Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-11-06

Urlah K. Carpenter, at the auction
room of Msssrs. Boggs, Thompson
and Co. on the 12Ih ult. was sentenced
to cxpiate lbs offence bya service Of 9
years upon khe tread mall in the Peni.
Tertiary. il had been proved on the
trial, by Mr.. Hays, the high constable
that bis req name was Asher Clark
Since bis conviction, he had addressed
letter to- the Recorder, positively de,
nying thai his name was Asher Clark.
This Ed to an inquiry, when it ap-
peared That Asher Clark was bis true
name; that, few years ago, he, with
three others, entered tie house OF are
spectacle old German, in the state of .
ns1vaDia, and for The purpose of
extor.ihg money from him, burned
him socruelIy with pair of hot longs.
that the next day he died. Owing to
a def,;ct in the testimony however, he
was acquitted OF the murder. % his
conviction Of a Subsequent offence, he
had acknowledged to the magistrates
that be belonged to a gang who con-
federated for the purpose of picking
pockets, to effect which they had set fire
to bulldogs in Albany. New York,
and Baltimore--and he named the
times, streets, and buildings, SO set
fire to, which correspondent with the
facts known to have occurred One
of them is recolIected to have been
in the Bowery. No doubt of bis den-
fly as Asher Clark remained. A per-
son recognized him last week 10 the
Bsidewell, who was present at his tri-
al in Philadelphia. He is abou. As
years of age, of sedatc, sober, and
genieel department, bu. villain OF
that finished character which the safety
of society requires should be prevent
ed from roaming at large. =
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. %. T.
.Sena SaYac OAdone Yesterday,
on Spruce street wharf, the gentlemen
in the oyster line were greatly amused
with az exhibition, truly rational, but
we are apprehensive that few Of eur
iashionsbles would enjoy the singular
sight; and none perhaps would be
willing to adopt the same novel mode
of cruising the wind" The gentle
man alluded to, whose name we sin
cere'y regret,weare unabletolay before
the pnbiic---for surely he is as deserv-
, ing Of being handed to after ages, as
he who swallowed broad sword,
and by vomiting ribbons, induced US
to believe that his stomach was con-
verted into fancy shop--this gentle
man was exhibiting to his molly spec
tators the familiarity with which he
could play with a snake, and after va
rious feats, which moved to admira-
ton the minds of the socty sweep, and
the lusty porter, he finally, for the SUM
of one cent, exacted from each of his
spectators, crammed it, body and soul,
all live as it was, into his mighty
mouth: Then burst the peal of desGv-
ed applause, for in truth it was msr-
ry sight to see she little animal poking
its head from betw cen the teeth Of the
great cnimai, Kissing defiance on all
around. Aurora.
At the Court of Oyer and TeYmi-
nor, held at Albany the last week, De.
D. W. Sackrider, for forgery, was
sentenced to confinement in the state
prison for IA years al hard labor, first
three months solitary. This, says the
Albany Advertiser, perhaps was one
OF the most remarkable convictions
that ever was heard Of After the
counsel for the prisoner had closed
their remarks to the jury, and left the
court room, and after the district attor-
ney had closed his remarks. there was
but one opinion by the spectators, the
bar, the court and the jury, which was,
that the prisoner would be acquitted
without the jurors leaving the box
When, to the establishment Of all, the
prisoner requested of the court to be
INDUCED before they charged the jury,
TO examine one more witness, who was
then 10 court, and whom he had fer:
cotton to call before I'he cesr; In
obliged the prisoner--the witness was
called and sworn, who not only con-
WINGED every person present of the
guilt Of the prisoner, but that even on
that very day he had been guilty of
forgery, by making an endorsement'
on paper, which the witness had Civ
en- the prisoner that day, and upon.
which before there was 10 endorse
meut. The court then charged The ID
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