Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-02

last week in Troy. New York, in which Miss
Achsah L. Clark was plaintiff. and john D. Mar.
tine, defendant. The trial lasted two whole days,
and resulted in verdict of $1,000 damages.-
1t appeared in evidence that Mr.. Elijah Wild, q
very respectable young man Of Troy, had become
intimate with the plaintiff, Miss Clark, while
residing at defendants house, which intimacy
was continued after changing his residence; aud
which finally resulted ia marriage contract be.
tween them, that was to have been cOnsummated
on the 6rst Of May next. Martns, the defend.
ant, wishing to retain Miss Clark in bis employ,
who is a very perfect and competent hand in the
manufacture Of toys, which was carried on BY
him, and knowing he could not, unless he could
break up her intended marriage with Mr.. Wild
saw Mr.. Wild, advised him not to marry Miss
Clark, telling him at the same time her character
was bad, very bad, and related certain circum'-
stances to prove it. Before this slaodsr vas com.
municated to Mr.. Wild. he was put under an in.
junction Of secrecy, the defendant thinking there
by to induce him to desert Miss Clark without
an explanation. Mr.. Wild resolved, no wever, to
communicate the statement 10 Miss CLARK, and
called upon her brother and related TO him what
defendant had told him.
Her brother Immediately called on defendant.
who took him into back room and told him - that
all he had stated to Mr.. Wild in relation to his
sister was true. MIR. Wild then called upon
Miss Clark, and told her the defendant Mart
ing) had made statements in relation to her,
which had induced him to decline marrying her,
aud all further intimacy, and that her BROTHER
would inform her Of the nature of the statement
made BY the defendant. And 1t was directly
communicated to her at defendants house-whlch
she Immediately left. Thus the contemplated
marriage was broken up, and prosecution about
TO be c0nuepced-the defendant Immediate
ly set h,mseit to work to pac'fy Miss Clark, and
to get her again into hrs employ-,his he attempt
ed through his wife and Miss Eliza Clark, the
sister of the plaintiff. He stated to her brother.
and gave out, that all he had said 10 relation to
her, was false-a mere fabrication BY himself;
aud offered her SIG per month, exclusive of her
board, to return 10 his empIoy-which WAS by
her Indignantly refused, and she persisted in her
determination to appeal to the laws for justice
against the murderer OF her reputation.
When Mr.. Hunt, counsel for painful, rose to
speak, the house was Instantly silent-a breath
could have been heard-and by him the testlmo.
nv was most ably canvassed; and perfect justice
was done to hts cause-and the feelings OF IN
iured Innocence. Mr.. Buel then rose and took
u general view Of the case. He PORTRAYED in all
the coors OF language, the principles and ob
jects which actuated the defendant in his attempt
to destroy the reputation, Tall she possessed, Of
poor, unprotected orphan girl; and By an
eloquent flow of argument, in which he severely
and Justly castgated the execrabie and oiious
creature before him, the excitement ct the au-
diencs was raised to the highest pitch OF indlg-
nation. And being followed BY an able aud
proper charge delivered to the jury, BY judge
Vsnderpool, plaudit, that could no, be sup
pressed, made The very edi6ce itself t'embIe;
aud when the miserable defendant rose to go
out, so great the feeling Indignation, every
person near whom he passed, shrunk back from
his touch as it he had been leper.-A 7. Gaz.
The Cause Of Temperance, which now has
grown into great aud swelling cause, enlisting
under its banners the efforts as well as the means
of many ol ih- foremost men in our land, can
have 20 opponents among rejecting men, But
Il Is too often received with indifference by Ahose
who specuIatively approving its aims. are yet too
little interested in its success to lend their own
efforts in its behalf, and who sometimes even
are mot unwilling to excuse themselves for neg.
'ectirs what their convictions bid them favor, by
joining in objections, to'which indscreet zeal or
III judged measures. in promoting an unquesfion-
able cause. sometimes gives too just occasion.
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