Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1857-03-27

religlon OH MN, Dut by her lOWly meek
ness of department, her chasteness of
piety, and anxiety for her husbands
welfare. Her bread should be cast upon
the waters, and perhaps would be found
after many days. The sermon closed
with a fervent appeal to personal piety
and preparation for eternity, which might
come at any time.
A Chapter of Horrors.
We find the following in the Louis
vile Democrat. 1t is queer story of
life, truly, and some of our novelette,
writer's will certainly avail themselves of
the matter it affords for startling rc-
nance
Our little story is q sequel to q terrible
homicide and suicide which were com
mitted in Louisville some four years ago
by a man by the name of Walker. In
the year 1913 Walker gained admission
into the family of James Peters, in
Natchez, Miss, and while an inmate of
Peters house, became -cnamored of Pc
ters' wife, who was at that time young
and lovely woman With fendish de-
sign upon Peters life, Walker induced
him to take walk with him in the sub
urbs of Natchez late one evening, when
Walker made an assault upon his COM
panion with bowio-knife, cutting him
most horribly, and leaving him apparent
ly dead Walker Immediately left Nat
chez in company with the supposed wild
ow Of Peters, and made Louisville his
home, where he lived with Mrs. p. as
his wife. Strange to say, Peters rccov-
cred from his wounds, and in his wan
dcrings found his way to this city Soon
after his arrival here he learned that his
old betraycr and assassinator resided
here, and he determined upon immediate
revenge. Throwing himself into hack,
nc ordered the driver to proceed to Sec
ond street, between Market and Jeffer.
son, to the residence Of Walker and his
own early love lie sent the hackmar
to the door of the dwelling to call Walk.
er to the carriage, and his old enemy ne
sooner made his appearance than Peters
fred upon him from the carriage, killing
him instantly. Peters Immediately sur.
rendered himself into the hands of jus
tice, regardless of the course of the law
but was finally set at liberty receiving
no punishment for his high crime. A
strange combination of circumstances
again associated him with the woman
who had proven SO cruelty false to hin
in Natchez, and they lived together fo
some years in comparative happiness. -
Some four years ago, however, in e
of jealousy, he determined to destroy
the life of the woman who had acted al
bane to bis earthly happiness, and cvi
IDENTIFY meditated q design upon his owl
life. Having some unsettled business
with Mr. Hess, the undertaken, he visited
him in the morning, and arranged hil
affairs, concluding by engaging coffin
which he said he designed for his owr
use. The proposition of man to pur.
chase his own coffin was strange one tC
our old friend Hess but he generally
has an eye to business, and consented t
fill the order. Soon after that Peters
sccrctcd himself, with revolver, in an
empty sugar-hogshcad, directly in the
woman's way. The desperate man rec.
ognizcd his victim as she passed, and
fired upon her from knot-holc in The
hogshead; she fell 20 the ground imme-
diately, and exclaimed that she was kill
cd, when her murderer discharged tho
contents of pistol into his own head
He did not die suddenly, however, but
was carried to the Napoleon Coffee
house," at the corner Of Jefferson and
Preston streets, where he begged that
some friend would give him another pis-
toll, that he might, himself, consummate
terrible deed which he had commenced
with so much deliberation. Death soon
came to his relief, however, and many
who were present yet remember the ter
rors of that separation The unhappy
woman, who survived the supposed fatal
shot, still lives in this city, is but one or
two years in thirty, and is said to possess
unusual beauty and attractions. 800
BOYS OUT At NIGnT.--rGt is one of the
most ruinous, dangerous, misehievous
things possible Nothing SO speedily
and surely marks their downward course.
We have aguin and again alluded to
these melancholy facts, and must con-
tinue to do 50 while we have strength to
lift.a pen. q SAW1 A' ffAA 2
II is ruinous TO their morals in alFih.
stances. They acquire, under cover of
night, an unhealthy state Of mind bad,
vulgar and profane language, obscene
practices, criminal sentiments and law
less and riotous bearing. Indeed, il is
in the street after nghtfall that the
boys principally acquire the education Of
he bad, and CAPACITY for becoming row.
ly, dissolutc, criminal men. Parents,
10 You believe N Will you heed it,
win you keep your children at homcat
tight, and SEQ that your homes are made
,loasant and profitable? Or, take them
With you to the house Of God, Of prayer
nd praise? Evil communication cor
upt good manners" az little leayen
saycneth the whole lump" Beware Of
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