Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-03-04


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There had been n heavy fall Of rain At
Bombay on the 18th Of November /; which
unusual and unreasonable event had caused
the cholera 10 rage among the natives Tor
several days. The health Of the island was
restored ut The period Of the departure Of the
mail.
SEDUCTION AND pEA1Hs--A thrilling IN
stance Of crime ard revenge has recently &C.
Cured in Philadelphia. A young man oil wealth
named Heberton but whose patrIm"ny had
been devoted TO idle and seneual pleasures,
dscoyed away from her residence In South
wark, a young girl aged about sixteen years.
and after accomplishing her ruin, detained
her in his apartments several days. The
Young lady's name was Mercer and her fam
lily were wealthy and highly respected. She
had sisters and an intelligent brave, feeling
brother. The latter tefermined 10 redress
the wrongs suffered by his sister and the
means he adopted 10 accomplish this painful
but sacred duty are thus recoun'ed by the
Philadelphia Spirit ofthe Times--The young
hero merits Immortality.
The night after his sisters abduction. in a
state bordering upon madness, he searched all
over the city for t1eber'on. He encnnnter-
ed him in Chesnui street, near The U. $. He
tel. He instantly placed a pistol 20 Heber-
toms breast and, demanded,
Where, YOU villain, have you concealed
nv %Ris,.r1 Where is my dear s'ster1'
At first Heberten, with a fashionable nan
chalance, laughed At hia display Of feeling. and
IN n lone Of defiance. eneersd at his demand.
But Mercer war r~esnlu'e. Finally Heberton
became alarmed. suffered himself to he forced
into a cab, and proceeded 10 Alderman
! M itchell's office, where the legal evidence
being insufficient to de'ain him, the case WIS
held over. IIeberton kept himself concealed.
| The lady in the meantime returned home 10
her parents. Oyertures we're now made TO
Heberton to repair the injury he had inflicted
by a marriage. I1o Indignantly refused. Sin
| glcton Mercer then challenged him to mortal
rotnbat, bui be could get no satisfaction from
either Hebcr'on or b . friends.
Finding all efforts to obtain satisfaction
f%ruitless, and goaded on by the taunfs Of hose
to whose ears the story of his sisters Disgrace
had come. young Mercer now grew almost ln-
sane, and determined 10 take a terrible rc-
| venge, knowing rhat tho law could aft I'd bin
nothing like redress. He armed himself with
one Of Colts ak barrelled revolving pistols.
| started from home, and day and night watched
and pursued IIeberton without meals or re-
pose.
On Friday Mr.. Vandykr resolved to get
Heberton into the country. Towards even
ing on Friday The carriage drove up in front
of MIR. vs. Office in Walnut street. Heberton
and Vandyke got into tho vehicle and drove
off rapidly. Mercer had been on the alert.
By some means he obtained information about
the trunks. He watched them closely to see
when they would be removed, and where to-
He noted the removal Of the trunke, and when
the carriage with Hehcr;on and Vandyke IN
it left the %Iatter's office. he was standing al
the northwest corner Of Fifth and Walnut
streets. He instantly jumped into a cab
and pointing out the Garage told the dr.
yer TO follow it-drive like the devil--go &c
h-ll after il, if It went there.
Vandyke's carriage was driven to the ferry
Mercer reached the same boat, and placed
himself behind Il coal cart, which he found
here.
Just AZ The boat touched the Jersey shore
the horses ofthe carriage became FESTIVE Tie
coloted man descended from the box, and helt
one Of the horses. Vandvke then got out anG
held the other. Al the moment a fash %
light was perceived, and a report, followed by
a shrek from the carriage. The flashes ans
reports then came in quick succession. Al
each barrel of the pistol was discharged
" there +! there !! there there I" exclaimed, "
an excited tone of voice, the individual wht
discharged them.
Mr.. Vandyke was Immediately struck with
the truth, and walking in the direction from
which the sounds proceeded, encountered
Mercer behind the coal cart. He was stand
ing with his hands in his pockets. As Van
Idvke advance TOW ards him, he tnrned rouns
and exclaimed. Here | am I'm The man
| did it! It's done now It's all over now
| did 1T" Vandyke said to him, Where,
that pistol !! rive it to me.'' What pistol =
reioined Mercer. Vandyke was eomewha
alarmed-n"t knowing that all The barrels o
the pistol were discharged, he feared tina
Mercer might shoot him, he drew the weapon
from his pocket. Two Of the caps had expo
ded without a discharge, and a piece of one
of them had striker the driver OF the coal cart
To him Vandyke said, pointing to Mercer
- ike hoIu u 'his lid llStp hS w dties
him" The Jerseyman, who did not under
stand the matter, said, "That fellows
darn'd fool! What does he mean by frin,
his pistols at this time Of night, light anon!
the horses and people!"
Mercer u ely gave himself up. dom
hurt me-" SAID he, "l'Il 20 with YOU Sud
denly he started up in a fir lntic. "Ha ha
ha - cried he let's have a fiddle! Now lel'
have a darce !! ha! ha !" Then he in a mo
ment became silent and stupid. V. threw
open the carriage door. Therehe ouad Hebet
ton doubled up, He jumped in, took HMM hi
arms, and said. Heberten ! Heber'on
don't you know meg Tne latter gave
faint groan of recogni ion, Mercer was place.
on the seat of the trrIage, and all drove Il
Cakes tavern. When Heberton was take1
into the house he was found to be dead. Thu
first ball had caused his death.
Popular opinion is almost unanimously il
favor of young Mercer. Even while they Ia
ment the sudden decease of Heherton, every
body exclaims that he fully merited the fall
he met with.
AS TO the lady, she is a mere child. He
acquaintance with Heberton was accidden'a.
She was a novice in the ways OF the wor1d
BE was practiced in all it's duplicitles-h
was handsome. in insiraaiing, prepossessine
idle and artful. She became infatuated wit
him. He took advantage Of her age and in
nocence. We say no more.
(Ertract from the Journal of a Dragon
O6icer.)
PARALLEL ETwEE CATHERINE VERSo,