Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-11-20
SEDUCTION AND REVENGE.

The tragedy committed in Philadelphia
IN Wednesday week at the St. Lawrence He
tel, has created an immense excitement ia
that city. AIr. Richard Carter, the deceas-
ed came TO this country about twenty-five
years since With brother, and settled at
Tamaqua, in Schuylkill county.
The brothers were miDers, and being very
industrious and saving they got togethrr con-
siderable means aud went into business upon
their own account They became extensive
ly engaged in mining, storskeeping and in
the manufacture of iron. In this business
they associated themselves with a man with
cut capital, named John McCauley, resi-
dent of Berwick. Their fsrnaces we're SUBJ
sequently burned, and McCauley was ru-
med man. The brothers Carter continued
prosperous, and Richard was made President
of the Anthracite Bank at Tamaqua. He
was at the time Of his death forty-seyen years
of age He was religious nan, so far as
professions 60, prominent in works OF chari-
ty, aud his reputation only suffered from
one cause, TO wit, bis foudness for women
outsids Of his own family, and his amours,
were numerous and seandalous About two
years since he was tried at 0rwigsburg for
the seduction Of a young lady but his means
enabled him to get out Of the scrape.
Some few years since, the wife of Mr..
hcCauley, bus former partner, died leaving
an interesting and beautiful daughter named
Elizabeth, who was then about twenty years
of age. Mr. Carter took mach interest in
this young lady, and at his request her faith
er consented that this old patron should take
the charge of her education upon hinself.--
Mr. Carter sent his ward to the Wesleyan
Femals academy, ., Wilmir gson, Deleware.
lie was in tie habit Of sending her word 10
meet him in Philadelphia. She would obey
the summons and repair to the Girard House
where they would remain together, publicly
as uncle and niece bu. privately as man and
wife, from Saturday until Monday, when
Miss. McCauley would return to Professor
Looniis's establishment at Wilmington, and
her protector would 60 back to his wife at
Tamaqua without her suspecting the eirand
her faithiess husband had been upon. Upon
one occasion Mr.. Certar and Miss. McGauley
travelled together to Niagara, and at anoth-
er time tney spent some days together al
Saratoga.
A young man named Thomas Washington
Smith, from Cecil county, Maryland, was at
one time clerk in the store Of Mr.. Carter.
at Tamaqua. Mr. Smith afterwards became
travelling agent foi various periodicals,
and was in the habit of visiting his sister,
who was teacher at ths Wesleyan Acad-
emy at Wilmington. Upon one of these
visits he became acquainted with Miss Nc
Cauley, and was enamored of her.
About year ago he married her in op-
position to the wishes of Mr.. Carter, and
four months later she gave birth to child.
which was the result of ber intimacy with
her guardian
Upon making this discovery Smith parted
from his wife, and has since been making ar
rangements to commence an action for di-
vorce. The fatal result of the meeting at
the St. Lawrence Hotel, seems to have been
MIR. Smith will be tried at tho next court,
when we hops tho verdict viii be, ssSeryed
right"