The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-03-27


The fallsaOing tsuo arfitles are teb,ea firm,
late philadelphia ner0,paasr.
On Friday night laft, poor wafher-wo-
man returning home with ten dollars which
ihehad received, was knocked down and rob-
bed other hard earned pittance by fome vii
iains III the Northern Liberties--And on
Saturday night laff, about half pah ( o'clock,
as Robert Hemnie, fhoemakcr, who lives
IN South ftreet, near twelfth, was returning
home, he was attacked in Pine ttrcet, little
below Pennsylvania hofpital, BY rufians, who,
with horrld irnprecations, commanded him
70 ftand and deliver his money; he aniwered
that he was poor man, and had little money,
but what little he had he would give them
Willingly, at the fame time begging they
would not ute him Ill ;--at this infant he re-
celved blow in the face from ono of them,
and at the fame time two of the others truck
him with bludgeons from behind, which
brought hiEa TO the ground; they afterwards
gave him levera! violent kicks on the face
and body, and then proceeded TO rife his
pockets, from which they took. dollars and
or cents; with this they retired,
On FRIDAY night, between 10 and II
oc,ock' the following hngular occurrence
took place IN houle in this city--All the
amy, except young gentleman and a lit
lie g'rl' had retired TO ref; the fire being
nearly exhaufed, the young gentleman went
70 the Cellar, accompanied BY the girl, to iplit
fonle wood to rebuild it--When in the ael
the little girl remarked that ihe heard fo,ne-
body at the outlide cellar door. The ecn-
tleman d;tregarded her, until he hiufclf heard
coming down the cellar fairs, inGde Of tbe
houie, upon which he advanced With the Az,
in his hand, and there met a man witho,jt his
hat; with the axe elevated, he 1 manded thu.
htanger to give an account. of himfelS. and
what was his Object. The Granger irnmedi-
atelymade catch at the axe and reared our
murder a icuflc enfued, in which, after
many fevere blows, the intruder flccecded in
getting the axe from the gentleman of the
houte, with which ne ieveled deliberate blow
at his antagoaift, which fortunately was aver
tee, the handle only itriking the gentleman
his, however, had the effect TO fun him, ant,
gave tie ttranger all Opportunity to run out
INTO tne itfeet, haliowing as he run, murder
murder his adverfary, however, foon re-
covering from the blow, made out INTO the
street, and purified him with the cry of lop
thleI In this manner theYwerc both arreRed
by the watch, and conducted 70 an Atdermap.
TO whom the gentleman Of the houic fated
fhe facts as they occurred. The convicted
'ntrudcr was OIL the point OF being committed.
Wnen the matter OF the houhe IN which the
occurrence had taSeE place, having got out
OF bed ana dreised himfelf, made his appearance
at the Aidevman's: To the aftoniihment of
all parties, the gentleman immediately recoo-
nizea the frPpofed chief who proved to be a
gentleman lodger ina neighbouring houfe,
and who ftated, that he thought he had en-
tered his own houfe, and obiervine that the
family had gone TO bed, he was proceeding to
the kitchen to take Of his boots, when he met
the perion with the axe, whom he fuppofed
70 DC toboeg! Each, therefore, blinking the
qther the intruder, acted as had been fated.
Eccia'rclicnaent took place, and the parties
returned home toattend to the wol,nds they
had respectively received in the conteif.
La IkLY MARRIED in New Kent,
county, 14iebaei Sherman, aged NINETY
SEVEN YEARS and -FOUR DAYs, 70 the aroia-
Die and accom- nj ;fhed ME- FL, p:,