Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1803-12-31

CoNNECrfcUr DEMOCRACY
sITURDAf, DECEMBER il, 1905.

$40
Extract of letter from gentleman at Hartford (Con)
to his frend in this tcwn-dated Dec. a.
i" Major jofph Hsrt. (one Of the demo.
cratic leaders in this Statel has be=n very much
involved lately. On rhurfday Taft, his honfe was
ut up, and it has been afcertaned that he left the
city on Thurlday nigh. Yelterday his brother,'
Gen. William Hart, of Saybrook, was notified BY
the Cae of the Hartford bank, that iundry no, es
igned by !. H. and endoried w. H. and which
had Been dfcounted for J H. TO the amount of
1000 dollars !; were due. Chs General came i'm
mediately up to town, went 70 the bank, and TO-
lemnly protected againit the endotfment, and that
The nams was forgery. This, as you may iup-
pofe, was Immediately made known and iearch-
warrants ifued but it was found that he had ab
fconded.
6 Since this. forgercs have been produced of
the names of feveral peffons of this city, Middle.
!town, Windfor. Coventry. and other places to the
| amount of 10000 dollars /; which proves that a
mot extenfive lytem of population and f1nding
had been catered into by Maj. Hart and certain
accomplices. Two directors of the Mddle,own
bank where he has obtained very hberal dfcounts
on the credit of his Brothers and other perfon's
| Games, forgejJ came up TO town this morning,
but finding how matters were situated, returned
| immediately and thair preident, Elijah Hub
bard, has this AFTERNOON ifued an adve, tifement,
offering 0oo dollars fer his perfon. It's fuppof
| ed by many that, he has gone towards Canada,
and that he mutt have between 80 and 10000
dollars with him. A number of psr(ons fuipected
| OF aiding and abeting," are now undergoing ex
animation at the Mayors Office /; among Others is
the very Honorable John Dodd, our Polt matter"
/ "A polfeript to the above letter, dated Dec a6,
tfays, '.Maj. Hart is not yet taken his own and s
other gengiemen's bones, were on Saturday night
clofely examined for tic sesnd tine, Suudry reports
are in circulation refpettng him is, that Gea.
Hart is hiralelf at the bottom of the whole
T Capt. Stoddard, of the United States
Earmy, fationed at Kaikaikies, has been
tordered by the Pretident TO march with
ia body Of troops to St. Louis, in Upper
ILouiiiana, and receive podeNion in the
name of the United States.
/ The Governor Of tn State has idusd Proc
Ilamaion, offering a ward of Five Hundred
Dollars for apprehendi the high way robbers
who have. lately CONN tied depredations in the
) vicinity of Bolton.
-. It is verbally reported, that, as Mr.. venable
d
Dea born is to be appointed governor Of Louilisna,
and that Mr. Nichofon of Maryland, at prefsnt
member of the houie of representatives. is to be
made fecresary Of the department Pbad pap
| On Suoday. the 18Th infant, AsigoI Uadty
euood, a delerying woman, aged ~, was killed by
the difshargeo mofquet loaded with tbot at the
houfe of MeGrs. Wifwall and Moore, ,per makers
in Washam. A youth came into the room where
. fhe was cutting the hair of an acquaintance, took
up gun, and mapped it twice, " hen it wen. off,
and carried one half. of her head, and contents
with it. The verdi q of the juryAceidsatcid death
:, It is much be Iamsnted that the frequent repe
ti,on Of fmar ddaaers 10 the above, does not
, prevent perfons suffering loaded guns to be in
+ dwelling houies.-=Bsfsn pap.
+ BANKRUPT BUSINESS,
II At TIE csrmDsaa.ts 0Gse. No 4, MaGy'sRezg.