Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1805-04-11

VXYE ere fallen on rvi ns1--oz evil timer
Wv isdsed are zus faiLx. The damon OF
difcord, faifehood, aad arife. feems TO be on-
chaioed ssd Ie, iooie upon the State. and to roam
abroad f.cking whom he may dcvoor.
IL is indiipenfably necedary TO notice ma
licicus sod sudacious falichood, which hss been
eoniursd mp and propsgaled by EfJ5a X. Psftef'
Of South -Kinefouu, with intcnt 10 Rab the
rharsetes and defeat the re election Of th- pref
sat Lieuteoant Governor. and to INTRODUCES In
MS asaa more convcnient tool, who will rca-
Oily snfwer his private purpofcs.
II bar Beer hgse9ed in fbb forom. by a gsu-
f.mas Gsm CbayL,Sswa. fbaf Eiiihs r. Potter
.sl4 him sbaf Paul Mimford bad BY e7rt,ivaSes
i.Ixe<d lefty Walton 10 break bI boands az
s,ilauey, and bad fbss fzkss Advantage Of II,
bya p,sj<essisx agsinf bs SbrE 9bd {"
ara authorized to declare from Mr.. Mumford
himfeiil H az iuSsdenf asd ssfariosf JaJtb0'd;
And in addition 10 this. dedre TO rate few
circuntancr, which will corsoborste and con-
Arm the denizl.
On the twenty feventh day of Jons 1903
Mr.. Momfosd. a. adminifratof to the eftase OF
Sarah Mumford. commenced an attion agsinit
Wsl,er White, who had been Sheriff Of the
county of Wsihington, at fpecial Court. ho'-
den on the rsh day Of juIy 1908. The decla-
rsiicn fased three feveral coont. The art TOR
3 nceletf in the oficcr In not mixing reiurn OF
the execution sccording to Law {: The itcoud Tor
lettering the defendants to eicape: The thisd
for NOT taking bonds Of the defendant. a he vas
iceciaIly reqoifed TO do by an "a of the General
AHembly. On the day Of trial. Potter appeared
~ copnicl tor the defcndant.---Two OF the
counts AZ itased 10 the declaration, were evident.
" true from mere INFECTION OF the records in
she cafe, to Wit, the neglect Of the ofscer ia
making legal return Of the execution, and IN
taking the bonds which the stt of AGsmbly re-
cu;red. The other count. 20 wit, for the II
fsys. required production Of other tcffimony
To this point two witneGss were fammoned,
end xho are ions TO Jefffy Walton, the defend
snt. one by the nsr.e Of David, and the othe'
by the name Of Ezekiel. They were both fan,
noncd by Mr.. Mumfcrd, and for the expref
puspofe Of proving the fa<s OF = breach os b'nl'
by the defendant, sho had been conhn.d TO hi
hoofe. inacad Of ,he Jail. BY ipccial att OF AZ
fenb.y which had bseo ob'siaed 'hrough th'
procurement Of this fame Potter. in order TO at
ford him an undue advantage over other credit.
ors. Only one Of ,hofc witnsles attended a
fhc trial. The othcr executed himfslf from con
iae by sllc3giog iodifpo6tion. TIE one iha
attended was f~orn in chief to di!clof. the whole
tsn,h; and he was tortured with crois queftion
by Potter, for ,he defendant, with tie GAsslrI
snd moe ardent avi1ity. In shc caurfc Of th'
examination Of this witncia, not hng'e fylsbls
was Efped BY him. or limited from any quarter
during the whole couric of the trial (which va
lensshy and wssm) shss the efcape chsssed 4
,A;s 1nclasS ...sa,.ss oscu U,vsnE rasnt pr5Xdfe
pretention, or allurcment from Mr.. Mumfprd
and the Jury inasn,Iy returned q vesditl ia hi
favor. Ii was fuppofed. TO be iure. thar the mar.
Ter was At an end and that the money which
had been jufly due for thirty odd years. would
have been quietly and peaceably paid. But hoe
different the reality. potte,'s ms*voience be-
como inflated, that he had loR ,hc cafe tfor he
j. in the habi, OF carrying them more by inAc
ence and parlismcefcc,ing, than BY evidence and
srgument)--and he tets hinieif or fone other
perfon at work in the procurement Of cxparte
dcpofticas. and tends man, ('hen high in OFF.
cial fstion) quite through the State TO read them
privately among the people And prefers pc.
ii,ion to the Geaefal Ahembly for new trial
10 the cafe.
Thefc are circumRauces, which Potter's
eondpa has provoked the publication Of. They
10 W taiuI1 N0 ll1hoCtpuS luuOudlOn WINCH TIC
is induAriouay Iaboting 20 propagate. to the in.
jury OF III. man whom he has t~orn to deAfoy.
Though in one point Of view il 10 improper to
enter more fully into the Paricolsrs ofthat cafe At
che prefent time, on account of the tendency OF
the petition before mentioned Yet il may here.
sitter he refumed ard Investigated. until Potter
h'mfe)f fhsll he wiling to put his cxpar,e depo-
G,ions in his pocket. and to fend no more men
about the couatry TO lead them. Bu, there 10
one thing that ought 70 be dainsaly under
Rood, which 10. thar though the petition above
mentioned has been peuding before IN, General
Anambly for thefe Ave OF 6x Staions paa, dus-
ing al which tine, MIR. Mumfosd has been q
member OF the Senate; yet no member of the
General Ahembly cso FAY he ever heard him, or
any other pertou for him. utter Jingle fyilable
againa or concerning IL: While, on the other
hde, there has at every eilion, been more orieis
peffoos engaged in whifperiog the merits of that
petition and the moh ungeucroa, and iufdiocs
caiumnes agaiaA the charotser of RI. refpondent.
DETECTOR.