The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-26
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From the Philadelphia bulletin.
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genteediy dressed man was found floating in the
Scnuylklll, under Market street bridge The re-
Iahs were towed INTO Arch st. wharf, and Coroner
Fenner was sent for to hold an inquest. That official
immediately proceeded to the spot, and upon exam
iihing the body he was satisfied that murder had
been committed.
The deceased had been in the water for some time
ana 1t was, OF course, difficult to form an accurate
Judgment as to his age. 1t was thought however
ne was man about thirty years of age. He was
ABOUT hve feet eight and half or nine inches in
height, was clad in a black cloth dress coat a fig
ured woolen vest, with fancy buttons, and cassi-
mere pants His throat 'rds cHt from ear 10 ear his
nose was broken, and both eyes We're blackened.
A gold watch found in the vest pocket of the
deceased; the guard chain was broken In his
pocket were found a bunch of KEYS two pairs OF
small scissors, such used by dry goods men,
and about three dollars in change. There were no
pocket book papers in the pockets On the Iittl,,
hnger of the left hand of the deceased was a gold
seal ring, which bore the initials 81. F.. c. upon
the outside. Inside the following inscription
''To Edward, from Addie''
The clothing of the deceased also bore the initials
/ 81. L. c.
The discovery ofthe body and the strong evidences
| of murder having been committed caused an in
tense excitement along the SchuylkiIl Coroner
Fenner immediately ordered the body to be brought
INTO the city, and made arrangements to secure the
ldentihcstioa. OF the body and if possible to ac
complish the detection OF the murderer or mur-
dererS
The deceased was subsequently recognized as a
Mr. John h. Clark, a dry goods merchant. who sud
ADDS the following particulars:
The murder of Mr.. John +. Clark remains
wrapped in profound mystery. We have conversed
with several friends of the deceased, and we CLEAN
from them the following facts relative to the case
1he deceased was about twentv v-four wears Of age.
About year since he bought out Mr. James Ian
nmg, IN dry goods and trimming store, at No. G35
| North Second street There were several notes
given Mr. Lanning by Mr.. Clark in payment of his
claim against the deceased. These notes had been
promptly met as they became due until the time OF
the disappearance of Mr.. Clark.
On the I'd OF April Mr.. c. received a notice from
| the Western Bank that note of $3.50. drawn in
favor OF Mr. LanniDg, was due on the 4th, and upon
the same day notice received from the Me
! chanics' Bank, informing him that a note for S79
drawn in favor of Messrs. VIM. ii. Horstman Il
Sons, was due upon the same date. Mr. Clark told
young man in his store that he was prepared to
meet these engagements, and at about half past ten
O'Clock on the morning of Saturday, the Sd inst, he
started away from his storefor the purpose Of taking
up the notes.
The next we hear of him is at the store of Mr.
Ianning, at No. DAG Market street. That gentle
man states that the deceased called up0n him about
noon ofthe 3D. and stated that he was about to take
up the notes we have described. He held due bill
OF Mr.. l4annings for fifty dollars, and he said he
wanted this sum to help him ont in his paymcnts
stating that he eighty dollars 'short'' OF the
| amount necessary to pay the notes. Mr.. Ianning
paid the fifty dollar due bill, and offered to lend
Mr. Clark the thirty dollars needed to make his
payments in full. Mr. G. declined this offer say
ing he could get the thirty dollars cup town" tie
then left the store Mr. H. states, and that is the last
that was seen of him alive, far could be learned
yesterday.
On the Monday following, the fact Of Mr.. Clark
disappearance was made known, and the same day
Mr.. Lannng received a notice that the note due
him ha / beer protested. Mr.. L.. feeling aggrieved,
entered suit for the amount The first inimaticn
Mr.. Lanning had Of the fate Of the deceased was
seeing the report of the finding of his body in the
Bulletin Yesterday. Nothing heard of MIR
Clark until yesterday nineteen days after his dis
1lT1np han Nod H.s,t1
the Schuylkill, with his throat cut from ear to ear
in such manner, and under such circumstances,
| that the idea of suicide out of the question.
| Mr. Clark, it is believed had four hundred dol
lars in his pocket when he left Mr. Lannng's store
it Is in positive evidence that he had fifty dollars
which he received from Mr. h.; yet when the body
was found, there was but about four dollars in the
| pockets, and that was in small change. The buck
skin purse he always carried in his pantaloons pock
ct gone, and his gold watch and chain were The
only vauables upon his person; but even they had
been tampered with, for the guard chain was cut,
and the hook that held it to the button hole Of the
! vest was gone.
The watch had not run down, but it had stopped
at O'Clock, as though its stoppage had been occa-
stoned by the action of the water which had
! worked its way into the interior. How the
deceased could have been made way with in the
middle of the day, and how he could have had his
throat cut and been thrown into the water, passes
our understanding. The body was found in the
Schuykill but it is possible that it had been thrown
into the Delaware, and that it foated up the Schuyl
/ XIII TO Market street, where 1T was found.
! The deceased, it seems, temperate in his hab
/ its; he married but about four months ago and
between him and his Young wife the warlncst aiiec-
/ uon existed. Mrs. Clark engaged in the store
with her husband and when they closed their place
of business in the evening, they invariably went to
their boarding house in New Market street together
! The deceased temperate in his habits, he had
/ no loose associates, and among his business
I quaintances he enjoyed the character of being a
/ very prompt and upright man. He was a Philadel-
I phan by birth.
FoRGERY.-A correspondent informs us that on
Tuesday, the Goth inst. Edward 5. Estey, of Pres
colt, was arrested for forging the of a neigh
Dor to note of S400. and on the following dav
was brought before l.. w. HapgoOd, ESQ, OF
Athol, for examination. He plead guilty and
gave bonds Of 1000 for his appearance before the
Criminal Court at Worcester, for trial, the
ond Monday of May next Besides the above note
there others of the character to the
of about 81 500 in existence. Our informant states
that Mr.. Estey has always borne an excellent char
acter, and has been considered honest and rclia-
1 bic man, but becoming embarrassed during the
"hard times" he issued these notes with no nten-
ton of defrauding his creditors but with the eN-
! pectatiOn of redeeming them before they matured.
Had not the forgery been discovered, he would
probably have redeemed them within two or three
months-Bosfou Jo,u.
! TRAGICAL AFFAIR.-0n the night of the 18th inst.
Mr.. p. Howell, having detected one of his negroes
stealing meat, and finding that he in the habitoi
selling 1t to a white man named Il. Mcdaniel made
the boy make an appointment with the white man to
/ deliver him more bacon, while Mr.. Howell and his
friends surrounded the spot and effected his capture.
Mcdaniel was arrested and carried before Justice
| Deskins While in the courtroom he borrowed
pen-knite from bystander and, before he could be
stopped, cut his throat. The windppe was severed,
and his neck horribly gashed. He is still alive, but
in a most critical condition.
In Crawford county. Pa, Z. Hanna convicted OF
conspiracy and guilty of several fOrgeres has been
| sentenced to the Western Penitentiary for three
years Hill and Jones' convi cted with him, made
their escape from Jail on the rendition of the
| tence. Their recognzanceS, amounting to $1,000,
are forfeited Carson Whiting, having plead guilty
! to the charge of burglary, has been sentenced to
three years to the penitentiary.
LARGE FIRE IN Plymouth AND KNGsroy.-We
! learn from the Plymouth Roch of yesterday, that a
! fire broke out Saturday afternoon last, in the
! woods in Kingston, Muddy Pond. which made
such headwav before it was discovered, that it ex-
! tended into Plymouth, and was not entirely sub
| dued until one O'Clock Sunday afternoon. The
/ whole amount of territory burnt over is probably
not less than three thousand acres, and the amount
| of loss can hardly be less than S25,O1O.
! Two more deaths have occurred at the Marine
Hospital from among the patients received from the
frigate Susquehanna; their names are John Nicol,
! seaman, and Henry Pleifer, marine. On Thursday
it is said, fresh supply of men will be sent from
the navy yard to take charge Of her. The officers
and shipkeepers have been transferred to the hos
I pita grounds. The patients with few exceptions,
are pronounced convalescent. Those who are we'll
will be dismissed from quarantine restraint.
+ DEsTRucTrvR FRE.-A fire in Nashville Tenn,
on Sunday, DESTROYED the business house of ". NJ.
l.. Campbell, and the adjoining building occupied
by j.. II. Metz. The Messrs. Campbell lost their
stock OF dry goods, valued at $751; 900 and also $40
ooo IN money. They barely escaped, and then only
by jumping from a window. No insurance
The dispute as to whether Mrs. Fremont's name
sJesse or Ann has been decided by the publication
OF her father, Col Benton's WILL Her is Jessie
Ann; so that both parties to this important contro-
versy were right, and both were wrong.
Ex-Presdent Fillmore. and bride (says the Rome
Sentinei) passed through Rome, \. y, on the 10Th
instant, on the noon train going West. The ex-
! President looked remarkably well and fresh. His
| wife is truly beautfulooking woman.
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