Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-02-18
sEpue rsox ASD MURDER.


The affair, involving the suspected abduction
ofe young lady of Southwark, which has crca
ted so much excitement in that district, and
caused so much talk and speculation an over
the city. since Monday hast, has had an swG,l
termination Hutchinson Hcber,on; the person
who was alleged to have abducted the young
lady, last evening fell by the hand of the bro.
ther of the lettur-having been shot dead by
him in closed carriage, in which he was be-.
ing privately conveyed ost Of tho city bv a
friend on board the steambca' John Fitch.
The occurrence took place just as the boat.
which had left Market street wharf about SIX
O'Clock, was coming into the slip at Camden.
The name OF the brother who committed this
deed Us 5. Mercer, clerk in the store OF Messrs.
carson & Newbold, south whsrves II is sta
ted that he had been pursuing Giebeeton aor
somedayspas.--that he proposed duel, which
wes declined. He then determined to take
terrible, revenge for the outrage upon the fair
fame Of his sister, and getting news.ef Meber-
tens intended flight TO New Jersey, he laid his
plans.
carrage was hired by Friend of Hcber.
ton, which was driven to different parts of the
city, when it drew up bis friends door. The
carriage wasthen drove down to the ferry-bos;
johnFltch. Mercer in the meantime got on
hoard the boat, and took stand behind a coal
box. Here he remaised urobserved, uBtil the
boat arrived atCamden. He then stepped for
ward, and presented arevolying pistol, and dis
charged four of IT'S barrels into the carriage.
The first ball entered Hebertnn's body. justmn-
dor the 'lee shoulder blade, passing throug Oh the
blinds Of the carriage. The second penetrated
the body, the third and fourth the deor-o the
vehicle. Tleterton was conveyed ITO Cake'e
tavern where he almost Immediately expired.
Young Mercer was taken into custody i'm
mediately. When the New York pilot boat
left about o'clock last night, the ooroner's
jury was still investigating the matter at Cakes
Tavern, and Mercer was still in custody at the
tavern, and in state Of great excitement
Chronicle.
hefsllowing further particulars we have extrac
y
Y. Tribune:
RuDoas Of every character continue TO cir.
culate freely; and it is yet impossible to learn
snythiag from the misguided aEd miserable
young girl, who has wrought 30 much misery
upon her friends asd re!atives-Saraii Gardner
Mercer-it being alleged that she remains in
n state of Inconsistencies, bordering on mad.
ness.
have gathered few additional facts, which
hasten to communicate. They ere, beyond
question, strictly correct, are as follows: On
last Christmas night, Miss Mercer first made
IIeberton's acquaintance, speaking to him in
the street, mstaking him, she says, for an ac
qunntaucc. She, however, permitted him Il
accompany her home, and held interviews witt
him 10 a clandesiine manner, until about two
weckssince, when she informed female ac
quaintance that she intended to elope with a
gentleman. On Monday evening last, che cal.
led at Mr.lRichard Palmers, accompanied tc
the door By young gentleman, who declined
going in, but preferred waiting outside. Here
Miss N. did not remain long, but left in compa.
ny with her friend. This circumstance excl.
ted little surprise'in the figiils OF Mr. Palmer
who reco,lected her story aboat eioping, when
Mr. p determined to cali upon her father and
acquaint him OF the sane. But his warning
came too iate.
Miss Mercer did not return TO her parenta
roof. but was next found, bya friend of the dis
tressed family. reclining in isrge staffed arm
chair in the house OF Louis Omen, notorious
for its iniamy. Ater con siderable persuasion
rhe was induced to retarn home but most pos
itively refused to give any eatisfaction to he
family rs to The Gauge of leaving hame, or VIII
The person was that accompanied her.
What followed have already stated.
The friends of lleberion deny that yeun;
Mercer ever challenged him, but on the con
trary, that the deceased expressed his cr,rr
willingness to give satisfaction, but reiased't
merry Miss NJ.
Jor SaIrn.-The Springfield, Qll,,) Jcu5nsl
ths i eth inst. says tina, another rrquisi'ion will
made upon ne Governor Of that State for ios'p