Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-05-09


mast be peoplsd" said Shakespeare. Increase and
maltiply," was the decree Of Supreme Wisdom.
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The CHARLESTON FIRs.-Ths southern cities are
moving in this matter Savannah has sent $4,000,
Augusta s6600 Columbia $4,000, and Charleston
Corporation $4,000. Philadelphia is raising money.
Shall New York do nothng7 Come, come, let's
have meeting! I'll give tribe. The widow give
her mite.
20 Turney's Oliver Twist is nnltable.
% Daniels says Neal is the most humorous living
writer. Neal is good-but Finn of the Journal has
twice as much naive wit and hamOr as Neal.
BEAcos Couass RAoEs.-Much sport is expected
this day. Ten horses are entered in the trsttiRg
match for two purses. Gentlemen, attend, for fine
SPORTS expected. fUa
In yeserda US races FIVE hosses entered in the first
race, and was won with ease by ii. Vandewater's
b. m. Kitty Glover. In the second race r +. Car
mass gray horse, Modesty, was Withdrawal, and H.
vandewater's bay horse won, by distancing Jem
Oaks in the FIRST heat
HonuisrE ArrAiR-A most awful excitement pre-
vailed on Monday in the vicinity Of the Of 18th
street and 7th avenue IN consequence Of deadly as
saut committed BY William Bell on the person Of his
own son, q young man Of exemplary character, by
means of Spanish pOcket-knfe with which he in
fiicted a dangerous wound in the abdomen causing
the bowels protrude, and another in the right arm
Of the depth OF and Of the length of 81 inches. The
circumstances which led to this horrible transaction
will be better understood by the testimony before the
coroner in his inquiry into the matter and which we
give in the words OF the Witnesses themselves.
George Hankin sworn. Lives next door TO the pr-
soner On Monday afternoon at 3o'clock, heard the
cry Of murder; out Of the house and saw David
Bell running down, his clothes bloody; somebody
said the old man had done II; ran after the old man
.~x~ al in fYce
Prisoner acknowledged that he had stabbed his son.
and added that he did 30 because he deserved H. Pr
saner said his family had robbed him of his rroperty
took the knife from his pocket with which he had
committed the deed, and gave II to witness IL was
new knife, sharp pointed blade, about5 inches long,
with check spring. Eran Iee..
Ann Bell sworn am daughter of the prisoner
was home when the affair happened yesterday; father
brother David came in seon after, and heard him
say "what Is the matter, fathcrT saw father raise
| his hand and strike brother, he cried murder. Ny
faiheris Incorporate man. and we feared no would
squandsr his properly away we .oon ~ 70 So
enee. My brother paid his board; ne IL an affection
ate SON. and has treated his father N well possible
under the circumstances. On Friday father came TO
the house and showed me the kniie new here and
told me that his wife found il and gave il 10 him. He
has got his second wife, who 70 an incorporate We
man, and believe they live unhappiy together.
Ellen Patterson, sworn. Witness lives in the house
No. l58 18th street. On Monday, about half-past 8
O'Clock, heard William Bell, the prisoner, come in
and saw hun stop on the stars-heard him say that
all those things belonged 70 him. that he had paid for
them-heard him ask his daughter Ann VINO owned
the clock 2 and she replied that Il belonged 10 the
house Then his son David came in-hsard some
high words between them, bat did not understand
what thew said Saw David rush out, his father pur-
sued him and struck at hm-David Tell, after which
he was struck by the prisoner two or tnree lines
believes il was with knfe-Dsvid called murder y
and got no and followed his father but did not fall
when he ran Witness saw the blood gssh out OF his
clothes. The old man was caught and brought BACK
after he came back, he said have done an act Oh
| iustice between God and man." Witness said she
would like TO see him hung for what he had DONE
Heard the old man say at previous ume "Dand
| will repent not giving me money.
| William Scott, sworp.-The injured man las lived
with witness7 or years found him always a very
worthy good dispositiened Young man. Has known
the father 20 years; he is Epglishman; about IL
| or Is years ago he left his family, and the woman
came and bought SEINE goods of witness which she
peddled she earned in this way hive or SIX hundred
dollars when prisoner came back he was an intern
perate man. Witness has been called IN TO make
peace in the family many times his wife has had
him in Jail several times, and he was once sent TO
Blackwelps Island, from which place ne escaped by
| swimming away; after his escape he took the goods
| from his wife nHd went to Philadelphia. Witness
| assisted in recovering the goods.
DIR. Stephen G. Reese sworn Has seen the young
| man; his right arm was wounded apparently with
some sharp weapon; the wound was three quarters
Of an inch long, and wound IN the abdomen from
which Dr. Nelson said the intcstncs had proruded
the wound was about inch long; thinks the situa
ton Of the patent 10 very Psecanous; fosnd MN In
| very exhausted condition
Dr. James B. Nelson, sworn-was called on Mon
day about o'clock, found the patient wounded IL
the arm, and alse with a wound in the abdomen
from which the intcsunes had protruded; replaces
the intostine did not discover il was wounded; IN
wosnd was large enough TO sdmit witness tive fin
gers; thinks the situation Of the young man critica
one.
strength enough 10 declare that his father had gver
him the wounds
The investigation here closed, and the jury were
unanimous opinion that the injuries had been snfci
cd by William Bell, with pointed instrument, eem
,nonlv known as n Spanish knife.