Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-06-27

The FELONY New South WALEs-The tei-
lowing are extracts from a work, having the ABOVE
title recently published in London
CoNvIcT LAwyRRs.-Many notorious convleisnave
been barrisers attorneys at nome, pu' nave peeh
transported for forgeres altering OF Wms ~ sle o'a
mission of other infamous frauds These ruhans m
stead of being sent to Norfolk Island work ed IN irons
on the roads, or assigned as abourers TO settlers are
at once assigned their brother lawyers IN the coo-
nv and generally to such of these are remarkably
deficient in legal knowledge or talent Of their own.
The imported legal scoundres being generally clever,
or at least verscd IN every species of qulrk NANCY
yre and bubble, whatever attorney is lucky TO
obtain one of them an assigned servant almost
sure of gaining much business in what is called "Me
emancipist csnneron, the convicts and enamel
pists having not only fellow-feeling with the law
yers convict clerk, but pretty strong that
the latter will stick at no roguery to serve client,
particularly if even rling douceur be given TO him
self The convict clerks are often entrusted by their
masters with the entire conducting of their business
The scoundrels have access to the als IN which they
make themselves masters of the ofthe prisoners
Where hard hard swearing required, It Is not difficult
in such place New South Wales to find men who
will swear to any thing. Instances have been known,
while trials have been going on of convicted clerks
gong out OF court, and making bargains with fellows
perhaps for half pint of rum give prisoners cha
racter, though these ram witnesses may never even
have seen the prisoners till they behold them in the
dock! One OF these convict clerks, perhaps as great
ruffian as ever was transported, is named Williams.
Tie had been an attorney In Liverpool. He altered
or forged will affecting the inheritance of con dera
BILE property with so much dexterity, that it long
before the fraud was discovered. As usual, however
detection came at last He tried at Lancaster
and the was found to be atrscous, that upon
conviction, he was sentenced to be transported for
life On his arrival in Sydney, he was assigned to a
young attorney named Nichol Allen. Allen had been
previously destitute of business; but Williams proved
for him happy windfall. From that day, prac-
tce poured in upon him. The convict clerk man
aged well, and behind the curtain, both represented
his employer and conducted his business. Soon after
his arrival, he got out his wife, who took house,
and the transported feOn instead of being punished,
is more prosperous than he was in England enjoying
every comfort of life, and all the substantial advan
tages, in reality, Of a free emigrant
The CoNvIcr DrLLoN.-Many readers may remem-
Der the case of Luke Dillon, young lrshman, of very
respectable connexions, who was, some years ago,
transported for life from Dublin The offence OF Dbl
lon was one of such peculiar atrocity that il IS diff
cult to account for the sentence having been commH
ted from that of death to transportation for life except
by attrbutng It to the great influence and interest
exerted for hun by his friends. He had for some time
paid his addresses with professions Of honour, TO
beautiful and accomplished young lady, also of very
respectable connexions by whom he was received
and treated as her acknowledged lover. He had no
other view, hswever than that of adding this amable
and conhdlng female to Others of her sex whom he
had already made his victims; and he was but too
well prachscd in the arts of seduction and in the per-
perauon OF crime for the qualification OF his passions
Having prepared his. measures for the accomplish
men OF his present villainy, he took advantage of
shower Of rain occurring one day while he was walk
ing with the young lady in Dublin, to prevail on his
fair companion to take shelter with him in house
from the rain In this house. the occupants of which
he had previously prepared to forward his criminal
purposes he administered to the i'll faed girl potion
which reduced h1r to state of insensbilty and then
bssely perpelrated the crime he had SO long med
tated. The poor victim besides being dshonoured,
was 10 deeply injured in her health by the united
effects Of the drug administered to her, and the mental
anguish consequent upon Dllon's brutality that she
died short time afterwards Dillon was tried for
the crime; and, the Indictment against him being
proved, he was sentenced to be hanged. The case
excited universal public sympathy and universal hor-
ror Of the ruian at the time-so much that there
general feeling of Indignation at his not being
executed in pursuance of his sentence On the ARR
val Of this ca4 in the colony-where it was certainly
intended by the home government that he should be
punished,-else why commute his sentence of death
to transportation for ie-he, as gentleman convict,
was not puaished at all! Having money in his poe
ket, he was allowed to walk about Sydney, al his
own discretion, for several weeks during which time
he was even noticed as friend and gentleman by
some Of his countrymen holding high rank in the CO.
l0ny. After this, he was sent TO Port Macqua lie,
where, having sufficient funds, he INDUCED himself
he best pleased and where the circumstances of the
country being considered he was rs much his own
master as If he had been at any watering place in
England! In as short time possible he received
conditional PARDON which makes convict In every
respect free man, excepting only that ne cannot
leave the colony He is now living Enormously at
oyutcy, WHeIc lie pays TIE part Vi TcguhI DoHu-
street leunger Australian exquisite, daily exhibiting
himself in the streesa regular frequenter of the bill
hard rooms, the theatre, and other places Of amuse
ment.
CosvIcT JuRy.-An emanepaied felon
ragned before the supreme court. The jurors, one
after another were perfectly to This mind" for they
were brethren of the felony. Al length gentleman
was called whom the prisoner challenged. The gen
teman who was objected 10 is of the most anna
bic men In the colony; he possesses large property
and was al the time in the commission Of the peace