Mary Cross sentenced

A Cross Case.

The case of the Commonwealth vs. Mary Cross, on a peace warrant, was before Esquire McLaughlin yesterday. Mary is the woman who about fifteen months ago was sentenced to jail for shooting at Robert Hemingray with intent to kill him. The in­cidents of the case are not forgotten, and it was thought by all who knew the facts that the severity of the sentence would subdue the terrible passions of the woman. Some six weeks ago Mary seemed in much better disposition, and Mr. Hemingray was perfectly willing, so far as be was concerned, to let the matter drop. If Mary would agree to let his fam­ily alone. About two weeks later, however, her anger seemed to increase, and she renewed her threats against him to the extent of saying she would “cut the throats of his children so that their mother could see the blood run in the gutters," &c. Under the circumstances Mr. Hemingray could not do otherwise than swear out another war­rant, several of the prisoners in the jail among them Wash Stewart, Sallie Corcy and Susan Kennedy, testified to having heard her say she regretted she had not killed Mr. H.; that she ought to have killed his wife and burned his house or murdered the children, and that even if she laid in jail twenty rears she would kill him when she got out. Among other witnesses, Horace Camoron, Esq., a lawyer, testified that he had at one time interviewed Mary, and that she told him she would get even with him (meaning Mr. H.) yet. Mary's sister, Amanda Towers, was the only witness for the defense. She said Mary had denied to her any intention of harming Mr. H. or his family. After reviewing the testimony Judge McLaughlin announced his judgment, that Mary should give bond in the sum of $1,000 to keep the peace, in default of which she was remanded to the jail. After the trial was over Mary asked to speak to Mr. H., who came over to where she was standing, she maid: “Mr. Hemingray, you are a Lord, and I get on my knees to you as a Lord to ask your pardon." Up to which point, though sarcastic, she was quiet, but breaking out into furious rage she poured out the filthiest language to Mr. Hemingray, coupled with all kinds of threats of vengeance against him and his family. It was with difficulty she could be got to her cell, and to stop her noise was impossible without gagging her, which, by the way, would be a good thing to do if done com­pletely. She was represented by Major Richardson.