Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1851-01-02

Pouches spies. A fine looking man, about twenty,
was one evening accosted in the street by per
son whom he at first supposed to be very hand
some man. He passed on, but suddenly the though,
struck him that the person who had spoken to him
was woman in disguise, and he Immediately re-
collected the female assassin.
:" 1t is she," he exclaimed: I" l have discovered
her and my fortune is made"
| He turned back and entered into conversation
with her. She at first denied her disguise, but
finally acknowledged it, and the young man pre-
vailed on the nymph to accompany him home in
the character of young relation from the coun-
/ try.
! Where do you live1' she inquired.
He named hotel in which one of the mysteri-
Gus murders had been committed at'
oh, no; cannot CO. 1o.3. asat ass =
why 2"
Because am known there iH
These words confirmed the suspicion of the po-
lice agent. He alluded to his property, and men.
toned two hundred louis which his uncle had Civ
en- him, of which he said he had spent the TWEEN.
teth part, adding, o
We'll. then, if you will not go to my lodgings,
where else shall we got q g1s
The female mentioned hotel to which they i'm
mediaely repaired aa The young man was about
to leave the room to order supper, when the wo
man called him back. .7a.s5a saa s-' .fa
will it be safe,' said she, TO leave your money
all night at your lodgings Is it not likely you
may be robbed, Suppose you 60 and bring it
herel' sae- .s"aas o.sEe- ac
All = thought the young man, the veil is now
raised,' and then without the least appearance Of
suspicion he thanked her for her prudent hint, and
left her, under the pretext OF going TO fetch the
money. 2l roo
He Immediately repaired TO the office of the po-
lice minister, and gave information of the discov-
cry he had made Furnished with the sum of one
hundred and eighty louis, he returned to the house
where he had left the woman. He was accom-
panied by several agents of the police who sta
toned themselves at the door of the apartment
The murGeress and her pretended lover sat down
to supper. She requested him to hand her hand
kerchief, which she had left on a console behind
her chair. He rose to get and during the in
erful narcotic into his glass.
He did not perceive this, and drank off his glass
of wine hastily; but he had no sooner swallowed
it, then he exclaimed, What wretched wine ?
The lady made the same complaint. Asecoud
glass was poured out and pronounced better.
Meanwhile the young man felt his head becom-
ing qrte giddy and confused, and his lips grow
ing stiff, With well acted concern, the woman,
the murderess, rose, and threw her arm around his
neck, apparently with the intention Of supporting
his head. AT this very moment he mechanically
raised his hand and felt The hammer in the side
pocket OF the coat worn by the female. He felt
conscious of the danger Of his situation; he at,
tempted to rise and leave the room, but his
strength failed him. He tried to speak, but his
tongue was paralyzed BY one desperate strug-
gle he made a faint outcry, and then fell on the
floor in a state Of utter insensblity.
The drew her little hammer from her
pocket and laid it on the floor She then search
ed her victim, took the purse and deposited ii in
the pocket she wore. She placed his head in the
requisite position to receive the deadly blow and
raised her right arm for the purpose ofnfc,ing it,
when the fatal hammer was suddenly wrested
from her grasp The police agent opportunelv
entered the room at that moment esge
Oh tIe HrSl examination, sne gave the following
romantic account of herself She was Of res
pectable family and ineproachable conduct but
having bestowed her affections on a young man
who had treacherousy forsaken her she had from
that moment vowed lmplacabe hatred TO all the
male sex, and the murders she had committed
were actuated by no other motive than vengence
for the injury inflicted on her feelings. Would it
be believed that there persons weak enough to
pity this vctmof betrayed afIectonsl The sensibil-
lies OF The world, especially of the great world,
are often ridiculous and sometimes blameable.-j
An effort was made TO screen the wretched victim
from the punishment of The law. When asked
why she committed ROBBERY we'll as MURDER her
defenders could give no satisfactory reply. The
criminal, however, underwent the penalty Of the
aw; and certainly society has reason TO rejoice
hat the punishment Of death had moi been a.
polished. .,n-