The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-13
Tho Exploded Duel-NO Lives LOst-Mayor
Morris Mahogany stocks and Calf
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Tho Exploded Duel-NO Lives Lost-Mayor
Morris Mahogany stocks and Calf
We give this morning full and correct report Of
that duel which was announced IN some OF yeser-
DAVIS papers, not one OF which statements have any
proximity to the truth. The true facts OF the case
are these
| A respectable physician Of Park place, accomPa-
MED by his friend, Mr.. Cowan, North Carolinian
and medical student in the University here, escort
ed Miss M to large party in 4th street some
,ns s or four weeks sine At the party miss
young lawyer OF this city. During the evening
the young lady, II is said, treated her old friend
with some GOODNESS, who manif- sted his lndig-
nation Oy bestowing farther notice upon the la
by throughout the evening The following day,
the young sontherner, having heard of the at
fair, sent note TO Mr.: Wheeler, demanding
on the previous evening. The New Yorker sent Il
spirited reply to the ohclous gentleman, which
immediately brought Mr. Cowan's friend, Mr..
Green to investigate the difficulty, and make AZ
rangements for Its settlement.
Mr.. Wheeler, having learned that the lady had
sanctioned the proceedings OF Mr. Cowan for re-
sentiment OF the alleged insult, wrote her severe
reprimand Tor her behavior at, and subsequent to,
the party, and at the came time explaining the
cause of his conduct on the evening In question.
Before the young lady, however, had an opportu-
n,ty to express her satisfaction with this epstle,
lengthy correspondence had been carried on be-
tween the chlvalrous gentlemen, through Mr..
| Green, who was the bearer OF each communlca-
| ton. The lady, percevIDg the bellIgeranf attitude
| which matters had assumed, wrote an epistle IN
her gallant defender, Mr.. Cowan, expressing her
satisfaction at Mr.. Wheeler's conduct, and request
| ing that the matter should be dropped Ii seems,
| however, that the gentlemen did not consider the
matter susceptible of quite settlement; az,
| owing to the correspondence, much had passed be-
| tween them, which only tended 10 magnify the
| misunderstanding, and increase the improbabihty
| of an amicable settlement Accordingly, the affair
being brought TO focus, and an explanation de-
manded and refused, challenge conveyed by
Mr.. Green, and arrangements made Tor settlement
| according TO the laws OF 'honor."
The matter had been kept as secret as possible,
but the father of one of the parties who resides in
| a neighborng village, on the Hudson, having had
| information of the affair communicated to HIM by
the young ady's family, hastened to the city, aud
gave information to the Mayor, who had the rln-
| pals both arrested and bound over to keep the
peace in the sum Of $4,000 each.
Mr.. Green was arrested on the following day,
MONDAY las) by officer A; M. G. Smith, and
brought before the Mayor, Tho had the parties all
again arrested, and made thorough investigation
Of the whole affair. MIR. Green, who seemed to
have been disposed to carry on the duel, notwiih-
standing the bonds of the principals also
bound over to keep the peace in the sum of
500 and likewise compelled TO give bail III the
sum of $1,000 to appear before the Sessions The
latter, however, owing to the iutercesson OF the
principals and their friends, was relinquished. and
the parties were all discharged though the pistols
were not and thus ended the "afialr OF honor,
with no other unpleasant result than that OF "hon-
| iZing' those concerned A Il.
| The SECRET MURDER IN WALNUT sTREET-Dls-
covERY OF THE MURDERous KNIrE.-The announce
ment in the Herald yesterday morning, relative 70
| the discovery Of the body Of young and untorn
nate girl that was found in the cellar of an old
house corner Of Water and Walnut streets, the
day previous created great excitement in that vicl
nifty, and hundreds visited the spot during the day.
The Coroner has taken charge of the remains, and
will probably hold an inques, this day.
We repaired to the spot yesterday, and learned
that the remains were those of young girl OF the
anne of Roche whose father and step-mother
were lrlsh and who some two years ago, kept
"a liquor store in the house, in the cellar OF which
the remains of the female were found buried in
her clothes, and discovered yesterday by Messrs.
| Thompson and Jeroloman. II appears from the ,es-
timony of many neghbors, both male and female,
that the house bore but an Indifferent character.
and that Roche and his wife were in the constant
habit of lll-uslng their daughter, who frequently
appeared with marks of violence upon her person
Maria S,rachan, who It appears was somewhat ae-
quainted with Roche's daughter, stated that she
has seen the girl il-used frequently by her father
and stepmoher, and between two or three years
ago, in the summertime, about SIX or eight wee ks
before Miss Roche was missing, she came into the
house one day, saying, she had been severely beat
en- by her father and stcp-moher, and showed one
of her eyes which was black and bloodshot, where
her father had struck her with piece OF rope.
! She also says, she saw him, from back window,
beat the poor girl on the landing OF the stairs with
, a large piece OF rope thicker than broom handle
uhih ,cds kmottsd at the end. Miss Strachan says,
brown hair, as well as she can remember. Roche
and wife lived in Front street about five years ago,
in a brick house, which can be seen from the VIC
TINS grave. Their uniform ill-treatment OF the
poor girl was the subject Of conversation amongst
his neighbors even at that time. A short time be.
/, fore Roche and his wife lett Tor Ireland, Miss
Strachan asked Mrs. Roche where her daughter
. was, and she said she had run away. In placing
the remains in box for removal, yesterday, large
carving knife very much corroded, with the point
broken of, was found Immediately under them.
{ The lupsoN--THE WEATHER -Stcamboats left
New York, on Saturday, and came up ms far as
Newburgh. The weather Is mild and spring like, with
an indication that the river will be open. Ycscr-
the ice remains solid and firm We hear that the enter
prsng Directors OF the Western Railroad are to plough
open passage for their ferry boat to the river
using the machine with which Boston harbor was bro
ken open. report prevalent last evening that ihe
ice in the. Mohawk was broken up.fbony 'has, Mo'eh
I'M.
$ have opened. The steamer United States was
taking good load, and preparing to leave Buffalo on
saturday.
| MARYLAND LEGIsLArrRE ADJOURNED The Mary
land Legislature continued its session until very late
hour Saturday night and then adjourned sine die The
number OF laws enacted by this body during the session
Just ended, is three hundred and sixty.
/ Dom TRIAL-'The trial of Thomas W. Door
has fixed for the 26th Of April the earliest day
which the engagements Of the Court would allow the trial
| to Notice given TO the Attorney General
the 29h Of January that Mr. porr would be ready
a trial by an impartial jury"
OLE BULL IN Bosros-A fellow calling himself
ole Bull, has been Aourishng about here for day
vt- large Company TO meet the magical Norwegian"
at his house Saturday evening last The scamp has
probably picked somebodys pocket and cu before this
| Amusemcnts.
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