Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-08-14

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and unload their freight withoutthe trouble
of carriage.
The fataitragedy ina Newark, N. j.
The Newark Advertiser of Thursday
afternoonsays: The unfortunate girl, Mar
garet Clarity, returned last evening with
her brother, to this city from Brooklyn.
whittier she had fed on the night Of this
melancholy affair, and voluntarily surren-
dercd hersclfso the officers. She was this
morning taken before c. II. Andruss, Esq,
for examination, but under the advice Of
her counsel, answered no questions for the
present. She was therefore committed to
prison.
The appearance Of the prisoner, we nm
derstand, is quite prepossessing She is
about nineteen years old, and good looking;
her dress was careless, and her face and
demeanorgaveevidence Other having been
the victim of almost unavoidable phrenzy.
After the few words which passed between
herself and the justice, as TO whether she
knew what was the cause Of arrest, she
gave way momentarily, to her feelings
There were but few spectators in attend
ance and, and she was treated with the
most creditable kindness by theoficersa and
Justice
We understand that the defence Of this
case has been undertaken, at the request of
her friends, by Cortlandt Parker, Esq, Of
this city, who will bcassisted by Asa White
head, Esq. Her trial viii probably take
] place at the next meeting of the Essex Oy-
or and Terminer, which will be held onthe
4th Tuesday of September next.
Margaret had been the betrothed Of the
deceased for two years past. During all
this time she had looked forward to her u
mon with one who had won her affections
and who had been reared up with her on
the otherside Of the Atlantic-thc ccmpan-
ion of he childhood.
She had permitted herself to become
"enciente" by him, thus committing to his
honor those interests which the sequel may
show she regarded dearer than life. The
wedding day was fixed for last Sabbath
her clothing was prepared-she had every
where given notice Of her intention to be
married, and the story other shame would
soon he evident. And be it here again re-
corded that, to the honor of the Irish peo-
pie, virtue is held in high estimation by
them, and comparatively few cases occur
Gifts loss. At this iunciure she learned
that the affections Of her betrothed were
given to another, become frantic with dis
appointment, shame and the disgrace that
stared her in the face, she sought and met
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him with inlidelity. Heconiessed it. She
called her love for him-the protcstations
Of affection which she had rcccived-she
told him OF her condition. lie coolly reph-
ed that he would never marry her.
Growing desperate, she urged her plea
the more vehemcntly. She told him Of the
declaration Of her parents and brothers,
that they would never sec her face again
unless his wiie-the good character that
he knew she had uniformly borne
the disgrace that must now come upon
her. She now asked a smaller boon-shc
no longer asked for love, but only that he
would marry her, and relieveher from dis
grace, and Legitimate her offspring she
would then consent to eternal separation.
This lie answered by cruel mocking.-
She now said that she arould dic-the last
forlorn refuge Of oppressed woman-that
she would drown herself: he said that he
cared not h0v soon size DID IT, She now
awoke to the full Impression that her form
er lover hated her and how terribly was
her love scorncd. From the moment Of
receiving that last answer She determined
not to 20 to eternity d2one.
On the Sabbath evening that was to con
summate her long cherished hopes,sho saw
him married to another, and now her hate
kindlcd into a settled determination for re-
venge. The very next evening after the
marriage, she went out, having armed her
self with aweapon,and watched the house
where the parties were enjoying social
party. AT a late hour they started home.
She followed them, and it is easy to
imagine how her frcnzicd soul fired as she
saw another enjoying the embraces which
she was fully entitled to. She watched
them, with the nstrument ofdeath clutchcd
in her fingers, until they had reached an
unfrequcntcd place, when, with despcra-
ton produced by love, jcalousy,ip and
ruin combined, she drove home the blade,
and saw him she still loved sink and die un-
der her hand
A few minutes after, we find her sorry
that she had committed the deed and sorry
she was, and if she lives she will be sorry
evermorc. When she began to be sorry
she began to be sane If her frenzy had
continued, she would have been glad
What is left to her now but to die! Ifshe
lives, the public will condemn her less
than she will condemn herself
1t is hoped that we will soon have law,
plaia, adequate and Sceerc against those
who rob the unsuspecting Of virtue, and
while they do not destroy life, make it ever
afterwards burden and disgrace.