Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-02-25
Correspondence Of the Baltimore Sun
Terrible Rerenge-S n--Abduction-Mur-
der-4H in High Life.
PHILApELPHIA, FEB IL, 1913


city, brief notice of which will be found 10 the
Public Ledger of this morning. Ii is one which
has produced the utmost excitement city,
more SO than any which has occurred for many
years. The circumstances a seduction,
elOpement, and murder Of the seducer by the
brother Of The young lady abducted from her faith
er's house. The parties are all OF respectable and
wealthy families. The young girl is the daughter
of Thomas Mercer, retired merchant 10 South
wark, man of considerable wealth. Her name
is Sarah, and she is the youuges, of three daugh-
tiers, and a beautiful and lovely, though weak
minded girl, of about 10 years Of age. Her Sc
Queer, the person murdered by her brother, was
named Mahlon Hutchinson Heberton, son Of the
late Or. lleber,on, young man about %. OF
course an event Of this kind, happening IN such
society, is invariably calculated to raise
suai excitement; and thousand rumors respect
ing the circumstances Of the affair, in circu-
ia'IoD. Miss Mercer, ii Is said, became first ac>
quainted with Mr.. Hutchinson Heberton on last
Christmas day, and the Introduction was acclden-
tai. lie bore the character of roue, and boosted
OF his success with the women. Whether this
fact was known TO the parents not, am no, in
formed, but they discouraged their intercourse,
and II was afterwards conducted ciandesiInely.-
A friend of the family, hearing that Miss NJ. was
about 10 elope with Heber.on, apprised the pa
rents of the fact, bu, il too late, the young
girl that day had left her fathers residence, and
could no where be found search was instu
q
+ Tered for Information respecting her, but OF no
avail; no tidings could be heard Of her. The a~
mily were plunged into the deepest distress and
excitement, which was greatly increased by Inior
nation that the deluded girl dwelling in
house OF doubtful reputation 10 Pine street. Her
friends instantly hurried there and conducted the
unfortunate girl home. This happened on We'd
nesday, and she had been gone two days and
nights fron her parents house, and il was beiiev
ed and pretty well established that Heberton had
taken her off and placed her at the house where
she found. The friends Immediately had He
beIton arrested and taken before olderman of
the city, a charge of abduction. The proof in
their possession was not sufficient TO warrant the
magistrate in binding him over, and the object OF
the friends baffied. The brother, Snge,o
Mercer, aged 20, determined TO be revenged for
the injury done his sisters fame, offered a chal
lenge TO IL which the latter declined He then
threatened lha, he would shoot II whenever he
met him and from that time logged his steps very
closely. IIeberlon, to avoid coming in contact
with his person, made arrangements for leaving
the CRY with his legal friend, Mr.. +. C.. Wand Ike.
Ga Friday evening he entered close carriage
with his friend, and after driving about the city,
reached the wharf about dark, and took the las,
ferry boat to Camden, n. J where be intended
to conceal himself for the present. But Mercer
had apprsed himself of HIS intention and provi.
ded with barrelled pistol, placed himself
aboard the same boat, and concealed behind q coal
wagon, remained quiet until the boat reached the
New Jersey shore. The friend of II. opened the
carriage door, jumped out 70 quiet the horses, no
had been startled by the jar Of the boat against
the wharf. AT that moment Mercer stepped from
his place Of concealment, thrust his pistol into
I the carriage where i1eberton was, and fred sir
shots in succession one Of which took effect in
his side and lodged in his heart; Heberton ute
+. red but groau and sank back in the carriage
. Before they reached the tavern, few yards dis
tant, he corpse. Mercer Immediately con
! l. E,lI
= Camden, with a verdict rendered tina, the decea
S sed died by the hand of Mercer The shot which
n Mercer fired was blind one; he knew that II
= was in the carriage, but not his exact situation
the body of the deceased given his friends
l. Mercer, who remained rs In a stupor, after the
h deed was convey ed TO The Woodbury. Jail, the Of
e fence being within The jurisdiction of New Jer
: sey-Mercer says no. a word Of the occurrence
:, admits denies nothing. He has been visited
e by his counsel, F. W. Iubbell, Of this city. Th'
ia Their Of the young man bears up firmly agaius
st The double stroke, but the mother aud uniortu
y nate girl more delicate constitution have ylel
IS ded TO the blow and both little less than IN
|, state Of mental alienation. The grief of tn
n widow whose son has been thus Instantly cut Of
l. is also excessive What lesson is this 10 paren,
h in the proper education of their children and car
sr of their daughters, and what lesson 10 the sedu
Or Ger. Yours, O. P. @.
re Ne,c Hampshire Mortgdged to Boston Capita
ists.-We hasten TO communicate to our reader
TX the important intelligence, brought US throug
t; the Concord On. H) Advocate of Democracy
q that New Hampshire is mortgaged TO the NOR
~ eyed powers OF Bos;on--and the State sold lk
ss cattle in the shanbles'' That paper saws: "W
re have been credibiy informed that the New Ham,
shire State Treasurer, has recently returned fro,
Boston where he BORROWED THIRTY THOU
W SAND DOLLARS from one Of the Banks. N
ut MORTGAGED THE WHOLE STATE OF
re HAMPSHIRE AS SECURITY" IfNew Ham,
ne shire Loco Focoism be all the security the Boz
III ton capitalists have, advise them to forecot
n the mortgage at once. 10 less than two mon, b
ed the property will have deprecated hundred p,
"a cent.-Boston American.
N
! CAS- for the editor of the ST. Clairsville Gaze,t
to 1Gov Shannon's late private Secretarv1 he can