Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-05-14
THE MURDER,

Il The shocking Outrage which was perpe-
ira,ed last Monday, on respectable citizen
Il of Baltimore, employed IN the lawful eXer-
else Of his rights as freeman will awaken
Il feeling of just and strong Indignation, il
we mistake not, throughout the whole coun-
II try. The Sun ot yesterday, whose account
corresponds with the facts of the case, 81
far as we have been able 10 ascertain them
says:
/ "Ihc particulars Of this melancholy and
disgracetul affair, are these As the process
sion were proceeding down Baltimore street,
II gang Of half.grown boys were marching
| up, carrying on the top of pole a stuffed
| figure, representing General Harrison as q
4 prttlcoat hero, and when they arrived near
Howard street they attempted to form IN
with the procession Mr. Laughin stepped
out Of the ranks With view to stop them.
when ha rcceiyld the blow over the head
irem a stick, which deprived him of life
An inquest was held over the body by A. II.
Greenfield, Esq, coroner, and the jury re-
turned a verdict, that ho came to his deatl
by a blow from stick, in the hands Of somt
person unknown to the jurors If these iel
lows como out for the purpose of insulting
and disturbing the procession, they ought To
have been arrested ard severely punished
for their insolencc and blackguurdism."
Mr. Luughn has left wife and fou
children. one an infant. lie was u respecta
Bile mechanic, carpenter, residing on Fed
eral Hill. The excitement IN the city is
very great at this wanlon and brutal murder
We tecl at present unprepared to comment
upon it. The act itself speaks in n language
than which we can add none strongcr--noi
~ n pas m ind tori fo
feelings of Indignation and horror which
sucn an outrage naturally inspires.
The FUNERAL or THOMAS II. LAuGHLIN.
The solemn duty of committing the re-
mains Of Mr.. Laushln TO the grave was yos-
terday performed by the delegates to the
Convention in body. The procession, ac
compancd by band Of music, playing
dead march, moved from the residence oi
the deceased, at the corner OF Light street
and Guiltnrd alley, between four und five
o'clock, p. NJ, to the burial ground of the
Methodist Episcopal congregation. The
Chief Marshal OF the Convention, Capt
james .. Law, supported the weeping and
bereavcd widow Of the deceased from the
carriage to the grave, where her condition
was most pi'iab!e, as che stood convulsed
with an agony Of grief at her sudden and
rrcparuble loss. The ceremonies, by the
officiating clergyman, DIR. Barker of New
York. were brief und impressive, at tm
close of which the immense concourse re-
turned to the city.
We learn that the Massachusetts dclegu.
ton yesterday subscribed aud paid over The
sum OF one thousand dollars for the benefit
of the widow and orphans Of the murdered
l.anghlin.
Thus has ended one of the largest Con
ventions ever held in this country. Tho of.
fetal proceedings you will find detailed in
the Baltimore papers, to which | refer you
for particulars.
| am glad to hear TINT the GREAT BALL,
Of which spoke in my letter yesterday, l.,
to be carried to New York, to be used in u
procession there. Whence it is expected to
go to Boston, and thence TO New Hampshire,
as some say, to roll through the whole State
The number of Delegates to this Conven-
ton have been variouSly estimntcd. After
careful consideration, am satisfied that fiji
teen thousand is Il very low estimate Of the
number present. Almost every one here
puts il down at 25,0O0.