American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-05-11

Desertion Of Wife by her Husband, and
Charge Of Fraud. Officer Campbell, on FRI
day night, arrested man calling himself Will
liam Vongord, alias Ferdinand Smith, alias
Charles Vignor, on the charge of obtaining
money and goods under false pretence from
P. w. Green and Mr.. Michael Gaertling.-
The circumstances attending the obtaining of
the property are as follows: Some nine months
ago, Vongord, who then passed by the name
of Ferdinand Smith, came to Baltimore, and
being cabinet maker by trade, obtained work
with Mr. Green, who carries on the cabinet
business in Pratt street. He conducted him.
selfvery properly for seven months, when he
informed Mr.. Green that Smith was not his
name, but that his proper name was William
Vongord; that he formerly resided in New
York, where he had a fight with a person
whom he nearly killed in the recontre, and
which compelled him to fly that city, and as
sumo fictitious name in order to avoid detec-
ton. He further stated that he had some
three or four thousand dollars coming due to
him, from relatives in France, and that he az
pected shortly to receive it. He still remain
ed with Mr.. GreeS, and in the mean time be-
came acquainted with the sister Of Mr.. Michael
Gaertng, and after paying his addresses to
her, they were married about two weeks since.
MIR. Green and MIR. Gaertling, that he had not
sufficient sum of money 10 go to housekeep-
ing with, not having received the money he
expected from France. Believing his repre-
sentations to be true, Mr.. Green loaned him
about 5000 in money and goods, and Mr..
Gaertling, about S25, Immediately on receiv-
ing which he cleared out, leaving his wife to
whom he had only been married nine days.
lie was followed by Messrs. Green and Gaert-
ling, however, and found in Alexandria, d. c.,
and induced TO return TO this city with them,
who had him arrested Immediately on the a.
bove charge. He was taken before Justice G..
g. Egerton, and committed to Jail for further
examination, eminent counsel being employed
in the mean time to prosecute the case, and if
there be any thing coming to him from France,
to endeavor to secure it for the benefit of his
wife.
Serious accident on The Railroad. On FRI
day evening last, about O'Clock, the Western
train of cars coming TO the city, when within
25 miles of the Depot, ran off the track, doing
considerable injury. The baggage car and So
veral other cars were broken to pieces, and a
breakman, named Webb, was seriously, if not
MORALLY injured, by being caught between two
of the cars, crushing his leg most dreadfully,-
1t was more than an hour before he could be
extrcated, when he was removed to neigh
boring house, and the limb amputated. There
is PROBABILITY that he will survive the acct
dent. The passengers generously raised him
sum of $50, a highly creditable act. The fire.
man, whose name we did not learn, was thrown
a considerable distance, but although stunned
was not very badly hurt. The cars were very
full of passengers, but most fortunately no 9TH
er persons were seriously injured Had the
train run off the track on the opposite side of
the wood, the destruction of life would have
been very large, as they would have been pre-
ciptated down high embankment. A des-
patch was sent to this city, but the Frederick
train coming along about ten o'clock, the pas
sengers were brought on, and arrived here a.
bout two o'clock on Saturday morning. We
could not learn how the accident originated.
Singular Affair. There was quite an excite
ment in certain quarters during the latter part
of the past week, in consequence of tolerably
well authenticated rumor of most singular
affair, which is said to have been recently en-
acted in the county. 1t is said that young
lady of standing in society, had disagreement
with her mother relative to monetary affairs,
and that dispute arose which highly exaspe-
rated the latter, who, to carry out her mea-
sures, sent to the city for two officers, and had
her daughter taken vi tarmis, and conveyed to
Mount Hope Hospital, on the ground of her
being insane. She remained there from the -.
first ofthe week until the following Saturday,
when a knowledge of the facts Of the case
coming to the ears Of an eminent legal gentle
man, he instantly went out to the Hospital and
had her released from her confinement. These
are the facts Of the case as we have heard them,
and which has caused no little talk among those
who know the parties. 1t is certainly most
singular affair and hard to explain.
Raising False alarm Of Fire. Frederick
Ring and VIM. Clockngator, were arrested on
Saturday night, by officers Gross and Pam
philion, on the charge of raising n false alarm
of fire between ten and eleven O'Clock, bv
ringing the bell of the Washington Engine
House, and thereby breaking the peace of the
city. They were discovered on the roof of the
house, having rung the bell, and then endea-
vored to secret themselves. Justice Wright
before whom they were taken, fined them IS
and costs each, and demanded security of them
to keep the peace, in default of which they
were committed to Jail.
accident and Alarm Of Fire. On Saturday
evening about O'Clock, the gas-pipe in
Fancy Store on east Baltimore, few doors
above Highest, from some cause or other burst
ed, tearing off the plastering from the CEILING,
and some of the fragments striking lady at.
tending in the store, injured her considerably
but not dangerously. The explosion and
flames from the gas, caused an alarm of fire
but no damage was done. The fremen were
out and ran, portion towards the Point, and
the others up town, in search of the fire, ready
to give their assistance if needed
Death Of the Rev. Charles T. Torrey. This
unfortunate individual died on Saturday after
noon in the Maryland Penitentiary, in this
city. 1t will be recollected that he was tried
and convicted on the I'd day of December,
1874, of abductns slaves; and on or about the
first of January, lS45, sentenced to hard labor
in our Penitentiarp He has oon.ooro.,.l