New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-01-24
From the Mobile Herald.
Love and Ruin.

Charlotte Jewell, young but emaciated and
Withholding girl, in whose thin and wan counte-
nance there could yet be detected some traces of
beauty, was charged yesterday morning by one
William Condo from Orleans with having at
tempted to take his life Condo had only been in
the city few days, and it appears that ne had Sc
duced the girl, in the town Of Bayou Sara, La
and afterward eloped with her to New-Orlsans
where he lived with her his mistress, and finally
get tired Of his victim, had deserted her, and il
order to rid himself of her opportunities had come
to Mobile. The prisoner traced him TO this city,
found out his boarding house Hamilton-street,
and on Thursday evening while the family were al
supper attempted his life with Spanish dirk
knife. He parted the blow and seized her, when
she went off into mysteries, in which condition she
was taken to the Guard-House.
The complainant having dcposed as above said
he would decline prosecuting her if she would go
back home to Bayou Sara.
Prisoner. have no home or pie to so
to, William; through your my people are
ashamed of me, and have disowned NC and turned
me out of doors, and | would rather die Of hunger
or perish in some jail than to return to them.
Home The street and kennel have been my home,
and my companions the vilest of tho vile since you
so nhumsnly deserted me.
Condo. Why, you are crazy.
Prisoner No. William, | am not crazy
though the great God above knows that have
suffered and borne enough to make me If de-
ISOLATION and misery be craziuess, am crezy ;-if
utter ruin, hopelessnsss and starvation be mad
ness, am mad but not otherwise. Oh. would
to heaven that was mad, that in madness l
might forget every thing Oh William, William,
TO think that you of all the world should have so
deceived me, to think that you who promised so
much and whom looked upon almost as an an
gel--whom prayed for night and morn-alas l
cannot pray now-should have acted SO per6diously,
is enough to drive me mad, without your taunts
and soorns.'
Condo. You Ought to be ashamed of yourself
to talk in this way, Charlotte
Prisoner. No, William, | have got even be-
yond shame. 1t is high time to give being
ashamed of myself when oil are ashamed of me,
oh, William my heart almost tries to break when
think of how happy was but two years ago.
when was gay blithe girl. and you used to come
and sit the long cold nights by my old fathers FIRE
side, and tell me how happy should be when !
was your wife. / am sadly changed now, and the
tears which course down my cheeks are scalding
my eyeballs with their FIRE, l remember when |
could even have shed tears of JOY. Alas how dill
ferent were they from these
The plaintiff refusing 70 swear, the case was dis
charged, but the prisoner detained in order to see
if something could not be done for her.
Alas, poor Charlotte the hectic on thy cheek
told TOO plainly that all human caring for thee
upon this cold earth viii soon cease, and that thy
resting place will be pauper's grave. Never
since cur visits 10 the Police office, have we seen
such narrowing and heart-rending scene Is the
one which we have endeavcred to describe, and
which we are sure drew tears from every honest
heart in the room. The plaintiff Condo, through
out the trial, preserved The most hardened and
analtered demsapor. and seemed steeled against
the panss OF conscience; but if he does go down
to the grave wretched and despised scoun-
del, then heaven has forgotten its awful preroga-
tive, and eternal vengeance sleeps in as deep
le,hargy as does human justice.
ny How isit, hoe can it be that pure and Just
men contend that such miscreants as this Condo
should go unwhipt of Justice?' Nay, how can
they be patient, and even smile complacen,ly, de-
lghsediy, when ribald licentious Press ventures
to heap ridicule and cbloquy on those who simply
petition the Legislature io,erpose some barrier
against the desolating tide of Licen.iousness Let
them answer it to their consciences We cannot
but consider that every thief and swinaler who Is
sentenced to punishment is grossly wronged while
such villains as This Condo can with mpuni,y insult
the daylight by their h;deous presence When
shall Law aad Justice be brough, nearer each
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