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T confirmed her,in. ibat. :,. Sarah Duns-cJmbe W»d that from ;his. hnir, form size and Sid6 f«• she;believed, him to be,; Robinson, wh«^whs there,between 5 arid 4F o’clodc on Saturday evening-J - -pi,'To Mr. Phenix;, when Mrs. J . madethose declarations. which I haye just, now re-peaU d, she was under oath, J There werletter givn»;V job wh.i*; were-^ bnrfrom Ueteu’s-r«oin.bui I cannot, no w desig-‘ - hi.-U oxceplio^ 41110 ilhlJllt which liiini:Swe-!-I -d^rc^ivedidffiff leUer^ Hornarddeposed- I lived on the Saturday of (he - nriwdcr,~at-42-Dyo-street.fit the same hou^eSh Prisoner.. On the Tbuwd.y pn™««, ! went h-nne between 6. and 7 o dock, and saw prisoner hv 7 o’clock on the same , eve-nlnJand in ;hiff; cnnipnny 1.U heZSi to bed at V2 or'.l£cIpcl^that; Lhurs-■J!v was the 7«h Apr.il- ; The Maid oi Judahand lire Dinui) iVd.lC were |»laycd attac theatre that evening- was with me atthe theatre that night till Mlf past 12 or rather he was m my'company trom 7 o clocktill lialt'piist 12 llial itiglli- . . ... ; -Cross examined.—Cannot say. posi.ively that they went from their lodgings directly t . the theatre. They were there Iron, the the curtain rose, and ■ -remained t.!l ihe ph out He thinks Robinson and lie re-Irirjneti together all the t me. They sat m ihe pit during the performance/o! the Maid of Judah, and then-went jnto the. boxes, haw no personin-il.e pit that lbe was aequa.nted with D.mH recollect what part ofilw boxes they occupied—was part of the tune in the second tier, and phi* the third Her - was not SO crottded bill that they Could get seats. Saw no persons in the third nor that he: was acquainted .with, .excepVby s.gltU Knew Helen Jewett by sight. She was there that niohh and sitw Ryhinson talk to ner.lias met Robinson twice atTalker's ooiic room in John street, to go to the theatre, Outdon’t recollect whether they met there that.night—jiieither coes he recollect whethiM ho wore a cloak that night—has seen him wear .a cloak half,a dozen tinies, oi,ce in the day lime. It wits a.bloe cloth cloak, the lining - and lacings of black velvet, with cords and tassels—has'- not seen, the_ cloak, that lie knows, of,, since the. inurder.vas‘ committed—is shown thn cltutk but citnnqt swear to: it positively; it was a cloak of sltnilar appearance—:—Thomas Garland—-Is one of the city watchmen, and belongs to captain-Hull's watch. .. Was stationed oii Saturday night ill • the corner, of Thomas and - Cnupel streets,.. and was on.post from 2 to 4 o’clock^ About 20 minutes past 3, while standing at the corner of Thomas and Ohapel, heard an alarm from a house between Chapel an.d Hudson streets, on the left hand, side going down, and wits at the house in one minute after thealarm was given, and was the first watchman to his knowledge who entered the house.' When he went in the front door, he saw Mrs Townsend and 2 men standing In die front room' on the right as you go iu. The two ; ineii were in their shirt sleeves, and he took | it that they were going to light. . Hfftheu ran to. the front door and gaVc a loud rap on the .step. Mrs..Townsend told him, ..us he en— tered.thn front door, that there was a girl inutdered in the.house, and the room set on file.... He went up, stairs as quick as the . other watchman e:une, which was in about 5 or 10 minutes. In frout of the door of Helen's room lie caught a y oting man in his sir tits who. .was uudressed,—,it was dark. Alter he .had been in the room, lie saw a woman come put of a rojni -wiiti a band box, and go down sluits, and I did not . seejier or the young; man afterwards.'the officers then spoke'tu hitn.r -.IIe sRidjh.ff^tho auetioneerjmtthut.was wrong,I have dot was! his name, and they told him as'they. paid ihe-'a«citpneeVv:stood at the door they had-something to say | The Coroner was here called-, and stated to him. lie asked if .-it was bbesgary:'tbt j tq a, Juror—The.cloak was as .damn when 1 him to fret up, for if not theV-cbuld-fsuy w fin tvjsavv-itiis a gaffribnf Would bephat kadi beenihejtbadao.-say^ iu the clump of afogor dew. Inreplied he wished to see hiinJ^priyale. lie j the'afleniddtf Mrs. Townsend handed me then got up arid partly dressed-him'self, and i th'u-gold watch,-chain and- ring, .which belqn-went into the hall. I did not hear any thing /ged to.Helen Jewett. I also had some pa-^ ................... When Alrs.T. toldme what she did, I told her to lock the door, and let no one in .nor out but watchman. I am sure I, told her so. \ There , were at the. lime 3 tvalchinen and four other men in the house ; when some more watchmen .came, I discovered all these men were gone out of the house. After I had been in the room, . I went into ihe yard as far as the cislern,illld looked in with a light; there was a step ladder against ihe fence, close to the cistern,which is near, the house. It was a very darknight, and rather damp towards morning. I found the body witlr its head on one of the arms, lying on her stomach, wiili her back upwards. From ibe lime 1 heard the alarm till I entered Helen Jewett’s room was about 15 or 20 minutes. . 1 was the first person who applied water to extinguish the fite. I called for the .water; there had been no attempt to extinguish the fire beiore I a'ltenipt-cd to extinguish it.James Tew., the other Frank Rivers (NV. 2) deposed. I am a clerk, and have known prisoner for 4 years, lie hoarded on Saturday, 9th April, wnh me iu Doy ? v. eet. I saw him at home at or about 7 o’clock P. M. on that evening. I remained athome with him till about lr-«U‘ an hour .after tea, and went out just ahead of him ; he parted from ute iii- a crowd opposite the Ainerichn museum ; we were accompanied by another boarder. I cannot say if he then had a cloak on or not; 1 have seen him with a cloth cloak. He had used it 2 mouths previously. I understood he had it of W* T- Gray for money he owed Robinson, and left the cloth as securi'y. 1 we.tl to bed that night at £ past 11. I and he occupied front loum on first floor, and s.opt in vhu same lied, mid did so that night— I that night went to bed first- I awoke b el ween 1 and 2 o’clock as near as I can judge, but 1 had no light. Robiusn was then in bed- It was. not unusual for imi to go to bed first. I again awoke at about 3 or 4 o’clock, and Robinson was then in bed. When the officer cnme it: the morning'1 was awoke ; I heard some one rap loudly at the door, I mean the street door—I heard some body ask if R. P. Robinson was within, and as Robiuson was asleep I got up and opened tho room door and told the servant, if anythat was said on that occasion. Robinson returned ..to the room and finished dressing and asked me if I would go witli him, as tlinse men wanted liim to go with them. - f asked llohiiison in ’a .whisjier what Vvas .themnitcr] lie replied loudly, I do novknow. rTid not, during that lime, see any emotion, pr.conftisitm different lo what f hud always VvilUCSSCll iiiilis conduct: ’IT w'cnt with' theih inlb Ihe'carriagi!; there’ was general cori-vcrsaiion iti llie carriage,;;hs we went along. Till we ' got to iVIrsl Tmvnsend’s, and wheniliere liti did ot sfiid niithiiin to iiidiciUe gnili»{ reinained there till injarly 12 o’clock. - lie was taken away, as I was told, to - see the body. I did hot see him a?:lin immediately after,, aticl do iii’tf Knowi if he' saw: the body, ifo arraiigetf on Saturday-evening to take a ride on Sunday morning on horseback leTo*e breakfast; before the officers came I perceived it rained, and f then wdke: him and told hiiu’ it woiild be o( - no iise to go. AlMrs.. Townsend’s Mrs. Nobly, asked him if that .was not’'whitewash bh his- pantaloons: Hi! said jt .was not : if was paint, and added that they hack lately been painting the store.At half past 3 o’cjock The court took a recess, and tesuined its silling at half past, four. - t\ I * ■■■ JMr. Tew’s examination resumed' by Mr. Maxwell. .1 was at the house of Mrs. Townsend on the Saturday night of the murder. I did not see prisoner ivhen I left him at Ihe museum till I found liim'in bed a, between 1 ami 2 o’clock.Examination resinned.' Prisoner never told me lie had a night key. On that night he wore a dark frock coat and pantaloons. He put on a dark mixt pair pf pantaloons next morning,'but cannot speak positively.I do not know if they tvere the samehc wore ihe following morning. I observed no paint or whiting on his trbwsers bn Saturday evening, bocuuse I did not notice ’them, nor didlobserve any thing of the kind till it was spoken of by Mr. Noble. My attention was then called to it for the first time. He hadon lhen'a doublc-breasled surtout coal, and I iliinlt he had worn ihe same on the Sunday evening. 1 think the white oirthe pnnlaloOnswas on the left side of ihe right leg belo w the knee. T think so ; that is my impression. IVillium B. Townsend esq, - of the N. Y.Dtiily Advertiser, was then called, arid staled — I was the foreman of the Gtand Jury that preferred the bill of indictment against the prisoner.. Brink wits examined- before us. Brink declared to ns, llmt when he asked prisoner to go to the police office, he could not from prisoner’s conduct form an opinionof liis guilt or innocence, That us they passed the City Hall, llobinson said, You are passing the police office. That farther on . Brink-said that a great crime had been eommited, but did not charge Rpbinsori with it, and he, Brink, further stated, and I ant not mistaken iu UN answer, he said, at first his impression was the prisoner was guilty,secondly innocent,and oh the whole he couldnot. make tip his mind whether prisoner indicated guilt or innocence. My object was to ascertain Brink’s opinion' of prisoner’s guilt or. innocence, and Brink’s response was that he could not make up his mind either way.William [I. Lane. First, attended as a witness in this cause this afternoon, and has heard tin part of Ihe leslimony. lie is a cily watchman,Tnd was on Saturday night a chance tn.in, gmng the tounds. He went to Mrs. Townsend’s on the ' morning of the murder, arid heard her speak of it in presence of Collyer, Garland; and some of the girls. She said, she believed it was Frank Rivers* who committed the murder. Air. Coilyer asked her if she let him in that night, and she replied site let some one in, but.she did not know who it was. ’ Coilyer asked if she knew him; her reply was, that he always came so closely muffled up, could nof tell him except by his voice. She mentioned that a bottle of champagne had been called lor, (he didpers, books, and letters,.which I handed to Justice Lowndes.'Mr. Mux\felj said they should here rest on the part of the prisoner, . . . . ,Mr; Lvoris lt;vus here called bv the DistriclAttorney lor the-j»roseculion, and stated —I am keeper of.'the prison' at Bellevue. .-Ibad charge df‘ prisoner in that prison.^;—-.1 only knmv Mr. Fmlotig by: sight. , Jgbiilleiriiui c tine asked to see Mr: llobiu so'-i, who said he should he a witness for him lib believed, and he'wanted to ■ see him ; to know'd be C/niliJ ideiiLilv him as.the person who. was iu his store Saturday. night. I said I had no dbjeclion il'Mr. Phenix had not,and he thfiri sjioke to Mr. 'Phenix who then (old nie lo let him see'Rohioson, and to take notice of what was said. I went with him. in-, to ilic pri.sotl, aticl prisoner said to Mr, Furlong, “ How do you do ” or at least I think so. ; He'(Furlong) said he had seen.an ac-c'ount'in the‘papers about Robinson, and he came to see if lie was the satne person who was in his store bn the Saturday, night or not that he did recognise Robinson as that peioon who hud bo eh nthis store at- ihe time in question. He said, You recollect you werelat my store at half past 9 o’clock, and stopped till 10, and ihat we both pulledout ourTvfiichug’ and (horo was 1: minutes difierence, and added to Robinson :thnt he (Robinson) had bought a bundle of segars at the same time, and mentioned the quality. Furlong added that he knew Robinson front coming to his shop for segars, and that he should be a Witnessi and had come from .having seen Mr. lloxie, whom he went to see after wliiit he had read in the papers. Robinson expressed himself obliged to Fuilong for coming out there to see him. - I never said the order was' good for nothing because it had come from a Whig. Alter Robinson had been in prison a few days, I observed a bald spot on his head. On the Saturday be-. fore prisoner wris arraigned, he went into,his (Robinson’s) room, arid there found a barber cutting off his hair. I was told Dr. Allen had advised the hair being taken off; and his head being shaved, and that he should wear a wig,because of his hair coming off,and that it might then grow again.Cross examined by J\Tr. Hoffman.—His hair, was coming out very fast when lie first came there, and you expressed your regret when you found it had been done, and said it was wrong to lie done without the sanction of Counsel.Mr. Hoxie here addressed ihe Court as to the request sent up, and which the joke was passed about as to,its being sent by a Whig, and which had been calculated lo do Mr. Lyons some injury, he went on to knowledge the kindness he.' and the other friends of the accused had received from Mr. Lyon and those under him.Air, George Bui nham was then called and staled—1 atn mulorkeeper at Bellevue-—I was not in court when Mr. Furlong ,was sworn, although I know him, and permitted him to go in and see the prisoner—I was there when he first came to see pirn——the first time Mr. Furlong came was after Robinson had been- there about 4 weeks—he said he wished to see Mr. Robinson, to see if he could recognize hint as the young mari who had boon in his store——I then let him in and went in with him,and heard their conversation. They shook hands, and he asked Robinson if he recollected being in his store on the Saturday night he was charged witlvmurder, and of his buying some segars of him, Robinson said, yes, and told him if he had got any thing to say to go and say it to his counsel—I might have named this in our offiee_at the prison, I think I saw him whon he came a second time saw Mr. Lyon. r .Cross examined— Furlong said to me, u now I do not'want you to say a word, but-see if he will recognise me.:’ I never no-it.TcohfentSi][The court wore of'opi.nionClhat whether,,they wm’e‘p/6v.ed.;to,be’TIelm session, or not, they v’ere'prdvod7 llt; be'vitT prisoner’s hand writing and therefore might be readl ] I TV/'iJMr. AL ii.vwell conl-ended there was another. view, viz.: that |fe«e ietters must he ottered to show that there was malice'ehtertai-ned liythe’pri^oner towards her, Ofl (ICCOUlit ct their containing some threat. But that it the court should find them written lonn- before, or written in good foaling, ihen (hocourt ought to say they were” hot within- the pale of the law as to what ought to bo pro duced and reeommGndud that ..ihe . dmi.-c should first peruse them, and eluquentiy'called oh the District attorney to- eo«npIy:iviilii such n course or withdraiv them ],[ file Court expressed a desire to. peruse the letter?,‘ and accordingly, did., so,, and;, were sothe. time in conference with Mr. Mor-ris, iis is suppbgod, on. that suhject..] .Air. Price interposed that he.thought that the need of the rejection of those letters wit palpable, biit us the court hesitalecf ?o, Im) he. would urge his view, which was, I hat. one of these letters ivas^without date,and as they were to be used to show a.bad feeiing ; he woiild merely mention a case tried, huhe supreme coiirt shortly after the war, for an assault 'and battery, of a very aggravated. na-luVo, and whevc iwuvy tlamagtit; \vgvg m.vcn.the Court refused there to receive as evidence by way of mitigation of damages, a letter written only 3 days before the. com i mission of the hssaulty because, na, the court alleged, the temper .under which,. that , was written,'might have fluctuated and entirciy changed aft«r that. He also inslangcd th-H frequent, qnatrels between husband and wife which might have taken place long before the.murder of the wife,; would not be;admis-sible'on the -trial of the husband lor her murder. ' He alsb coffimented on - the • hardship of this course against the prisoner. J - '..Air. Maxwell, in illustration of Mr,Price’s principle,’cited-an-authority » from a work which he read relative to what , was legally understood by malice and argued in. supportof its being necessary lo show that, malice to be in co existence with the: commission of tho act.’ The Court at last determined the letters were not to he read, and at .9 o’clock the court adjourned till 10 A. M. the following day. - ■ ...Tuesday, 7. (Fifth Dny.) ;Air. Phenix addressed the court, and adverted to the decision of the court last evening, that the letters wore not to be readwould not regret such a'stcpf; I am afraid it will J be; the-, only- iway..^fp.rtpe..ilolt;.pjjrsueta.genilemhnlyi /Vfmr^/.of V^oh.auQR opinion, my conduct the last time Nvns.faT; fro in being gen tlemanly ( or ’ !re^peclfui.: - bi heli;iveci myse 1 f , as.;L.u-ouj.tl never. Ido'again, let the circumstances'-.be, what ... they,^rnjght, everi -if ■ ^ have-oto--prevent 'it ;by.r,ney.er,Jtiltingniy foot- ifito ’‘your1- house'; again.-tt-' us very, ;Sprv.y..-for it,, j^nd. now can beg: your pnrdon.Wl have don’c to you ‘ns.r-ncyer have to any: -body -else :(in thn case xwliere •'Other [.geniieiii'en. •( ar'e.yc’qhcerned this, Iho|)a will be foitgivenV \tisV. iheFK i.4 liafmdone,: uand let-tHc circumstances justify the act. -I have dlWays; tnnde: it a point to stu-; dy yrtur dispo.-iliohi J admired it morethan any jemaiels: I cven kneiq, .and so ,d.eep iiiiprpssio.i has it mady on my heartr that never will the mame of Ma'ria G. Benson- be iorgotten by me. Bid .for the- present toe must be strangers:.; , J.shatl call -on you-to nigllt, til returndhti. rniniatm-e, anti lhen ask you to part , wilh that - which is no- Ibno-er welcome ; that ypu.should thjnk I would dsewould use... dhe cursed -picture, wounded my le.dmgs to ihe quick, for Gadsubterfuge lo obtainknows I am not nor ever was so mean as that. Your note of ...Wednesday I never receded that I am aware of. I will not insult you by leaving you to infer that another will receive.,my./visits'for “Pens” I shall remain. « Nelly,,I have only (0 say, do not, do not betray me. but forget me.' I am no longer w.u-ihy of you.IVle exmemoria a uitte ct sum tuus scr-wis. ......: Respectfully, FR \TvTr14 Nov. ’35. ' A^JV’T ri°f,e ww then called for the deience, mid slated—l am Assistant Secfevitry of the Hone Insurance .Company. Mi-s. -'J’owr.send’s properly !lnd furniture ive.iu maurod wiihus. I he first.-policy was ill June 1S32, for 1500, and. the second expired oih June 1836,,aiid was for $3500. ' ’Joseph Iloxih, Jr. Was then recalled and deposed; -. lt;Oui;i store was painted on Friday and S-Uurdayr-—-I and Robinson got paint on both ourclothes—-rTfis was on bis left leg .outside, near the hip, and on the right side of his right leg,, behyw. the knee—mine was Oil niy elbow. My aitenhon- was called to the paint on his clothes at the iinie. I noticed by trying with turpphtine to get it off both Our clothes, but we could not. I do not know what time of day it was. lie then wore mixed kerseymere panlaloens, I do not positively rccoiiecl if' it was inside, outside, or in.front of die. right leg. Tin's witness was cross-examined by Mr. -Morris but was not ,u all shaken in his testimonv.Air. 'Hoffman said' before 'theTase finally closed, he wished to state Robinson's refi-r-1' tirlotig to his counsel,'was in consc-evitlcnce^whieh decision he' said he. had1 quonco of advice he (Mr'H’j haT.riven’ ldm maturely considered, and had come to a-do-j to’do so to every body,' whether friends or terinination to .make a statement to the court * foes.which he thought would cause it to alter .its) Air, Phenix wished also to have added decision as to one of the letters ; that state-] that when the prisoner was on his t-xami-ment ho said is, “because the contents oLnulioh, he refused to answer any question. * one of the letters is closely connected, with | The Courst said itTvould not notice that • some very material evidence which had .been1 and Air. Huffman said that was Lv his advicellUPl’Pll t\n flirt f\f* iLl nl.w. - *not know the precise time) and she carried tjcccj an, jfiace 011 his head, andit to Helen’s' room door, and delivercd'it to j m,ist oliserved it if it had been there—alter her He thinks she said there was somebo- Jfie had bee there about 3 or 4 weeks, I ob-dy in bed. She said she did hot know Frank -serVed his hair cameoff nearly.by handfuls Rivers well enough to recognize him il she _he then applied -to Dr. Allen, fur Alcohol, met him in the street. Lie was not served j ar|(i asked his advice as to the bears grease, with a aubpcena till afterT o’clock to day. j whtch the Dr. did not approve of,and he was Air. Coilyer served him with the subpoena. j recommended to have his head shaved. I Cross examined. Air. Coilyer asked him ^ have seen him dressed and undressed, and if he recollected the conversation between never saw any bald spot on his head, 1 have Ai rs. Townsend and hnnselt. He replied in^ know’1 Furlong for 6 or 8 years, and never the affiimative, and repeated some parts °1 j heVird a word against him. it. lie told Coilyer sheTel Frank in by rti* j rMr. Phenix addressed the court, and cognizing Ins voice. Heard Mrs. l owiisend |s,- et, that he ha(] before oposej; to reaa say there was a lamp haugmg up 111 t.ie fi’fiy- ! the prisoner’s letteis, which had been objec-Site also said she a light in the ac . {e(j tQ^ aR(j be wjtdrasvb his intention toroom standing on the. floor, near the back door—it was it glass lamp.offered on the trial of this indictment.”He then went on to request the Court toIt was here slaved to the Court that bothagain peruse and consider his argument and sides rested,«nd the testimony was now clothe contents of that letter.' ' sed.Mr. Maxwell asked if the District attor- j The prisoner’s counsel now, nt 12-1- 0’-ney iiflentled to offer any other letters than clock, retired to.confer 0n the evidence as it thi--5-' I now stood. .Mr. Penix said he did not.Air. Alaxwell then asked, if one was read. leave.'I he witnesses were now told they mightif ho would consent to have all read.Air. Phenix spoke two hours on the partAir. Phenix replied he- would not object if, of tho prosecution ; after which Jud^e Ed-the court did not ybitt after the ruling, of last! wards charged the Jury; occupying an hournight he could not, without the sanction of: and upwards, when.the case was submitted,and the Jurv retired at bnlfi past 12 o’clock.After an absence of fifteen minutes, I liethe court.- Air. Alaxwell here consented to have the J _______ _________...letter road, although he said no more than Jury returned into Co'urt7vii^ the endorsement was proved to be prisoner’s/NOT GUIL'J Y. . -I he prisoner was forthwith discharged.Airs. Townsend was again recalled—The clock was sold to Brink for '30, the • vases fur $7. Snina small pictures to Welch I do not recollect the amount of all. Tile auctioneer did not receive-the money for these. I said I would see the officers and settle it. It has been settled since. I allowed them $5 per day for attending the sale, in all 35 or $38. When the auctioneer culled on tne again, 1 told him to settle his business, and 1 would settle mine. I have settled with YVelcb, but do not know how much he paid me. I did not pay hiin any. We squared our accounts.Cross examined.—The officers attendedhave them read,but ho'now proposed to read those of which were found to have been- in Helen Jewett’s possession at the time of her death.].[Mr. Hoffman objected, that there could be no new letters, because 4 only had been proved in ihe course of the trial,St which he had then magnanimously offered to withdraw but that the fact really was, that there was no legal proof whatever, that these letters were ever in Helen Jewett’s possession,and recapitulated Airs: Townsend’s evidence in reference to the box of letters, given to her by somebody she did know whoni, or from whence they were obtained, on the morning of tho murder.writing. Mr. Phenix then read the following letter directed to Helen Jewett:ftiiss Alnria—Lthink our intimacy is now old enough for both of us to speak plain. I am gjad you used that expression in your note yesterday, “and as long as you pursue a gentlemanly course of conduct” c. c. I know on what footing I stand with you ; any deviation from the line of conduct which you think I ought to pursue and I am blown. All of your professions, oaths,and assurances, are set aside to accommodate your new feeling towards me. Even this very letter will be used against nie to avenge a fancied insult received at my hands. Poor Frank has indeed a thousand insurmountable difficulties to encounter, bandied about like a dog who as he becomes useless is cast aside no longer worthyof a single thought except to be cursed: No sooner extricated from one difficulty than he is plunged into ruin and disgrace by oith whom he had confidence in, one who professed attachment more • sincere than any other, and swore to be true and faithful and all others be false, she would be my Triend till death parted us- Ah! has it come «o this, and she the first to forsake me whom I so ardently to gain her lasting regard and love then are all vows thlse, and Frank is indeed altered. Me has hut two wishes left, either of which he would embrace, and thank his heavenly father with all the ardor of his soul, death, or a complete alteration, apd-maly;me what I nnco was-——-’tis strange, yet ’tistllie -after reflection on our situation ailnb’ht, I awoke this morning feverish and undecided, and so ill as to be able to attend to hut a small portion of my business of the day. I have, however, come to the coneiu ston that it is best for us to dissolvo all con-nexion. I hope you will coincide in this Opinion, for you well know that our meetings are far from being as sweet and pleasant as they were; and moreover, I coonclude, from the tenor of your last note, that youFrom the St L„ufs Republican.GREAT EXCITEMENT.The annexed letter, from a gentleman of this place, dated “Marion eiiy,Tuesday,24ih May”, presents a fearful account of the state of excitement upon the subject of abolition-111 Marion county. * *“We bad riot been in'town half. an h0(lr until a report reached us that Dr. Bosleyh had beenmurdered at church (about 7 miles m ihe country) by W’m Mulbrow. The facts of the ease are these, as nearly as I can learn: A young man whom Mulbrow Wi out from Ihe east with him, had been exnrcs-I r ‘ ,'i,vor 'wSten,and has aLo been riciivcly engagecMn circu latmg abolition papers, Sic, 'fhe eon sequence was that a mob, pf ffntnGO to 100 men took (he young man, with the intention of putting a coat of tar over him • but, after consultation, concluded, in consequence of his youth,, to let him escape. ..The ntob, or company, however, went to the college, and after a little search found a box containing a arictv of abolition ptib!icaliGns,broufht^ them to town and burned them, On Saturday Dr..Kelson preached at h place called thocamp ground, 7 miles from Puimyra Iin-meijiatoly after the; close Qf the sermon, Alulbrow rose with a paper iff one hand and a knife (qpenfm the other. He comirenc-readiflg the paper,(cottUiining a request that all persons 111 favor of tho abolition of slavery should subscribe such amount as they tho’t proper,for the aecompilshmeht of that Vffiiect so soon as the goyernmeht would take thematter m hand,) when a Dr. Bosley rose and satd that no one but a d—d scoundrel would, at that time, act as he was duin^.Aluibrow answered, that he was not to bode ctred. Ihe doctor thm struck at him■with his cane—the sheath came off, Sc someone took the sword from his hand ; he then drew a pistol, and Aluffijw pjUflged ^
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Sag Harbor, New York, US
Wed, Jun 22, 1836
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