The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-14

THE ROMANCE OF THE ToxBs-ARISeroN BES-
NETS INDICTMENT CASE, AND oruERs.-The in
diciment of Arlington Bennett, and the stories told
Of him and others, by Mr.. Wilkes, are creating a
great deal oftalk, not only among the residents Of
the Tombs and Centre street, but IN the grog shops
and brokers' Offices, at the police stations, and
especially among the news boys. This new spe-
cies Of literature seems TO take amazingly. The
indictment OF the Drurys, and the investigations
Of the police, with the romantic adventures devel-
opements and stories published. are all read with
the greatest avidiy by all classes Of society. The
more recent and more curious developements relat-
Ing TO Arlington Bennett have produced even a
deeper and wider sensation, in consequence Of the
peculiar notonety which that person had acquired
during the last few years sort OF craxv-headed
philosopher, poet, warnor, gentleman.farmer, and
Undetermined teacher OF bookkeeping. Ii Boston
has the big Parkman mystery, we have half
dozen smaller ones.
But can all these mingled matters of seriousness
and simplicity, Of crime and iolly OF murder and
music, Of assassination aud chemisty-can all
this be true, or even founded on facts Doubts
and difficulties, questions and surmses, az TO the
authenticity more or lees of these things, have
been started IN almost every quarter. Mr.. Foster,
The leader Of fashion IN Wall street. we believe, is
seriously convinced that at one moment hts life
was within SIX inches Of noihingness We have
also the indictments Of the grand Jury, the robbery
# Mr. McKeons office, the romantic accounts OF
Wilkes, the speeches Of counsel, the cards Of the
accused, with that Of one-eyed Thompson, to-
aelher with n variety OF documents and curious
evidence But the whole preseais Itself in such
mysterious and complicated shape as only to in
crease the desire to know more about the matters,
and ascertain the correctness and truth Of all these
strange things
We know nothing concerning these personages.
EXCEPT something about the former history of
Arlington Bennett The story told By Mr.. Wilkes,
protesting to give the history Of his life, is, to
our certain knowledge, entirely incorrect. There
were two Bcnnets, enc OF them a distinguish
ed leader and prophet, who was for several years
among the Mormons and the other is Arlington
Bennett. who has made himself notorious IN this
Guy, having once laugh, Bookkeeping here, and
for some time pact has been residing on the
oiher side Of the river, engaged IN curious PHI
losophic investigations. These two peFsonares
Of the sane name ere distinct exis'enccs; one is a
New Highlander, and the other al lrishman. Yet,
IN the sketch protesting to owe the life Of Arlng-
ton Bennett. Mir. Wilkes blends the two Beanets
into one. rolls them both up m the same pudding.
and gives the different facts the lives OF the two
different individuals, as belonging to one and the
same person. AZ the Tribune saysi
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lawytr Nafrer. atd enc knpss hov many more,
viii have Co. .rart their PARTS With the District
Attorney n sstsr ~ certmouies fnil aud search
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mty The ttrtsdoat " uruets Wi prove ropgun IN
coul aii.rp With the nos inevitable cen1sasn Disa
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Come, eui with the mystery