Litchfield enquirer., 1835-09-17

mind. He then pulled out brass barrelIed pocket pistol, and rushing up to Roberts, pre- senfed it, and snapped it at him without its going off. He then instantly re-cocked the pistol. and pulling the trigger it went of, Iodg- ing the contents in the left eye of Roberts, the bullet penetrating the brain. He fell back and in few minutes expired. JacksOn was then secured and carried to the watch house. About six o'clock, during mOmentary ab- sehce Ofthe officer, he hung himself with his silk pocket handkerchief to the grate of his eel. and when found was apparently dead.- He was cut down, however, and in about 20 minutes restored to full consciousness.
 The prisoner at night appeared proud of his crime, said he had killed Roberts, and inten- ded also to kill Mrs. Shouts; hut in the morning was distressed in mind, and appear ed to feel the horrors of conscience.
 ~. Y. EdUeytiser.
 an the course of the September term of the Circuit Court, an action will be tried to recover damages for a seduction aIledged tO have been committed under circumstances more heinous and aggravated than any We have heard Oc The parties reside on LOag Island, and move in a wealthy and respeega- ble sphere of society. The plaintiff is an ac- eompIished and beautiful young lady of only ,eighteen years of age, and before the Occur- renee of the affair in which the pending Iaw suit has originated, was the ornament and pride of her fathers household. The defen- dant is man of nearly twice the age of vic- tim, and possesses very handsome fortune. No device availed him to consumate his fend- ish plan. until, by the assistance of a villain who lent his aid for money, he had secret and mock marriage solemnized. The delu- ded girl suspected not the infamous intentions of the wretch in whom she had placed her confidence and affection, and the first intima- ton she had ofher miserable situation, was tn the first week of her supposed honey moon, when she was told that she must return to her friends, and no longer consider herself in any other relation 10 her seducer, than his de- peNdamt and proiege. To add to this outra- geous and horrible treatment, she was inform ed by the heartless and cruel scOundrel whom she believed to be devotedly attached to her, that he was about to be married to lady re- siding in this city, and that the day had heen fixed upon for the ceremony. He married the lady he spoke of forty eight hours after turning his victim out of dours, and she is now about ta seek far inc ,oslla. renedy left open for her. The defendant was arrested on Thursday last. and held to bail in the sum- of thirty thousand dollars. *fYes< ts F17'-
 The damages are laid at twenty thousand dollars, and if the facts are really as one of the counsel engaged in the case represents them to be. we doubt not that the jury who shall be impanelled to try the cause WilI, as they as we before said must necessarily be an ex. ceedingly interesting one.-N. Y. Transcript. Unpdraiieled Ercitempnt.-Last Friday night our village came near being the scene of tumult, disOrder and violence. Never he. fore have we witnessed such a spirit Of, ia- dignation and resentment peryading the minds of the community. A voIcano&sRas in eu1. bryO. which nothing bat the firostiess..,fa few citizens, who fHresaw the apprUsehing starGn, prevented from bursting win treIneRd0us force on the heads of the aaisNaied Abnli- tionists. On the morning Ufslhat day as # to brave the public sentiment and defy ths public voice, an attempt was made by th. few fanatical ab0lhiOnists of the place to get up an Anti Slavery Meeting, and also a handsill was issued giving notice that meet ing would be holden at the Court House, at 2 o'clock, P. M. to be attended by the noiO. rious George Thompson and John c. Whit tier, /" when the principles and vie,os and ope- rations of the AbOlitionists would be explain ed, and any questions proposed answered. The issuing of this notice produced a tremen- dous excitement, and it vas plainly to ba seen that if the meeting should take place, confusion and disorders would be the inevita- bIe consequence. Seeing this state of things, Gen. Davis, the Chairman of the Selectmen, called On Thompson ard his friends, warned them of the consequences, and requested them to desist from any attempt to hold a meeting. To this friendly warnng they paid not tt.e least heed and Gen. Davis, f.aring the Court House might be seriously injured if not demolished, if the meeting was persis- ted in, closed the doors of the Town Halt. which is the lower story of the Court House against them-the Court Room was also clo- sed by the Sheriff. At the time appointed the Abotionists repaired to the Court House, and finding both rooms closed against them, ] retired. In the meantime the multitude had { assembled. determined that the incrndiary Thompson should not escape them.
 Not 6nding Thompson, they proceeded ] through the streets. aud falling in with Whit tier, and the. editor of the Herald, they prlt- ed with dirt, and somewhat injured them, I though we believe, but very slightly. These individuals finally escaped into house, when the mul,itnde, consisting of several hundreds. immediately repaired to the house of George Kent, where Thompson had taken Wp his quarters, and where he was supposed then tO be. Mir. Kent had been informed of their ap- proach by one of his friends, when ThomP- son immediately made his escape to the woods, and Kent left the house alone in charge of the women. correctly judging that it woala