General Intelligence: The Monroe Tragedy

ts We find the following fnll particnlars of (his r. oiTiir in the American Citizen. Thry are tlic c su'jstnnc of f ïall's tcstimony under onth, ot (j a time uhen it wag not ihought probible hc js could long survive liis wotindá. . I Georgc Wells had t vo months ago, it nppenrs, ehown to Mr. Hall, the teller of the ' Bank, vvith vvhom lio was on lerms of intima' cy, n letter, doly post-mnrked, &c. purporting - to be from nn miele of Welle, very well writ ten,giving mucli gnod advice.&tc. compümen3 ting his nepiiew on his mnroved life; and ofF- cring him the loanofSO.000, cash, at Sper . Cent. interest. &c. &c. This letter, nJlhough a forgery, dtceived Hall, and prepared him to become the victim of the subsrquent altempt. ■ Hall hot also louned VVellá 160 of his own I money. On Wedn-dny cvening,the íth June, Weils i nrrived at Monroe at ten o'clock in a light wagon wi-Ji iwo hórses, nnd having found Heil, told him tJiat he had three krgsof 6pccié to be depositcd in the Bank, and begged H. to recpive ihëm at once. Hall consented and wem tfith hjm to the cairioire, where he found two kegs. (since ascertained to be filled witli sond,) and assisted W. in carrying them hnto the Bank, thelattcr lamenting thnt one had fallen out of the carriage a rnile or two bock. At Wells' solicitation, H. consented to go wilh him in tearch of it. They wrntHj accordingly- Wells hoving first Jonded lii i pistol (onc of Olt's revolving G charge pis tol) in the Bank.- On ihe way to Ihepl.ice ,' - the woods on the Detroit road, nbout o milt 1 from Monroe- Wella inquirod of Hall hov r much coin was in the Bank, whether e eerd toin oerson slept in the room over the Bank, e &.c. kc. all being done and said so plausibly ,. as to excite no suppicion. Ou arriving at the e pluce, thcy got out nnd scarchcd for nearly au h hour, whén Wells proposed to niake n light e with his pisTol and a piece of paper, and immodiately held a picre of paper before the pistol and dischargcd it into Ihe ground, of ' course without gniting the paper- (t-ubse 3 quent circumstances ronder it highly probable that this was a signnl to an nccomplice.) - Hnll Uien proposed going bnek to Monroe for j a light, which was ngreed to. Immediatcly t otterwards, Wells being behind Hall, the pis'( tol was snnppcd, when W. said, "I carne very , ncar killing' myself, for my pistol snappcd in my pocket." Whilfl on tlieir way to the carringe W. fired doubtless at Hall who was in front, bnt miised hini- W. said he wns trying bia pistol, or something to that eflcci, nnd was rcbiiked by H. for hi cart-lrssnoes. Tliey gol into the caninge, drove to town and procured a Jiahied l.m'horn at the Bunk, and a ga in reached the spot in the woods. Hero, after looking n long timp, ilie light was extin guished in Hall's hnnd, (ns he lioio thinks by Wfills.) and mmediaily nfierwarrls H. wn? shot in the back, Ihe bnll penctrnting lúa Inngt- He feil, but instantly rose nnd said, 'George! you havp hit me.' ' Wells repüed, "did I hit yov?'' II. answerrd- "I nm bndly wonned - get me to lown as qüick ns posfible." They wont lo the carriogc, but W. delayed somefifteen or twenty minutes- H. Biiting fa int and crowdrd in the bottom of Jie wagon. They then, at Ilall's urgent request, starled- Wcll's driing the horfes frotn one side of the road to the other, and slowly, aUhoiigh pretniding lo drive fast. When they reached the River Roisin, W. drove parily down the bank, and on Hall's remonstratinr, ho eaid t was to ] procure a drink for H. Thf; lailer replied- ( "I do not wish a drink, but insist on your ' dnving as fast as popsibln to my lodgings.'1 ' Ás they arrived in the town, (near Justin E. ' Wing's house,) roso, sieppod ovpr the ' SCat of llio r.nrrincro lid, in.l nA l.„l.i: ! -H.WIMÜJJC Helium, nno íOICllIlLr t,( pisto] within a loot of Hall's head, fIioI, iiim again, jnst at Ihe jundion of the heat] and neck, anda little on the Jeft sitie of the ppine, nnd tlien jumpcd out of ihe cnrriaLC and hnrried ihe horses forwnrr!, walking and driving. Hal] said- Georgt-! jou have shot me ngain, and I beüevc it was on purpoec. what is U for? Hnve I not always been your friend?" &c.- to which Wells mnde no reply but hurricd en over the bridge. Hal] said- dont' shoot again, bnt give me your pistol'1 - stil] no reply. Well's carne up f o look nl Hall, who now feigned to be dead- and ngain hurried iiishorses forward, wkh the rainJ in his lefl hand slapping tho hoises, and holding on to ihe carriage (beside which he walkeci) vvith his right. Vlicn at Halla lodgings, (the corner of Mscomb nnd First-sts. noxt to j Dr. Conanl's,) W. increased the speed of the borses. Hall being conscioue, demanded where hewaegoing and commnnded him to slop; to which Wells paid no attention, still striking ihe horses wlnch were much fatigued vith the reins, and running himsclf by their side. Hall was now fully ownre of his terrible danger, and celled more loudly: raising hiP head by the starlight, saw W. quit the wagon with his hand, nnd put his hond inio h.s pocket-Hall by a deppirato cfTort lurncd on his side and threw himself out of the carrwge, without noise, on tbe oppoeite side from Wells, who certoinly did not see it. This was o bout opposile the old rosidence of N. Hiibble, rnoivihat ofS. J. HollevJon 'Macomb-street. HalMnslantly rose, a'nd by ilmoöt siipcrhuman exertions, rnn along the sidc-walk unti) hereuched bis brotherinlaw's honre where he rar, ogninst the door and brokc it in. Wells missed Jiiro,it is supposed wben ho looked in(o the wagon lo give h6 vistim another shot; and J,e nstamly stopped bis horses, droppcd the reins, and ran back Cor Hall, but it was too late; the latter bad got into ihe house. He then went back to bis iKJrses.nndendeavored to drive back to tjie bndge by Scott st. where a sewcr acrosf the street being uncovered, he was forced to retumagain by Macombst. In paerii„g Holl'6 lodgings, H.'s brothor-in law, who had been for one physicinn, encountered him, and persuaded inm to drive tbr another, which he did -andthcn went to bis brotbcr's room, and retired to bed. In the morning he pretended to be insane, and was raving, but linally drop. J ped that course. On examination, in HaJJ'e nek cbarnber, he confessed all tJ.e above par. 'c.)lar8 ín the wagon w08 found a nao bed U ord and a pair of moccasins. Tlie cxcitement was very grent in U,o nit _ ning, btit no altcmjit was made to anticipa the nction of the law. Hali's wounds we js probcd- that in the nock 2J tuches and !hi p in the back C inclies, without finding the bnll i !l cither cnse. c Sirnnge f o sny, his case 8 assuming 0 favot able complexión, and Btrong hopes nre eirter . tained of his recovery . Welle, of ccnmje.is ii s JniI ' Slale Prison Cutiert.-The followin [ is an extract from a letter published ir the Batavin Times, showing the oxtent te . which the manufacture of cutlory is car. r ried on in the Auburn State Prison, te i the manifest and grent detriment of ar tisans who are so unfortunate as to be honest: "We have a hundredand fifty convicts now upon the contract, nnd are entitJed to as many more, (as they come in,) before the contract isfilled. We are now turning out large quanlilies of cutlery, and much of it will compare with the best English manufacture. In the pocket knifo department, we ibink that Ilogcrs cannot surpass our work. The convicts nre under English foremen, direct from Rogers' works, Ibbotson & Brothers, Sheffield. We find a ready market in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, for all our work, aud our order book is somewhat in advance of the production." - Buffalo Pilot.e A Moncy Maker.- About 12years ngo, i v poor Frencb woman.residing nt Buenos Ayre . exeeedingly porplcxed wjth regard lo tin 'ways and means,' set her invenlive genius U . work, nnd Iiit upon the following expedienf . Obsorving a vost qnantity of bones and anii mal offiil thrown nvvay from slaiighter houses, with wluch Buenos Ayres obound.?, a ihought struck her that she niíglit mrn this wnstc to a i profitnble accojiot. Ilnvin? proenred a lnrgo iron pot, collected a quanlity of bones, Sec., sl)C commonced operations ly boilinjr tlinm, and skiinminjr off tlic faf, which bhe sold at the stoics ín Buenos Ayrea. Findinj fhe proceeds of lier ndnstry amply rowarded fier Inbor. slie porseverce', advancmg from k pot to a boiler nnd from a boiler loa 6leaming vat; oñlil she posbcpsed a mngnificent apparatns eapnblc of reducing a hundred liead of cattlc to tollow nt one straniing. Four years ngo phc sold hrr ni'inufnctory, rotiring fmm business, nnd n-w rolls thronh t host reets in one of the hani'semest caniagesin Buenos A y res. The Inpt Sabbnth Í spenl in New Orleans, T put down in my nieriiorandun) book the violations cif ilie dny ihat carne iin'der ny observa, non, Ihroiigh tho press and utliervvisr. Tbere was r.ne rrgimuial parade and drill- n horse rnce for n pnrse if $1,000- a diinl in tho Orleans J.all room- a fisi Cighl on n t00 bef, or as the advertisement was hended, a fnrcivcll benefit for some noled luillyn cork fiyht oppositc theSt. Loiib E.vchnnge- naquerado ball n the Orleans bal! ruom- two thoatre.s open, a Frei'ch opera, wilh ballot dancers- two circusse.- rxhibition of vvax workh Germán mngician- Italian Fontocein o-garj grirulere on the cornera of the steeetF- g;nnblin? house?, stores, gin shop, &c. Sc Topen to fijl up ;he pirinre. Fouricni most fl;irnnt violations of the Sabbath, II „f whieÜ are noted in the public prinis, without commenï, excepl in prniee. Bcsidrs tlipe dim.rr partios, balls, rides to Cnrrollion, mighl b0 mentioned almnst ad-infini;uni. Such is New Orlenus in mornluv, i„ reppect i rcliirion, nnd observance of the Subbath.- Cor. J'. Y. Obscrvt r .Boston nnd Phladtlphia.-Thcc hvo citl are now within a day's j,,nrney of cach s otlier. The pnper pnblíshed yrsterday in DosJ ton wcre receivrd here last mgfit, wbicl, WQ believe is ihe first time such tí Üung cvcr occurred It is effccted by lea ving boston via Long ísland Rnilrn.-,,! nt G A. M. mid renchmg New York" in lima fbr ttíá Mui! Pilot Lno ata 1 qunrler bcforc ñvc.- PUl. Paper. The Course of Empire.- The popQln1 lion of the United Stntes doufales once in ' 23 á years. British Isles 42 years; Prus. 1 sia 36 years; Germany abou't 60 years; Russia 66 years; Iíaly 6U years; Austria 69 years; Netherlands 56 years; nnd France 105 years. Oíd Europa wjII be in a glorious minorilysome years I henee. Official MgnUrj.-Mr. Cist tells a capital story about a constable in Pennsylvanid: "Ho J,ad sorved a legal precept of 'somo sort on a particular friend of (lis, greatly hia superior in ptrcngth, wíio beinfr paríicuíarly drunk at the time, rebelled agrainst the Iaw and 'Is n.yrmidon, 6eizinff the officer and shaking [ bim as tliough he meant to shake him to piceos. The porties meeting a few days after, Jim, the ofTender, was profuse in his apologiea, 'Y.u know, Jalee,' soys he, I would not ecivcd you so if I had been duly sober: it vvns nll thedcvilish whiskey that did n.' The official at Jast molified and" relented under Jim's exposlulations. As to the shaking,' id Jükc, 'Jdon't bear nny malice, I don't vally it a cent on my own account, but as nn officer, recollict next time, Jim, who. ever shakes me, shakes the Commonweullk."Rhodc Mand.- The Legislatura of Rhode Island has adjourned to June. ln the Sonate, the bffl for nn Amnesly and release of Don-, was referred to a committee, to report at the June session, by a vote of 18 to 14. The motion to bring in a bilí in the House, proviuing for the uncondili'onal release of Dorr, B. Bosworth,and W. Heath, was laid on tho table by a vote of 39 to 28. The petitions for thöif release wero referred to the June session. An act was passed liberating Boswörth and Heath, sentenccd to ix montlis itnprisonment for oiTcncesigainst tho State, on thcir talcinxr the