The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-01-26
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+ Again he was.fned. IIestiH, however; 3
! kept ON swearing, and rcghIarlyt paying
This fine for each oath, until at lastiIe found
]himseIfDi terrible passion, and only
seyenIy.f.rc certsin his pocket book.
LIE could contain himself no longer, but g
iumping up from his seat exclaimed, /" See
here. Judge, thafare lawyeris .aN cursed,
scoundrel, and Faint got but six bits,tand
! I@a;a ant 10 swear at him eterDally bad -
Now, yer honor, jist tell mes:of an oalf. W I
that's " orth lhree.quarterso ia aeFlar and
i'll don't pilehitathim d-n me!''
ANEcDorE.-The Philadelphia Chson-S:
Eicle calls thehero of the. follow555 story a S
Yankee, but We will: wager a sixpence
[tbathe was born in PennsylFanfs. Bit
Ino matter, il issa good joke. s.s - 81
What do you charge for boardl ask
|cd3d talfGrcen Mountain boy, as he.w k
ell upto the bar ofa second rate hotel IN
New York--'whattlo you ask week for
board and lodging!' Five dollars. = Five
dollars! that's too much; hut las,p,,see yeeis
wiIEallow for the times1 am absent from
dinner and snpper?' 'CertainlyEtt,ir!y. :.
Seven 81 and half cents each, Hero th es1
conversation ended, andIhe Yankee 20 Or: Or
up.his quarters forsstwo. weeks. During Z. Z
this time,, he lodged and breakfasted at
The hotel, but did not take either dinne 7, r;
or ,supl er, saying his business detatued.s. p Z.
him in another:poftion Of the town: SAt.: Es
The expiration oftfe'two weeks, he gaass'
walked up to the bar, and said-.s pase d
we settle eihat> >account-lsm going in few
minutes Tie landlord handed him his !. I
biiIz-.Two weeks board at $3.50
.IIere, strane said the Yankee, this, is
wrong-you'v 'vemade a mistake; You've
not deducted the, times was absent from
dinner and supper-l4 DAYS, meals per ]
day-2S meals at 81 ! .2cents each-Sl6s !
so. If you've not got the fifty cents !,
change that's due me, I'utakeso drink &
and the balance In segars::' y ss.s5 s; "a.
ANOTHER HoRRID MuRDER.-W We sare'
again called upon 10 perform the painful
i task Of recording the murder Of an suref-
j Tending woman by her british and$intlu-i
map husband. The facts in relationto this
appalline murder are as fullows:--A man
named James Adams and Ann his wife,.
lhvedin ,Amity lane, one door sftom the
corner Of Wooster street, and on Thursday
the husband who is an incorporate .man in.
'Elhe employ Of Mr.. Lark, the Street lnspec.
tor Of the 18th Ward, returned home from.
Ibis work about. haIEpastS5 O'clock, and
i finding woman named Ann. German set,
ting the table for supper, begante abnse;
] her, called her opprobrions names, Sand;
.]theew plate al her head, afterwards swoTe;
] he would take her life, and for that pms:
5lpose Seized large carving knifss but Mrs.
/ Adams who had been in the yard hanging.
4 up some clothes that she had been washing
4 came in, demonstrated. with him ON his;
attack uponihis unofendiag woman, upon
(which he become the more enraged and
said he would take her life also, and pfung-
ed the knife into her bosofnand buried the:
blade four inc hes, which he drew forthahd
4 again stabbed her in the breast, the knife
passing through her corse. board and
breast bone, and into the right yentricie
of theheart. s;s ;, 80 ~.
Mrs. Adams then got from his grasp and
ran round into Wooster street, to: a Mrs.
I Turner's No. 2i3, calling murder, her in.;
human brute ola husband leaving his at
lacks on her to wreak his vengeance tonE
|the woman, still keeping hold of the
bloody knife, but who fortunately made
! her escape through. the window. On Mrs.
Adams going to Mrs. Turner's, to avoid
The murderer, she was placed on \ chair.
and in very few minutes after tainted and
died. Mr.. Leek, hearing of the horrid
deed, wen, and arrested Adams. whom he
took to the Upper Police Office, where he
was splaced'in strong confnemenk i;
The Coroner yesterday held an inquest
on the body. al, Mrs. Turner's. and the ju..
ry delivered verdict that The unfortunate
woman came TO her death by stabs inflict-
edon her person by her husband James
Adams.
Adams was examined about 3 O'clock.
before Justice Taylor, and fully commir
ted. lie is about SO years of age, and a
native of gland,as was also Mrs. Adams,
and who was about 40 years old. She
twas very industrious woman and he on
the contrary, very iniemperate man, aud
was frequently in the habit OF ilitrea,ing
her.-N Y. Era.