Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-02-06
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~ t,;rcuis Court lately held for the
rs ~ Assxa:,sIlia, came on tosbc tried an
s0'l'sI . I for Forgery against .Nathan 6.
ii's.a ,sss 81 riayyland. Il appeared IN cyl
Ss's' ~ IN prisoner, some short time pre-
dspes' the he ,ona,aission OF the claine, h..
'0's ;. .oa himself 10 q gentleman who kept
prsss''tlN mill near this place, to solicit
''sss.ardlng,y hired for month, at the end
WAS stsI Ne was paid off and discharged, as
q WIZ. ~ ;o.orant 10 be useful; but, during
pel's - I, e oppears that he had acquired some
~ ssa ls,se oithe mode oftransactlng the nc
nv Nv part d the business, VINO was ey giving
- .,ss Cor whcat At The mill AMI drawing the
lSss ~ fOr item in 4oyn He ae orllngly forg-
AZ i receipt fer bad ofwhe sssresthe mo-
g 't IN MS &nsl committed for trial.
~, y I'M ger ID attorney, and bogses' his as
.;.,s.s.. informing hitn that he aadno mo-.
49, or property, except sAiaIl 2atsimoniaI
sss.ss II 1eorgctown, which hcswoala easlea-
s,y,o ssi. Accordingly ina few dsys Letter
u,ss received BY an o!t syseslticin.n II town,
tsowa Ff3r his humanity, from Sulcr's father,.
;nclosng the ne.e Of merchant N George
tovn for 500 dollars, and lameatlilg tire con-
,;,;on of his son. This note was presented
5 Sdssr in gael, with many adnonllons, fron
me friend; but also accompanied by some
small supplies. The attorney being called
ID, and viewing his case as despefase one,
p,ooosed an assistant, which was accsded 70 J.
Int considerable convention arose whether Of.
receiving the note for collection, they shout.
retsi1 a lee of SO or ain 100 dollars caca !.
/ the latter Was faally surrendercy. by Suter.
Tie trial cane On, and the counsel fer tic
| prisoner produced evidence Of lis extreme ig-.
noranes, ant! ceateaded that he was 50 much
| aieo! as 10 be incapable OF conducting the
/ forgery so as 10 obtain the lnoaey, and uitl-
maeiy peisuadcd the jury to think with them
tad he VAS found not salty. after his dis
/ charsshe obtained cloaths from the geoier
| aid uOacy from his attornies ard moved of,
aud on the eouasel presenting the note for
{i.spen;ii appeared tnat the letter and note
had bOta been Forged by Suter himself.
We hear taat lie changed his name to
8oslas and went into Charles county, and
meeting With il farmer WHO had sold his wheat
to the same miller he forged the nliller's
lcte Coz 60 dollars, and remained with the
farmcr ueil he induced him to purchase the
note but i being soon found cut, a few Of
tac Soyereigns pursued, and del HIN up and
gaze him 80 lasnes, without adjudication
SOer Is about 5 feet high, straight made, has
muchthe appearance of an old weather-beat-
en- beau red hair and fasno,.abic crop, with
amgh sta6hle ridge over his crown light
eyes, iow toschead, and probably may endea-
Sos 70 esAaley more COUNSEL, as he Will now
become PROSECUTOR.
11sfae' q q letter from, q geatlenlan ef Ealti-
more, sos'is Easaiggtsa, 10 his fieadthere,
dassd,
lst February, 1903.
NY star here has enab,ed me to enquire *
v0'a,n eompleat knowledge of the manner
u Snica the late caucus was conducted, and
y Tue votes ofthe respective states-I give it
|!oo Tor your Information. Attic appoint
tihShlisIio WHY S-iilSNi$ ~ ttiCAA
80 sss.s' "aen Mr. Bradley addressed them in a
~! handsome speech. He stated thai he had
WI CHAIRMAN of the last caucus held few
;N1s past ter.the selection Of proper candi-
So s,.1 '0s the presidency aal yiec-pccsidency
eat :, Ne considered himself authorised by that
ny s"se''' on to call the present !; that he had
S.a.o'ihed us duty and that it would nov be
~ % appomt a new chairman. He was
ssa aa,''ioasly called TO the chair. O0e of the
NJ ,~'" : was appointed clerk. 4 motion
MS e'en made that the vote should DC taken
as ~ s'es. which did not meet a seesnd. A
sso,, sla Was made and seconded, that the vote
lion nm &c. :: ta&en By ballot yithous denonlina-
VERA ".ieA was adopted. Fhe ballot boxes
&C. All Safs1ed about By the senate's door keep
/ Of rs ms opened by the speaker of the house
Ceors;;ss ssht Sa aud governor Milledge (oi
sitbar. ihc ballots being counted, a vote
~ g pmination also was taken in a similar
~ - - s'ce-psesident. No debate whatever
~. ~'.eit on the Occasion IN,