Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1855-08-18
The Hero of an Infamous career.

A contributor Of the =" Empire State, .
gives the following thrilling history Of
the notorious "NED BUNrLINE,' alias
Il. u. c. JUDsoN, the founder of the
Know Nothing organization:
Every body remembers the Astor Place
riot that occurred few years since in
the city of New York, originating in a
personal difficulty between Mr.. Maerea-
dy, the distinguished English tragedian,
and Edwin Forrest, the great 90 Ameri-
can Gladiator" Forrest became jealous
Of Macready before a New York audi
ence, and he made deliberate and ma
licious attempt to destroy his popularity
For this purpose, a large number Of his
friends were engaged to hiss Macready,
whilst on the stage. First and foremost
in this gang was man by the name of
Judson, better known as "Ned Bunt-
line" author of the Mysteries of New
York.
The difficulty, hitherto entirely per-
sonal, now became general--a large por-
ton Of the first citizens of New York
being indignant that a stranger, and a
hvorite with them, should thus be treat
ed in their midst. Large crowds assem-
bled in the Astor place, with Ned Blunt
line at their head, haranging them in a
most vociferous manner, his rallying cry
being dorm ruth the foreigner" At
tempts were made to demolish the thea
tre in which Macrcady was playing. The
military were called out, and ordered to
fire ON the mob. A number of citizens
were shot down, several of whom were
on the ground merely as spectators. Ned
Buntline was arrested and sentenced to
the penitentiary for five years. Leaving
him at Sing Sing cutting stone, let us
revert to few biographical "reminiscences
in the life of our hero,
He was formerly an officer Of the u.
S, Navy, hence his soubriquet "Ned
Buntline." AT st. Augustine, Florida,
he became acquainted with, and married
beautiful girl of Spanish parentage.
She is represented as having been a
lovely character mild, beautiful, grace
full and intelligent. We have seen her
miniature likeness, and if we possess any
skill in physiognomy, those traits are
distinctly marked. From his drunken
ness, debauchery, and abandonment of
her, and from his personal abuse, she
faded, sickened and died in two or three
years.
Ten years ago he came to Nashville,
Tenn, and commenced paper, the
name Of If which we 10 not now recoliect.
He then wrote, and still writes, beauti-
full stories, and occasionally pieces of po-
etry, possessing no inconsiderable degree
Of merit. From his position as an edi-
tor, from his address, and from the ta-
lent he had exhibited as writer, he
found an easy access in the first families
in Nashville. Having one evening, at
fair held at Masonic Hall, been intro
duced to Mrs: Porterfeld, wife of a
wealthy and respectable merchant, an in
timacy between her and Ned soon be-
came manifest. Mrs. p. was then con-
sidcred the most beautiful and magnifi-
cent woman in Nashville. We knew her
in her beautiful home, the mother of a
. sweet child, the idol Of a noble husband,
and the object of admiration and alice
ton. We have seen har since her fall.
beautiful even in her ruin-tall and
graceful, with as majestic and SYMMETRY
cal figure and as Yueenly bearing as
Cleopatra's, with clear, soft beautiful
complexion, with profusion of hair,
black as the ravens wings--large, dark,
expressive eyes, with long, dropping
lashes, and in each cheek beautiful
dimple, in which play thousand smiles
every time she speaks, she is yet beau
tiful.
4 A report soon came to the cars Of the
cc& iiling- husband, Of criminal intiIna-
cy between his loved Mary and the ex-
e Ii