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From the U. S. Gazette of the Slat March. ,
Trial of ~.tea„ Teton Mercer,
Charged with the murder of Mahlon
Hutcheason &hereon,' near Camden,
February the tenth,
In the Court of Quarter Sessions of thou
cester county, New Jersey, before
Judge Elmer and the Associate Justi
ces of the Circuit.
Thursday Naming, March 30th.
Mr. Thew ne esumed his argument,
row.inuing his citations of cases of 010110-
mania, adducing the opinions of authors
who have written evil partial insanity,
arguing thereupon, and applying therm
ciples therein contained to the cause on
the part of the detente.
In his peroration, which it is essential
to nuttce, Mr. Browne contended—upon
the sanction of the law of France, the law
of New Yuck, and upon the fundamental
principles of the English law as in Black
stone, which t ls the common law, .also, of
New Jersey, in fact— that the only quip
tions for the jury to decide, in this c
were:
Whether,. according to the principles
of common sense, Singleton Mercer was
a lunatic when he committed the act 1"
O
" Had Singleton Mercer, when he cow •
witted the act, the use of his reason 1"
Mr. Britwoe then gave a suceint and
?acid statement of various - Le:J. which '
- might be applied to discover insanity in
any person, and which appear to the re
porter to be so excellent, that he only re
grets that the limited space allotted him
will hot permit their recital.
The peroration eats occupied by fervent
argument adduced to maintain that Mr.
Mercer had been guilty of no crime what
ever, not being a moral agent; and dos.
ine p with the expression of cordial thanks
to the court and jury for the earnest atten
tion which they hail accorded him.
At the class Mr. lime e's speech,
the learned eentieman retired front the
Court fora few moments, und returned
with much difficulty, leading in Miss Mer
cer. who was completely convulsed tr .
the most utunizing grief. She having
been seated, the Attorney General, the
Hon. Mr. Willson, objected to the recep.
'ion of any testimony reflecting upon the
character of the -deceased, as the act
could out be palliated by the provocation;
unless it was adduced as a proximate
ca use of insanity ; and that the insanity
must be first proved before the causes of
it were brought forward.
General Garret B. Wall anti IVilliam
N. Jeffers, Esq. followed in opposition to
these objections.
And the Attorney General rejoined.
Judge Elmer, stated the opinion of the
Court, admitting the testi mo ny.
At the commencement of the above ar
gument, the state of Miss Mercer was
such that she had to be carried from the
court, and at its close, another attempt
was made to ming her forward, but it was
utterly useless. We have never witness
ed a scene so extremely painful as thai
which attended this and the afternoun's
examination.
The Cout adjourned. -
AFTERVOON MIMIC
Sarah Mercer, sworn—l um the daugh
ter of Thorned Mercer; I was sixteen last
January; 1 ism a sister of Singleton Mer
cer ; übuut New Year, in Chesnut about
sth, as Miss Osborne and myself were
going down, we met a gentleman whom I
thought to be Mr. Bastidu; I was telling
Miss Osborne it was Mr. Bastido ; Mr.
Heberttot heard the and passed up the
street, and met another gentleman, and
then turned back and followed us ; him
and the utile'. gentleman; they followed
us down Chesnut to Second, down Second
to Birch's auction store; I said to Miss
Osborne " they are lollowing us ;" Mr.
Heberton then laid hold of my cloak ; as
ked where we were going; I said we
were going upon an errand ; we then tar
tied up Walnut street; Mr. Heberton a tind
the other gentleman walked along side of
us; we went up Walnut to Ninth; then
turned buck and came to Walnut and
Eigth ; up Eighth to George street, and
they left us; we then went to Mrs. Os•
born's, from whence a gentleman saw me
home; the next evening 1 left home on
an errand, and in coming home t met Mr.
Hebei - ten at the corner of Second and
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Pine: he went to the corner of Second
told 'queen with me; I thought it was Mr .
liasiido the whole time; he did not tell
me that that was nut his mime; he asked
me tl I would not meet him and I said
yes; the next time I flirt him he told me
iii, name was Heberton and nut liastido ;
I had never heard of him before; I met
him three evenings atter this; on one of
the evenings 1 tort him it Carlo` till to l',1111;
he stopped at Lawyer Vandyke's to get
On umbrella; Lawyer Vandyke told Mr.
Ileberion to tell me to come in, but I
wouldn't go; one of the evenings I met
hint, he told me he should like to come to
our house ; that he did not know any one
to introduce him ; he asked me what gen
, dem en came to our house; I mentioned
one or two; he said he knew one 1 had
MClltioned ; he said the next time he met
him he would ask him to introduce him;
the next time we met he said he had as
ked this gentleman and the gentleman
had refused to do so ; the next time we
met ac took a long walk together ; we
stopped before a house in Elizabeth street;
Mr. fleberton said a friend of his lived
there; and asked me if 1 would not go in
until he got warm; 1 refused to go ; he
said he would only sit a few minutes; he
then rang the bell, and a mulatto woman
came to the dour; she spoke to Mr. lieb••
erton and collect him by name; we went
in; she showed us up stairs ; she let us
into a room with a bed in it; I did not see
the bed till I had got in the room ; assault
us Mr. Heberton got toe into the room he
locked the door ; I told him I would not
stay hjie tiild me I could not help myself;
he then said if I did not comply with his
wishes 1 never should see my home again;
I screamed ; "pulled out his pistol,
Land said 1 must cemply with his wishes; he
'took off my bonnet and cloak, he then
carried me by force over to the bed ; and
threw me on it; Mr. Heberton then .took
off his coat, while he was doing so, I gut
or the bed anclitan to the other end of the
rum; Mr. Heberton carried me back
again; I struggled to get away from hint
j but could not; he then violated my per
son ; I guess I Ives about an hour al to.reth
,er it; ream c'ite told me that lie roved
me and would marry me; he would mar
ry inc and take me away from this place ;
he said if l was afraid to go home he
would take me to some place to board un
til he could get ready to go to New Oct
leans ; 1 told him I would not, 1 would go
home ; alter we gut out of the house he
asked me to meet him again ;. 1 told him I
would not 1 was determined to tell my
father and mother ; lie the,. said, if I 'lid,
he would tell his friends 1 took hint to the
house after picking him up in the street;
he to, k me throe tittles to this house; once
out by 'thirteenth and Walnut; once it
Pine above Twelfth-1 never was with
lion any other places except these—he
brought two gentlemen down at two tilt.
ferent times to Third and Carpenter and
introduced them in the street ; I know
who they were; the last time I saw Mr.
Heberton lie went to 'Alderman Palmer's
with me; the young lady was not at home;
I did not go in--he then asked the to meet
hint the next Wednesday, and on the
loilowing Wednesday we would go and
get married, and go to New Orleans—the
last time I met him was on Sunday even
ing, when this conversation took place--
the next mcwitiog I went to my sister's
Mrs. while I was there, a servant
came and informed me that my lather mid
received informatwo that I hail inet Mr.
Heberton, said tnat any f t set tt ...hod me
to come houte--she know what my
lather would do io me- -1 was afraid to go
home, for fear of being confined in the
house, so that my meeting with Nlr. Ilen
olio' would prevented-1 then fled to
Mrs. Paler, in Pine above chilli street,
the place 1 have already alluded to, and
stayed there that night, that was Nlitiolay
night—the next afternumi Mrs. Pider said
she would go out, and look for Mr. Uri).
erton, see if she could see him, and tell
hint where 1 was—said she did not see
him; on her return that evening a lady
came to Mrs. Pider's, and said there was
a great excitement about toe ; Mrs, Pider
then went amid told my parents that I was
at her house—my friends came and took
•me home--1 first told this story to my
mother, all 1 have told Isere; this was the
night I came home, I was in bed with her
when 1 told it--I next told it to my broth
, er, Tuesday night to my mother, the next
I morning to my brother—before 1 ever
I went to Elizabeth street, Mr. Ilebertim
t told inc he liked lime better than any young
, lady he had ever seen.
• Cross examined.-1 thought it was Mr.
Bastido because he turned and looked, and
afterwards he told me he had heard me
I say that is Mr. Bastido," 1 knew lie was
following us by both of us twin). our
I heads and seeing him ; when Mr. Heber-
I ton laid hold of my cloak, lie asked me
I where we were going and I said on an er
• rand-1 thought it an indignity to lay
hold of my cloak, l dial not say any thing
► to him about it, I did not know the other
gentleman, then 1 did not, now 1 do—it
; was fth. Penrose, it was Mr. Wood saw
"ONE COUNTRY, ORE CONSTITUTION, ONE DESTINY."
HUNTINGDON, PENNSYLVANIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12. 1843
me home from Mrs. Osborn's—l met Mr.
ilebert on at 3rd and Pine by accident not
y momise, I promised to meet hint again
bocauseel liked him —Mr. Bastido is a
Spaniard, I don't know whether he talks
broken English —I was not introduced to
Mr. Bastitio at my sister's because I was
vie front room and he in the back room
—when I said " three evenings after," I
did not mean three evenings, but three
evenings alterwards—the street in which
we stopped for an umbrella was NValnut,
below 6th, lowerside, I stood in the entry
of the house, Mr. Ileberton said to Mr.
Vandyke " I have a young bitty out here,"
Mr. Vandyke said " ashy don't you bring
her in then," Mr. Denk la and Mr. Mait
land were the names of the gentlemen' I
mentioned as visiting father's house, Mr.
Ilebertun told me it wag Mr. Dencla he
had asked to introduce me, he did nut
state why Mr. Dencla refused, I (lid nut
ask the reason—/ did nut know the
name of Elizabeth street, I had never
heard of such a street before; the reason
I consented to go up stairs was that I
thought the parlors were tip stairs, only
one large stone step at the entrance of the
front door; while we were going down
Elizabeth street, it was that we hail the
conversation about going into the house;
we stood in front of the house, I don't
know how long, I refused to go in, he
run. , the bell, he asked me if / would not
go in while he got warm, only a few min.
uses, /did not make up my mind to go in
until he rung the bell ; Mr. liebertun
did not change his dress otherwise than
by pulling MI his coat; his pantaloons
were unloosed, not until lie got in bed ;
his suspenders were unloosed, his pan
taloons were on; he violated my person
but once; I promised him haute 1 left
him that evening, I would nut reveal;
lie took me to that house three times ;
they include the first time ; I don't know
who kept the house near Thirteenth and
Walnut street; Mrs. Pider kept the house
in Pine near Twelfth street ; I don't know'
the name of the person who kept the house
in Elizabeth street; Mr. Penrose and
Mr. Luken were the names of the !senile.
' men I was introduced to at 3d nnd Car-'
penter ; the young lady I went to see at
Alderman Palmer's was his daughter; I
was acquainted with her; my meeting
with Mr. Heberton on Sunday evening
was by appointment ; it was made the
evening before; the servant who came to
Mr. Quin's did not tell me before Mrs.
Quin ; I went up stairs and Mrs. Quin
said she would go home with ;it was
uo M outlay I went to Mrs. Niter's ; Tues
day evening I went home; Wednesday
morning was the first my brother knew of
the transaction ; I did not see the bed
until I got in the room; I made no remark
until I saw the bed ; the woman did nut
call one by name, I had never seen her
before ; I had never been in that street
before; as spun as she had got off my hat
and cloak he carried me to the tied ; I ltd
not say anything but screamed ; I told min
I would not stay ; I had no other conver
sation with hire than I have spaken of; I
did not take notice what he did with Vie
key ; the reason only I did run to the
door is that I did ant know what I was
doing; Mr. lieberton put on my hat and
cloak ; I never went anywhere with the
gentlemsn he introduced use to; I have
mver been at anv of these houses with
atiy one but Mi. lieberton ; Miss Osborne
resi.l,l in Seventh above Chestnut street;
Mrs. Hughes kept a boarding house with.
Mrs. Osborae ; there was no cultured boar,
tiers there; I have seen a anted servant,
don't know his name; there were two ser
vants; one named Quinton were a servant
beside the one mentioned ; he told me he
could tell fertenes ; he came to tell me so
because Miss Mary Osborne and I were in
the entry bilking ;about it, and he came in
and confirmed it; I asked him to tell me
my fortune; but he had no cards ; I don't
remember that getting a pack of cards was
suggested ; Miss Osborne's sister Anna
was present too ; the parlor was the front
room up stairs; Miss Osborne said Quin•
ton was the servant of a gentleman ; I had
seen the gentleman sitting at a window on
the opposite side of the street ; I did 01,1
know his name; Miss Mary Osborne said
he was the master olQuinton; l don't know
any thing of the house uppnsite ; Mrs.
Orburne told me it was a gambling house;
I never bowed or smiled at the man I saw
in the window; nor did I to any gentle
man across the street; Quinton said he
would tell my fortune next day when he
got the cards and I called him across to
see if lie had got them; this was the next
time I went up there; only that once;
when I beckoned to him I did not notice
• any one opposite ; I did not know a man
named Arentrue; Miss Osborne showed
a man named Coles to me one day; never
spoke, in the streets of Philadelphia, to
any person I did not know, and that I
had been formally introduced to; I always
haul some lady with me when in the street.
Miss Osborne showed tne a man named
Caren, one of the gamblers on the other
side ; I never recognised or talked with
him —I nevi." gave Quinton my card—be
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asked m•e my name once—l showed him a
card--it hail nut my name on it—he could
not recd—my sister's name was on it; I
did not give him the card ; I held it in my
hand ; this was on the stairs at Mrs. Oa
bornr'•, I asked him no questions; never
convrried with Quinton about his master;
he toil me once a gentleman wanted to
know my name; but 1 would not tell; I
never rote a note to any gentleman I did
not know.
Eliza Mercer sworn-1 am the mother
of Singleton Mercer; I have been twenty
years to bad health; my son was 20 years
of uge an the 17th of December last; he
was stviject to very severe attacks or the
croup io early life; his life was several
times despaired of ; subject to it until he
was 13 years of age; 1 heard the narration
of my daughter ; she told me the sante on
the night she came borne; she told lee in
bed ; we laid together; we did not sleep;
my sun was told i est morning I think
after ten o'clock ; Sarah was in the room
with me where we laid; it was Sarah's
room ; Singleton came in and came up
stairs, 1 went out on the stairs and met
him, I said " my dear son, Ileberton has
ruined y our sister," he said " where is
she i"' 1 said " in my room," he ran into
the 1110111 and I followed after, '' he had
his sister in his arms, and she said, "Oh:
hrothe- don't kill me," he said " HO, my
deur si :ter, 1 love you as I do my own life,
only tell ire all," she said " 1 will, my
dear brother," they looked round, and
both said, "mother leave the room," 1
said " suffer me to stay, and they both
said' no, oo,'" I left them, I saw Single-
tort about half an hour afterwards, he came
out of the room crying and went down
stairs, he was outrageous, there were
several gentlemen in the parlor, he wan•
led to , it back and kill her, then 1 went
upstairs, and stayed there, and saw no
more.
eto44 Examined—He tried to get up
stairs, was prevented, the gentlemen lock
ed the lour, he tried to get out of the win•
dew, I did not go down stairs with Son•
gleton, but atterwinds-1 went down
brca , ,•,;,4 heard a noi•te, SitiOeton was in
the pallor, I don't know who w4s in the
parlor, several; house was coatinually
crowded, he was standing in the midilre
of the room with the fire poker in his
hand, I was in such confusion myself I
cannot tell what was going on, Mr. Met ,
cer was not at home-1 begged him to be
still, it was all in vain, he didn't mind me,
at the time, the gentlemen in the room
undertook to pacify him, / don't know of
any effort being made 'to restrain him,
/ have had interviews with Mrs. Heb
eiton, the mother of M. H. H.,it was
on Monday evening of that week, it was
in the dining room of her house up stairs,
list not known her behove, the object of my
vsit was to see if I could get them to re
tutu my daughter, /cannot say what I
said to her, Can't remember th , CoriVer , a- •
Ilion etas so distressed, I never told
Mt s. Hebron!' that Singleton was armed
an d that her sun was in danger, the lady'
oOh me !night have said so, nut in my
presence though, Miss Holland who was
with me, had some conversation apart
Irons me, /did not know at the time that
Singleton was armed, Mrs. Holland is not , 1
in this village, her first name is Sarah,
she lives next door to me, I live No. 331
Queen st., Mrs. Holland at No. 35.
Defence resumes—The visit was on
Monday evening at nine• o'clock, it was
made so that my daughter might be re•
stored.
Mary Orbnrne sworn--/ was fourteen
the 12th of last January,/ live in Seventh
above Chesnut street, Jeremiah 03110111 C
is my lathet's name, he is a house carpen•
ter, my mother ie the lady who sits along
side of me, my sister is going_ on seven•
teen, / believe, when / came Irian school
Miss Sarah Mercer was at our house. 1
know the month was January, don't know
the day of the week, it was about a week
after the hollidays, she was going home,
and we told her she had better stay to tea,
she said she was afraid her mother would
scold her it she stayed late, and we told
her sone one would go home with her, so
she stayed until alter we had done tea,
betwem seven and eight o'clock in the
evenitg, we wanted to get some grapes for
toy sis.er, who had an (yet ation perform
ed ou ter, another was down in the parlor
when Sarah and /started to get them, we
did tot go down to ask her but we went
without, we went into Market street first,
and muld not get any grapes there, then
into Oesnut street, and got the grapes,
we wore going home, but Sarah said "let's
take oval k," I told her 1 would, and we
went limn Chesnut street to Sixth, still
contused down Chesnut street, where we
'net M.. lieberton, I did not know hint,
Sarahsaid " there is Mr.Bastido," / said
"is it; we went down Chesnut to Se•
coed, in Chesnut street Heberton met
with Orient!, we went down Second st.
and apposite Birch's auction store Sarah
said .31ary, they are following us," /
said let us run," and as we were going
to tut' Ileberton caught hold of Sarah's
cloak he asked us where we were going,
and we said " of an errand," the other
person was still with him, we went up
Walnut street, they still continued to
follow us, when we got up to Ninth street
/told Sarah they should not go any further
with us, fleberton wanted us to go into
Locust street, but we would not, v e turn
ed down %Valour. again to Bth, and then at
Bth and George 1 told Sarah they should not
go any further, /was afraid mother would
scold. Sarah told them to leave us, they
did leave us, we rat, almost all the way
home, when /got home, we went up to the
room of my sister, and told her, and she
said "we ought to be ashamed of our
selves to have men following us," it was
belime ten when Sarah left for home, I
went with her; a gentleman with her, Mr.
Wood, son of the confectioner, he is re
spectable, has long visited our house.
Cross Examined—/ have known Sarah
almost a year; has been in the habit of
visiting our family; did not visit us often
till we moved to Seventh street, then she
came often to see my sister alter the ope
ration had been performed, the operation!
was performed on the Pith day of January,
it was about six weeks alter that when we
took our walk, Miss Mercer said " Mr.
Bastido," did not introduce me to him,
nor did Mr. Heberton introduce his friend
to Alias Mercer, she came to our house
perhaps once a week in the fall, Mrs.
Hughes keeps the house and my soother
boards with her, the servants were a wai
ter, cook, and chambermaid, the waiter
was a colored man, the cook a female, the
waiter's name was Harry, 1 remember
hearing of such a person as Theodore
Quinton, have seen him at Mrs. Hughes',
in the fall, he was down among the do
mestics, never knew him to be there when
Alias Mercer was there, have heard that
there is a gambling house opposite our
house, don't know any that went there,
have seen them go to and come out, have
seen persons at the window, don't know
any such persons as Arentrue, Coles or
Coln, never heard Miss Mercer speak
about the persons opposite, when they
came up to us in Second street, we sepa
rated, Heberton walking with Sarah, the
utile, with me, I think Sarni, had Heber
ton'A arm, / had not the arm of the other,
/did not hear anything they said to each
other, for whenever 1 approached Heber•
ton was very rude to me, asking me what
I wanted and so on, when I said " let's
run," Sarah said "very well," and then
Heberton detained her by the cloak, seve
ral times /said during the walk is, a whis
per to Sarah, " let 1.14 go home," she said
she would, and then Heberton would bay
let's go a little further," /said at George
and Eighth street. we must separate, and
Sarah said to Hebertou "Mr. Bastido you
must go no Wolter with us."
Defence resumed—There never was a
colored man a waiter or 'an other one
ever boarded at Al la. Hughes ' . Adynd.
From the U. S. Gazette of the Ist April.
Friday Morning, March Sl.
The Reverend William Louglnidge,
sworn—l am it minister of the Gospel ; 1
in long to the Fourth Presbyterian Church
of the city of Philadelphia ; I know Mr.
Thomas Mercer and his family ; have
known them three years and five months;
they attended the Fourth Church, of
which I am pastor; Mr. Mercer is an el
der; have known Singleton the time 1
have mentioned; have been intimately ac
quainted with Mtn; he is mild and gentle
in his disposition ; kind and courteous in
his manners; I have never discovered any
thing tending to vindictiveness ; 1 am ac ,
quanited with the general character of
Sarah Mercer fur modesty and so lot tli ;
her general reputation for chastity and
!modesty was unulemisheil ; Mr. and Mrs.
Mercer are communicants ; I was at Mr.
Mercer's on Wednesday the Bth of Feb
ruary ; I heard of the circumstance of the
..bduction on Tuesday evening, and felt
it toy duty on Wednesday morning, as
pastor, to visit the Neill) , ; it was about ten
o'clock when 1 arrived there ; on entering
the parlour, I saw Mrs. Mercer appareat
ly in deep distress; I walked up to her
and shoult hands with her; tin the typo.
site side was Singleton ; he lifted up his
hands and said "oh, Mr. Loughridge, we
are ruined and disgraced for ever," and
burst into tears; then threw himself with
great violence upon a chair; I inquired
what was the matter; he replied the a•
mount of the matter is a person of the
name of Heberton has ruined any sister ;
he then rose and walked the floor of the
parlour in a very agitated state ; I said 1
hoped it was not so; he said it was
so, for she told Ili m herself ; he then said
as soon as my tither comes home 1 will
make him shoot her; I reasoned with him;
he continued to walk the floor in great ag
itation ; u second time he lifted up his
hands, burst Into tears, auil said, "oh, Mr.
Loughridge, we are ruined and disgraced
every one of us;" lie then insisted upon
leaving the parlour; I said 1 could not al
low him to leave it until his mind should
become settled ; I was then surprised to
see that a young man who had always
treated me with kindness and leapect
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I cause violent and insisted still upon going
to look for his father; I refused still Coal
!ow I. ire to go out; the inure I reasoned
with him the inure violent he became ; I
thought it prudent to say as little as pos
sible to him for the purpose of keeping him
in the parlour; he continued to throw
himlelf upon a chair and then to rise and
walk across the parlour; I think I had
been about half an hour in the parlour
when lie said he would be the better of
something to eat and water to drink;
bread and butter, 1 think was sent in and
a pitcher and glass; I think he eat but
one mouthful ; I insisted on his eating
more, but he refused ; he drank a tumbler•
full of water; after a few minutes a sec
ond tumbler of water; lie continued all
this tune sitting down, rising up; and
walking about; lie tilled a third tumbler
of water; brought it in his hand to the
tire-place ; took his pocket hanilkerchiet
out; held it in one hand over the fender;
poured this glass of water• upon it until he
saturated the handkerchief; he folded his
handkerchief in the form of a bandage,
and bound it around his temples, in this
wet state; 1 inquired why he did so ; he
said ley head is very bad, at is burning; I
was afraid from the coldness of the day iL
might be injurious and advised him to
take it off; lie refused, and it remained
there until it was dry or nearly so; he
continued to move about the parlor occa
sionally insisting on getting out; I always
refused to allow him to go out until his
father should come in ; after sonic time
iris father and his brothel'-',a-law came in ;
he inquired if they had not brought Mr.
Heberton ; they said they had not; and he
then bepaine truly outrageous ; his father
rebuked him; Mr. Quin, his brother-in
law, reasoned with him very affectionate
ly and kindly ; he did not seem to me to
be able to understand or appreciate any
thing that was said to him ; I stepped for
ward and spoke to him again ; lie replied
to me very harshly ; said all the ministers
between him and Kensington could not
settle his mind ; I do not remember any
thing uiu•e particular that occurred save
that I recommended that he should be
volifinz.ll j hr kit the p.tl6::: . in charge of
two young men; 1 have not seen lain since
till 1 saw him in this town.
By the Court —By outrageous conduct
I mean that he raved at his father and
brother-in-law for not bringing Heberton
with them.
Defence resumed—On that occasion he
used profane and indecent hinguage, such
as I never heard from his lips hehire.
i Cross examined—l live at Q 79 south
Tenth street, have resided there two
'years last November, previously boardArd
with Mr. Sexton, I think I came to Phili
delphia three yea: • . Eve itsoo:!:s h;zo,
I resided in New York iJefure, I Studien
divinity in Belfast College, Ireland, the
i Fourth Church is now at Twelth and
Lombard, it used to be at Fifth and Gas
kill street, My opinion of Singleton is bus.
ed upon my personal knowledge of hint,
but I have never heard any thing to tins
contrary of what I have stated, I cannot
say that I have observed any remarkable
firmness or determination of character
about him, never saw h u m placed in cir
cumstahces requiring such a display, I
have often heard my wife say Sarah was a
quiet tinniest virtuous, and retiring child,
Mrs. L. has repeatedly said so, this state
ment was !ride un such occasions us after
a visit and so forth, quite casual, never
heard her character questioned, it was a
mutter of great grief, but not of surprise,
that Singleton should be in such a elate,
1 stood between bun and the door and he
often pushed me aside, but I insisted un
his remaining in the room, but for my in
terference he would have gone cut, I was
very much surprised certainly at his con
duct vvith the handkerchief, 2 have seen
many sick persons with their heads bound
up, taut never saw any thing like the man
ner of Mr. Mercer on the occasion, my re
monstrances were in this wise, "leave the
violater in the hands of the Lord, he will
:lead with him in his own good time,"
Singleton was per fectly insensible to all 1
said, his mind seemed carried away, his
words were incoherent, having nu refer
ence to what I said.
By t!c Court—/ do not remember the
phrases he used, the idea was constantly
in his mind that llebertun must do justice
to his sister, /spoke of and endeavored to
impress him with the providence of God
in these matters, but it had no effect.
Cross examination, resumed-1 have
never known such incoherence except in
the cases of persons in high lever, / have
never seen any one, under any affliction,
in what /might call such a derang , d state s
for so he scented to be, by a deranged
state, 1 mean at present, that his mind
was SO excited that lie did not seem to
know what lie was doing or saying, /coo.
shier that he knew what he was saying
about lleberton doing justice to its sister,
that idea was alone iu his head, when lid
heard that that could not be, he became
distracted.
Catlin' mar Shankland, sworn —2 re s ide
at Qat:a Site.l, nejt dt/er tv 311.. Miry