American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-01-15

much injured, but discovered in time to prevent
his dca,h
IMMENSE HAUL OF BASS. The Providence
! Journal says, "a seine was drawn in the Point
Judith Ponds this week, containing between 40
and SO, 900 bass! This is, we believe, the great.
est haul on record The fish are worth $4,000"
BURToN's THEATRE. The tide sets in favor
of the Front st, theatre, Soc advertisement
for some things tonight.
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
,Melancholy 31ail Road .4ccident-t,cO persons
killed. We regret to learn that two persons
:, were killed yesterday upon the main stem of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad by being run
over, by the cars. Mr.. John Slack, (brothcr
to the worthy conductor on the Washington
i branch a young gentleman of promise and
merit, in the employ of the company, was en-
I gagged in repairing the road at the Monocacy
! bridge, and while sitting astrdc the track, NOR
Using hole in the sleeper, car came sudden
ly upon him, IN the rear, knocked him forward,
and the car passing over him, the wheel sever
ed his leg and arm from his body-or so nearly
that they hung by mere threads of skin and
muscle. Dr. Boggs, OF Hancock, Virginia, was
in the cars at the time, and did all that could
be done, under the circumstances. Ie was
taken to his friends in Frederick, but never re-
}! covered his senses from the time of the acct
dent. We understand that no blame can be
; attached to the conductor or persons in charge
of the cars for this melancholy accident, as
every precaution had been given the persons at
work on the bridget of the approach of the
cars, and all Others had retired but Mr.. Slack
4 He was about % years old.
Jacob Barnhart, who has charge of a saw
mill belonging to the company accidentally fell
= from car, near SykesviI!e, and the wheel pas
. sing over his breast, produced instant DEATH
The unfortunate sufferer in this case, was 10
years ofage, aud leaves wife and family.
We also learn that Mr.. n. II. White, the
= courteous and gentiemanly conductor between
= this city and Cumberland, narrowly escaped
Y foricitng his life, yesterday, in saving person
who slipped in hastily stepping upon,a car,
and must inevitably have been killed bat for
I timely ntcrposlton.
a most foil Murder. About eleven O'Clock
3 on Monday night, Coroner Greenfield held an
inquest over the Jody Of man found dead in
9 the house Of Francis Nolin, keeper, in
Charles street, opposite the depot. From pa
: pers found in the trunk Of the deceased his
c name was ascertaincd TO be Paul Roux, and
: from certificate OF membership, attached to
p Ocumulgee Encampment, of the Independent
Order OF Odd Fellows, in Macon, Georgia.
n Upon examination OF the body, Or. Bryerly,
it being in attendance the right side of the head
e was found to be deeply indented, as from a
heavy blow with 4 dull instrument, and his
v throat cut An axe, with blood upon the back
It of il, was found under the bed in which the de-
= ceased was found lying. The jury, under the
If circumstances, rendered a verdict that the de-
ceased came to his death by wounds from the
! hands of some person unknown.
= As might be expected, much excitement was
IS created, and the scene Of the disaster was
f thronged with people, early yesterday morn
ing and during the day. The proprietor ofthe
tavern and inmates, were arrested and brought
before A. ii. Pennington, Esq, and we give
the testimony Of the parties, on oath, as afford
: ing the most correct history Of this melancholy
affair so far as at present developed. Frederick
t Pinkney, Esq, appeared for the State, and con-
. Quoted the examination.
Francis Nohn, (thc proprietor Of the tavern
y being sworn, testified that on Sunday mig ht nc
: met the deceased, at the railroad depot about
+. | o'clock, on bis arrival from Philadephia
h that the deceased inquired for a cheap hotel said
he wished to stop torthe night, and designed go
: ing to Norfolk next day; that he consented to
ii stop with me, and upon going to the car for
f. his trunk, Henry McCurry came up, and offer
ed to assist me in taking it across the street to
my tavern; he did so; McCurry and the strang-
Q or sat talking together by the stove, in the bar
II room, about half an hour. | told McCurry,
e the gentleman would occupy bed IN his room,
~ and they went up stairs together. McCurry
had boarded with me about five weeks. The
J strangers trunk was left down in the bar-room.
= McCurrv came down stars about s o'clock,
,f Monday morning; ! observed to him that he
was up early; he replied, 81 am going away
this morning." and paid his bill in gold. He
: had previously got gold pieces changed. He
l. procured small trunk to take some change
IL of clothing with him, and left a large trunk in
4 my care, which was placed in my private cham
Der. McCurry passed out, and upon his re-
J turn, inquired if his. friend had come down
Of stairs i told him had not seen him since he
retired the p evious night. McCurry said, at
! another period of the day, that the stranger
= would not be in to dinner, having got short of
u funds, he had gone to see friend in Baltimore
e street; and he also told Thomas Leonard that
9 he had met the stranger OH the street. saw
9 nothing of the stranger from the time he retir-
cd on Sunday night, till he was found dead in
10 bed, on Monday night. The door of the room
$ IN which he slept was locked on Monday MORN
VI ing, when person went up stairs 10 make up
n the beds. McCurry left for Philadelphia, in the
afternoon cars, and surprising the stranger was
out, the door was tried again, and found still
+ locked. 1t was unusual to keep the door locked.
$ The key of the door could not be found, and a
$ duplicate, in the possession of my wife, was
= used in opening it, when the stranger was found
. dead in bed McCurry used to attend upon
; the bar occasionally was in the habit of going
: to the cellar, through trap door in the bar
It room floor, to draw ale. There was an axe in
d the cellar, used for chopping wood.
Morris Gidleman, sworn. Was member OF
the jury Of inquest on the body of man, about
,o le o'clock, on Monday night The deceased