The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-03-09
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fortunate gr home. This happened on
Wednesdny, aud she had been gone two
days and nights from her Parents honse.
and Il was believed and pretty we'll estab
ilshed, that Heberion had taken her ofr and
placed her at the house where she was
found. The friends immediately had Heb.
. erton arrested and taken before the Alder.
: maa OF the City, on charge of abduction.
The proc! IN their possession was no: suffi
Gent 10 warrant the magistrate in binding
bum over, and the object OF the friends was
= baliied' The brother, Singleton Mercer,
: aged ~ determined to be revengcd for the
injury done his sisters fame, offered chal
lenge to H., which the latter declined. He
!, then threatened that he would shoot II,
} whenever lie met him, and from tia, time
logged his steps very closely. Heber,on,
TO AVOID coming in contac, with thus person,
made arrangements for leaving the CITY
with his legal friend, Mr.. C. Z. yandyke.
% Friday evening be entered close car.
rage with his friend, aud after driving
about the City, reached the wharf about
dark, and took the last ferry boa, 10 Cam.
den, n. j., where he intended to conceal
himself. But Mercer had apprised himself
OF lis, attention, and provided with re.
vo'ving SIX barreled pistol, placed himself
aboard the same boat, and concealed behind
a coal wagon, remained quiet until the boat
reached the New Jersey shore. The friend
Of ii. opened the carriage door, and lump
ed out 10 quiet the horses, no had been
startled by the jar of the boat against the
wharf. Al that moment Mercer slepped
from his place of concealuent, thrust his
pistol into The carriage where Heber,on
was, aud fired Slr shots in succession, ono
OF which took effect in bis side and LODGED
IN bis heart; fleberton uttered bu, one
groan aud sank back in the carriage. Be.
fore they reached the tavern, few Yards
distant, he was n corpse. Mercer imme.
dately confessed the deed, and Coroner's
INQUEST was held at Camden, with verdict
rendered that the deceased died by the
hand Of Mercer. The father of the Young
man bears up firmly agans, the double
stroke, but the mother and the unfortunate
girl, more delicate in constitution, have
yielded to the blow, and both are little less
than 10 state OF mental alienation.
The Philadelphia Correspondent Of the
New York Tribune says
A marriage was proposed to The seducer.
This was declined on his part, and the
brother of the seduced then challenged him.
This was also declined.
Thus has the imprudent conduct of
once fond and doating daughter hurled into
misery the peace and happiness of aged and
venerable parents When Miss Sarah
Mercer entered her fathers residence. after
leaving tho abode of infamy in Pine street,
she avowed her determination no, 10 re.
main-eypressed her attachment, for the
deceased--and it was only by force that
she was compelled TO. 1t is also said thu,
her brother had sworn that she, too, who
disgraced her family, should fall the in.
slant he laid eyes on her; but fortunately
he was no, permitted to stain his hands
with double murder.
The parties in the above amen,able dra.
ma are Of the most wealthy end respec,a
BILE character. OF the MERGERS | have
partly spoken; and will only add, that the
name Of the murderer is Singleton Mercer,
for the past Two or three years clerk 10
the store Of Carson u Newbold, South
Wharyes, 10, yet twenty gears Of age, fond
Of society and the world. The murdered.
Hutchinson Heberlon, was the son of the
late Dr. Heberton, an es,Imable man, and
who died possessed of great wealth. He
is also related 10 the Nessrs. Hebertons.
merchants, Mathew Newkirk and hume.
rous other wealthy and respectable citizens.
He was about 26 years Of age, 5 fee. 10
inches, and considered one Of the handsom.
est young men in Philadelphia.
Ii has been said that the above occur.
renee was one of awful retributlon; ; and
that il is such, all who know the parties
will readily admit. lieberton has been
proclaimed the seducer of young and viz.
,uous girl, blasting her fair fame, and de.
stroyng the peace and happiness Of hith.
erlo respectable family. This, true though
It be, did no, justify the shedding of his
blood. But the whole affair 10 one Of aw.
fol re,ributon throughout.
The period has not been long since the
W ohCuIS NHICll ilcUtTtOU las DbcH
violently sent into eternity was sctually
committed by his murderer, Singleton H.
Mercer, upon the person OF poor friend.
less servant girl in the family Of his aged
and respected parents, but which, for the
consideration of some three hundred dol.
lars, was quietly bushed up. Awful retri.
button, indeed No outraged brother ap-
peared upon the stage in this cast, to
aveuge the wrongs of a poor and unpro.
iected seryan, sul. No sympathy was ex.
cited no cry of satisfaction was raised,
and the money usually exucted by the
Guardians Of the Poor for the maintenance
of Legitimate children, was freely paid in
the case alluded to.
The verdict of the Coroner's Jury was
NltuI Murder, and Singleton II. Mercer
was accordingly committed by Justice Har-