The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-24 00:00:00

ROMANCE IN REAL LIFF.

The St. Louis Thread states that Henry Schall was
required to euter inio bonds in the sum of 600 dols., to
keep the peace towards Frederick Buppler and wife,
before Justice Herkenrath, C C. Kribben and Joseph
Jecko for the plaintiff, and W. J. Roaayn, Esq., for the
defendant. From the facts elicited in the case we
arrive at the following result : Frederick Buppler and
his wife reside on Men9nl street, near Marion, and
own the property on which they reside. They have
a daughter--a beautiful girl, wi:h ruby lips, rosy
cheeks and jet black eyes, about the age of nine-
teen years. The old folks, with an eye to their
daughter's pecuniary advancement, ssithout re
bard to her haepines:, agreed with John Henry Barth
that their daughter shonl,l marry him. Barth keeps a
cabinetmaker's shop near the Soulard Market. and owns
considerable property. He is a rough ugly customer,
about thirty five years of age, with rough shaggy red
whiskers, and a few g.-ay hairs. Mjss Catherine, than is
the daughter's name, did not love John Henry Barth,
and therefore refusedto enter into a matrimonial alliance
with him. The parents coaxed and persuaded her, all
to no purpose. The old man promised her 290 dollars
as a marriage dower, and 204) dollars additional every
six months during his life, in case she consented
to marry John Henry Barth, but it was "no go." She
would not consent. The old man finally gave Catharine
90 dollars to purchase her wedding clothing and
instructed her to accompany John Henry Barth, the
cabinet maker, to a store to purchase them. She said
stie had no objections to accompany John Henry to
purchase the goods, but that she would not wear them
as his bride. The clothing was made up, but still the
fair Catharine- was inexorable, and would not con-
sent to marry John Henry. 'the parents resolved, after
consultation with John Henry. to disgrace her, and by
that means succeed in forcing her to marry the man of
their choice. In the meantime, John Henry Barth
took Catharine to a ball, and there she met with
a gallant young sand hauler, named Henry Schell, aged
17 years, and upon relating her grievances to him,
he sympathised with her to such an extent, that soon
they fell desperately in love with each other. Shortly
after this, the parents resolved to consummate their
purpose, and locked John Henry Birth up in the bed-
room of Catharine, along with her. John Henry pleaded
his love, imploring the fair Catharine to consent to a
union, but she was still obstinate, and would not consent.
Finally, John Henry retired to bed, and Catharine
walked the floor all night. In the morning her
mother scolded her severely, and threatened to whip
her unless she cons nted to marry John Henry, and at
the same time assured her that, married or not married,
she must pass each and every future night of her existence
in the same room with the aforesaid John Henry Barth.
This was a burden. The girl sent word to the other
Henry, and he came to the rescue. The young man took
the girl to a house in Second street, near the gas works,
and instructed the people to keep the girl until be would
be of age, as he intenied to marry her. The old lover
and the parents soon discovered her whereabouts, and
sought to force her to return home. Her young lover,
Henry Schall, then took her out in the country,
to his cousin, (Justice Lohman's) about six miles.
and left her there. Schell all this time remained at
his father's, on Ringer, between Fifth and Sixth .
streets. All the above occurred about three months ago.
Shortly afterwards young Schall went out to see
Catharine, and brought her to the city in a buggy, not
dreaming of any difficulty, and labouring under the
impression that all would be right. He little knew that
"the coarse of true love never did run smooth " They
passed by Buppler's house. Catharine's mother saw
the pair; called her husband, and then fainted. The old
man started in pursuit, and ran the entire six miles out
in the country, after his daughter and her young lover.
He overtook them at the house of Lohman, and informed
Catharine that her mother was dying. The daughter for-
got all harsh treatment of her mother, remembering only
one thing, and that was, that her dear mother was soon to
leave this world. Catherine wanted to see her mother
ere she breathed her last. Young Schall, Catherine,
and her fathtr got into the buggy and started back for
the town ; and a friend of Schall, Charles Shallhoff,
fearful that all was not right, shouldered his gun anti
started for town, on foot, to protect Schell, in case of a
diffi ulty. Catherine reached the home of her child-
hood, and rushed into her mother's bedroom, as she
thought, to receive her mother's dying blessing. But
she was slightly mistaken, labouring under a wrong
impression, and s 'on discovered that she had been
sold. As soon as Cat herine was fairly in the room, the
old woman leaped out of bed and seized hold of
her, telling her that she was now a prisoner, that
she couldn't escape again—that she must marry John
Henry Barth. Catharine cried for help, and cried for
her gay lover, Schell, to come to the rescue. Shallhoff
had now arrived wi h the gun. Schall seized it and
rushed into the hoes? to rescue his lady I:,ve. He drove
off her assail-nts with his gun, and kept them at bay,
while Shallhoff took Catharine out to the buggy and
made his escape with her. The old man had Schell
taken up on a peace warrant, and we here give the result
above. But while the case was progressing, a friend of
young Schall's slipped the fair Catharine off out of the
justice's office, to keep her out of the hands of her cruel
parents.

THE CHRISTMAS AMUSEMENTSe-AMOnSt the most in-
tellectual find superior class of amusements provided for the
holidays, may be classed the Grand Concerts of Mona.
.111!lien, wl:ich takes place on the 26th and 27th (Friday
and Saturday.) In addition to the usual attractions, Mona.
.TuHien has ad :ed the services of the celebrated Herr Carl
Formes; who will sing the beautiful " Christmas Song."
We may also men'ion the Grand Concerts, at George's hall,
given by Mr, Jußien Adams, with a host of talent that can-
not f, it to attract much public attention. These concerts
will take place on the 30:h and 31st, and as there will be
much difficulty in procuring tickets for the above concerts,
it would be well it those who intend being present would at
once sec,ire tickets at Messrs lime & Sous, Church-street,
to prevent disappointment.

CORONER'S Liunvarrs.—Yesterday the coroner held the
following inquests : —On the body of George Downing
Stanley, late second officer of the royal mail steamer
Persia. The deceased was 26 years of age. It ap-
peared that on Saturday the deceased was caught between a
capstan har and the davits, and was so much injured in the
abdomen that he died from the effects of the injuries. Ver-
dict," Accidental death."—On the body of John Keenan,
aged 24, who resided at 11 Court, Wright street. The
deceased was carrying a hamper of geese across Lime street
on Sunday morning, when he was knocked down and run
over by a Hansom cab, and it was said the driver was going
furiously. Mr. E. Morris, of the Royal Infirmary, stated
that death was the result of rupture of the liver, and great
extravasation of blood in the abdomen, and great external
violence. It appeared that two cabs were driven down
John's lane, one or both of which went over the unfortunate
deceased ; and the jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughtet against some person or persons unknown."

The freightship Gilbert Munro, Charles R. Mackay,
master, sailed yesterday from Woolwich, laden with a
cargo of conamissariat and ordnance stores for the West
Indies.

The New Orleans Picayune, December 3, says :—" The
Consul General of Mexico, Com. Reybaud, has received
highly importaut intelligence from Northern Mexico, to the
effect that the insurrectienary movement in New Leon is at
end, this result having been happily accomplished by a treaty
entered into between Vidaurri and General Linda, by which
the former acknowledges the authority of the Supreme
Government, and yields allegiance to it on behalf of him-
eel' and his followers. Of course the administration o f
Comonfert will be materially strengthened by this new and
unexpected course of events.

CONSPIRACY IN COT7IITY OP DONEGAL.—We regret to find
that a regular conspiracy against the letting of mountains
in the county of Donegal to Scotch or English farmers has
appeared iu the northern parts of this county. Lord George
Hill, Mr. Olpherts, Mrs. Russell, Mr.Woodhouse, and other
proprietors, have been disposing of their mountains to per-
sons from England and Scotland for sheep grazing, and this
has given great offence to the Glenswilly Decree men. It
appears by sworn informations that on the 10th Dec. inst.,
about forty men, armed with pistols, sticks, and other wea-
pons, attacked the house of Mr. Wright, at Alton, where
they found James Sill'co, his shepherd, and required him to
quit the place in eight days. They told him they would
not allow any Englishman or Scotchman to take mountains
in that country, and would put a stop to such work.
and to warn his countrymen not to come there. They also
robbed Sillico of his watch, and killed one of Mr. Wright's
sheep dogs. We trust the magistrates and gentry will at once
take step to put down a system so well calculated to drive
away improving tenants, and to prevent the reclamation of
those barren wastes, which are of so little value to any one in
their present state. We would also hope that the consta-
bulary will take some trouble about this matter. They
were very active some time ago in prosecuting, under the
Crime and Outrage Act, respectable farmers' sons for
taking out guns and shooting sparrows eating-their own
crop, but we nave not beard mnel- of their exertions in the
punishment of persons committing offences such as the act
was especially aimed at, and intended to punish.—Dorry
Sentinel.

THE MURDER OF A POLICEMAN AT

BIRKENHEAD

Yesterday morning, at a very early hour, the inhabi-
tants of this usually quiet town were thrown into great
consternation, by a report that a policeman had been mur-
dered b.Atwo men in Bridge-treet, near the corner of
Hamilton street. Upon enquiry, the report was found to
belperreet, sad, by the use of the knife, another young,
powerful, industrinV,Pers.on,Wa,s, hurriedly_taken from this
world. We were able to gather the following particnlars :
Between one and two o'clock this morning two men, some-
what the worse for drink, endeavoured to gain admission
to the public-house kept by Mr. Softly, in ChesiterAtreet.
They were refused admission, but still kept knockini
and ricking at the door, when an imitate of the house was
a policeman for. the purpose of having them
Police-constable No, 8 (William "Vaughan),

rein,•vad

went up to them, and perhuaded them to go about their
busin'•ss, but they refused, saying they would go into the
house. Finding intreaties, of no avail, he asked. them to
give their names, this they also refused to do, when be got
the assistance of another police-constable (Whitehead),
No. 5, and were conveying them to the police station,

Vaughan having in custody the man Smith, .and White-
heid the man Breen. Just at the entrance to Bridge-
stteet, Smith made a violent effort to escape from custody,

firmly

by Vat

!ghan,vand -a
scuffle ensued

when Vaughati fell down, and exclaimed,

r, but

er cf Bridge-sfreet he was met by Clarke, No• 6, who
going up to render assistance, and recaptured the

he knife in his hand

prisoner with t
struggle ensued, in the course of which Smith wa
knocked down, awl in falling shut the knife, with whicl
he had just stabbed the other policeman, at the sam
time

j his own thumb. There were three other cuts
in the deceased's coat, but none of them had penetrated
to the skin. He was, however, taken Into cuAto

', as was

also Brean. The wounded man was at once conveyed to
the station in a shandry, and Dr. Jennett, the surgeon
to the force, was quickly in attendance, and upon exami-
nation it was found that he had received a severe wound
-region of the heart. Every attention and care
him, but he expired in about twenty
~mthe effect of the wound. The deceased was
a very tine poWerful young man, being •only twenty tht ee.
He

in the

was bestowed upon

minutes

years of age, and was six- feet one inch in 'height.
bore a very good character in the force, of which he ha
been a member for about three years, and was the sob
support of an aged mother and sister, who, by his un-
fortunate and untimely end, are left destitute. The two
prisoners charged with this murder, are Thomas Singh,
aged 21, and Michael Breen, aged 20. The former is a
strong built powerful man, and was dressed in'the garb'ef
a sailor, and has been already convicted for felony. The
other prisoner is not so stout, and apparently, from his
dress, appears to have been engaged as a coal porter.