The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-18
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.i
Philadelphia.
Correspondence Of the Herald

1He S~1TlT SESSIONS Jndges-Ptfv Prterrs--
Thsatrical- Confessions OF Murderer-Conric.
tion for PejurV-Rtr. Orrilc Dewey
JAMES GORDON BENNETT, ESQ.,
DRAv Sir -
My anticipation yesterday in relation to the wea-
Their was not correc it is quite unpleasant agaia to-
day, with continued drizzlng rain and foggy at
mosphere; quite November like, however, and
therefore not unreasonable
The property known as the Lemon Hill Estate,
or famili irly. Pratt's Garden, the purchase of
which, for the city of Philadelphia, noticed on
Wednesday, is said to have cost the large sum of
$4,000. 1t contains about AZ acres, and the
ground will be a great addition if properlv
laid out to the beauty of our water works
at Paramount, rendering them possible still great
er attraction to our citizens and visitors to the CITY,
Notwithstanding ali this, and it may be urged in ex-
tenuation, cannot blu. think the price paid is ex-
travaganty high, and such f,ncy is the general
opinion OF the now overwhelmed tax payers OF this
city. who are to have this additional sum- or t1e re.
sponsbhty OF lis payment fastened upon them
The exhibition OF the Battle Of Bunker Hill at
the Masonic Hall seems just now to be the most sue
cesstul and the room the most crowded place of re-
sort, known here tor long time. # an exciting
representation OF thrilling event to American His
tory, and such has been visited by all classes of
our citizens. In truth it is we'll worth seeing, and
hence the reason of the numbers that nightly visit
the Hall for that purpose
The Judges of the Quarter Sessions are verv rigid
in requiring the unequivocal observance of the rules
laid down for the government of the court room.
Yesterday two officers, (tpstaves,) of the court
for permitting conversation between prisoner in
the dock and person outside the railngs; The ma
ture of the cooquy being only desire on the part
of the prisoner TO have a witness summoned in his
behalf This course seems to me to be unnecessa-
riy severe, and such is the notion that is generally
entertained.
Another instance of the determination of the
court, in compelling the Prothonatories, Gas the
court alleged,) to perform their duties was
severe reprimand to one of them; a gen.
tlemanly and accommodating officer. by the by,
the part of one of his clerks. In connection with
this subject the Court remarked that several of the
offices OF Prothonatories and Clerks OF Court loca.
ted in the State House Row, were usually closed
at three O'Clock in the afternoon, practice disap-
proved by the Court, and pronounced by them TO be
an open violation of their duties to the public
These offices were for the exclusive accommoda..
be kept open ill sunset II, continued the Judge,
any citizen or member of the bar wished to trans
act any business relating to these Offices before
count of the same being closed, all he had to do
was to communicate the fact to the Court in pro.
per and regular manner, and the officer should be at
once indicted for msdemeanor in office, and f
convicted, Immediately removed The Court had
consulted together on this subject, and were deter
mined to remedy what they considered great evil,
ana the source Of great inconvenience 10
and gentlemen of the Bar.
Two young scoundrels were Yesterday arrested by
officer Levin H. Smith, and taken before the Mayor
Tor pet plfering which they have carried on for
some time. The plan adopted was for three of them
to enter store, generally book store, and while
one pretended to want some articles or purchased
sheet OF paper other triflng article, the others
would fitch all they could lay their hands en-; and
what is the most singular the graceless scamps gen.
orally stole Bibles, Prayer Books and Tes,amens,
number Of which have been recovered from persons
keeping book stands at the corners OF the seetsand
TO whom the stolen articles were generally sold -
Mes.rs. Desver and Mser this morning identified
number Of Bibles and Tesaments as their properly.
la fact believe nearly all the goods stolen have
The boy. caught are named John Ross and Jehn
Rosendale, who bound over for further hear
ing. The arrest Of these will double 8 lead to that
OF others and break up the gang OF nety perers with
which the town has been infested for several
months.
The Mysteries of Paris continues undated 10
its attractive character, and nightly played to full
houses. 1t will be played for the last time to-mor-
row night for John Sefon's Ben, fir, who leaves
here on Monday to superintend the doiogs of the
Equestrian Troupe about to open at Niblos Garden
At the National Theatre, on Monday evening,
new grand spectacle will be produced called the
King OF he MIST" and which l am told has been
got up in the most gorgeous style The hero Of the
piece is entrusted to popular townsman Conner,
who is very successful in he define acn OF melo-
dramatic parts and whose beautiful performance OF
Thalaba, La Fie, &c. produced under the ma
nagement OF The perseveriDg Wemyss, Is still fresh
| In the memory OF our citizens
II will be recollected that during last winter or
| spring horrible murder OF several members Of a
family took place In Warren county, New Jersey.
| A man named Carter was arrested and put upon his
trial tor these MURDERS but account Of the Jury in
his case not being able to agree he was set at ber-
ty. Some circumstances have siRce transpred that
may lead, II true, to the punishment OF the real par
tlcpatoIs in this awful tragedy. They are these
On "Wednesday night man, named Augustus
Miller, went into German boarding. hous. in
| New Market street, near Pegg, and got into
| controversy with one of the boarders named Will
liam Heyer; afterwards he returned to his own
| stopping place, which it seems was in this same
and renewed the subject of The preceding evening
| They became much excited, when another man,
| Adam Leichtenhedt intertered and caused recon-
cllauen to take place between them; Miller then
took the latter aside and told hum that he was one
| OF the men who committed the above murder, that
| he had killed Mr. Parke by cutting his throat, and
that Heyer was his accompce and had destroyed
the lite of the child. He said that bv giving him up
he could make $1,000, but begged him to say no.
thing about it until he got another nights rest L.
Immediately told Heyer the statement which he
and had him arrested.
He was taken to the Northern Liberty police of
| hce, where he confessed his participation in the
murder, and stated that he had an accomphce, but
would not duplicate Heyer. He refused TO give any
particulars in regard to the that these unior
| tunate individuals were put to death. He was this
morning brought before Mayor Cannon, and by him
committed Tor further hearing No additional
particulars elected from him The affair alto.
geiher is singular one, and might induce suppo
s'ilon thai the man Is insane; but there are not the
| slightest indications OF it. The object in m king
| the confession, he stated, was on account OF the
disturbed state of his mind, not having been able to
obtain any rest since the commission OF the dread
| iul deed
In the Court Of Quarter Sessions this morning the
| jury in the case OF William W. Mariner returned
verdict OF guilty Of wiltu perjury. The crcumsan-
| under oath, against Mr.. Nathans, a pawnbroker,
receiving a gold watch, knowing it to have
been stolen, when in fact it was prov n in court
that the watch had actually been sent to Nathans,
| with the knowledge Of the defendant, to obtain