Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-16
CITY NEW S.

ASAD PICTURE.-Las, Monday morning we witnessed
scene which sckcncd heart as is and lons uc
customcd have been similar specacles in city He
Attracted by crowd south Of the Basln We halted ana as
ceained that The Coroner calling together jury 'o
hold inquest the body Of woman lying d'a" IN
house close by. We followed the Jury into an alley anu
thence ND flight Of slsrs into room where the p"dy "as
lying. This room, small one, constituted inc ehtle PIC
misses Of The drccased and more wetchch aoode We nav
never Witnessed. In corner stood the beIsteai, on
which there miserable bed OF straw, on when 'c
body was stretched. In another corner was SINH o1
cupbuurd with perhaps half dozen dirty asses III ~.
the hearth lhtoe small Cooking ntehss; aha
these articles embraced we believe, The entire confl,
the roomi and ALL small the quantity IN very S
condition There was not particle oi ea. OF ,a
woman OF abou, 30 years. was still IN the habihen.s
of ean old faded dress anda poir OF wonien yarn cH
inss Turning her entire covering with The exception "l u
ali dr,b over coat which nrghbor had taken there and
lown over the body apparently with the view oi Tehdet-
ing the sight less horrible. In the room, by the side Of hrr
sod mother were small Children one girl apparently
hont eleven and the other boy about eight years OF age
both presenting appearance in harmony win the place
The little girl bitterly weeping over He offensive re-
mains III her mother; The little boy literally naked, was
standing in ealing crust Of bread winch some OF
The ncsbos had given him. apparently wholly unconscious
of The loss OF mother.
" Ths ,uIy commenced dischareng their unpleasant duty
A female a neighbour Of the DECEASED was sworn 10y the 20
go Sb. stated that the deceased had been almost con
intoxicated for the lust three four weeks When
so, she worked sewing for living; but recently her
ov for the bottle had become great that she had aba-
Tor the nulstnte Oh lltT
s,ir. Many of her household effects, scan as they
Snc NJ hest had been sold and pledged 10 obtain liquor
L her little children almost starving for something
r. rat For the last four weeks. They had been fed by the
oinho,s who were scarcely able feed their own oil.
sprnr The chief employment uf The lille glH was To run
to srogge, with black bottle 10 obtain whlskey Tor her
no,t,r This bottle lying the miserable, dirty,
bloody bed by side of its dead victim The wi ness sta
ted that the deceased kept This bottle hY her side 10 drink
IRON, il i'm night time and when she was too much inox
tented to walk The Of the little girl over The dead
body Of such mother were TOO much for our hardened
beorl We left the with melancholy and sickened
heart reacttng that had witnessed IT, The verdci u
The inv we afterwards learned was that the womln came
to her death from the effects Of ntemperancc She died
suddenly and unObserved by any her little daughter
Who ran TO a neighbours house and the alarm The mo-
Their died drunk Tie filthy floor Of her house on Sunday
evening last at 3 O'CLOCK
Yesterday we uguin visited this place of horror and dis
lrcss Il, make inquiry in reference to tht tate oil The
moIletl.ss children. We under the impression ia
81 howeycr We surprised 10 find the body still there,
srudnp forth strong The evidences OF decay The carse
stood al tie door accompanied by ange hack IN which
was sitting alone the daughter OF The Deceased We Inquired
into Tie OF the delay in taking the offensive body 10 The
prav. The answer made BY colured man In charge
of N. hcarsr The coin he said was 10" short Tue !ect
of tr cura sticking out VI IL al least twelve inches
he had ahocd 10 put cr in but was nnsuccessni ana nc
was afraid the police would Elm, he went through
The With corpse in that exposed rnn!l'on we
asked him il any person had gone Tor another collin lie
sail some one had bit they remained long lime, he
doubted their success in getting another.
We tarieL there some time, making enquiries about the
children hut another coffin did arrive during our stay
We were informed that The deceased had Three clidren-a
girl and boys One of The boys aged about Ten years
lived with lady in other part nl The CITY, The girl
hc rie. had been apprcnticed 10 Dr. Pumc but had re-
turned 10 live with her dissipatcd mother who was very
cruel her This pa,i o. The statement was colooofaen
by zen ean whose business uce ls nearly opposite The
residence Of This miserable lamly On Saturday last only
the ,ay prevous her DEATH he the mo,ai come into
The street, seize daughter by The hair with one hand and
drag her home beating her with The other as hry went
along Tie little boy ndiiert nj 10 The scene OF ms 'opfh
situation play yesterday with come children ~ The
alley few steps from lie henrse which wac waiting 10
convey away the remains OF his mother. lie was 100
, yonng TO appreciate the dread ul realities
Our informant u who lived in the neislborliood
characterized Ie daughter "a bad child. what else,
thought we could be expected III child who had received
her trimming aud lessons from sScil mother.
The remains Uf the unworthy mother doubt ere his
IN The grave Better uuuld it be- If her children also
there unless charitable DO taken OF them The
ncuhlvrs they should not stavc 0l c3nrse M
pledge fur their welfare could be given by persons 100
poor do Justice To their own children Some Kind hand
had washed the face Of the daughter cnmbed her hair and
ryen rr bonnet and genccl dress To accompany
The o her mother 10 The 50 altered was her
appea from lie filthy and pitiablc CONDITION Of The day
before that should l2a recognized her without me
assistance Of person familiar with her her new clothes
she appeared in better Spirits and more rrconc'ei TO The
loss Of her mother than when we first saw her
Such picture PRESENTS in the most nrebr manner thr
responsibility OF parents while shows the damnable ELECTS
al whkey present. we feel inclined Ia luvo HE Maine
liquor law.
ARREST OF A BALTIMORE RuRGLAR.-feser
day forenoon Archibald Wilkinson Captain Of Police Of
This city received the following Geographic despatch:
.,aLrImoRE, Sept. IA. 1853.
"Arrrst A. NJ Brnrr. Len Baltimore o'clock this morn
ing Has wife. and small black dog with ring round his
neck Supposed To be Canadiun Speaks broken Efencn
500 in Mrs H. Freeman silk dtsss and other
! clothing. Chage-hurelary. VIM shy
In obedience the above Capt Wilkinson attended The
Shockor Hill depot an awaited the arrival OF the Northern
cars 81 o'clock. On their arrival urge crowd OF pas.
engcrs rushed take their places in the rail road ON
nbs md hacks TO the Southern depot 10 proceed IN
the culs al O'Clock Officer w. selected from Tue
crowd person supposed 10 be Bencr lie saw Inn place
lady aud child in The omnibus and Then cross The street ana
enter Store the Theatre He 6uou came OUT, una
started loot in the direction o( the Southern depot
Officer w. Kept eye his movements, hnd loiio~c'
him AS he was in The act of entering ears, Officer W.
tapped him The shoulder and remarked That he presumed
Bener. and that an officer ni Ponce ic
must take him into custody. The man denied hh hener
his name, ind officer W. quite different name ne
said he could convince officer W. that Benrr was mol ms
name he would follow him where his family were seated
in the officer w. followed him and saw Inn Whisper
his wife. This done, and door being convenient no
Immediately leap-d through window and attempted 10
escape by running Officer w. pursued and after an AMI
chase oil several hundred yards through bTrk tafo'
on banks Of The river below the depot he iinay came
up him and secured him He took his prisoner back 70
the depot procured hack placed him AMI his wife nnd
child it, and prncccJed The First Market Cage where
he Locked him up, and then took his wife ANA ch anu
placed them in boarding house There IL II" dnuht aoout
identity of the lie has in his possession all Inc p''iS
alluded the despatch Ills three trunks went On 20 re-
crsbns but the baggage agent has orders !" bring them
back The return Ualn
CLAIMING TO BE WHrrE-Thc Hastings Court
was occupied the chief portion its time oi sitting YrscT
day. with the hearing al an application o Two l'c hre"s
Patrick Henry Cross and his brother who claimed le "
vilrnr going large without registers, un i eF"hn
that ry had become ~ FAR removed from Their o@ihl' M
uro hlnd. emile them The benefit OF an ar OF ~
srmLly which declares that persons with lrss 'hn one
,ur n negro blood shall hc -cicd white persons HrsS's
irorer W Randolph and John N Davis, counsel Tor me NJ
gros sustained the appca''n which was oppose" ~ ''
, I,omnrn y eah's Attorney, K. IT, Daniel Esq
The Court land we think very Jusy) refused me aFl''
lion Tie aw and circuls under which this aPpfra
on va. made would Tree about rh "l me slaves VI
Tho Common wealth. and lead ntfminable dirniiis ON
The subject. One tenth negro blood womb be- littc enough
TO place a negro upon The oonng of white person.
!, FUNERAL.-The young Guard" Captain J. II kc"-
ardson turned yesterday convey the grave the re-
mains II u its most popular and esteemed "hcers'
(rut Louis I.ocr The Guard accompanied by The ar
mory Band took charge OF The remains al the lae rcsurhc
If the deceased in the lower part Of The city and followed
nv lng Train Of Carriages in which were relatives an"
sympu hizng friends Proceeded through Main street 10 "
p.ers Cathedral where the usual religious ceremonies o
The Catholic Church were performed Alter whic', ne
f,r,,. "a