Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-12-30
STRANGE CASE.

"A very singular transaction took place
last week, which terminated as follows /:
On Saturday last, ID. Burhause, land.
lord at Young's Tavern, five miles from
this city, missed from his trunk $500,
~ specie and bank notes. He i'm
nledlately commenced a search, and on
Saturday evening, from some circum.
stances, supposed he had good reason to
suspect his osiler, an adjoining neighbor
and his wife, TO be concerned in the
theft. lie had them arrested and put
to Jail on Saturday night. On Sunday
night his own wife acknowledged that
sho purloined the money, when the hus-
band Immediately had two Of the pris-
oners released ou bail. Yesterday , NJ
two o'clock, the case came up for nves
tigaton, and the wife was brought on toI
the stand as witness, when she sworn
that she herself took the money without
the knowledge Of 'chick or child and
now had it in safe keeping, In answer
to the question where the money was
che stou,ly refused TO tell, The Court
decided she must-she decided she |
musnf. The Court hinted at commit
ment for con'empt-She told them to q o
ahead-said she would 90 to jail would
lay there as long as they would support
her IN those quarters would die there
but never, never would she tell where
the money was. She claimed the money
ms her own, and took it as such, and Il
meant to keep It too-if any body could
help themselves, let them do it. A
dispute arose among the counsel as to
The relevancy" of several nice points
il amounted to theft, 1T being
her husbands money whether she was
obliged to tell where it was, SC. She
had fully exculp pated the three accused
by shouldering it herself, and who was
IN trial for was there anybody She
SAID she was something of a lawyer
md she did't think it very good law
hat person should be obliged to tell
every body where their money was, for
they might" said she "want to steal
I. Lawyers looked blank tho court
wasn't sure she was right ;"--the wo-
nan was perfectly resigned to her fate,
whether it was the jail or Otherwise
'eitera'Ing that she should keep the
money anyhow, and the Court was oblig
I'd to dismiss tho whole case, and all NH
Adreriiser, Dec. 7.
Important 10 Mariners. The LIGHT Bo,,
resident, which was recently stationed. by Y
ulhorliy Of the Government, at the danger. /
us ledge known ns the Sow and Pigs.n a,
he entrance Of Vineyard Sound, sustained
erious damage in the gale on Thursday and
'rday nights last having her windlass torn
p, leaking. and otherw Use rendered unsca
'ortby. IN consequence Of which she return
10 Edgartown on Monday. The Presi
ent ~ SAID To be sham affair, and nowisc
iuable Tor the station To winch she has been
'sigDcd, which ~ probably one Of the mos, =
sposed snd dangerous upoa the Atlantic
,ast u "a To be hoped that Government
~ take immediate measures 10 have suit.
bic light bost stationed upon this dangerous
dge of rocks, which has already caused the
80 of many valuable lives aud destruction
vessels compelled To put into the Vineyard
Iund by stress or weather, &c-.NeW Bed
rd Mercury. Ed o
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