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CaataIIo MAXWELL and Mason. The latter was
aSfeslsd bv officers "A. M g. Smith and John
Davis few days since. and committed. Costello
and AiaxwelI tnanagedt to keep, out of the way IN
nh Mondav night, when they were arrested under
the direction Of Mr. Smith. Costello succeeded IA
escaping from her own house, and fled to neigh.
boris. who locked her up in closet or room IN
his house. Smith had seen her go in, and ran
after her, and, informed by a little Girl who was
in the room, that her fsthcr had locked ernp.
She was found, and with the man who aided. her.
cscape. taken of She was yesterday committed
bv his honor the Mayor in default Of $4,000 hail


MASON ia tlefanlt Of 5000, and Maxwell in.de-
fault pofs Si0oO-the latter being charged only
with selling the body the unknown girl.
= We saw the poor creature who has suffered so
much-the brilliant eye beaming with an -pnrlaT
tural Iustre-the sunLen cheelS-heciic hfsh-
the pale thin lips disclosing teeth Of pearly white
ness-the delicate and emaeiated form -ali gave
evidence that her constitution was broken by the
.vilIainous arts that had been practised upon her,
and that the fair and fragile form must soon sink
into the cold and gloomy grave. And shall such
outragcs be committed with impunitya Z Can we
not have laws the severity, Of which shall pre-
vent such foul and black deeds2 Must the .Pui-
ishment for destroying one life and causing the
speedy death of another being, be a simple lncar-
ceration for a few months in penitentiary :


Which is the worst, the man who in the heat of
passion, stirred ply some great wrong, PUN
ges openly the dagger into the heart Of another,
or he who systematically and deliberately destroys


life for a few paltry dolIars2 The professed as
sassin's occupation is far more NOBLE '''a


This Costello was once before convicted ofthe
same offance with which she now stands charged !;


but the case being carried up to the Supreme


Court, through the quibbles md quIrks OF the


law, by the aid of mighty gold She was freed


We trust that m example will be made 10 this
case, and that no Judge will dare to reduce the a
mount of bail fixed by the Mavor. Mrssrs. A.
L. Jordan and T. Warner have been employed by.
the accused as, counsel" a s''-'a't' Y -