Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1802-07-21
ktlaen6urg Coua;y, ~.

"Wednesday the 10th June, 1902, being
appointed for the examination of Robert
DC Gralienreid, who had been previously
committed to the jail ofthis county, upon
charge Of haying advised sla, IS 70 rebel.
and murder the c!tizens of this common
Hc-jth; eClis VIZ formed q i've very
disintercsted Justices and the prison..
being calied iors Came in and seated him
sell ~ The bar. Ihc charge vas read 10
which he answered ne was not Guilty: and
then the LIST sector oi lhe act under which
he was prosecuted, was read. The words
are, " iic It enacled that every free per
= son who shall hcreailur advise, or con-
sPire with q slave, 10 rebel, or make IN
suffechon, o., Who shall advise or assist
"such slave IN the mur3crof any person
" Whatsoever, shall be adiutged q Cclan,
4" without benefit Of clergy" And yhc tcs-
timony appeared in substance as fol-
lows: That on Saturday ofsr March Lu-
.nenburg court the prisoner, DIR. de Graf
ienreid, was at the court house, drinkihs,
very freely, and late In the evening an,
Peared TO be very much intoxicated, and
SAID to Capt Waddy Street, that the ne
Sroes were by nature as free as he was,
and It could he proved by scripture, law,
and reason: that on leaving Capt. Streets
room, in which there was negro bow.
who probably heard him, Capt. Street Shut
The door, and went to bed. The Doctor
topped in the piazza, and after some idle
! expressions, which Showed lie was not I'm
/ his night reason, called out YOU negroes.
Go you hear, you are entitled to your free.
dom, iwill carly you through and let them
hang me that he was alone and not NJ
gro nearer than the boy, IN Capt. Streets
room, and Mr. Smiths negroes about for.
! y yards of IN his kitchen thai Mr.. Smith
! vent oft and told bis Uegrocs TO shut the
door, go h y'-ep, and aot 80 where the
/ Doctor was, and one said he Lslieyel the
Doctor had drank s. much he w.s ?. fool :
thatthe Doctor then lycn. otto Mr.. Kings,
where he staId 81 nigh in the morning
! he was asked 10 breakfast, but refused.
and said he was very sick and unhappy .
JIG was asked ~ Mrs. King what was The
mate. he answered, that If there wa, no
one in the room he would tell her; on
( which two young ladies who were present
/ leit IL; he then observed, L was the ser-
want giri he wished % leave the room, on
which she was sent out: lie then SAID ne
hIdhccn drinhing at the court house. and
talking sbaut the right of oegroes "a free
dom5anG voc very muchairaid Mr.. Sfnifh.s
negroes had heard linn; foralthoueb he
thought the negroes by nature As frec as
the white people, yet he would hot saw so
to them 10 Eve hundred pounds tha,
some tmc after thisj nc wos at MIR. Io,
dams, where also he got intoMcated, and
Showed 70 seyera, who were there, sor9.
papers winch nc had written TO set On 81
the county ~ order 10 justify himself a.
goins' The slanderous reports wh.ch had
gone toriiij that okho' Tie papcrs wl:cl
I He Showed at AIr.JudausC con .ineJ so,e.
thing net very resp-GliUi eli some of m,
ieading men Of the county hey Cid nc
contain single improper idea with ~
a9cct to the negroes; tbs a.lho 1. W.
said by oue OF the eompsae, Who w5s -;