The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-16
BROOKLYN C,ty Inteilixence.


Ger, N. Y, and the bride was Miss Mary Jane
Durham. Mr.. Spencer is a wdower, aged about
fifty, while Miss Durham is beautiful young
girl of eighteen. Long before the time appointed
Tor the ceremony, the church was filled, princl-
paiiy with ladies, young and beautiful. AT about
o'clock, the bridal party entered the church,
the bride and bridegroom bringing up the rear.
The former was dressed in sim lie white, and
looked charmingly, while the latter was dressed
in great taste. The service was the deeply inn
pressive one OF the Episcopal church, and was
conducted by Rev. MIR. Farley. Every thing
went of harmoniously, and the blooming bride
and her husband lett the church amidst the looks
and good wishes Of all present. Happiness at
tend them.
ASSAULT AND BArTERY.-Quite an exciting case
of assault and battery was tried yesterday at the
petty sessions in Brooklyn, Mr.. Justice Garrison
presiding, in which two OF the most wealthy and
resp ectable citizens, Messrs. Johnson and Lam
dier with their two sons, figured 1t appeared
from the testimony, that both parties are build
ers and own considerable real estat: in Column
bia and Warren streets, and that rivaship in
business has existed between them for some
years. In lS43, Mr.. Johnson sold to the Atlantic
Dock Company five lots Of land in Columbia ST.,
one or two of which Mr.. Lamber shortly after
wards purchased from the company, upon which
he was preparing 10 erect houses. For that pur-
pose he had considerable quantity of brick and
lumber carted in the early part of the week, and
piled up in front of his lots, 1t seems that about
a year since, Mr. Lambier, in a fit of spleen,
erected rail fence on some part OF his
ly shut out Mr.. Johnson from a portion Of his
property in the same street-and in order to
square accounts and pay off the balance in MIR.
Lambiers own coin, Mr. Johnson, on Thursday
last, caused board fence to be erected across
Columbia street, in line with Warren street,
which as effectuay shutout Mr.. Lambier from all
egress to his lots as he shut out Mr. Johnson from
his. On the following morning, (Fnday,) Mr.
Lambier, with his son and three of his workmen,
came to Columbia street, and with force and
arms, to wit, with saws, hatcheu, shoves, and
pick-axes, were tearing down the fence, when
Mr.. Johnson came up and interposed-abusive
language passed between them, upon which
Lambier sieZed his opponent by the collar and
struck him in the face with his open hand they
were then separated, and young Mr.. johnson
having came up in the meantime, general melee
commenced the latter was struck on the Shout
der by young Lambier, and was also struck by
the workmen, knocked down, tossed in the mud,
and his clothes and face dirtied. The old gentle
man was again struck by Mr. Lambier's work.
men-one OF Them struck him on the leg with
saw, and another one struck him on some other
part of the body with pick-axe. Mr.. Staughton,
a member Of the New York bar, appeared for
the defence, and after congratulating old Mr..
Johnson on his fortunate escape from two such
deadly weapons as saw and pick axe, he con-
tended that he was the first wrong-doer by OBJ
structing public highway, that any citizen had
right to abate the nuisance, and his client was
only exercising that undoubted right; and if Gas
was the case here) he was attacked while doing
so, he was justified in defending himself, which
was all that he had done. This was the substance
of the defence. From the position of the parties,
the case seemed to create good deal Of interest,
for the courtroom was filled not only with their
friends, but with large concourse OF the citizens
of Brooklyn. The jury had not come in up to a
late hour
The HAMPSTEAD ELoPEMENT-ARREsr OF THE
FAIR FUGlTIvEs AND THEE PARAMouRs.-A few
days since, the good people of Hampstead
Branch, Long Island, were terribly shocked by
the intelligence thar couple of married ladies of
that town had abandoned their liege lords, and
caped to that great metropolis of sin and rasca-
lity-New York-where, after taking private
lodgings for a little time, they departed to make
a grand tour of the fashionable resorts. The first
was Mrs. Hannah Flowers, a very pretty wo-
man, the wife of Benz. Flowers, whose gay Lo-
thario was one Joseph Heustis. The other lady
answered to the cognomen Of Mrs. Mary Maria
Jones, the fra partner of Andrew Jones, and
her very kind friend to that of George Hudson
Both Of the fair damsels have been married some
years, blu; are childless
Well, as soon as all was arranged, they took
their departure for the west, probably intending
to visit the falls first and in due course of steam
conveyances, they arrived in this city at o'clock
on Sunday morning. But as their evil star deter
mined, there was TO be :" no rest for the wicked"
Just as the cars arrived at the depot, constable
Wilkinson and Capt. Moore mace their appear
ance, having in charge an individual from Wyo-
ming county, also accused OF loving, mot wisely
but too well" and running away with mans
better half from CASTLE. After despatching this
offender their attention was called to the eastern
runaWayS ana tnelr lovers, Dy some OF the paSsen-
gers, who had seen account OF their elopement
on ' constable oe walked up s to one Of
them and queried, is not your name HeusnsW
tnued the officer, sis Hudsonr' "Y-e-s," answer
ed the " fancy man," anticipating what was to
follow. "Are your ladies with you % very po-
lely asked the constable. They are was the
the gentlemen who had thus, as they thought, in
truded unnecessarily upon their domestic ar
engagements. The errng couple were informed
that they would be provided with apartments for
the night under other than their own directions,
and they were therefore toted off to the Champion
House.
On being brought before Justice Wentworth
Yesterday morning, the companion of the bloom.
ing Mrs. Jones, who, by the way, is a school
teacher and professor of psalmody" said he was
little afraid all the time that he would be caught,
but he couldn't see how they got the news SO
soon, for he had come just fast as steam
could carry him, and yet at almost the first
landing place he was nabbed.'' After an exami-
nation, their baggage, themselves and their lovely
little partners in guilt, were given in charge Of
constable Wilkinson, who departed with them in
the cars last evening for New York. to restore the
fair sinners to their husbands, but who we pre-
sumo, if they have anything of human nature
about them,
would rather be toad
And feed upon the vapors of a dungeon,
Than keep a corner in the thing they love,
For others uses."-Rochester advertiser.
The Brooklyn advertiser says that Mrs. Heustis.
the wife of one Of the men who away with
other mems wives from Hampstead Branch, last
week, died on Sunday afternoon, of grief, as is
supposed for the husbands misconduct.
Movements Of Travellers.
The number Of arrivals considerably augme nted
yesterday, from every section Of the Union The fol-
lowing Is compendium from the registres Of the
pective hotels -
AMERIcAs-B Lindsay, Burlington; F. Hammond,
Vermont; c. Storkc, N. Carclna J. Payne Charleston;
j. Wlett, Philad: w Rollins, do; J. Langstroth, N
Orleans; Mr. Dexter, Boston; j. Msdegan, u. 8. A; T.
Phelps, DO; r. Thayer, N. o.; Lloyd, Lloyds Neck;
H. Hartshorn, u. s A.; T. Lowell, Washington; Hon. j.
Z. Fairb nks Halifax, NJ s.; F. Lewis, Charleston; j.
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