Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-04-29

w oiowm con'inueo ms openingoY. 81
sssa %seunesday, tak'ng up the second bran. ,.,,
commented on great number Of authorf{ssisisssn
,usamed "n,', yesterday moraing and continuedt
NV naa post eleven, when Sarah Mercer, the VI
~ subject and occasion Of the crime conn
sohs fccused, was brought into the Court IN,
;ag .onvulsively, and in pitiable state fex.
o.oI - and distress. Her fac sas closely GOV.
sI cs.. n"a handkerchief. q entraoce and
60 " NAon created much sympathetic con-
A,Sr,.n - Gsst r,,e midst Of which, Mr.. Mollesorat
e,fctmc,, Soas; Of "n rose and protested again "A
Iurse of ,.o...t scenes, and also agains Z
htroduc,;on 80 a:sop'ed by Mr.. Browne, aid the
(the deceased. He insisted ,hs. .o .. e., or Mar.
GERS insanity should be proved before coine in :,
any evidence as 10 the cause of II ;f;f existed
ino question was argued at some length by thej
COUNSEL ana the Court decided that tho course cA
evidence proposed by the defence should be allo
III Inc meantime Miss Mercer had been 'akel
ou'' ana Mr. Browne stated that her condition
', "as 80 distressing and even dangerous as to make
II ii, impossible for her to be exac ned at prescnt
ne Court therefore adjourneds Until two o olo h
al tho reopening Miss Mercer came in m
SSUu'hPosed' Su although still considerably al "a,
ne was sworn, and the counsel proceeL ed
c. .he COUNSEL had TO repeat them after he
one stated that she was sixteen ve,r. &C.,
last. lhat about the first of that u,ont
as sne was going along Chestnut stree, VIII M
o'Do"o' 'ney met gentleman whom sbo.s<f~
posed to be Mr.. Basdo, and so rn.,..Led rdI
companion; that the gentleman heard frs We
Joining company with another gentleman ea9
ne met, The two turned and followed them. e
MIR. ieberton spoke to her ard took hold of
X. De- Ia .aly
Tour went on together for some distance, vlk y
gentlemen left them. 49,
ne next evening, as she was going toA a.c
a message, she was met by Mr.. Hebertd&4 ,n,
she stlll supposlng him to be Mr.. Bas60 49,
asked her TO meet him. and she consouae Il Z,
the thl rd meeting he tod her his namd.s LIS
Times more she met him. He express III pa
to be introduced TO her family. and shsm lne
some gentlemen who visited at her fathsr tfS
one OF whom be said he knew, and wm ~
introduce him. The next tine they n prs
he had asked and the gentleman had ~ DC
The next time they met they took o. Pm
Mr. Heberton stopped before house irtf IN PR
st. said friend Of his lived there, andsr IN
20 60 in with him that he might ward DO
She refused, but he rang the bell and IL 'o
IN. being met ut the door by niulalto Won DC
addressed Mr.. Heberton by name. The4 or
mp stairs into room where there was Is -.
She did not see that there was a bed untit'N the
she had 90, in. Mr.. Heberten locked the doo1 lie,
moment they entered. She said she would yer
stay. bu, he told her she could no: help herso nlw
The witnoss went on 10 describe what follot viii
substantially as stated by Mr.. Browne. Ities
threats the pis,oi-her screams-his violence lon
struggles-and finally her positive Violate. kl,n,
She remained with him about m hour, he rjbb
ising to marry her. He asked he to meet biz;
gain, which she refused, declarngthat she vS,a,,
| tell her parents what had taken place. Henj, =
if she did he would protest she took him d. ILL., =
house, and tina, his story would Ie believed. tr,.
consented, AMI after that nightwent three ~.
10 that house and twice to other. The ias -,
she met him he promised to mary her on ,hk.o =.
lowing "Wednesday. The next morning she,,,o-n n
to her sisters. and while Their servant t. tore
from her fathers to bring hel home; she ", -" "
fraid to go lest hor meeting ana marriag, w,ha ~
berton should bepreve"ted, aad went to Al n'
der's whore she stayed that ngat. Til neJ Ja
Mrs. pider wen; to her father, and +
came and took her home She slept W e.
ther that night, and told her all that s.
place. 1'-N
The crossexamination here con- "'s
nothing OF any importance had been /.
the report in he Herald, from which
this summary was brought to close