Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-08-24

Y will &c remembered, t'let ~ tae time,
we are al'uilirs to, MRS. Carson and two
rufians. her coi.federstes, were. and now
are in Harrisburg jail on similar charges
to those made here against Mrs. Baker,
and there $1,000 bail was required for Mrs.
Carson. We pretend not to determine
upon the relative merits or dement's Of the
mother or daughter in the present case
re believe them equally guilty, but it may
not be altogether irrelevant to shew TIE
opinion cnterts'ned by the daughter of the
mother but few weeks before they enter
edi the conspiracy CT which we are now
writing. Two notes of Mrs. Carson, to
the unfortunate Richard Smith, now lie be
fore US, and in one Of them she says, " IT
you can forgive my mother tits more than
| can. long for the moment when may
leave her far euer'' She goes on to
charge her mother with having called her
the d" murderer" of Capt. Carson, made
prisoner of me, usurped my authority IN
my own house. prosecuted you lR. 81 all
bnt to death, and moreover, cheated me
ont of my property" la word says Mrs.
Carson, Although she (Nirs. Baker, oe-
sought ME on her bended knees forgiveness,
l could not grant it.
Ssch is sketch of the character of the
woman who has been liberated on the bail
of Daniel Broadhead /; and that sketch
such as it is, is drawn by the pen of her
daughter and fellow conspirator!.
The course the affair took, relative to
the bail, we found upon enquiry to be thus
On Monday last, MIR. J. K. lngsrsol on be-
half OF J me Baker, took out habcas cor
pus, and about 8 O'CLOCK Chat day, size APP
peared At the private chamber OF the chicf
I'm sfira .tfapdat hu nh
as her lawyer; Black one of the keepers,
appearing as witness, and Mr. Edward
Ingcrsol appearing on behalf of the Com
monwealth. In 2 few minutes it was agreed
that the bail should be reduced from what
had been demanded $4,000 to $50. aud a
fellow whose trade it is believed TO be step
ped forward as bail, lie was qualified and
swore, heaven bless the mark that ne,
d MEL Broadhead. was worth $500 af-
ter all his just debts, &c. were paid. This
fellow now an x',cirtf ecatcd Bonkruht,
is taken, as bail in a case involving tae due
administration of justice and the life Of the
Governor of the Commonwealth. What
i mockery what an outrage
Ii Goes not appear, nor is it understood,
that the Chief Justice was then made ac>
quainteG with the ties timony on any other
charge against Jane Baker, than that of
being engaged in a conspiracy to iberate
Richard Smith bat in asmuch as the war
rant OF commitment stated, that she was
conmitted for " other unlawful and
criminal conspiracies," was it not the
bnunden duty of the Chief Justice to have
inquired what were the other criminal
conspiraciss with which she was charged,
before he turned such a woman loose upon
society. without any other bind than the
bail of an uncerti6cated bankrupt, to whom
on his own account not one of the persons
concerned would give a credit for 90 dol
lars.
But whatever may have been the duty
or the neglect of 1t on the part of the Chef
Justice, 1t is apprehendee that nothing can
BE offered in eXtenuation Of the conduct of
the Attorney General. He knew the
strength of the testimony-he knew the
prosecutor was able and willing to bring
that testimony forward-he knew that he
had promised to give information to the
prosecutor il any application were made
Tor Haheas Corpus--he knew the appl;-
cation was made by his son, he did not give
the promised notice, but he did permit a
mother OF his sons to appear as Deputy At
witnesses were not sup
poenaed. and this very cuIpable woman
is now liberated upon this altogether insult.
fcient and worthless bail.
We do not feel ourselves called upon to
remark upon this extraordinary case. The
facts speak volumes, and them we submit
without Comment but not without hope that
they viii make such an impression as will
prevent the possibility of such proceedings
In future. press.