New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-10-15
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his court, Judge RurgIes presiding. John S,9r'
and BENJAMIN F.aakln were tried On "Wednesday
for assault, with intent TO murder, Alexander
Stewart. on the 9th OF Angus: last, b mixing az
senic with gin. and giving it to him to dfins--
Stewart, ~ elderly poor man, II appeared naa d
three legged BULL sort o: l.sus na14r2, WAicn ''S
was exhibiting for show IN Albany. fox money :
and it proving losing business, and Stewart ON
ing SIS for the keeping of the animal Scott OFT
ed 10 pay the debt upon condition OF berg recei'a
As partner in the concern-te hare half tie 60
its 81 The exhibition. He subsequently, lntsoc.'-ei
Franklin also as joint partner III the prospective
profits OF the bull and sitter paying the SIS debt
Scot, suggested the prOpricty Of removing the ami
nal 10 the city OF New-York, where more money
coa!d De made: and Stewart con,en'ing, the b1l.
wa, put in TOW boat and the parties a.! efn5arA-
ed therein for the latter CRY. Previous 70 starr
ing. however. Franklin advised the old man Ste
vens 70 take something along TO drak, as II would
cost TOO .auch on board the boat; and he assent
ing, SEQ; and Franklin Purchased, ono OF them
4 pin, OF gin. and the other an ounce of arsenic.
which was put into the gin, and Stewar; drank OF
IL until he became very sick. and then drank NOR
TO cure himself. This only increased MS illness,
and when .hey arrived in New-yorl, ,Ae cd man
vas so far gone as to be apparently near his end.
Dr.. Archer, the Coroner was sent for, TO hold an
ante norter. examination on Stewart, and disco
verrd poison in the bottle OF gin nc mad. He, how
ever. by the use OF vigorous treatment. recovered
and Scott and Franklin were arrested and taken
10 Albany for trial. On the way up. one Of the
prisoners contriyed to get at the bottle OF poisoned
liquor and threw it overheard, and the existence
OF the poison in the "a, ard its effects >tewar,
were proved by ;hs testimony Of Dr.. Arcker. The
object OF these men, it appeared. was to destroy
the lie Of Stewart tina. they might get entire pos
session OF the bull themselves. The evidence wa<
conclusive against the prisoners they were found
guilty by the jury, and the Cour, sentenced Scott
to the State Prison for lie, and Franklin for ten
years
TIE PLAGuE or NArLx,-A fortnight ha'l
e!apSct since Alfonso OF TuCilI Lat 4d>l LlNtl tt4t
streets of Naples and YET, miserable as was tht.
aspect they then wore, how much was that misery
now increased we have laid that the town had
been divided up into districts and allotted to the
superintendence of different boards of henth aud
inspectors, Tut these could do little arrest the
ravages of the placue-aothiug towards providing
food for the furnishing population. Day by day
the pcstilencc had extended its rayagss; day by
day had il appeared more hopeless 10 attempt to
contend vi it. The ars1y and the citizens alike
fell beneath the scourge; for no discipline WAS OF
sufficient force to restrain the brutal German
soldiers from intercourse with the afflicted quarters
whesevcr they thought that pleasure or booty, or,
above all, wine, wa. TO be thence Obtained; and
the Spani,h troopers, long dlsOrganiled at Rome,
were in little better subsection. he whole city
was vast charnehou,e.
PITY and horror contended in the bosom OF Al
fonso of proci!a he advanced along the open
streets. AT the doors OF the churches. TIM
steps OF the houses, the dead lay in heaps De
SPAR. terror, and faintness had overcome every
natural feeling; and there appeared to be none
there who cared for them. a few priests and
uedicncrs only might be seen Circulating rapidly
from house to house, warding of. with long cane
whomsocyer should appear to be- coming in con
tact with them. a few tumbrs or open carts
creaked along the tilnty pebbles, bearing away
their load. of dead, and attended by the lowest OF
the Neapolitan rabblc, who had been bribed to ACT
the part of undertakes. Nor had it been easy to
find those who would for pay iorcge the chance Of
booty which Others obtained by indiscriminate
robbery.
Discordant, however, as were the sounds OF
merriment which rent his ear, they prepared not
Alfonso for the sight which he witnessed, when.
turning round angle, he entered thi. popuIou-
street. Before the open loers of Il half under
ground cellar, stood Il large wagon piled with the
bodies Of the dead, which were tossed one above
thc other in horrid di,urray there exposing the
grille head of -ome venerable elder lying upon
the suRkcn, bare. and discelorcd bosom otu scarce
budding girl, while beside. and cutwined ami
the struggling limbs of both, the corPscs ota veal
thv notary aud wdely-known 6egSar were closcls
en,anCled before the doors OF the cellar stood q
wagon thus hastily, indecentIy, and ruthes'll
loaded; while within the vault itself a score o.
Neapolitans whose features bore the stamp of every
vice, AND whose limbs still carried the shortened
shackle of galley-slaves, were intermixed with y
lot of Turkish slaves, whom the Ficerpy h7a
Joined with them in the Office OF burying the dead.
or rather ofclcaung the streets. Within the cei-
lar they all sat comuriugled in dr-nkcn gooa fel
owship beside them lay many precious gar
ment, many gttcring gem, trodden amid the
winc-A.sks which bcstrewed the floor around
They appeared TO be taking parting or d starting
cap, for many full goblet was up.ted in the All
while they all stood around, and at the full pitch
OF their discoaaant voices screamed forth words
the following etect
Evyya the plague. may it hourish say We.
For the plague gives freedom wealth vine, Joity