The Republican journal., 1869-08-12
L o CAL MS, &c.

\ PARENT W ANrEp. Many years ago 4 book
a, put forth bearing the singular title of THE
Md of rhilIy-siX Fathers" We don't remember
NoW the work solved il mysterioll, title. or whether
ID cleared up The mystery al ali. Rut we do know
tap our Police Courl is just now striving TO solve
question almost pulling. Hannah lluri OF
-u.m' lille, widow OF patriot who lost his life in
-hr alc unpIcasantness, lived in family i'll this
u.s. Hannah had arrived 1T the age of d>rrcidl
aipe ,hout b. hut ncNcrlec,s was not oycr-stock
,t with The alticle-brs,rs being non compos and
ndq guardianship. But Notwithstanding the
nuu,lian in an unguarded moment Hannah fell
prlhal,9 She got up and fell again or became like
The huatmg city voter, "a repcater'-but it was not
u evidence. However, She bore in her arms evil
o,vn, and that some patriarch had ii least looked
olon mis- handlnaid 1t IIaga aud l9hmarl
lt,r again
Pending HE threatened increase Ofthe population
ol ~wan>iIIe, the authorities Of that steady gon4
auine man, or woman, a. the case might be. In
ORDER Ia relieve This anxiety, Hannah proposed to
laar' under the .olemnty of an oath, duly admin
+t,l,d who The patriarch aforesaid was. So, on
1Ar ,th Of june before Emery Sawyer, Esq, She
parent Ii is said of Aaron Burr that he always
.li pomplimcnted similar occasions and paid the
Aill without denur. But Mr. Berry denounced
the affair rs a sWinde on him. And upon the ~ hole
Hannah thought there WAS Il chance for a mistake
he sent for the same magistrate and on June
10Th corrected her testimony by bcStowing the com
}ncnt on George X. Robinson. Squire Sawyer
splelnnly administered the oath, then took out his
memorandum book, and ike base ballist, careful
~ ~rored two. But the second father WAS no bet
Ter pleased than the 1irst one. George swore he
hadn't been within Understanding distance of her
How far this roll Of honor might have stretched
it is impossible To say. had il not been cut short
Jay teDnplaint of Mr. Berry before the County AT
tornt,}. accusing Robinson of cons rine with Min.
vie f. \ eSI and Clarbel Harvey to injurc the good
ied same of the plaintiff and to eXtort money
tn Accusing 9lim of torncation, &c The hearing
before judge Patterson took place on Friday All
The parties we've present. County Attorney Boyle
appeared for the plaintiff. Mcclellan was counsel fol
respondents. Hannah and the baby We're present
II wasn't like The Court that Solomon held once, to
'h4cinine which claimant was mother of the child
III may be doubted whether either of the sworn
father, would have interlAred to save the young
one from being made mince-meat of. There were
some attempts 10 determine the rarentage by ascer-
tanning the family resemblance The Court after
careful scrutiny, ventnrel no opinion. The coun-
sci were pretty ceitan--but acted under the bias Of
fees. and so carried weight The spectatorS
div idetl on the question.
After patient hearing of the ease. and = sittno
Of the testimony. the Court held Robinson and Mrs
Nash, 10 answer the charge at the October Can't
IT is queer case and may ,cyelopc some stranoo
features at the trial. 1t shall be ours to modcstv
mole them for the information of our readers and
nothing eXtenuate, nor set down aught in NAL
ire'-regretting only that linen so foul should be
washed in public
We are all waiting to hear from the peach or
chards of New Jersey. The papers tell ofbis crop,
and luscious fruit, but our market as yet affords
those only that emulate bullets in hardness and size
send along the big ones
notice from the Treasurer of the Railroad cor
poration in our advertising columns, will interest
noupaying subscribers to the stock