American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-03-30
From the New York Sun.
A REAL CON VERSATION.

obiiO" oild OAllCulO SullcIlIR WbTG NlSlDIO, u
an individual whose sleek and seemly ensemble
betokened plenty and happiness, "sir, | am
furnishing. Will you assist met" Will you
give me the means of procuring food and a
nights lodging?
"Go along, my man, have nothing for you.
You can go to the aims house, suppose. I'll
give you line to the Alderman"
"Sir," said the poor man, "I'd rather not go
to the aims house. | only desire temporary
lief. expect work in day or two.
''Oh! well, scratch along, my man; you are
not so badly off as one would imagine"
81 am absolutely starving. Pm sure you
won't miss quarter of a dollar"
"Bess my soul do you think ! gather my
money from trees' Go along-don't be per-
tinacious; now do take yourself off, there's
brave han"
"You owe me money, sir, would not re-
mind you of the fact sir, only that hunger
makes me desperate"
"Owe you money" exclaimed the sleek
man, stepping back pace or two-"You are
mad"
"No, seven years ago worked for you.-
You failed"
'Oh! ah! an old score. Oh that's quite a.
mother matter. Did it ever strike you that
have taken the benefit of the Act-gone clean
through? creditors are no one now?-can't touch
me!''
"Yet sir earned that money by hard labor.
You reaped the benefit of that labor, are rich
while am the poor wretch you see. You
owe me that money, sir, in spite of all bank
ruPtcies"
81 never do anything illegal. What is legal
is honorable. The law says don't owe you
cent"
"Honor says you do, and of the two honor
generally tells more truths than law" said the
mendicant, evidently displeased.
"You are getting wearisome. Will you be
kind enough to step out ofthe way"
"Yeu call yourself christian"
81 am christian, hatter myselfa deacon"
"You are esteemed a pious, honest, trust
worthy gentleman"
81 am as good a one as can be foud in then
whole religious community"
"Then the dominions ofthe Evil One can
boast ofpurity when compared with such COM
munities, and the society of thieves is cement
ed by more real honor. Your responsibility,
honor, piety and justice are comprised of your
broadcloths and fine words, and go no further.
Keep your money. I'd starve before I'd touch
a copper of it.''
Some time ago the above conversation ac-
tually took place in Broadway, near the Amer
lean Museum. Some time ago, the medcant
now a stove dealer, in toerable business
employed his oppressor, reduced to want, as a
porter, and after deducting the amount of the
dishonored bill from his wages, when he had
earned the amount of the bill, generously pre-
scented it to the fallen Pharisee. This is an
absolute fact. Every day life teens with such
remarkable transactions and singular reverses.
Retrbute justice sooner or later overtakes the
evil doer and the ingenuity of man knows not
how to avert the merited and never failing
punishment.
TRIAL OF TIRRELL FOR MyRDER.-Piea Of
SomnambuIism. In the case of Tirrel now on
trial for the murder of Maria Bickford at Bos-
ton, the novel defence of Somnambulism set
up by his counsel, is exciting no little curiosity
and sensation.
Mr.. Merrill in opening the case stated that
his main ground of defence was, the prisoner at
the bar was subject to fits of Somnambusm
from his youth, which showed itself not only
in harmless acts, but also those which were
violent, such as attacks upon his wife and 9TH
er individuals while in this state. Many of
these instances he named and said he should
prove. That although he should not admit the
homicide here charged, yet he firmly believed be-
fore Heaven, that the prisoner at the bar was, on
that horrible night, laborng under the effects
of this disease. He also argued that this dis
ease was connected in some degree with insa-
nifty. That he hoped the jury would weigh
we'll the evidence that had already been pro-
duced before them, and also that which was
about to be offered for their consideration, be-
fore they rendered verdict which would sub
ject the respondent to the awful penalty OF
death.
| The examination of the witnesses for the de-
| fence was then commenced.
Nabby Tirrel, mother ofthe prisoner, testi-
| fed-Albert was % years ofage last February.
Albert has been in the habit of getting up in
his sleep, from the time when he was about
years old The first instance recoect was,
that after had put him to bed left the house
short time, and when l came back he was
gone searched the house in every direction
but could not find him. found him at neigh
boris some distance off. He was sound asleep
when left him. When found him up SO,
used to have to talk to him considerably, and
shake him to wake him up. He was in the
habit of making a strange noise when in this
state, quite unusual. 1t was a distressed noise.
| recolect other cases. Once when about H.,
he got up, tore the curtain down, and broke
the window, and cut his hand. expect this
awoke him. have heard him up in the house
frequently. He seemed exhausted when he
came out of these fits. Sometimes he took
precautions, himself, against such accidents,
when in this state. He appeared faint when
he came out ofthese fits He used to keep lights
burning after his brother left home, for fear
that he should have fits. Don't know that he
got up more than ten times between years
old and the present time. have heard him
make noise in his sleep before he got up and
:. afterwards too.
The Boston papers state that several OF the
witnesses attempted to initiate the strange and
unearthly noises made by Tirrell when in the