Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-08-24
SIMON BOLIVAR.
DOMESTIC.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 10.
THE CASE OF JANE BAKER.

The CASE OF JANE BAKER.
a conspiracy OF the most pronigate and
daring nature was discovered IN time to
prevent the obstruction of justice or the
endangerng the life of the governor Of the
state. The community rejoiced, but two
men were found base enough To sneer and
effect TO disbeleve the danger that had
existed; but as those men were greatly
preiudced and entirely ignorant on the
subject, their opinions were deemed of no
moment. We regret to be obliged now to
make such statement as cannot help in
volvng the characters f men whose integri-
ty ought to be above suspicion, and whose
department IN this particular case is any
thing but ere itable 10 them as professional
men or as respectable citizens.
June Baker, the mother Of Inn Carson,
was arrested upon charge OF having con-
spired by force and fraud to Iiberate r.
Smith, and for being engaged in other IN
iaTgful and criminal consh;racies. The
constable to whom she was delivered to
take her to prison, was the first that did,
and the lowest that could, undertake to set
the law entirely at defiance, and for a small
sum of money, Instead of taking her to
jail, when he was commanded to take her,
he took her to her own house and kept her
ont of jail, in his own custody for Is hours
of dgty not being inquired into, nor even
punishment threatened for it by any of the
constituted authorities, We now see the ef-
fccts produced.
Mrs. Baker was, however, at length
lodged in JAIL and. when brought up her
own confession, Independent OF the testimo-
ny oftwo keepers in the prison, was deem
ed sufficient fully to Commit her and the
attorney general stated that not less than
$4,000 blil could be taken. It was farther
understood that that sum was only consi-
dersd as in reference to the particular
conspiracy to libeTate Smith, and as ha--
wing no bearing upon the other " nnlazufuL
and criminal conspiracy" in which she had
been engaged. 1t was not deemed proper
| or necessary at the examination before the
alderman, to go into the examination of
Witnesses, to prove the " other unlaw full
and criminal conspiracy" to which this wo-
man was z party, but it WAS sufficiently
| spread before the attorney general aud the
deputy who attended, 70 convince them of
| the guilt cf the woman. Six witnesses
were bound over at the time of commit
! meDt, and one has been subsequently bound
over; written testimony was also laid be-
! fore the attorney general and his deputy.
! 1t was distinctly promised by the attor-
! ney general < MS deputy thatif an attempt
WAS made to libcrate tie accused by a Ha-
5eas Corpus, that notice should be ven
to the write Of this As the prosecutor and
person not only in poss' ssion of the written,
but best acquainted with the oral TESTING
ny, aud one the happiness of whose "a
mlly had been b sely threatened, and who
was thus de Ply involved in promoting the
ends Of public justice. This mott never
was gwen this pr mise WAS wholly for
gotten or DOT thought worth performing,
and we were left to learn from accident
or general rumor,that Mrs 3. was at large.
We did not credit the information. altho'
we had L from various persons, we thought
there must be q mistake, until IN aop'icati-
ON to the proper authority w learned
that Chief Justice TIghman had liberated
I her On bal