The New York herald., 1844-09-07
PhiIadelph1a.
Correspondence Of the Herald


| PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 8, ls44.
DEAR BENNETT
butcher by the name Of William Abram convict.
ed at late term Of the court Of cowardiy assault and
battery upon young girl in the market house. When
called up for sentence he inpens and his
cognzance fortified bench warrant was issued for him.
but he succeeded in avoiding the vigilance OF hesher
officers and he not arrested Yesterday morning he
stalking into court and boldly walked into the bar
and nmated his readiness to have the passed
upon him. The Court, the bar and tfl bystanders look
ell upon him with perfect astonishment After the sur
prise Of the had subsdsd Judge Parsons desired
know what influenced him in his Efforts void the of
cers of the for the period Of two or three
months aud in voluntarily coming and soliciting his
sentence He made trifng unsubstsntiai excuses
during uhch he took occasion to tuin his face around TO
the hystanders. amongst whom we've number .f his
friends that had panied him to the court and gave
them knowing wink, as much as to say now notice
how am going to come it over the court"
Judge Parsons then reprim anded him upon the gross
ordering pay prosecution pay fine Of
$40 ami undergo an imprisonment In the county prison
for the period OF twenty days.
The defendant here cooy put his hand in his pocket
and with an ali Of triumph, broad grin on his counte
paper which he thrust with defiance under the nose
the Clerk, raying Read that sirtheres my pardon"
The Judge glanced at for moment and then informed
would not after sentence-and he must undergo
the punishment inflicted by the court The poor fellow
speechess and the friends he had brought with him TO
have chuckle at the expense of the Court left only
time to him handed into BLACK Maria in the charge
of an officer bound to Moyamensing.
He again brought into this morning, upon the
application OF his attorney Francis Brewster ESQ, and
made affidavit unetr which he was discharged, the
Court observing that they did not wish TO take advantage
of his Ignorance in having neglected TO plead his pardon
previous instead OF after sentence necessary
render the pardon tfi ctual
The assgred by the Governor in the body Of
the pardon Tor issuing previous TO sentence that
the offence was small affair" and that the pay yment
Of the prosecution" Sufficient punishment"
II the pa, ment Of petty rifng bill of costs be " suf-
fcent punishment for committing rude assault and hat
Executive OF Pennsy lvana have only TO say to your
fair readers OF New York be careful to have abundant
protection when you come here
The politicians all in "stew.D Whig stock is
decreasing, while locoioco is going up Nativeism has
the first and third Congressional Districts The men
selected candidates Of the party enough to sink any
chance Of beirg elected to Congress- than Moses Y
Beach does of entering into Paradise told Du Sole,
Of the Times Levins bitterest foe n'en's annhiatng
him in the Of few days by relating scme Wheel
ing and Cincinnati freaks Of which Forsyth IL said
to know something Religion, the devil temperance and
ntemperance will all be brought into the present pot-
cal campaign, but which subject will be uppermost your
readers easily imagine have some curious facts to
relate but Bishop Onderdonk has entered the field,
| must have eye there
The story OF seduction, which appeared in the New
| York Sun-Beachs paper-a few days since am cred
bly, informed false such thing having occurred
The schooner franklin. Captain simmons from New
emancipated by The of the estate Joseph
Physic deceased according to his will They will pro-
badly be in our aims house before fortnight
Hon. Charles Naylor arrested and imprisoned in the
church Of 81 Philip de Neri during the Southwark dis
urbance had further hearing before Mayor Scottwho
had better dismiss of his miserable. immoral and
/ licentous ofcers-ast evening, when Col Pleasonon
was examined os a witness egains, him Mr. N informs
me he courts invesg gaon-nay. he demands trial and
for my part do not hesitate saying the miserable
authorities Of Philadelphia dare not come TO an issue.
| His famous letter unanswerahe He told truths,
startling indeed which new aspect to the charac
/ ter Of certain men, that may hereafter speak Of
But little is going forward in the stock market The
sales to-day were limited prices shou ing essential
| change except in Reading Railroad which advanced
tmsr Bo.Rp.-625 Wilmington RR. 25i; 5000 Reading
Bonds TO- Philadelphia Bank iO62 10 do do io5E 900
ifard Bank lif lido do i2 700 United states 6s '62
IFS; 1853 United states Bank ef 1900 Ches Del Canal
Loan 67t; 81 Commercial Bank 81; ia State 5's 8s
srcosD BOARD so Wilmington II 25f; 100 Reading
RR % $1,000 do Bonds 70 80 Girard Bank NE 10 Cam
dan Rauk