The principal in this diabolical
conspiracy, you will find to be no other
than General James Arlington Bennett, on
whose Long Wand property you hold a
mortgage!"
Mr. Poster leaned back in his chair and
scented astounded. "Are you sure," said
he, aftbr a pause, "that Bennett is one of
them 1"
" Certainly," was Mr. Willies's reply.
Mr. Wilkes then proceeded to acquaint
Mr. Foster, to his great astonishment, with
the fact that a lawyer named Byrne, in
City Hall Place, had in his possession a
note of $9,600 against him for collection,
wh'eli it was. supposed came originally
from Bentiett ! Mr. Foster replied,
"I have not a note out in the ;vurld!"
" So I supposed," said Wilkes, "and all
Neill yet turn out as I expect. Bennet is
the author of this note, ns I think. Let us
go and see Mr. Byrne."
And both went to Byrne's office. 1111..
B. was taken by surprise. %%hen asked to
show the note against Mr. Foster; but of-'
ter a moment's thought, very frankly ad
-
mined that he had such a note for collec
tion, but that owing to the manner in
uhich he had received it, he had regarded
it us suspicious, and forbore to present it.
Mr. Byrne further explained that a month
or so previous to'his receipt of the note,
Ashley had enquired of him if he should
receive, through the post office, a note for
collection against a Wealthy gentleman of
this city, who, perhaps, had given it to get
out of a scrape with a woman, whether he
would preseal and collect it. Mr. Byrne
rep'ied in the affirmative, and on the 16th
November, the following letter enclosing
the note, and also a tailor's measure fur a
suit of clothes, was put - in his hands by
thc wail ecrrier:
"Fox RIVER, rii:An &IVAN% A, It. r..
FRANCIS BYRNI:S, Esa.—Sir: On the
recomtnendution of your friend, Mr Dor- ,
say, I enclose you the note of Mr. Foster, •
of New York, for collection, together with ,
my measure for a suit of black clothes of,
the best quality, which you will be so kind
as to procure.
“Having as an agent, several tracts of
land in different States at my disposal, I
am seldom long in the same place; so you
will please to send the clothes by the best
line, to my address, at St. Louis, Mo.
"When you deduct your commission,
&c., you will please to deposit° the bal
ance in any of the New York banks, and
send me the cashier's receipt.
"As my dealings with Mr. Foster have
been of a very agreeable character, I don't
apprehend that you will have to do more
than present the note, or ledge it for col
lection, $OOOO.
With great esteem, I am, sir,
your very humble servant
HENRY IrnitAx.”
($0000) NEW Yoau, Nov. 6, 1848.
Twelve months from date, I promise to
pay Mr. Henry Inman, or order, viiine
thousand six hundred dollars, value rec'd.
Signed
JAMES FOSTER, JR
(Endorsed) Hpruty INMAN.
[Envelope] " Francis Byrne, Esq., Coun
sellor at Law, City Hall Place, N. York."
OrrowA, Nov. 10
It is scarcely necessary to say that one
eyed Thompson had disclosed the secret
ofthis note to Mr. Wilkes, and,likewis,
the part which Ashley, had performed.—
Ho had abandoned his friends -and gone
over to tho enemy. He was in the pay of
the National Police Gazette !
Up to this discovery the plan of the con
spirators had gone on swimmingly. They
had got every thing fixed to entrap Mr.
Foster, and an opportunity only was want
ing to strike the blow. What made Mr.
Foster 'still more confident that they in
tended to take his life, .was the fact that of
late, a suspicious looking man, of large
size, had been seen' hanging about the
rear gate of the premiSes-whieh leads into
Great Jones street, and that-, on two occa- .
lions- a -gentleman;:. WhO resides -in 'his
Maiileh Pa
February 1, 1850.
If these surmises and disclosures of the
Police Gazette are true, these prisoners
are indeed a most diabolical set of fellows.
Mr. Wilkes declares with great confidence
that Bennett is connected with Drury.—
Ashley's connection with Drury is well
known. After this our rich turn will have
to be careful who they deal with, or their
lives will be in danger.
The disclosure of this horrible plot a
gainst Mr. Foster, together with the dis
covery of a fradulent mortgage recently
given by Bennett to Mr. John Anthon, a
wealthy lawyer of this city, has caused
considerable excitement among all classes
of our citizens. People look back upon
Ashley's fraudulent motctgage transactions
with horrible suspicions. The trials of
these men will be looked for with interest.
The fine steamer Cherokee, Captain C.
Forbes, from Chagres via Kingston, Jan.
7th, has just ariived.
The Cherokee made the passage out in
eight days and lour hours, in ample time
to meet the steamer Panama on the Pa-
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On her return, she left Chagres at hall=
past:3, Thursday, Jan. :3d, with 2-14 pass
-4iXAO,OOO in specie on freight,
mad about the same amount in the
hands of the passengers. She arri
ved in Kingston on Monday, the 7th, at
9 A. M., and arrived in New York early
this mo;ning, making nine dace , front
Chagrcs, and five days and 16 hours front
Kingston.
The Cherokee brings the Pacific mails,
that arrived in the Unicorn at Panama, on
Tuesday, Dec. 2, they not arriving in Cha
gres in tint:: for the Falcon to connect
ith the Ohi o at Ilavanna. They caine
mulct. the charge Mr. Me Lean, the re
cently appointed mull agent fir the 'sal.
On Saturday, Jan. sth, Mr. J. C. Dex
ter, of Rutland county, Vermont, died of
grileral debility, the result of violent diar
rhwo, e,,ntracted at Son Francisco.
Unless the weather speedily grants a
respite, we shall venture to "ring down
the curtain" on the drama of the Golden
Farmer "for the season" ending with No
vember. The winter rains and the worn
roads have together impeded travel to such
an extent, as will entirely cu . . off commu
nication between the Placer section of the
country, and the valley settlements for the
ensuing six weeks, if not for:the "balance
of the season" ending in April. Thence
forward,,, after the ''winter discontent"
shall have merged into the "merry month
of May," there will be a greater amount
of profitable labor accomplished than the
present year has witnessed; a conclusion
which is amply justified by the present
indications. Upon the opening of Spring,
will also commence facilitated communi
cation by means, we trust, at the dispo-
Salqif the post office agent in this county.
We shall also be enabled to present to the
readers of the Alta California more effi
cient and satisfactory mining information,
through a regular correspondence from
the Placer.
To return to the latest intelligence at
this time in our possession, from various
places in the mountains where gold wash
ing is continued, the news is highly favor
able. The setting in of the rany season
has been the signal for the abandonment
Of digging in' most parts; and the miners
haVe employed the intervening pleasant
hours between the rains in preparing win
ter quarters. These .eonsist of a rude log
house, or canvass tent, projected by em
bankment about the sides, and . sheltered
from The fury of the storms by boughs of
trees, '
The highest of the SiemfNevada are
covered with snow; and this - has been' the
- unWelconte form of the . winter - visitant in
the Moro elevated.' "diggings,!' accoinpa
'flied 'by cold - weather.' ' ' The
,tnountairt
strearrli,,are but imperceptibly swollen 'as
}Muse, and who, like himself, always takes
that egress to the Opera, had been accos
ted with - the enquiry, if he were Mr. Fos
ter!
In compiling this account from the Po
lice Gazette, we cannot see that Drury is
shown to be concerned in the plot at all.
Probably Thompson has disclosed that he
was engaged in it. We shall see. It has
been shown that the note for ew,600 was
made from a letter written by Mr. Foster
to Bennett in relation to the interest on the
66000 mortgage. The writing of the let
ter was taken out by some chemical pro
cess, and the note substituted. For th's
forgery the Grand Jury have found a hill
against Bennett, and he has been ordered
to find bail in the sum of $20,000. On
this charge he remains in prison.
Since Drury's arrest, he sent two $lOO
bills to Judge Edmonds, to induce that ma
gistrate to take an interest in his acquittal.
The Judge gave his letter and money to
the District Attorney. Thus the rich rogue
has involved himselt in another State Pris
on ollimce—an attempt to bribe an officer
of the law.
From California,
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP CHEROKEE,
as Y ra! 1, Jtuill..ty 13.
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From the t4thz California, December]
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yet, although the Sacramento has risen
many feet at its junction with the Maori
can river, since the commencement of the
rains. From the golden news is highly
encouraging. A bar of the South Fork,
situated nine miles above Kidwell's bar, ,
(the original discovery of gold on this fork ,
was here,) has been worked during the
lute month with immense success. The
character of the gold is courser than that of
the lower washings, and up to the time of
the raising, was abundant. The country
around is of the most mountainous de
scription. The Yuba and Bear Creek
washings are said to have yielded well du-
ring the low stage of water attecedent to I
the rains.
The Georgetown diggings are perhaps!
Ithe most famous at the present time in the
Sacramento Placer. These are situated
about twelve miles distant, in a northeast- 1
I erly direction from Columbia, on the
south fork of the American river. Pic-'
CCB of gold, weighing from one penny
weight to ten and twelve pounds, have
h-en discovered in this vicinity. The UV
crap Ibr day laborers is said to be not less
than three ounces, while instances of bag
ging eight and ten ounces per diem are
by no means rare.
Owing to the earlier advent of the win
ter rains and inclement weather, than was
anticipated, provisions have become scarce
in the mining district—the wretched con
dition of the roads preventing supplies
from reaching the mountains reasonably.
Many persons are returning from the
; selling
in consequence of the fact.—
I Flour is sellin on Feather river at $1,75
per pound, at "the mill," (Culuma) for
1 81,25. All broadstuffs are proportionate
' ly high.
The Pullman Murder.
iVcw and Important Facts—Arrival of
Dr. farkman's Son, 4.c.—lt will be re-
membered that during the excitement at.j
tendant upon the arrest of Professor Web
ster and the subsequent examination of,
his private desks at his residence at Cam.'
bridge, it was stated that two notes in Dr.
Parkman's hand-wiiting had been discos'. •
ered. One of these notes was for $2,400,
and it is said bore on its back endorsements j
staikient to cos er its lace. The other
wus a note fur 8487, which the Professor.,
alleged to have paid the Doctor, mid took ,
the mite itself
instead of a written receipt
in nekno‘%ledgement that the obligation ,
was cancelled.
When the discovery of the notes was
first made public, it was thought by some
that they formed another link in the
lcar
liil chain of evidence which encompassed
the Professor; hut, upon calm considera
tion, this supposition was repudiated by
many, and the whole !racsaction linally
resulted in the conviction that these notes,
instead of tending further to criminate the
Professor, would naturally serve to exon
erate him in a measure from the charge
of having committed the deed, if he did it
at all., from pecuniary con-,ideratiohJ.
' W e have just learned train a source on. •• While it is admittedly a primary duty
W Ilia we place implicit credence, that all of the Legislature to enact laws for the
the circumstances attending the discovery punishment of vice, it is no less its,duty to
of these notes, have not yet been inade remove the causes which frequently lead
public, and that their true history involves to the commission of crime. The impres
the whole dreadful .(hair in a dc( - Per "h"dc ' site's made upon the youthful mind by the
'of mystery. It seems that -when the olio ; entle force of parental authority and ex
' cers 1 isited the house of Profe.ssur Web- . ample, and by the associations of the fore
ster for the purpose of examining his pa- fly circle, are among the most active and
pets a certain desk Was thoroughly over; 1 1 enduring of the influences which control
hauled—every paper was spread open and i tic conduct of after li.e. Much of the
minutely scrutinized by a geaLlena) per. vice that %% e are called upon to deplore,
fectly familiar with Dr. Parkman's hand-, may be traced to the early removal of its
writing ; yet not a word was dist:overt_ dli subject from the reach of that authority
that bore any resemblance to the Doctor's! and example, and from the innocent, but
manuscript. wholesome associations of a home, !ow-
They then relinquished the search and e .
1 Nil.mum
I bl c•. The cause of morality, 110
came to the conclusion that if Prof. Web. ,
1 less than the dictates of humanity, demand
stcr had any paper in the hand•%+ sting ofthe preservation of the fiunily circle, and
Dr. Parkman, they were not certainly in the maintenance of the family home, as
i l that desk. Thiry then left the house en- il efficient preventives of vice, and sure and
tirely satisfied that it wto prose
as useless - i
ipermanent contributors to individual virtue
cute their investigation for that si.: •ies of
evidence against the Professor any liirtherl and happiness, and to public prosperity
and order.
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in that direction. n-ie next day they• ,
a - In this view it becomes us to. consider
gain visited thehouse on a similar errand, w h et h er t h e causes by w hi c h th e w h o l e .
and after examining other receptacles for! some influence is often broken up, may
papers and letters, without any successful
! not be removed or lessened. -
result, the gentleman who was expected to Doubtless the most frequent cause, of
recognize the handwriting of the Doctor, the dismemberment of families is foun in
suggested u the propriety oftigain examining I the pecuniary inability of the parent to
the desk which had been inspected the day maintain his household establishment.
previous. Although considered by the The humane nnd IA i3C policy of the State,
others a futile undertaking, yet they con- many years since, provided an exemption
seated—the desk was reopened and there from execution for debt, ofsundry articles
conspicuous among all the other papers in favor of persons being • householders: 7 -s
were the two notes. The list of articles thus exempted has; at
How they came there no ono has ex- various times, been enlarged at all times
plained, and the more we reflect :on the, in favor of persons being householders,
subject the'less we can repress the most and so as to embrace. articles essential to
painful surmises. They must have the maintenance of the household estab.
been -placed there by some person lishment, and to prevent the dismember ',
who presumed that the desk, having been ment of families. And yet the _ytt . Ii,:;
once so completely examined, would not c y of theist,/ often f e ll s e tit ihe Au yi
be looked into again. the houSehold is dispersed. fiirrig t imcd•'
A statement has been made in seine of a b o d e , wherein the plaPe org e - 41.- -
the public prints to the effect that . Mrs. vided family n'' .1 ;41 . 4.- --- ''''-
Ptirkinatt, the wife of the lamented Doctor,thed4 - 1 -4 ', -
had occasionally visited time family-of the ,e.' i l al
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Professor since his intureoration s - and thatj /, ;`,
unfortUnate lady Was still on fro_•ndly er'l i . d
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intimate terms with WS. Wtibster. .. • .' •
far the eXistence of friondly.feelingri. 1,, k0c, " . 1 .. / . 4 - th .. t '
know
be concerned; we fietr.tio‘'wouiv i , -...v ; •
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authority for..4 , itifigp4Sitiely,' 'tittit'.gt 70, ,
Parkman has not only - i,rWtod Prof,'' Wt, ' gr-A - T
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Books, Jobs and Blauks
Of every description, prtnted in the tcry best atylo
and on the shortest notice, at the COUNTRY DOL
LA it Officc
ster's family since the dreadful event, but
has kept herself confined to her own 'resi
dence, and has not even visited the Mem
bers of her own stricken
Mrs. Parka - inn, we also learn, will not
be called upon to testify in tho case. = The
evidence relative to the private .marks/
bout the person of the Doctor, by which
the body was was identified in its mtin
Bled state, can be satisfactorily
.given
by the physician of the family, and thus
Mrs. P. will be freed from the agonizing
position to which she would be subject, if
she gave her evidence before the gaze . of
the public.
Young Parkman, son of the Doctor; who
has been some time "in• EuroPe, reached
New York yesterday, in the steamship,
Canada, and is expected to arrive here to
day.—Boston Herald, .1471.17.
The Boston afternoon papers contain
the following facts in rotation to the indict
ment of Webster :
The indictment contains four counts,.in
all of which Professor Webster is charged
with murdering Dr. Parkman on the 23d
of . November. In the first count thC de - ed
is alleged to have been done, with a knife;
in the second with a hammer; in the third
with his handsand feet; and in the fourth
by some means to the Jury unknown.----
These cover all the ways in which Dr.
Parkman, from the evidence given in,
might have been killed.
The Chief Justice and Judgo Bikelow
then had a consultation, as to whether the
accused should he brought t efore the Mu
nicipal Court and notified of the indict
ment should be immediately certified up.
It was finally decided that he should be
brought before the Municipid Court at
. 1
o'clock, and be notified of the indictment.
At 1 o'clock, the accused was brought
into Court, which was nearly full ofspec.
tutors. He took his scat in the box rind
almost immediately was addressed by the
Clerk, who informed him that he had been
indicted for the wilful murder of Dr. Geo.
Parkinan, and that the indictment would
be certified up to the Supreme Court. He
was then remanded back to close confine•
ment in jail, until dischated by duecourse
of law. Dr. Webster appeared to be per.
fectly self-possessed, bowed to several of
his friends as he passed from the door to
the dock, and immediately upon receiving
the order of the Court remanding him to
jail, spoke to the officer, who reconducted
him from the Court House. He does not
seem to have suffered much horn his con
finement, but appears to lie in the enjoy.
meat of his usel health. Ile will proba•
bly be arraigned in the Supreme Court
next week, when a time for his trial Will
be assigned.
Homestead Exemption.
The annexed extract from the message
of Gov. Fish, of New York, is a powerful
appeal to the wisdom and humanity ofLe.
gislatures, and must touch - the chord 'of
sympathy in every good man's heart.— qp.
land Thor.
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