The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-02
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL
philadelphia.
Correspondence of the Herald

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. /, 1913.
The JPeathe- Noyeace'sl NtD Conpany- Seduction
C0se--Assduit IF a Young Blood upon his Mis-.
tiess- Theatricais, &c.
The day opened gloomily, but about ten o'clock,
the rays Of Sol dispersed the envious clouds which
dmmed his spendor; and since have had a
delightful day, with an air pure and bracng, but
which is nevertheless filling our tree .decked streets
with wilhered foliage.
The streets have been enlivened this morning by
the stirring notes ofthe large band attached to Cap
tain Forenee's new company, the independent
Rife Corps - the gallant Colonel in command
made hae appearance IN his new and elegant uni
form, as did also his soldiers, whose appearance
was also much enhanced by their being pretty
much Gas the in the play says OF the folls) AL
OF slZc--all Of a size "
From the morning papers you WIN gather accounts
OF arey0nng case OF seduction which has occurred
in this city. The parties are Hepburn, a broker in
Third, by Chestnut street, aud a Miss klngsnger, an
orphan, who was brought up by, and was living un-
der the protection OF a most respectable widow
lady, Mrs Christina Dohnert, mother of Mr. VIM
Dohnert, President OF the Van Buren, Association
and of MIR. John H. Dohnert President OF the
Spring Garden Board Of Commissioners The two
latter, indignant at the sdcrllege OF their mothers
freslde, will push the matter TO the ultermost-
They are fearless, rreproachable, and deter
mined men. Not molety of the evidence
appears IN the papers. And how the jour
mails can call 1t "seductlon," ls beyond my
comprehension. II was clearly an abduction and
rape, IN most at its features closely resembling the
case OF Miss Mercer. The people in the house
suborned 10 stir not, and In The pay of the voator-
the terror successfully exercised-the overcoming,
physically, Of the Vctlm-aye, even 10 the stopping
OF her mouth-ln all these particulars there Is the
nearest possible resemblance 10 the case cited
There is to be another hearing next Saturday,
There is not little excitement in this city in re-
gard TO this matter.
The papers merely ''glance" this morning at an
orher affair, which is the town talk II is mention
ed that an individual was held to bail for an assault
and battery, OF an aggravated nature, upon wo-
man, with whom he had lived. | know not what
influence has been used to "keep dark" this shock.
Ing affair, unless it is the wealth of the assailant
whose name is Selbert and who, also is connected,
as | he r, with one Of the weahest families in this
city-Chesnu street parUenues-living upon Tor
tune made from Peppers beer. The beaten girl was
Seiberl's Mistress, and had but shortly before been
confined with child. He sought her for the graft
hcatlon OF passlon-she repelled hlm-when he
kicked and otherwise abused her in manner to the
last degree shameful.
The National last night was pretty well attended,
as is usually the case whenever Conner plays Burr
day, in La Toure de Nese. His performance of
that character is as near perfection ii is possible
for melo drama to be. Charlotte Cushman played
Knowles Julia at the Walnut. The Chestnut was
not open. Macready plays Othelo there tonight.
AT the hour of sealing this finally, we are under
monetary expectation of seeing Marshal Bertrand,
the self exiled friend of the conqueror of The world
Councils meet to- night in regard TO his arrival it he
should arrive. Yours &c.