Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-07-14

Court .lI-
Examination of Fuller.-Mr' DunlaP, me
States Attorney for this District ha'Ils Iuau,rh,
- the c;tv Mr.. John Fuller was Yesterday Drought
~ .'e for examination. and after some explain
,tfrv remarks bv Mr. Parker. the prisoner eo""-
col vhv the prisoner would not at tins tt!he %
loot to beng bound over to the Circuit o"u''"
discussion was had before the court as 10 "'e d
mount Of the bonds to be required. Mr. faiAe'
moved. that under the circumstances oi u'e oHse'
and the voluntary surrender by the prisoner o. his
nnrson aud about f3riy-one thousand dgH"'S'-
ihs conyt would order the bail III reasonable d
,nonnt. and not 10 the extent retu.e" ~
tha stst,,e of Massachusetts,. by which this court
in these proceedings were not 10 De go'e'ncu' o"'
,rder th, laws OF the United States, had mucH
more latitude of discretion. =.
Mr.. Dunlap desired that Mr.. rockingham the
cashier might be examined as to the c'rcu'!9'"he.
~ of the surrender, aud by his testimony II was
nroved fas we stated IN former paper that the
rurrender of Fuller himself. and OF the property
restored. was roI,u,tdy1,in the true sense OF the
word Mr.. DuYap then made some observations
to;,duce the court to insist OH bonds to an amOu't
ub;cn would secure at all eveats Tie appear
.nce If ,he prisouer tor trial. aud quoted junius.
tiers 70 show that in England the bal wouio
he in very high sum, il taken at all. he Hade
some General remarks upon the necessity ol DeihS
exemnlary in the punishment Of q bank fraud De
cause the propertv IVES much exposed, and muoh
bank stock was owned BY widows aud orphalS'
Mr.. BiaSe, solicitor for the bank, Observed
tI;at in the ldie conduct OF Fuller, there were "'
nv mitigating circumstances, ard thai me n"t
tors believed he had done what ne couid ~ MANY
restoration that none OF his family connexions VI
friends had knowledge Of Ms misconduct pe'o'e
the recent Development and had III 10 respect
narticipated in the ,malcst portion OF Ms Sun''
and though the directors dld not Wtsh 'hat eSces-
sye bail shoudbe required,they felt It their du'y
to prosecute the prisoner to conviction.
After some further remarks by counsel on both
sides. the court ordered the prisoner to find bail
in fhirfy thousand dollars. which not being able
N do he WAS committed for trial At the next Cit-
cult Court in October
From the testimony Of Mr. Rockingham It ap'
neored. briefly, that Fuller went TO his own house
! IN Milton place at Q O'Clock on Saturday nigh'
Hast and knocked for adnitance. He awoke Mr..
Smith. the Shcriffs officer then in the house, who
onened the door for hun. He at first threw HIM
self upon the protection Of Smith, and solicited
the aid of that officer to effect his escape, but n
Inally Smith prevailed on him to remain where he
was and to rive himself up to the laws of his cOun
Iiry. In accordance with this determination Full
Ter despatched Smith to the house o. Mr.. Froh
bingham. at the South part of the City, and prom
I;scd 90 await his return. and to deliver up the
money taken from the bank as soon as Mr. Froth
ljnoham made his appearance. Mr.. Frothingham
bayinr proceeded to the house Of Fuller pack
aye containing about thirty nine thousand dollars
was delivered into his hand BY the prisoner, who
requested Mr. rockingham TO accompany him
to the gold in Leverett street.
Mr.. F. stated that he considered Fuller had
made voluntary surrender OF his person, and OF
the property stolen, for during the absence OF
Smith from his house he had ample opportunity
to make his escape, if he had been disposed SO to
do He also stated that another parcel of the
the money stolen, containing bills to the amount
Of zoos dollars, had been delivered up to the Of
hcers of the Bank BY the prisoner on Thursday
evening. All the money taken except five or
six hundred dollars, had beeu recovered by the
Bank. This Is a rough sketch Of the testimony
of Mr.. rockingham, which we give from memo
nv. The facts, however, we believe are correct
y stated.
-oaas9ss55Sa5eo-
Common s,Csariag.-I will barely touch upon
the proAigate habit OF common swearing, now re-
sorted tool might almost say exclusively, in
the very lowest plebeian speech. The march of
intellect if it has done nothing else during the
last thirty wears. has at least unmanaCled the bet
ter bred from this pernicious habit, which now
confined to the dregs OF the people. as an appro-
pirate distinctive, characteristic mark of vulgar
itv. Low a, is this vice, however, it is endemic.
Scarcely will you find, will not say a country
but hamlet. in which their is not a class with
whom this disgusting abuse oflanguage rs rife and
popular. The habit is radicated; and ii is known
to demoralize aud degrade the people wherever,
and to whatever extent, it prevails. Nor is this
contemplate habit confined TO the earth on which
we tread. Ithas long AGO launched forth upon
! the ocean, and houlishes with the most offensive
luyuriance on that element where storms and tenn
pests rage. where death with sudden tcrrors
| reigns, and where habitaal seriousness would be
much more appropriate. Even there. however,
Of late wears, it has somewhat abatcd: it has lost
ground aft. and is seldom found beyond the fore
mast Yet it will not be ont of place. II here
call TO mind the anecdo;e of the captain md his
chaplain. to demonstrate the force, as we'll as the
occasional corrigibility of habit The ship had
scarcely left its anchor, when the chaplain began