Ponola [sic] weekly register., 1843-07-15
$l,69O,353 25
DEPOSITS.
SPECIE.
$3,o5I,97O 80
21,755 "a
416,944 80
55l,4f5 10
1,593,73O 90
37S,478 81
$4,29I,I38 90
$9,OO4,O9O.4I

'lSH vi Sl,oSo,0|o 70, WHICH, lOGetner
with their deposits, make an indebted
ness of $5,83O,491 Sd; to meet which
they have in specie $6,O04,O9O Al;
that is to say, $l22,59s 81, over and
above their entire circulation.
Of the non-paying banks, the circuIa-
ion Of the Citizens Bank amounts to
$485,545 26; her deposits to S29O,236
36-making total of Indebtedness of
S775,781 90. She has in specie only
S5,375 65. The Consolidated Bank has
circulation Of $l6l,875 90; deposits
$31,s84 67-making total Of $685.
$50 67;-specie, $943 45.-N o. Pic,
Billy Fane's escape from hanging.
Many years ago, during the admins
istration Of Gov. Poindexter in the
state of Mississippi, there resided in the
northern part of that State, good ma
tured honest sort of fellow by the
name. Of William Fame, or, as he was
familiarity called, Billy Fame. Billy
was fond Of whiskey, and when under
its potent and debaseihg influence some
times BECAME annoying to those about
him. 1t 1thappened on bright summers
/ day i'll the month Of August that Billy
found himself in the store of Joshua
Pettingale & Co., and Joshua Pettin-
gale & Co. found Billy exceedingly
troublesome and noisy, and forthwith
tumbled him out of the door into the
highway. He reeled TO the shade of a
neighboring tree, and stretched himself
at full length on the green turf, and was
soon fast asleep. Dinner time cauIe and
Pettingale and Co, left the store for
their dwelling, after slightly fastening
the door, In the mean time Billy
awoke, a good deal sobered by his long
nap in the open air, and entertained
thoughts Of proceeding homeward, when
4 he discovered his hat was missing. To
60 to the store, try the doors and, after
finding 1t fast, with gentle force urging
it open, to pick his hat from the floor,
put it on, and straightway start for home
was the work Of very few moments.
Now when the worthy venders OF vari-
Gus commodities returned to their
warehouse, they were astonished to find
the door unfastened and ajar. They
looked to the lank shelves 10 see if any
OF their wares and merchandise was
missing; they sought the slunabering
Billy, but he had fled. The flight Of
poor Billy was confirmation strong that
he was the culprit, and in less. than no
time q constable was despatched with a
warrant from Justice Noodlebury for
his immediate arrest. The constable
found Billy quietly at work on his little
strip Of land, and informing him of his
business bade him follow on to the*dom-
icil of the. worthy magistrate. Mr..
Justice of the Peace, Noodlebury, was
one Of your sedate, good-natured beneE-
olent, and very honest men, but was
not halfas we'll acquainted with the law
as the late Judge of the Criminal Court
in Mississippi, and when Billy was ush-
cred into his presence he was seated in
an old fashioned armed chair, with wri-
Ting materials and bound volume con-
tanning the laws Of the State before him.
There was no counsel on either side
Messrs. Pettingale & Co. told their
story, which was corroberated by sew
eral witnesses, two of whom saw Billy's
forcible entry in their premises-and
then Billy told his tale; in his own
plain straight forward way. After the
parties had been heard the Justice pom
dered long and thoughtfully. The case
was clear one, Billy Fame was undoubt-
edly guilty Of burglary! The squire
put spectacles on his nose, and turning
TO the law relative to the case, to his
horror found the punishment was death,
and not knowing there was any such
thing as trial by jury, after some pre-
liminary remarks proceeded TO sentence
Billy to be hung on certain day. Bill
Ily of course demonstrated, but the JUS
tice told him thaty though he believed
he had spoken the truth in relation to
the affair, yet by the letter OF the law
he was guilty Of burglary, and the pen
Lalty of the law was death to any person
convicted thereof
There were no jails in that portion
Of the State at that time, and Billy re-
turned 10 his home with sorrowlng