American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-07-08

SAD CAsE-About week ago the records
of the Criminal Court showed that Albert Beach
had been found guilty of obtaining money under
false pretences; and he was yesterday sentenced
by Judge Crawford to the Pententiary for eigh-
teen months.
This man is, we suppose, about thirty-six
years old. lie was educated to commercial bust
ness in the city of New York, where he after
ward held a profitable and responsible position
In one OF the first establishments. He subse-
quently followed the business of daguerreotyp-
ing in this city, with apparently very good sue
cess; and while SO engaged, two or three years
ago, married most estimable and excellent
young lady. To the surprise Of many, however,
he suddenly sold out his interest in the daguer-
reotyping establishment and threw himself ont
OF business for time; but after a little conf
menced an auction store, in which his career
was brief, as many who had come to know him
predlcted. His course was then rapidly down
ward, and instead of Swelling at the hotels
he turned to lounging at the groggeries: and
instead of trying to effect transactions" at
wholesale stores, his aim was simply to "do''
some poor fool out Of a few dollars. Caught il,
one OF these tricks, he has at last been sentenced
to the felon's punishment
Inc end does not appear worthy his pains t.,
reach It, What could have led him off? We
can answer. 1t was not drink in the first in
stance nor lazness for although he was al
ways In the way of temptation by the former
MS desire to do well and his pride of appear
ance would have sustained him for many years;
and in his business he made every exertion to
succeed. But, without the ability to repel the
advances of band of well-dressed and plausi
bic gamblers, who loiter about this CITY, he
suffered himself to be fattered, petted and en-
nced away by them, and vainly imagined that
he was quite lion in their esteem, until he
suddenly found that they had cut his acquaint-
ance, leaving him without money, credit oc-
cupation, character, or any means of procuring
livelihood. After looking around him for a
time, and making some feeble endeavors to get
foothold again, he gave up the hope, and re-
solved on making by the games that others had |
made off him. But he had not learned the mys-
teries of the vile profession, and only sunk
deeper at each successive attempt to rise He
is now in disgrace from which but few are ever
redeemed, and his family and friends can only
mourn his fall.
We have not wantonly nor unnecessarily
portrayed his case. The same men who caused
his ruin are to-day upon the Avenue, arrayed
n fine apparel, CONTRIBUTING the manners of
gentlemen, and patronizingly bestowing acts of
,ivility upon plain business men and unsuspect-
ing youth. Their first appeals are to the senti- !
ment of vanity, and they who can thus be APP
preached care as easily led by the nose as !
lsses are" The only safety for those they {
would court is to repel End resist them at the O
Of their approaches. The only /
security that any man can have from falling !
INTO the meshes of these heartless scoundrels
IS to possess so great a regard for virtue and {
honor, as to hold no communion with the prac- '
users OF things incompatible with them With l
OUT thls' no man is safe, whether young or old. Q
we nave known members of Congress, with !,
gray hairs, to be coaxed into the gambling dens :
OF this city, and so completely impoverished as
TO forfeit the esteem of our citizens and their t
fellow-members, by the forfeiture Of the most s
solemn pledges respecting the debts they were
Obliged to contract. Why Congress and our
city authorities tolerate such things is mys-
terry to oil who contemplate the subject We !
have never seen in an American city, north of {
New orleans, so general disposition to tolerate
these 9 bells, as they have been truthfully de-
nominated
TRIAL FOR MURDER-Our readers no doubt