Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-05-22
THE CASE OF SEDUCTION AND ATTEMPT
ED ASSASSINATION IN BALTIMORE.

currence in Baltimore, which was briefly
given in telegraph despatch yesterday, are
furnished by the papers Of that city;
Seduction and its Consequences .---Abont
eighteen months since, young man OF our
city, named Joseph F. Creamer, well known
around town, became acquainted with the
beautiful and talented daughter OF Mr..
George League, a gentleman long known
and highly respected in our community, as
commission broker. Miss Rosalba League,
the lady 10 whom reference is made, was, at
| the time, al tached 10 the choir of one OF our
and numbers of persons wended their way
thi,her every Sunday TO listen 10 her singing
which all who heard it, pr nounced almost
unequalled for melody and compass
Creamer, as we stated, became acquainted
with her, and paid TO her the marked atten.
ton usual from a man toward the lady
whom he intends TO make his wife. The
young lady, herself loved him dearly--no,
wisely, but too well-and The consequence
was, that he had been visiting her some
eight or ten months, her friends noticed a
change in her, and anxious maternal in
quiries elected the fact that she was about
10 become mother, without having under
gone the ceremony that would make her
wife.
OF course the discovery caused the live
lest emotion in the family, the members Of
which had always hitherto maintained an
unsullied reputation. The father Of Miss
League at ouce waited upon the seducer OF
his daughter. aud demanded Of him the
only repara,ion in his power to his injured
child-,o marry her This he refused 10 do
alleging that he was a minor, and therefore
incompetent TO marry without his fathers
consent, a, the same time referring him TO
his father as the most suitable person 10 be
consulted in the premises. OF course this
was merely prevaricalion, and an attempt TO
escape from doing justice 10 his victims. A
short time after this the father of the young
lady induced Creamer 10 20 to the house and
see Rosalba. she being desirous Of having an
interview with him. When he had arrived
at the house, preacher was in waiting, the
} license prepared and everything in readiness
TO celebrate the marriage ceremony. which
the friends and relations Of The lady's family
had determined should take place at that
time, even if threats and force had 10 be re-
sorted TO.
The question was then put TO Creamer by
the father, twill you marry my daughter !''
: to which he again evadeL direct answer
: by reference 10 his father. MIR. League
= now become very much excited and enraged
= and pointing pistol a, the runer Of the
: peace of his family, threatened TO shoe,
I him if he did not at once marry his daugh.
ter, but CreameI steadily refused, and final
ly was suffered 10 depart on promise tha,
= he would do justice 10 The lady at some fu'
ture time. He continued to visit the house
), until after the child was born, protesting q
determination TO marry her IS soon as he
became twenty one years OF age. While
this promise was hanging over him, how
: ever, he was paying his addresses 10 anothe
S lady, the daughter of highly respected
s citizen of Baltimore, still however, regularl,
visiting Miss League, and making no avow
al of his determination to break his engage
ment with her.
y On last Saturday week he eioped with tht
J young lady mentoned-Miss Clare-the.
T being married here on Saturday morning
: and starting for Philadelphia in the after
noon train. They did not get off, however
without considerable difficulty, the family o
!. Miss League having by some means become
d apprised of what was going on, although
n not 10 lis full eytenl-they only supposin;
tha, he was going off TO be married, no
! knowing that he was actually married a
the time. Mrs League and other member
70 of her family were at the depot, and al
u tempted 10 get TO the bride, but by som
x means they were put upon the wrong scent
e and The bridal party succeeding in geltin
lr off without the two ladies mee,ing..-
n Creamer and his wife remained in Phiade
n phia about a week, and then returned I
, Baltimore, and took rooms at the Founiai
Hotel, where they have resided up to tn
~ present time. The father Of the victim {
U" the seducer's arts, knowing that reparatio
J. 10 his daughter by marriage was now out {
the question, determined 10 PERSONAL
wreak his vengence upon the destroyer {
his family's peace and good name, by shoe
y ing him and accordingly he has been o
is the alert for him ever since his return.
Of Yesterday morning, about half past seve
l. O'Clock, he stationed himself al the Mechal
of ics' Bank corner, opposite Baruum's Hote
g armed with double barrelled gun, 10 wa
for his intended victim. A few minute
after, Creamer came along down Fayetl
- street, and passed him. When he had g
N about ten yards of The avenger raised h
I'd gun and taking deliberate aim, fired. Tt
N barrel was loaded with buckshoi, one
ID which passed through Cleaners appare
ID and after inhcling flesh wound on II
lower part of the breast bone, glanced alou
the margin of the ribs, and passed out will
ed out inAicling any further injury. The SCI
In ond shot struck revolver which Cream,
n had in side pocket, shiverng it 10 piece
s; and then, strange to say, fell, and was four
u found in his vest pocket. Immediate aft,