The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-28
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AhiS 10 bno QuebLlOn winch lB now dVlI0bluH
the Coroners of this city and Brooklyn. The
reason 10 as follows human leg has been dis
covered in a Brooklyn ash barrel. The Coro-
ners fees for an inquest had just been advanced
and 1t was therefore determined that the Coro-
nors jury should exercise their sedentary pro-
cllvitee and "sit" upon the limb. The fee for
such inquest is fifteen dollars, and the question
which naturally presents itself is, Does limb con-
stitute body If so, will not infinite divlsblity
become the order of the day with Brooklyn IN
quests2 If separate inquest be held upon a
leg, why not upon great toe or a little fnger'
If the very hairs of our head are all numbered,
surely 1t is fair TO conclude that one of our
members is just as much worth fifteen dollars to
be ''sat" upon as another. The Brooklyn jury
has shown a conmendable d. Ire to sit upon any
portion of body that is big enough to accom-
modate them. Possibly in time their natural
sagacity may become 80 refined that from the
contemplation of one wounded limb they can
construct consistent and plausible theory of
the victims manner of life and general career,
in the same way as Professor Agassiz, on being
presented with single fossillferous bone, can
build therefrom the perfect anatomy of an ex-
tiDct order of animals.
n In Love with Kfuuatic.
a. Why did she love him? Curious fool, be still.
Is human love the growth of human wiu?'
don't know whether there was much genuine
love in the case of Marie Diers, but there was
at least industrious imitation of it, She
''took" to Herman Albert, of a wealthy New
York broker under the ensuing circumstances
Some months ago the young man was immured
at Blackwels Island upon a charge of insanity
but the confinement so well agreed with him
that he was liberated to the surprise of his fami
ty and friends, and returned to his fathers home
in Tenth street, of this city. On the penultimate
day of last October he went out to take walk,
and, to the dread and apprehension of the house
hold, did not return. He had in fact
been seized with insanity, and had wandered
driftingly along until he found himself opposite
what purported to be cigar store en- Canal
street. Here he was inveigled by snowy
woman the Marie Diers in question, who is
represented to have piled him with liquor as
represented on her private shelf, and loveliness
as represented in her private self. To these
dual arts his weak intellect succumbed and he
was next taken to the residence of Rev. j. A.
Foersch, by whom he was married to the woman
in question. He had been married but few
days when he was found wandering about the
streets, with the shreds of a happily-begun
honeymoon hanging about him in the shape of
his wifes tattered petticoat. This circumstance
being accepted as the undoubted sign of q dis
ordered intellect, he was arrested for the forty
the Island. His 'wife" meantime commenced
an action against the poor young mans father
for having smaliciously deprived her of the sup
port and comfort of her husband" and has fixed
the damages at ten thousand dollars. The old
gentleman, on his side, has taken steps to de-
clare the marriage void, on the ground of the
lunacy of one of the contracting parties and
the alleged practice Of fraud on the part of the
other.
Mr. Fechtcr's Second Role.
Upon Wednesday evening Mr.. Fechter ap-
peared in the cbaracterof Captain Henri de Le-
gardere," one which which Mr.. Wheatley org-
nally enacted in this country. The house was
not merely full it overfowed, and the applause
was of that tumultuous nature which evinces
itself in shouts and whistles sat through the
performance from beginning to end, and regret
fully say that the more see of Mr.. Fechter the
less l see in him to exuberantly admire. If he
presented merely ordinary claims, should have
nothing deprecatory to soy; but his appearance
In this country was preceded by a puff of the
most enormous description, such as no other
foreign artist, not even Ristori, ever enjoyed. /
hope shall not be misunderstood when I say
that Mr.. Fechter is suggestive OF Bowery
actor of melodrama polished up to the very
highest pitch that his range of abilities is sus-
ceptible of. The acting is perfection upon a
certain plane, OUT the plane is q low one. 1Ou
may tell me that the character does not allow
scope for the actors genius; but does not genius
bubble forth in spite of circumstances? You
might as well try to substitute cider for cham
pagne, and put lager beer into Scotch ale
bottle and hope to escape detection,
as to insist that the actor who
is pre-eminent in such parts as "Ruy Bias" and
'sHenri de Legardere" possesses the first order OF
histrionic talent. Mr.. Fechter will remain only
three weeks beyond the present at Niblo's.
Jarrett & Palmer are not satisfied with him,
and believe he is not satisfied with them. On
February 81 he appears In Boston, He will not
play Hamlet during his present engagement, but
will probably reserve it for his last card. The
New York critics are by no means unanimous
In their opinion, but the general tendency is to
pronounce him far beneath what he was
'cracked up to be-"
The Baby Bull.
All day yesterday an interesting spectacle pre-
sented itself opposite the window at which
generally ''take my pen in hand" That specta
Gle was bull which weighed the modest amount
Ofthirty-twO hundred pounds, and was one offoul
beaming strangers hailing from Dutchess county
The "Baby" was the most minute of the four
sort Of bovine Commodore Mutt and was hon
ored by being drawn around the city in private
sled. When it reached that somewhat indef
mite space known as Opposite the park, itrese(
from its labors, and became the prey of th,
loiterers in that neighborhood. The entire fou
are to be slaughtered and to have their skin
presented to the Central Park Commissioners.
ATT RARA