Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-05-21

H. ~ q rasB n.u aac tn lyLu,ias 4tJAs t.s
nclg hbo hood soma time. tle handsomely clad
though no chrng,s of clothing accompanied the
| present, and was wrapped up 10 blanket, in wh,ci
was also part Of pillow case, with the letter II
on il. |, had been heavily dosed with paregorie
probably TO prevent crying, from which he suffered
considerably for few hours bat yesterday morn
ing he appeared 10 be perfectly receve.ed, and was
taken to The aims house.
/ The foregoing rararI nph, which appeared IN one
Of the phpcrs Of Friday morning, happened 10 fall
nn1 the observation Of some respectable females
fos.l,ng IN S anton street, and Immediately excited
IN theie n,lnds suspicion tia, the person who had
| taken tins method of RIDING himself OF r,lc
r.srcnsbiluyp was no less a parsonage than Mr.
Charles Sterling, tho occupant Of neighborng
! oflck house, No. els same street, who on Satur
day last buried las wife, md on the evening Of the
following Wednesday disposed of his chill. These
laJes accordingly proceeded 10 the police Office,
certainoj where the babe had been put 10 nurse
and visited II. They instantly recognise the child
which they well knew, and Of which they had Ia
ken some care since It's mothers lie rih, to be the
son of Mr. Sterling and laid their Inormllo on be-
fofo Mr. Justice Palmer at the upper police Office
who Instantly ordered the auest of Sterling, who
was accordingly brought before HIM.
A fer rome liule hesitation, Sterling admitted the
child TO be his but alleged that on the evening OF
Wednesday he took the infant 10 a shop lying AT d
! Snr,h River per, and gave 1t in charge Of Mis-
| Robinson, OF WcschGster. whom he bad engaged
10 nurse II, and by whom lac said II must have LGcr
deserted. TIE improbabIny of his story was a
once made obyeus by several Witnesses, who prov
ID that the person who left the child was man
and that Sttdlng was not absent from The house, a
the time lie took the infant hall long enough Ia have
gone to the pr he designated In edition TO lhcst
ii ~
arrested hun fouGd all his goods packed up, IN sew
en- trunks, with which he was about 10 leave Il {
city. The trunks were all brough, TO Ire police of
! fec, to await the result of the case.
Sterling is man of very respectable appearance
a ship carpenter by ttnje, ind was married to hl'
Late " lfe n lutte more than year ago. Thoy had
both been previously married, and the honey moor
was the extent Of the unfortunate woman's peace
| He very soon commenced "A seres Of brutality an
nbu.c towards her, which terminated with but hc
life, and which augmented IN severity I'll IT'S foa
termination by death. Their nclghbors have re
peatcdly been called 10 rescue her from his ou,ra-
gcous assaults, by her screams and prayers fol
mercy, and death must have been to her q boon IN
| decd, During her confinement with The infant who's
birth she survived hut a few days, the only OF
nursing she received were such us he chose 10 be
| stow upon her. These circumstances, and some
others winch II might Tot be proper to pub $50, led
10 u Jeeim,nau IN 10 have posi- n,orteHt exnmlna-
ton of her body, which was on to-day dslnlered
and the examination held The physicians, up IL
this evening, had no, made formal report Of The &c
suit Of than investigation.
| Sterling remains locked up in one the cells OF
the upper police aud is expected that fur her of
| hciu Developments " Ill be made on Monday.
From The y. y Auerican, Mav 10.
SrrnLisG, has been fully committed thai
charge, and on the further chatge Of bigamy. A
woman who the first statement Of his nrrcsi
suspected he was the man who married he, some
time ago IN MAINE and after bringing her to this
city, robbed her OF all her cothes. SC. and hban
doned her On being confronted with him, she III
| once Identified him, and he subsequently admitted
| the hc,'. The suspicion that he had caused the
death Of his lest WIFE done away by the ply.
Stefan who attended her who tc.tiied that her
| death Nhs uatul.'.