The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-06-09
Baltimore.
Correspondence Of the Herald.1

BALTIMoRE, June g. ls45
1as Comis-Me Curry the Mrderer-7 aearieals De-
t,Rct Cruel Deseriion Of Wfs-The " Haiiucination
CaserThe Rec. Charles 1ousy-Messrs. Shmt- and
Wide
The Baltimore city and the u S. District Courts, have
commenced their regular sessions In the City Court
there is number of cases, and few Of
murder in the second degree, with the usual number Of
petty the but nothing OF positive Importance. In the
District Court the slave trade cases. Capt Pendeton)
and OF murder the high seas will up for
trial
The time is rapidly approaching 0he 27th Of Juns
for the execution OF McCurry the murderer of Paul
Roux who it will be remembered arrested in New
York just he about to leave for Liverpool in the
packet ship Yorkshire and subsequently attempted TO
commit suicide in the Tombs. is said he has
cd both health and spirits and appears concnted and
possible 10 the casual observer He has
been regularly attended by Catholic clergyman since
his conviction, and has, il is said, embraced religion
which presume correct from the fact that he is to
receive continuation in few days He is kept in irons
and closely guarded both night and day. to prevent
Their attempt at suicide learn that he has made con-
tcssion which is in the possession of his counsel and
will he is hung, be published 1t has already
proved that he has had three wives two Of whom
living, whilst some suspicious circumstances hang
the sudden dsappe of the third and last one
and the desertion OF his children Cincinnati II is
therefore thought that il his confession should be
one it will tell Of some other matters equally horr
bic the cold FLOODED murder OF the unocnding Paul
Roux
The Front Street Theatre closed its short season on
Wednesday night having been open the first week with
anderson, who drew crowded houses the second with
john Il. Scott who performed six nights TO almost emp
~ benches and the third and fourth with Aladdin and
other magnificent nonsenscas, which attracted similar
audiences those which greeted Scott in Richard the
Third, Cardinal Richeieu sc. sThe fact is that Burtons
prosperous which in the ascendant at the time
of the burning OF the Washington theatre has been
trograding since and is still in the decline. He is
clever fellow, but it's his luck"
of extreme hardship, if may not be called out
in ipNN xhi rh nac
just 10 my knowledge. A man, stone cutter by
trade requested his wife, who, by the way, is most
respectable and worthy lady, dress his four children
and that he would take them out for walk She &C.
cordngly complied, and he walked out with them but
has yet returned She subsequently ascertsned at
railroad depot that he had started with them for the
interior OF Illinois where his parents reside leaving her
destitute not only OF money but of all the ties of
Tiers heart What still aggravaes the cuse is the
fact that she has by her industry during the past year.
almost entirely maintained him and the children
he having secretly disposed of little property to
obtain to carry them Off The youngest child is
only three of age and must suffer greatly for the
of its mother before it reaches Illinois. SO soon as
the matter became known among her friends they
raised sufficient funds to enable her to follow her hus
band in The hopes Of being able wrest from him the
two youngest though ii is hardly possible that she can
oyertakc him before he reaches his place of destina
ton.
in the gazette of Madame Rumor. 1t is now positively
avered by the friends of both parties that the uncle
the lady at the time he made the accusation in the pub
lie streets, was laboring under /" hallucinaton of
mind, and that there not particle of foundation
Tor the BELIEF which he seemed TO entertain This
be all very true, and il is sincerely be hoped that 1t
may be- well for the sake of the lady, high
E respectable family but let the warning be the less
regarded by those who following to the brink
OF the same prccpice from which she may have so mar
rowly escaped. Profcsscd gentlemen Of pleasure,
should c as little tolerated by respectable females
ladies Of the same character their association with
the former viii faint their charac and prepare
the public mind for ready belief of any thing which may
&c rumored to their disadvantage.
EElhe Rev Charles Torrey, the abolition slave stealer
who is sill confined in the Mary Penite is
tainly one oil the strangest living Whilst on his
trial. although with beautiful interesting wife by
MS side, and children from whom he had been long So
parated he apparently cheerful and conteu,cd and
whilst laboring the Penitentiary i'm bad health
he still continues TO all outward appearances perfectly
happy. From the pertinacity with which he rushed on
to his fate by repeated aggressions of the laws and sub
sequcn escapes might almost be thought in connec
ton with his present condition. that he had arrived al the
goal of his desires
Your enerprisng agents in this city, Messrs shurtz
and Wilde, still continue to supply all Baltimore with
foreign and domestic newspapers periodicals, maya.
zines and all the various kinds Of cheap literature
outstanding they were compelled TO move from their
old established stand in North their present To-
cation IN South street. They will soon however be
enabled to return TO the aud magnificent bull ding
now beng erected on the old site which will afford
more room Tor the crowds that daily flock there to oh
tain copies OF the Herald well as Tor their
generally