Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1835-11-12

labor, and she gave birth 20 stiIl.b0Fn child.
From that hour TO- this she seems to have been
running the broad road 10 destruction, nor
could the tears, prayers, threats, TemOnstran-
ces, entreaties or advice of her friends. pro.
duce the least pause ia her painful career
she seemed EesOIutely bent upon going head
long 10 destructiOn-and although scarcely
turned sixteen, she addicted herself to drink
ing in most desperate MANNER Her third
appearance at the police office, was in the
character Of a drunkard, and she was brought
before Justice Wyman in u semi-hysterical
state, 1.-THE joint effects Of liquor and sOrrOw)
and her cO0vUlsive hands grasPed $500 note,
which had been forwarded to her from some
Ut her fathers relatives in England, and which
she had that day received.
She was at that period sent into the Aims
house until she became sober, and the note
deposited for safe keeping with some respec
table person. A short time afterwards she
by some means obtained possessions Of this
money and sailed for New Orleans disguised
rs II sailor, with view to seek her sedUcer,
who she ssid that she intended to shoot az
soon as she could see him. When she reach
ed that city, he had returned tas was stately
to New-YOrk. Hither she also came in the
last packet, and according to her own state
ment had yesterday INDUCED in drinking until
she drowned her reason aud sense Of decency.
She went TO one of the hotels in Broad.
way, where she saw person enter who she
thought strikngly resembled her seducer.-
She was expelled thence, and this confirmed
her suspicious that he was the person whom
she was seeking. She waited for more than
an hour, when she saw the same person leave
the house and pass down the pavement. She
followed, overlook. and seized him by the
4 \ n -,
led him before she distinctly saw his features,
when finding that she had been mistaken, she
tainted away. On being resuscitated. she ra-
we'd and tore her hair, and conducted herself
so violently, that the watchman thought it
advisable 10 take her to the Watch house. In
the mnrning the magistrate had hardly asked
her the reason Of her behavior, ere she burst
into tears. threw herself on the ground. and
prayed with bitter earnestness for instant
death. She WAS put below for short time,
when becoming somewhat more composed,
and no person appearing to prefer complaint
against her. she was set at liberty. upon pro.
missing to 60 add live with ap acquaintance 10
Madison street.-N. Y. Transcript,
Brutality.-A man named Cole, copper
plate printer, was examined before the Police
Court Of Boston, ON Thursday last, under the
following circumstances The charge against
him was for logging a boy. an apprentice, in
the most brutal manner. and for an offence
altogether trivial. The lad testified as fol-
lows - .aG.af &-a,-.sa ,..< ~ sa--
/ am nine years old; my father was sail.
or; he was drowned; my mother has five
children three smaller than me; they are
with her at Lowell; she works in factory
Mr.. Cole is my master have been W 18th him
four npoHths; he has beaten me often he
beat me last night in veaching for piece of
bread tipped over tea-cup, and he said he |
would beat me ) in the afternoon ran against |
4 wall in Washington street, and split some !
,ll that he makes; at dark WAS in the shop !;
10 one else was there; he called me he |
0cked the door and pnt an apron UP to the
window; h. commenced beating me don't |
know how bong; he would not let the holloa
t was with a rattan. F':s 7'7'
Constable Pierce.-f stripped the boy in
presence Of six or seven witnesses; have
'een men Iashed at a whipping -pos,-but. Of
III sights, never saw any thing Z" equal this
Boys back. have here memorandum Of
be- wounds and marks. There are sigma f,
81 distinct black or blue spots ON the left
arn1. . ...... ...l
ls do on the right arm. ..-.,.
Sc equally distinct on the hack and loins,
and two black blotches over the kidneys,
and the skin broken in four places.
2s from the left hip to the heel.
81 ON the right do.
ISL distinct and clearly verified bruises.
The boy was then stripped 10 court, and
he tears that cOursed down the cheeks Of
i've veteran officers. told with what effect
Cole acknowledged the disGgured spectacle 10
he his own act aud deed. fully and unrcserved.
y. He pleaded for mercy--ssid that two
ears ago he was knocked down. stabbed and
ohbed. and had only got his Office fairly to-
ether. he admitted that the spiIling Of the
IL was the cause of his beating the boy. 1T.
Judge Thatcher reprimanded the savage 10
evere and appropriate terms, and ordered
i'm to find bail To- the amount Of $500. in the
eiault of which he was committed 10 prison.
HigksOay Robbery.--On Monday evening,
> young man belonging 10 lMassac husetts,
famed Metaphor Chase deaf and damb,
sh0 had just returned from Troy, where ke
LAD been 10 visit brother, was attacked by
large black fellow named William Lisbon.
'ne OF the Five Point fraternity, who forcibly
stripped the unfortunate lad of his coat. hat
and shoes. robbed his pocket Of wallet con.
tanning $3.50 and then abscontied. Chase
fortunately soon after met Waterman. and
making knOwn to him his loss 10 him by signs.
conducted him 10 the direction he noticed his
rohbber to have TAKEN. He had not proee.sl.
ed lar before they cau1e upon q collection Of
negroes, amongst whom was Lisbon and no
sooner d,d the deaf and dumb lad discover