The New York herald., 1844-10-04

CHARGE OF MURDER Yesterday forenoon, Fen
ner Ballou and DR.. Alexander A. Butler were
brought up for examination upon charge ci murderlng
Maria Adrich whose death is supposed 10 have been
caused by successful attempt procure abortion Tho
prisoners arrested in this city the goth ut on
which day the case was postponed till yesterday The
com SLANT was made by j. II Blake city marshal and the
hearing had before Judge Rogers b. D. Parker county
attorney conducted the prosecution ana A W. hesrsy Ts
main facts developed yesterday were that Baou and the
deceased resided in the same family in Woonsocket L.
and were intimate. Although the woman was AZ years
age the effects Of the intimacy became apparent IN
May last Balou excused himself from marrying her. by
stating that he already married but brought her to
Bosto and introduced her Butler to rid her Of her
trouble From her statement, and subsequently by But
le admission appeared that he perioro ed an opera
tion her in his oce, and gave her prescription Tor
which she paid him 25 dollars Baou then took her 70
boarding mouse kept in Spring street by Mrs Mary O.
Bacheder where the of the night she proma"
turely gave birth still born child. The day after Bal
lou introduced her Butler he was married to his pre-
sent wife by the Rev Mr. Taylor and no altered the date
Of his certificate back FIVE days. so ms to make cores
pond with the statement he had made TO the deceased the
day before he brought her to Boston, This altered cet
fcae he the deceased and she satisfied Of
thsruth of As declaration The deceased was relative
Of Balous third wife, who is also dead While confined
TO her chamber after she was delivered, the deceased
according statement struck her knee against
the bedtead The sn,ira limb after became enor-
mously swollen This swelling, in the opinion Of the
phy scian Who called in might possibly have resulted
from the injury to tho knee but would be much more
likely to be caused by lacteal suppression The knee
became exceedingly painful and the deceased was re-
formed on H. asd she there died on the l4h oi July
The body was carried 10 Snithfeld r. for burial, and
her death created in that town great excitement which
resulted IN the collection Of evidence against the prison.
srs p TO adjournment last evening" only one mcdi
cal witness had been examined To-day the ingredients
OF the prescription will be proved by the apothecary who
put up and the medcs part OF the case be thoroughly
gone into.-Bsasn Mail Oct 3
MORMON THrEvEs-We stated, last week, that
several horses had been stolen from the neIghbor-
bsod Of Bear reek but had not then ascertain ed who
were the sufferers. We have since learned that Mahon
Fell lost horses Edward Daw 2, Mr. Shepherd Tru-
man Kinny l. George Walker l, and r. Giham l. The
Latter ay saints with leecing the Gentiles
have commenced on each other Sidney Knowton had a
woke Of cattle stolen by brother Mormon, In whom
placed the utmost confidence. eta6t (
In the northern part Of the county the complaints Of
the thevng atoms OF the Mormons
ous than Every description Of loose property
az bee gums ploughs harness. &c unless closely guard
ed taken away Wehave heard within the past week.
Of further thievng operations but do not know the
In view Of the fact that appears TO he safe In his
property within the county, we cohesive that II IL the
duty Of the citizens TO take some active to pre-
further depredatioDr Let there at least be
zaon for the purpose OF ferrsing out ofendcr.Wa
Signal
PoTAToEs AND RELIGION IN VERMONT. Extract
Of letter from gentleman in Windhsm County,
Vermont Our crops are all good, excepting potatoes
there not only blast upon them, but disease which
renders them UNIT for use In many helds nne-tenihs
rotten, beginning rot Many hogs SAID
to have died in consequence Of eating them. Such
thing never known here before. How many will be
saved will depena upon tho weather II II continues dry
wsmay save sone ~ there Is and then Held that
injured but little we are all busy In harvesting, but J
fear they will rot In the cellars is impossible TO sort
them properly being dseassd on the outside and
inside The Mlerites say IL Is judgment sent
from God for not believing their pscur doctrine but II
their potatoes don't escape but share ths same fate
Of the unbelievers"