The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-07-01
Fact and Fancy

The United States fiiFate Macedonian, captain
MAYO oIorItd down TO The srehoisee on lhe nos, nos.
Psl yesterday moiIDs; lie M; 81 y toq p .o'ne NJ,
that staton-NOr7ok Herald, 2sah.
NEw WaEAr-A cargo of about 1000 bu shells OF
whe A. OF the new crop, (the htsL Ia mark ct this
season. arrived at Norfolk the 9th inst in the
schooner H)wllat, from oae OF the farms OF ia mes
c. JO1astOa, Esq, IN PdsluOtank, IN. C) Ii Is salS
10 be oi very ine quality
TaE TURF.-Mr Long the owner of the C ele.
brated mare Cassanira, mas offered to run agai INST
Fashion, two mile heats, tor 5000 or $4,000. Tn
owaer OF Fashion refuses, however, 10 allo W he 7
TO run less than four miles.
HGHwAY RoBBEsY IN WEsr JsRsEY-A high
way robbery OF the grossest character was perpe-
dted IN one of the quIetest neighborhoods OF this
State about nine O'Clock on Tuesday night last on
tn person OF TnoniS Robbins, constab BILE OF
salem County. We give the following partl culars
"a reported by the National Standard:
As ne was returning to mis- home in Sculltown, hi
he could family discern, and moment he
ceved violent blow which knocked him from the sui =
Key AMI lad him senseless on the ground Upon his e.
turn TO consciousness he made his way house in tn
nelghborhood, and, tro the time OF nyat at whc
arrived he supposed he must have laid the no ad
hour and halt entirely nsensbe Here he disco we're
that he had been robbed of between three hu n
dred dollars together with wallet containing numb er
OF papers The horse aud sulkey left by the TO b.
beers atthe place where the attack made half mi lie
from ;ulIown on the road to sharptown Circumsta n
ces tending to attach suspicion two ne ar
resident, by the OF Anaria Titus and the 9th er
Iewrenee Headly, OF Gloucester County they
rssteu and underwent beio David Lin CHI
ESQ., During the proceeding usual in such cases, Tit us
evidently became alarmed, and by Undue ed
the officer who had him in charge to per init him 60 to
the eoge of swamp near at hands tn Constable ac-
companed him, but appears did not in the least anc
pate that the prisoner would atempt escape. However,
dad he find him OFF his guard tn he Oft hat and
dashed INTO the deepest recesses The whole nelghbor
hood at aroused and joined the search which
ensusd but without the least success Headley fully
committed to stand trial for participation IN the robbery
Bat the people in the vicinity disposed aban
don all efforts to the fugitive long the least
hope OF his pture remained, and SO closely did they
guard the avenues OF that Titus despairDg Of
getting away, voluntarily gave himself up Friday
ming having been in the swamp three days. during
which time info rmea he repeatedly forced to
swim creek. They both now in the Jail of this
town, to await their trial in September We have been
informed Of number of rumors relation the above
which if tru will strongly tell against the prisoners
not province however give else than such ge-
neral and acknowledged facts have become fully deve
loged.
Much credit is due to the people of the neighborhood
for their unrng eor to s the whole matter and to
than ssml Bolton Esq, no has not only been
indeiatigabl but most efficient IN his services"
painful circumstance occurred on Friday Ap-
plcatlon had been made on proper dispositions be-
fore Robert Mercer, Esq Justice of the Peace, Tor
the apprehension OF colored man known TO be llv-
Ing IN Gosted, fugitive from justice, convicted OF
the commission In Stark county, in the State OF
Ohio, OF a crime which Is Il capital felony by the
laws OF this Province. Mr.. George Elliott, con-
stable In attendance at the asslZes called away
IRON the court 10 arrest this person, on warrant
&c by Mr. Mercer,for the purpose OF securing the Of
TENDER as the statute provides until order could
have been obtained from his Excelency the Co
vernon General, tor his delivery to the American
authorities We are informed that Mr.. Elliott and
his assistants surprised the man al breakfast, who
upon heing told that he prisoner, Immediately
struck al Mr. Elliott, when scutfie ensued and
the back fellow .ceeded in getting out Of the
house, part of his clothing being torn from him in
the struggle. He ran about twelve yards, and sue
ceeded IN getting over fence, and had raised
large for the purpose OF throwing at Mr..
Elliott, when the latter al that moment discharged
pistol at him. The man seemed TO sagger as If he
had received the shot, and turned and ram pursued
by the party, but ne escaped into the woods. Since
then, however, are informed that the man has
been found dead In the woods, and that one OF the
Coroners OF this District had been called TO hold
inquest on the body. The constable will of course
be justified In the act according legal rules, II
the statement we have heard be correct.-WeStern
(Cdnddal Express, June 10