Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-12-06
Trial Of G Lacy fSr IeslUiG anC
Battery.

o'OuShL tctOfG tie GSAkdtsICE& county
Court on Wednesday. for violent az
sauEt 10 August last, on the highway near
hor fathers country seat (Mr. Ham
mond'Sl IN the vicinity Of Baltimore, up
on Henry Fite, the nephew Of G wealthy
Baltimore shoe dealer, who also had
residence in the neighborhooa. The fol.
lowing circumstances came out during.
the trial:
Some seventeen years ago, Kiss JuIia
Hammond, was married to q wealthy old
gentleman named Thomas Guest, who
died little more than YER after their
marriage. leaving his widow with one
child named Thomasiui Guest and a for.
tune of about $l50,UoO. Some inc af.
ter his death the wealthy widow NM
ried Mr.. Levin, who settled in Fn;lsdcl.y
phla, aud he, taxing the lead in the NJ.
tive American party Was elected to Gen.
gress.
Mr.. Levin, Cthough still in Conrro,7,>
for Ro:e than year past has resided
with his family at the country seat 6 M
John L. Hammond, Mrs. LIS father,
where the heress, Miss Tbomas!ui Guest.
now in her leth year has been receiving
instruction. In the vicinity. Mir. F;le
also has country residence and anens,-
ew named Henry, about 90 years o: a..cs
Henry took fancy 10 Miss Thonasir=
winch was not very agreeable to the Ia.
dy's parents.
Mrs. Levin. it appeared, was conIno.
into the city from her residence, IN 9
carriage, III company with Mrs. Powell
OF Philadelphia; and another cna.v We
licle belonging to the family, was in the
charge OF The servant M:AIal:a, in the
rear. While thus proceeding tl,ev v..,e.
overtaksn ty yenng Mr. tfeary F;.e
who was coming ir f'om the c.,idc,ca Il
his uncle, AMI h., it is alleged hv Mr.,
Levin, looked INTO the carriaoe in an Of.
'ensiye manner, and then slac:aoy his
speed and allowing the other carriages
to pass him, drove up ON the other SIZE.
and looked into tue carriage a second
time: This conduct. according to the
one palt:, was repeated three times.
whilst Mr.. Fife denies having passed the
carriages more than twice, and also de-.
MES that his conduct was meant to he
Isrespeclful.
After. towever, Mr.. Fite had drivc,s
ahead the last time, Ms. Levin des,,atcn-
ed the servant who had charge Of he
empty carriage to overlake Mr.. Fite, viii,
instructions to stop him. This he did.
telling Mr.. +. that a lady wished 10 sec
him. Mr.. +. accordingly stopped, and
when Mrs. Levin came up, his horses
head was held by one OF the servants.
while she insti ucted the other 10 horse.
whip him, saying that she would clear
lin Of me law, pay expenses. &c. Tao
man told MIR. Fife to get out of his car.
riage, but he no. complying. did no: pro.
coed to further violence towards him.
Mrs. Levin then took the coach whin,
and whilst the head of his hose was reii
By McMakin, she inflicted two or III e,
cuts on the shoulders of Mr.. Fuc.
These We're TIE principal crcumstan.
ces OF the assault about which there was
but little dispute. bat a grea. amount of
evidence in regard to other matters were
brought in. in mitigation Of the conduct
Of Mrs. Levin. 1t was shown that she.
III connection with her husband and her
father, MI. John l. Hammond, are guar.
dams If Miss Thomasini Guest, AMI vino
IS the heiress of large fortune. and still
2 school gil. AMI it was alleged TIA.
young Mr.. Fite. aided by Others, had
underworld 10 obtain her affections with
he view of securing her fortune, nayiny
n carrying out this purpose endeayorei
by means Of his uncle servants, and by
lurking about the place, to hold CORES.
pondencc with the young lady.
Miss Guest, who Was examined in the
course OF the case, stated that Mr.. F'ito
net her on the road and bowed to her
without any previous Introduction, AMI
that, beng near sighted, and not fno ~in9>
who it WAS, she returned the salutat y.
rnat afterwards he came to he m th,'s
house with his aunt. Ms. Henry Guest.
md that she saw and spoke TO him, per.
iaps. one or mole times after that. That
IN the OCCASION, when size went 10 Ms,
Fites, d o X called Ii. + 'o.al D c;:ona.
~ was 10 ned to her, within the leaves
# which she forni s:me verses oe poe-
try addressed to her. and signed '...cry,
yoar lover" That she gave these vei,-
>es to Mr.. Hammond. Tor grand father.
10 return, and that the intercourse be-
tween the two families thea ceieed, but
that young Mr.. N;e still con:iru d his
AZ enlioas. though she refused 10 speak
70 him, which attention mt last became
what she styled so intrusive. that she
wrote to her grandfather on the sn5;ec..
md requested him to chas.ise Nj. Fta
therefor.
This letter was produced ia Court and
Rad. and showed III 1.-THE lady fully psr.
tcipated. at least at the time il was writ