The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-06-21
IRISH INGENUITY.

The Mayo Constitution states that
man named Marley was convicted and
sentenced to be hanged at the late ASST
yes tor horse stealing, but hid subse-
quen!ly been respited. The execution
OF another criminal was appointed for an
earlier dav, and Marley's contrivance to
make money, during the few days he had
TO live, deserves to be recorded for its
novelty and ingenuity. He actually
made application to be permitted TO per-
form the Office of exeCutioner on the per
son who was 10 suffer before him, stating
'he would earn thereby certain sum;
and If the favor was granted him, of al
lowing his wife to hang himself, he was
sure she would do ii as well as any person
that could be found and The "creature"
ne said "would then have by the produce
OF both jobs, wherewithal to pay her
rent
The following Interesting statement re-
specting Ma lor Andre staken from Judge
Johnson's life Of Green.
"The following facts may be relied up.
on Let them weigh with the reader for
What they are worth.
"ltwas an universal belief, as we'll in the
British army as in the city of Char lesion,
after It's fall, that Andre had been in the
city, in the character OF spy, during the
siege. There is now living in the place,
respectable citizen who acted in the
commIssary department in the British ar
my, during and after the siege and abo-
Their Of equal responsibility, and whose
means of information were much greater,
who was in Charleston during the siege,
and remained in it until the evacuation,
who will testify to the truth of this asser-
ton. And this opinion is corroborated BY
the following fact. There were two bro
ibers of the name OF S. S. and E. S. both
well known as men of property and res
pectable standing in society. The former
was to the last, faithfully devoted to the
cause of the country the other was disaf
tccted. During the siege, S. S. being Ia
ken sick was permitted to go to his broth
cr's house to be better attended. The re
ahe was introduced 10, and repeatedly saw
young man, in ahomespun dress, who
was introduced TO him By his brother as
q Virginiap, connected with the line of
that state, then in the city. After the fall
of Charleston 3. s. was introduced to
Major Andre at his brothers. house and in
INN recognised the person of the Virgil
Man whom he had seen during the siege.
This he remarked to his brother, who ac>
knowledged that he was the same, assert
ing his ignorance Of it at the tins. ).
S.relsted these facts 10 many persons in
bis lifetime, and his yeracity was unques-
'ionsble. Another citizen, Mr.. w. J.
az the time of Andrews capture, a pri.
soner at st. Augustine, also saw the sup.
posed VirgiUian at the house of f.. ).
while 8. y. lay sick, and his. recollec-
ton OF the fact was revived by s. s. soon |
after he had made the discovery Of his |
real character, 1t is also known that |
the life of r.. S. was afterwards assidu. |
ously sought alter by Marion's men on |
The charge of his treachery.
The happiness Of some marriages are
celebrated by Their neighbours, because |
The married couple happen to grow rich |
by parsimony, to keep quiet by snsensi
6ility, and agree to cat & sleep together.