The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-06-17

COMMITTEES to prepare Annual Rsport-Mssrs. Bos-
worth, King, and sedgewiok
Committee Evening Schoos--Messrs Fellows |
Pauding, Connolly. and Dodge
After some further business tho Board adjourned.
The Abduction Case Mt Noryvich.-The Arrest |
and examination OF DIR. Guy.
[From the Norwich Aurora, June Is
1t appears that were warranted IN intimatng In
probably be made In the case of Dr. Guy The facts
since developed. believe, are as follows Mr. wood
who was hired BY Guy to 1 take him To, to New Ln
whose agency In the affair had been badly msrepresent
ed determined to free himself from all suspicion by ef
fscting s(Guy restoration to this place Accordingly
in company with another person, be proceeded to Sag
Harbor, where Guy and induced him to return to
New London under belief that the girl, Emma Til
lotson was there and waiting for him On arriving
New London he met with DIFF rent embraces from what
he was led to antcipate-hs in custody Of the off,
GERS of the law and the way this city This
Tuesday Of last week They arrived here In the svenng
and the prisoner was furnished with quarters at the
county fall preparatory to being brought before
Justice Clapp at IL o'clock the next morning at Green
VILE The court assembled for the trial appointed
under any statute but oesce at common law, coming
into that class Of contemplated by the statute
imprisonment The crime that of seducing away
from her parent minor girl for unlawful ana wicked
purposes When put to his plea upon the charges N me
circumstances, he should pleadnot guilty He said he
without counsel. The gentleman DO had employed
to defend him (E. Learned Esq had abandoned him
because he feared Violence from the people in
Greenvis. The prisoner very modestly moved, there.
FORE the Court adjourn to apartment in the Jail
at the Landing Regardless of this the Court adjourned
to meet the Town Hall at two O'Clock that afternoon
Two O'Clock came and the again organized per
adjournment But time the counsel for the prison
not prepared and another adjournment was
asked for and granted Thursday at two 'clock, the
Court assembled, Justice Capp presiding assisted by
Justice Z. C. Chapman. Nessrs Edmund Perkins and
p NJ Juson appeared in behalf Of the State and Messrs
T. Hin and E. Learned for the prisoner. The first wit
ness to be examined Emma Tilotson, tho unfortu
nate victim of the prisoners viilany She being In
feeble health and unable to bear the excitement OF
pearing before such multitude US had assembled, the
Court consented to take her deposition ut the office of
e. Perkins, Esq, where she then was we were pre-
The girl beautiful creature, sixteen years
Of age dressed in deep mourning, and with a pale
and angud countensnoe, indicating declining health,
IL not already victim to the ravages of consumption
After being duly she confronted her destroyers
and deliberately without the slightest hesitation
embarrassment narrated the history Of her acquaint
and intercourse with him. even to particulars the
most unft for repetition The substance OF her nara.
with Guy began on Thursday, the 2sth ult: She
had been sick by spells for long tims-heard OF Guy,
got permission Of her mother and went TO soc him He
took of her bonnet examined her she supposed doc
tor ought to do and prescribed for her AZ she went
out she invited him call and her mother who had
been sick for some time he went and prescribed ior
her, and he going out said to Emma that he had
some hair oil at his oiss which he wished nsr 20 60
another girl she called at his office and got the OIL but
did not stay long The next day Saturday she met the
Office which she did AT this tme after long prelmi
nary conversaton in which the Dr. gave an account Of
his travels &c. he invited her to ride out Sunday
then to walk out with HIM that evening then to to
New London with him. and finally obtained her consent
TO accompany him to York there united him in
marriage All this accompanied by the various nrts OF
praotised william who too well that he had his fra'l
victim within his grasp They met here in the landing
according agreement; he purchased her carpet bag
for her clothes and the arrival Of the evening train
from Boston, they proceeded 20 New York They ooca
pied one state room board the boat that night Ar
irving ut New York. Sunday they went to public
and spent the day la private together She
here reminded him Of his promise OF marriage but he
inducements for her to aud DO an inmate OF house
OF i-fsne during his day that he disclosed to
her the infamy Of his life and II the one half she
testified to was true blaokcr- hearted wretch never
went unhung He admitted to her what has since been
ascertained from other sources that his real
not Guy and that practices made for HIM
to undergo O frequent change OF name. From New
York they went to Albany the next day (honday0 the
next day Tuesday to Spring held; and Wednesday
they started for Worcester and Norwich arriving here
that evening related in last paper Az Worcester
Guy hired Office and told he girl they would then Dr.
married reside there but he told her If she ever dis
closed anything she had heard from him he should be
tempted and would take her life When she arrived Al
Green she represented thngs just Guy had com
nxndeo herssid she married to him-and defended
him we'll she could during the excitement that wa
raised against him But sunday after she confessed
the whole truth Such IL the amount OF the girls Test
uouy before the II be useless for us to spe
culate upon it, but after having heard the girls testmo
nv which close cross-examinatoo prompted partly
by uy HIMSELF failed to impeach We must cay we never
heard of more atrocious xp aggravated piece of vii
iisuv The girl Is a simple ignorant creature only six
teen years Of age and should judge incapable OF
TAXI ~ care of herself ordinary Guild Of half her
age No attempt made the trial to show that her
character good prior to this transacton There
is no doubt she intended to marry Guy In New York but
we bellows that she cared little whether she married HIM
or not Her idea probably was, (simple soul that at
least she would have ane visit to New York where she
had never free Of herself under good
protection la her simple language in relation t.
Guy" She did not think he such a man. Having
thrown herself into the power Of her empter, the
SEQUEL rather matter OF course After taking the
deposition of the girl the court adjourned back TO h
Town Hall. which crowded with dense mas OF
people. Several witnesses examined TO the
authenticity of certain letters purpoipg have been
written by Guy after he first driven from Norwich
The tnen very ably argued by all the counsel
In until about alt past ociock In the evening
when the decision rendered by the court The pri
put under $500 bonds appear the county
court to be holden New London the 22d Instant In
default Of which he remanded to the county jail
The next day. however. Messrs. w CcttreIl and H.
Tanning appeared mis- bondsmrn and no left NORWICH
in the midnight train for Boston Thus IL our commu-
nifty cleared Of professional scoundrel" whose pre-
sence among n scourge at best Into what COM
munity he will fall it s impossible TO tell but we
trust the press will do its duty by giving him rspu"
ton that will precede him wherever he goes
Boy CARRIED OVER NIAGARA FAIiS.IIwe