Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1843-02-22
Seduction i'm Philadelphia.-Deli
ate Murder Of the Seducer by the
Brother Of the Seduced--GreatE EX-

citememt.
On Tuesday and Wednesday last, consider
able talk was produced by the sudden dlsap-
pearance of Young and handsome girl, aged
about l6, named Sarah Mercer, the daughter
Of Thomas Mercer, 33 Queen street, one OF the
most wealthy and respectable inhabitants OF
Southwark. A young man OF this city, named
Hutchinson llebenon, was arrested on susp'-
cion of being concerned in her abduction, and
taken before Alderman Mitchell al the instance
of the girls brolher who threatened him then
with instant death if he refused, but was dis
charged in consequence OF The girls return TO
her parents on Wednesday evening II was
asceriained, however that Ileberi0n had sedu-
ced the young girl, and that she had gone 10 a
house Of i'll fame in the neighborhood Of Pine
and Twelfth streets, kept by Louisa O'Neli.
where he had been in the habit Of meeting her
Miss Mercer's absence as well as her return,
&C cording to all statements was voluntary.
The anguish of The family al The knowledge
Of the dishonor that had fallenupon the daugh-
Ter, no tongue can tell nor pen describe. TO
wipe odi The stain as far as possible so to
do, marriage was proposed to The seducer.
This was declined un his part, and The brother
Of the seduced then challenged him. This
was also uSCiIHtu HC IHiuildiC oiNtuCi
sung almost to madness, determined not 10 be
banked in his revenge. He watched the move
menls of Heberlon. and having ascerlained that
he was 10 leave The city on Friday afternoon or
evening in carriage, by way OF Camden, he
managed to discover the same in the street,
when he employed one Of Vansiever's vehicles,
driven by yonne man, 10 whom Mercer gave
instructions, pointing out the carriage, to lose
light of il on no condition. but keep close to IL,
and wherever il went 10 follow after il. In this
carriage, in company with Heberton, was seat
ed his legal friend aud adviser, Jas. G. Van
dye, Esq from whose Office the deceased had
| left with the avowed object of preventing a
meeting with the misguided excited and Mer-
Ger. After having driven through several streets
The carriage entered the ferry-boat John Fitch
then living a, Marke, St wharf Mercer, follow
ing after, leaped from his vehicle unobserved
! and concealed himself on board the boat, armed
with one of Coils six-barreled pistols. Short.
| ly after the carriage was driven on board with
The blinds drawn up, and when within few
wards of The Jersey shore Mr.. Vandyke got ou'
of The same, walked around. il is presumed, Io
see that all was safe, when Mercer approached
the carriage and fired four balls into II IN quick
succession One Of them proved fatal, taking
effec, under the left shoulder blade, and pene
lrated the heart Heberon was Conveyed iS
Cakes tavern in Camden, there he expredin
few minutes. The murderer was Immediately
arrested, and upon his person was found lht
pistol two barrels of which still retained thei
charge. His conduct during the remainder o
the evening is represented as having been ,wwll'
and frantic, evidently laboring under The mos
intense excitement.
Young Mercer was taken by the Sheriff OF Glou
cesier CO. to the Woodbury. Jail, to await his tria
for the dreadful deed he has committed, accompa
MED by two cousins and an attorney. lie appeared
perfectly calm and collected.--N. Y. Tribune.