Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1829-02-20
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pryations in the lowest grades, and capacious pri-
sons to contain the thieves and the swinders, who
have relish for more of the good things of this
life than can be obtained by mere labor.
The Duke of Wellington never, we dare TO say,
allowed one muscle of his hard face to be moved
ny such considerations the suherlngs Of the peo-
pie; aud it Is but justice to say, that, under
government could country densely peopled. like
England, have those frolics which Mr. Cobbett de-
scrbes SO well. Our lot is different. Toll, hard
toll, in the lower gradesthe spectacle of excess
sVe luxury in the highest, to fill all below them
with envy and discomfort and ingenuity, artiilce
and hypocrisy, talents Of various sorts. must be
constantly in reqnisition TO enable men to escape
the distress and prlvation before their eyes.
Melancholy Euem--A man named Michael Du.
gan, has been tor sometime past engaged aS Gard
ner during the summer months at the residence of
Mr. Durham. about four miles from town, and du-
ring the winter has had the care of the residence
and some horses. A few days ago. some of the
neighbours. on passing the stable. were attracted by
the moaning of the horses, and having broken open
the door discovered that the poor creatures had not
received food for length Of tame. their hunger being
such that fney had endeavoured to eat the refuse
of the stable. This excited suspicion that ali was
not well with Dugan. and after repeated attempts
to get into the house, they al last forced an
trance,and melancholy to relatc.the unfortunate man
was discovered on his bed, with his flesh as black
as person of color 1t appeared on lnspeellnl the
apartment. that the deceased had burnt pau Of char
| coal in his room on going to sleep. and that the de-
cterous fumes must must have produ ed sufocaton
From the information given to the coroner. il
shown that he had been dead whole week. and
during that period the poor animals had been with
out particle flood or drop of water.
Coroner's Inquest. -1furder-On Saturday
morning, John Colvill. Esq held an inquest The
bndy of Susannah Anthony. in the brick house at
the corner of Centre and Anhony.strect Aceor-
ding to the evidence, it appeared that the deceased
who is person of color. had card party in her
room on Friday night. to which invited some
twenty or thirty individuals Among them was
Catharine Coshire. who between I and l2 o'clock,
became very abusive, and used such language as in
| duced the deceased to reques her to be sie or
leave the room. This she refused, aud with H. rrId
imprecations, dared any one to put her out. Her
temper was inaamed and when the deceased ap-
preached her for the purpose Of gently enforcing the
necessity of leaving the room, as otherwise the par
tv would be broken up. she drew clasp knife from
under her apron. and after two successive stabs.
thurst it into the left breast Of the deceased. On
receiving the wound. she staggered, and falling said.
Send for the watchmen." In the Of an half
an hour she expired. This statement was cUrrnb-
Grated by several witnesses and il also appeared
that previous to Susannahs entering the room. she
stated to one Maria COLLECT that she intended hav-
ing her revenge the deceased. Drs Francis and
Anderson examined the body, and the latter gen.
teman testified that the knife entered the ntegu EN-,
of the left chest, passed through the upper lobe OF
the left lung, then going obqueiy downwards and
backwards, entered the left ventrcle of the heart.
DR.. p gave similar statement. saying hltit enter
ed the very cavity Of the heart, and such a wound
must uniformly prove fatal. The jury consul
ted for short time, and returned verdict that
Susannah Anthony came to her dra from blow,
inflicted by knife in The hand of Catharne Gosh
ire The fatal instrument is stout jack knife, and
must have penetrated. handle and blade five or siz
inches. The girl was fully committed on the Cor
oner's warrant.
In the course of the afternoon she was brought
out of Brdewell and examined before A. Valen
tine, Esq. She stated her are to be under twenty
! one that she never had quarrel with the deceased
and had no recollection whatever of the ARRAY tina
she had been out sleigh-rding on that night. ant
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