Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-04-08
MORAL.
INTEMPERANCE.


tary on the danger and wickedness Of drunken
ness. 1t is a kind of warning which is calculated
to make deep impression upon the minds of the
Incorporate, and may operate with effect where
moralizng would be of no avail. The first is from
the Raleigh, ~ c., Register, and the other from
| Chester, Pa, newspaper
A young man died in this city, on Fri
day last, from excessive intoxication. He
was stranger, said he was an English
man by birth, that his name was Davis,
and that he had friends in Charleston, to
reach whom he solicited pecuniary assist
anee. 1t gives us more pain than we can
express to mention, in connexion with his
death, one of the most daring outrages
against humanity and decency ever per-
petrated in civilized community. The
deceased had not been buried more than
an hour, before information was lodged
with the Intendant Of the city, that some,
persons were in the act of disintering his
body, in open day. Immediate steps were
! taken to ascertain the fact, and to appre-
bend the offenders; but certain citizens,
hearing of the shameful proceeding, had
In the meantime gone to the grave yard,
where they saw three persons at the new
closed grave. On their approach, two
white men walked off; the other, free
negro, remained. Him they seized and
brought before the Intendant, who, after
examination, committed him to Jail, and a
warrant was Immediately issued against
the two white men, his employers, who
were identified; but owing to the refusal
ofone of our city constables to execute it,
the principal actor in this disgraceful scene
had time to get out of the way before
another officer could be found. The other
person was brought before the Intendant,
is under recognizance, and with the negro
will take his trial at our Supreme Court.
1t appeared, on the examination, that the
motive which induced this violation ofthe
grave was not to subserve the cause of
Medical Science, by affording subject
Tor dissection, but to obtain the teeth of
the unfortunate stranger for the purpose
of dentistry! And the offenders had
proceeded so far towards the ACCOMPLISH
ment of their object as to have opened the
coffin, and inserted chisel into the mouth
OF the deceased, when they were discov-
cred
On Sunday evening last, the crew and
passengers of the sloop Bolivar, Captain
James Robinson, of Philadelphia, bound
to st. Johns, East-Florida, were brought
before Justice Bartram, in this borough.
by Constable Heacock, and others. from
Marcus Hook, on charge of having (ofr
that place. thrown or knocked the Can
tain overheard, who was drowned. After
short investigation they were committed
Tor further hearing on Monday morning.
at which time the Justice went into close
and critical examination of every circum-
stance connected with the unfortunate at.
fair, in the presence of the Attorney Cen
eral OF the county, and number of re-
spectacle citizens from which it appear
ed, that, when off Marcus Hook. the Can
tain (being intoxicated, as well as the rest
of the crew. without the least provocation
gave Edmund r. Curtis, mate, several Sc
we're blows in the face; they clenched.
and In the scuffle the Captain was acct
dentally thrown overheard, and drowned.
1t also appeared that every possible exer-
ton was made to save him, but he sunk
before the boat could be got off. The
Justice, and we believe every other per-
son present, being satisfied that the mate
ala not act from malicious motives, but
tnat 1t was altogether accidental, after a
snort lecture on the danger and impro-
Plle,y OF i,ntemperanee, discharged the
whole OF them. The Captain has left a
wife and one child.