The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-10-06
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
Philadclphia.
Correspondence of the Herald.I
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. D, lS42.
GORDON BENNETT, ESQ.
Philadelphia.


DEAR SIR
Another delightfully."- clear, cool day, to-day.
One of our financiers-.Thomas S. Nicholson
about whom you have heard SO much during the
last two or three years. is TO 60 to the penitenary
Yes. he is positively to be sentenced next Saturday
Reason-his money has gwen out. This rascal
Nicholson, you will recollect, was clerk to Hewitt,
the sugar refiner. BY series of forged entries
in his masters books, he contrived to swindle him
out of $4,000 This money-or at least the greater
part of it he invested in splendid mansion at the
corner of Tenth and Shipper streets-a residence
built after rather oufre ideas AS to architecture,
and preposte-ous notions as to ventilation, heating,
&c The property, In consequence, now could
scarcely be sold tor SOUS The prosecution against
Nicholson was commenced in the winter of 1899,
Since then he has constantly kept in his employ the
big guns of the Philadelphia bar, and has paid them
literally They kept his case out OF court for about
two wears or upwards 1t finally came TO trial in
the General Sessions, and the rogue was convict
ed, and locked up in Moyamensing. Motion in ar
rest of Judgment, and for new trial was made.
Judge Barton, who was originally the prosecuting
Judge Conrad and Doran heard the motion for new
trial and dismissed it. The motion In arrest of
Judgment was dismissed by Conrad, but sustained
by Doran who overrued some twenty or thirty de-
defendant could not be sentenced; Prior to Judge
Doran's decision, he had been admitted to bail, it
having been the opinion of his physicians that if he
staid another day in prison, he would die OF an en-
largement of the heart. Justice was thus COM
pIeiey bafiled. Judge Barton-to the .everlast-
ing credit of his honor, be it sPoken-be
tween a feeling of decacy and regard for the su-
premacy of the outraged laws OF this community,
against the proceeding came into the case and thus
prevented the escape of the criminal. The Judges
decision was announced, verbally from the bench,
this morning, when the defendant was immediate
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large mass meeting ofthe wings Of the city and
county is TO be held in front of the State House this
evening, at which the Hon. John Sergeant is to
preside This is tor the purpose of stirring up the
courage to the sticking place for the election on
Tuesday next. Great preparations are making by
the office-holders, to make 1t equal in numbers to
the one held by the Democrats last week.
At mass meeting OF the Democrats, in South
wark on Monday evening, large body of Harrison
and Tyler whigs-and some Clay whigs-headed by
James Gregory the late coroner, one OF the strong
est fighters under the Harrison flag, here, in 1910
came forward aud Joined the Democratic ranks.
Mr. Gregory said that he had for twenty years been
battling for the wing party-that he had at last seen
the of his ways-that he had heartily repented,
and that ne was now determined TO join and stick
TO the true faith. He was received with locd cheer
ing.
and would say much, but the subject is revolving,
and must cut 1t short with only word or So
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that was fair-all that was honOrabe-all that was
disinterested-all that as manly-all that was no.
BILE. Now the picture is worse than reversed.
really respectable citizen hardly be brought to
acknowledge any connection with the department,
which at this time is largely. composed OF a set of
the veriest cut-throat ruffians that ever went
hung. These precious Williams have, within the last
few months committed outrages of the most dis
graceful degrading, brutal, infamous-and even In.
cendiary and murderous character. The peace OF
the city has been almost nightly disturbed quiet
(he election being near at hand, the police from
the sheriff down, have lately cautiously kept them
selves out of the way-the torch has const ant
ly been applied to buildings; hardly day passes
without the burning of stable, carpenter shop, or
some similar building-property wantOny destroy
ed in the melees between the different companies
the Sabbath has been profaned-and indeed, man,
the Almighty, and verify Satan himself, dehed This
is overdrawn picture-read the daily papers from
this city and you will be more than satisfied OF the
truth of what say.
An interesting little boy, about eight years of age,
a son Of Mr.. Tomlin, chair maker, In Efreth's Al
ley, yesterday afternoon, about five o'clock, while
playing about steamboat, at Arch street wharf,
cidentally fell overheard. and was drowned.
must defer my notice OF amusements here till
tomorrow.
A highly interesting divorce case commenced in
the Common Pleas Court yesterday. I'll tell you
all about it in time.
A travelling pedar at Camden, named Fitzpatrick
came home last evening from tour through the
country in Jersey, and put up his wagon in shed
leaving, like ninny, his goods in the vehicle The
place was broken open In the course OF the mig ht
and $l700 worth carried of.
Nothing worth noting in stocks to-day.