The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-03
TIE SUPPOSED BsD OF THE WAR.
An Interesting Habeas Corpus Cate In CIn-
clnnall.

An Interesting Habeas Corpus Cate In Gin
clnnaIl.
FATHER CLAIMING THIS CUSTODY OF HIS GILL
DREN AGAINST THEIR MOTHER.
| From the Cipoirpa Az GasGt", Jan. 301
a delicate and romantic interest Is connected with
the hnbeas corpus case DOW being examined 10 the
| Probate Court before Judge Warren.
! The psrties are connected with the Society OF
Friends and are of families If the highest respecta.
bility both here and in PHILADELPHIA. Morgan Hnch.
man, who married Margarelta Shoemaker, sister Of
Isaac Shoemaker, of this city, and Of Eliza r, Shoe
maker, swho in lS4S was married to Abraham NJ.
Taylor. OF this city, complains that friends OF her
FAM for several years have been using all their
arts ana influence TO bring about q separation be-
tween him and his wife, and to that end on the 18th
OF January by conspiracy, he WAS seized WHILE as
farmer OF Bucks county, Pa, he was in attendance
ct the market IL the city of Philadelphia, and actual
y confined in the Asylum at FRANKFORT, Pa. for six
months as lunatic, from which he was released
and obtained $40 600 damages from his captors, in
suit in the Sup eme Court Of Pennsylvan
When confined as lunatic his children were
taken by the mother. One of the children died, and
though the father obtained the elder, the mother
with young Master Walter, now niDe years old in
July, 1850, come to Cincinnati, ard since then has
been living with her sister, Mrs. A. NJ Taylor.
Since which tune the parties have not lived toge-
Their nor had espoDdence. The boy Walter, sin
SEPTEMBER last has been placed by a. NJ. Taylor in
The school OF j. Heron, Ia Seventh street in this
city. Or Wednesday last, among the numerous
per who arrived at the Bufuet House was o
gentleman wih Lad bout thirteen years old, who
registered his name as hr. Adamson AID that Of his
son as Master Adannsou. @. FRIDAY it appears he
visited school kept BY the Friends or people called
Quakers where, inquiring f r Master Walter Hnch
oan. be was told by one Of the female pupils that
Master Walter was student n Miss Jones' room, in
the juvenile department Of Hercons seminary. The
Garage was driven there, and, with some earnest
Uees u manner, The man aud boy entered the school
room and asked Miss joiner for Walter. bright
eyed intelligent lad OF nine yeacs, was called, when
the gentleman Introduced the elder boy as Charles,
the brots1eSf Walter and himself as the father of
both; and, Win some rrecipitaDcy, after getting his
clothes and books buried the boy into the carriage
a1d drove oil. Mr. Herron, not being satisfied with
this abrupt proceeding, sent mes engers to Mr.. lay
lor, who NIT Mr. llnchman and the two boys in
Third street, crossing Main, in search Of clothing
store, to get the boy some warner clothing.
Mr.. Hinchmau thus DISTRACTED. Mr.. Taylor remon-
stIating against the forcibe abduction Of the boy,
proceeded TO the office of King Anderson, his
counsel, mt they not being in, Mr.. Hincbmsu and
b.ys hurried to The Burpet House closely folio we'd
by Mr.. taylor. There Mr. Hincbman paid his bill as
MI AdAmson, and re registered bis lame as Morgan
III Gilman.
son, when he found Mr.. Anderson in. Mr.. Snoe ma
ker Mr. Taylor, ana other friends bad brought from
The adjoining rooms in the same building their
counsel Mr.. Stanley Matthews and Vachel Worthing-
ton. In the meantime writ Of habeas corpus bad
been sworn out by David n. Taylor, and the Sheriff
wss nomentsry expested with the writ. Hincn.
man and his two boys started down stairs to get into
| the street. and make his contemplated purchase of
clothing, when the Taylor and Shoemaker party A.
tempted to Interfere. The scene teat here ensued,
we suppose, will never be truly told, but we learn
that two or three of tie Quaktrs planted themselves
in the doorways, ard kept Hincbman from passing
The counsel on both sides we're e9cted one collared
Hinchman, another swore he should not go out;
Hinchmans lawyer svore be should, and the Babel
confusion and excitement continued until the Sheriff
cane with the writ
The Sheriff t,ok the boy Walter on Friday after
noon before Judge Warren who appointed Saturday
morning for the examination OF the case. The
fhn 1nx-f rha IF NJ rar,lap al
pght at his own risk, ard on Saturday morning the
trial commenced The principal testimony 10 addi.
ton 10 the above was as follows
Mr. Taylor test,hed MIST Mrs Hinchnan was sister to
II Wit, and xth Wsltsr bad lived IN mis- family
July, $780, that Mrs. bad about s6 coo invested for
b.r orp usa and Sss in II iegpec proper per.oo to
have ihe srd eruca'inn u her S.id the re-
spond.n lad the reputation OF having been ius,ns that
lie bsG he fspuso OF giving way 70 sreA, aa OF pas
vncctve il his e,r ariful cunni,g and unreiOie as
mao, ard totally unfit 10 have the care and control Of
ohid There several II the Of Mr.. Hin ,h
mans family in tho city between whom AMI his and
Mr. Rir chm ANA friends relations Of friendly character
Mrs. s,eed tsstnsd to the worthy character of Mrs.
Ht chnsn ard her eminent competency n have charge
OF her both az TO his mental and moral allure and
biz phrsicsl wants.
Without being completed the case was adjourned
until this morning ut 10 o'clock.
Master Walter is q remarkably intelligent boy,
and during the trial was very happy and delighted
in the company Of hi, elder brother Charles. Mr.
Hinchman claims that he came with the design to
get his boy aud re unite with his wife. Her friends
soy the union never be effected, and that Mr.. H.
is an artful, vindictve man, with whom his wife
never be happy.
THREE Mss DROWNED IN THE MoNoNG AmSLA
RrvER.-On Sunday morning last two men, ma ned
Carries Munday and Patrick Mct,ill, both residing
lock No. 3, on the Monongshela river went out
in the river in skit, to catch floating drift wood.
There was great deal OF ice running aud the Two
men could not manage the skin they we're soon in
imminent danger of being carried over the dam.
nan named Charles Loughrey, residing in the same
nsichbofhocd, seeing the danger of Mc(ill Nun
day, procured skif, and accompanied by man
named Harter Berry, went to the rescue, but it was
too late; the skiff containing Munday and McGill
was carried over the da-, and both we're drowned.
The skin that Loughrey and his companion we're in
also became unmanaseable, and likewise carried
over the dam. II ,set, and Loughrey was drowned,
but Berry succeeded In saving himself by cnging to
| TO Elizabethtown where be rescued from his
perilous situation. None OF the bodies have been
recovered Pttsbnrg Journal, Ft6 /.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD TUSsEL.--The tunnel
which bns Just been completed on the line of the
Pennsylvania Central Railroad passes through the
summit Of the Allegheny Mountains at point klo wn
AS Sugar Run Gap. II lies in the counties Of Blair
and Cambria the summit being the dividing line
II s 3612 feet long, 6S5 feet OF which i, arched
containing 100 perches OF cnt stone and 6,400
petches Of brick masonry snd 927 feet cut through
| the solid rock whsra srsiirg is unnecessary. Eight
feet Of tia arch each side is built Of cut stone
| inches thick, resting on sbutmen's Of rock range
work OF The same thickness and the crown consists
Of five courses Of hard burnt brick-the whole laid
| with hydraulic cement. At grade the width Of the
tunnel in the clear is tvontyone feet ten feet above
the grade, twenty -four feet. The height above the
grade Is twenty three feet The greatest elevation
above tide is at the west end OF the tunnel where
the height is 2,lGl feet. The grades ascending the
eastern slore commence at Altoona, ard In dis
lance OF twelve miles, where the end Of the tun
nel commences, the height overcome Is 900 feet, OF
s2i feet to the mile.
ACCIDENT ON THg RaLRoAp.-0n the 24th ult,
tho sugne attached 10 burthers train jumped from