Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-09-08
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The examination of William Clark, who has
been confined in the Jail of Washington coun-
ty for some weeks, under the name OF Peter
Dean, charged with the murder OF JACOB nine,
of Pleasant Valley, in this county, IN 1917, look
place under habeas corpus, at the C3arl,house'
on Monday last, before Hon. John Buchanan,
Chief Justice ofCourt OF Appeals OF Maryland.
A number ofvery respectable gentlemen OF Har-
ford county, appeared as witnesses in behalf or
the accused. it was proved, most conclusiVely
and satisfactorily, that the accused was not Pc
ter Dean. but William Clark, of Hartford coun-
ty, to which county he removed in his youth
where he constantly lived for 20 or 81 years,
with but few and short intervals, up to the
time of his emigration To Ohio, about IL months
ago
Dean. on the contrary, was native OF this
county, and was proved to have lived constant
" in it up to the time of the murder Clark's
character was clearly established to be that OF
peaceable orderly, honest industrious, pune
tual, well behaved man. He has wife and
large family in Licking County, Ohio.
Much sympathy was excited in his behalf oy
the deyelopments OF the examination. And al
ter his discharge, a subscription, amounting to
$50, was raised for him, and his passa home,
free, in the stages kindly proffered Mr.. }. ID.
Keedy, upon whose information Clark was ar
rested, gave him $50. 1t is due to Mr.. Keedy
TO state, that several respectable gentlemen OF
Washington county concur with him IN the be-
lief that there is a very striking resemblance
between Clark and Dean
Hogerstown TorchHgM
Tainmany.-Every Office holder, eXpectant,
and depepdant were held in requision to at
tend the young mems meeting at Tammany.-
The hall was lighted up--the transparency OF
the old Hero hoisled, and every effort made to
get full house. All the party was present
Young and old; and the old subjects" Glory, "
the "Bank," and Mr.. Van Buren," reverbera-
ted through the wigwam. 1t won't do, my mas
tiers; you are all down; salt won't save you
The people are coming in shoals to the rescue Of
the country and the constitution. The south and
the west and the east have deserted your ranks,
and the November election in this state will be
a lesson to your real chief. Van Buren,, which
he will long remember in his retirement.
The young mems meeting last evening, at
Tammanv Hall, was about half of it composed
Of young men between the ages Of ID and 20
years These young gentlemen should skin
We wish to do all We can to preserve the APP
pearonce of consistency at the old Wigwam.-
We forgot to. mention that We saw that fiedg-
ling, G.. c. Cambrceng, perched up among the
Young Sachems He is what we call iuuenIe
delnauent.-N Y. Star.
Sudden Denths-Aiter the commencement
exercises at Amherst on Wednesday last, Key
Pliny Dickinson, of WapoIe. n. II. dined with
otho m UOOl
and spirits; after dining he went into the house
Of relation, and was eating piece OF water
melon, when he suddenly fell back in his chair
and never spoke again. He continued TO
breathe about Is minutes His sudden death is
attributed by some physicians to the rupture OF
blood vessel. Mr.. Dickinson was native of
CRANKY, and graduate of Dartmouth College
He preached about 30 years at WalpoIe, but
was not settled minister at the time of his de-
cease. He has left wife and several children.
His age was 81.
We are informed that the Rev. Jonathan
Nash, late pastor of the Congregational Church
in Middlefield, retired to rest in usual health on
Saturday night last, and was found dead in his
bed about two O'Clock. He was man greatly
beloved by all. His age was about ~.
Northampton (|Iass.) Gazette.
FIght bef1peen q man and an AHigator.-The
Mobile Mercantile gives the following relation
as coming from friend of the editor residing
in Blakely, in whose statement the greatest re-
lance can be placed.
GAS one of my negro men was returning
home from work late the other evening, ne was
attacked by an alligator, who had concealed
himself in some low bush wood by the side Of
the path, seemingly for thatpurpose. He sprang
suddenly at the intended victim, seized him
by the leg, just below his knee, with his jaws
and as the negro expressed it, shook and
growled.' But he being very stout and &C
tive fellow, extricated himself he don't how,
and retreated till he met another fellow who
was coming behind; they then furnished them
selves with stakes, and advancing attacked the
gentleman, and when they got home and told
the story, they boosted that he would never bite
another negro. The next morning, however,
he had absented himself and could not be found,
but two days after, they discovered him by the
pathway, nigh the same place, apparently wait
ing for something to pass. They then assailed,
and put final end to him. He was about Sc
ven feet long and well put together. The ne,
gro had deep cash on one side OF his leg and
bruises on the other, and was lame for several
days. He watches yetfor an Alligator every time