The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-23
Our Baltimore Correspondence.

BALrruonr, Nov y 1549.
Lore aud the Cophide-Triai of Mrs. Julia Lerin wife
Of he Hon Levis Lerin M,mIsr of Congress from tss
First Dishiet of Psnnsyirauia, for Cs~,,diag M.
Henry FYe.
baltimore County Court yesterday morning
crowded overflow hear the testimony In tho serIo-
comic case Of Mrs Julia Levin, charged with COW
hiding MIR Henry Fite, on the Reisterstown road In
the month Of August last aud also of James McMakin,
servant Of the Aforesaid pugnacious lady, who held
the horse of MIR. Fite whilst his mistress applied tho
whip. The Gaze, a. was anticipated, developed some
rich facts, to properly Understand ~hich 1t will be
necessary to siye some might to the history Of the
pattes.
About teventsen year. ago, Miss Julia Hammond,
then not more than bat way through her teens, was
married to wealthy old gentleman OF this city named
Thomas Guest, who departed this life a little more
than year after their marriage. leaving her widow
with one child named Thomasni Guest aad q for
tune OF about $4,000 The widow received from his
eXecutsrss third OF the property, aud the balance,
which nov amounts interest sud all to about $50 00o
Is held for the daughter Miss Thomssui Guest who
not yet attained her 10th year.
Sometime after the death Of her husband, Mrs.
Guest, the wealthy widow, became acquainted with
Mr. Lewis Levin and not udius the most vio-
lent oppositon OF her parents, of with him, aud
they marrisd An sltsrcation Of quite serious
character took place between Mr. Levin aud Mr. Ham
mond In consequence, but IL was Afterwards amicaby
settled.
After spending some time 10 travelling about the
country In their coacn, with outriiers, visiting
the springs sc Sir. aud Mrs Levin settled down in
rhilsde phis and he taking the lead in the native
American elected To congress
district and has since been twice reelected and Is
member q the Congress to assemble next month.
Mr. Levin, for more than year past has resided
with his family at the country seat OF Mr.. John l..
Hammond Mrs Levin father where the grea, heiress,
Miss Thoms sni Guest nov in her sixteenth year has
been receiving instruction from private tutors In all
those accomplishments necessary to saorn the high
position to which che spires In society SO much fox
the iutroductiOn-now we come to the trial.
In the vicinity Of Mr Iismmonds country seat, Mr..
Bite, of the firm Of Grinneii Fite Wholesale shoe
dealers also has country residence aud the aforesaid
Mr. has "A m pbput vent yaar ~
age quite smart, shresd, aud good looking young
msn. Well u appears that Henry took fancy 10 Miss
Tbomssini Guest aud certain little hrtstons passed be-
them, which not very agreeable to the adys
parents, who, as was limited on the trial look for
sonin law above handling hip shoes babies and
Mr. Hrssr !. Frs, being sworn proved the assault,
testfyipg that at the time 81 ts occurrence ne WAS
riding along the road in buggy and passed the car
risse Of Mrs Levin into which he looked on passing IL,
he would have looked into ANY other exrectng to
Miss Guest with whom he was acquainted. The
carriage Afterwards passed him, and soon after Yards
the man McNskin who was driving carriage In front
a. that In which Mrs. Levin was, got down and came
TO him, and seized his horse, stopping him upon the
read. Mrs. Levin, also, Immediately drove up, and
charging the s .na rn...s h;n, ~
she would discharge them Wall refused but McMskin
consented condition that she would be responsible
out Of his buggy, when he told him to keep OF and en-
deavored to drive Mrs Levin then seized the whip
herself and struck him three blows, McMakin Sill
helping the horse attached to witness buggy.
Mr. fite then underwent searching cross examins.
ton In which he stated that be had several umss my
with Miss Guest sometimes at her grandfather mouse,
whittier be had been directed TO accompany MS aunt,
and at other times he her riding out on horse
back and that be had bad no other in.er,lsss Wv.
her his manners having always been respectfu, and
nothing more. - ,,-, A., -
MIR lite was here shown paper which had been
Transmitted 40 her In book called the Floral Dieon-
sryi the paper contained number OF very iscksiss-
cal selections from the work ITSELF aboundins In loves
doves hearts darts, angels, sc each extract being
signed With the initials n r. aud the whole concua-
Ing With your lover, Henry
has, rsaop he m no hafOp
never wrote II or authorized any one to write H. lie
further testified that he hurt by the blows
ceiyea no marks visible the next day.
The STATE Objected 20 the introduction of this paper,
on the ground that MIR Elite knew nothing OF It, aud had
not authorized the use Of his name
Mis- CT ssr being called 10 the stand gave general
history a the extent Of her acquaintance with Mr..
Fite that she had Al SAYS treated him ccoy; that on
enc occasion she net him on the read coming from