Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-06-12

followed him and the boy in Wood ask
ed tiie price of -four: caught him, and
sent word TO have Davis secured. We
took them TO MIR. Bailey's office, q thence
10 Alderman Bariram's. When first saw
Davis and Wood, surprising them 10 be
the men described by MIR. Bailey, fol-
lowed them, aud Saw Il PAGER pass from
Wood to Davis. When al the alderman's,
Wood refused 10 give any account OF the
manner by which he became possessed of
fhes money /; he said he was an honest
man the alderman told Kim if lie was
homes, he would not refuse 10 give an ac-
count of the money; Wood replied" If
This answer will do, found il (thc no.e)
near The Marke,house in Cal!owhiii-s;. !"
assisted III stripping him, aud found a
pistol IN belt under his vaistcoat. lie
acknow ledsed giving the note 10 Davis.
A statement had been made by MIR.
D1cker Ga broker) OF The manner in which
the mole had been presented TO him he
sad that Wood lad been two or three
times at liis office, aud had sold him par
GELS of North Carolina money that the
last time he was there, be presented this
mole (tiIe one he VAS endeavnring 10
pass, and charged in the ip,ictmenD that
he, Quicker, discovered ii was payable To
Churchman and Thomas, that il wanted
tier names 10 make II neSoiis lie, and
asked him.n .eti,er he was one of the hrm;
lie replied, iiia, his name MAS Churchman.
and iha; hn was from Baltimore: that
Quicker then said, if he was one Of the,
firm, and would endorse the note, he
would purchase IL: HAT Wood seemed
confused, and walked out Wood SAL N
the aldernian's office, that all which Mr..
Quicker had stated was correct, and ac-
kna"iedged being in prison before, in
Philadelphia and in Baltimore.
Cross examined. There were number
OF persons IN The oifige, about IL orl5. |
do not recoliect any particular cOnverSa-
ton about the robbery Of the mail if
Wood was charged with robbng the mail,
L do not recOhect it, IL must have been.
Nhen was not near enough to hear. |
stated that this nOie must have come
from tie mail, but do not recolleet a.y
particular charge that Wood had robbed
The mail lie said he was in the CITY when
the mail was robbed, and he brought a
witness who swore that he lodged with
him on The night Of the mail robbery, he
then called himselt Alexander.
Chester Bailey, sworn-I first saw the
fellow to The pistol al Havrc de Grace. |
went there on The 18th March, after hear
ing the mail vas robbed. After The in
formation received from MIR. Duoker. |
got writ n description oil Wood from
him, and sent il throughout the itv..
Chur hu,an came in a short time after
with Wood and Day is: / immediately
saw ihd, Wood as the man | had yit en-
a description of We went with The pris-
onerto alderman Bariram's office tie first
thng done WAS 10 search Wood, and the
pistol was found on him observed 10
the alderman, that this was The match 10
the pistol found at Havre de Grace sent
for the pistol, il was forwarded by mail.
Wood was asked some questions about
the note, he said the note belonged TO
him, and not TO Davis. asked him where
lie got II, and if lie gotit honestly he would
tell; he said he gol nis money as honestly
as / got mine, and afterwards tie said he
found il in the street.
DaU'd Bel, sworn. saw this note en-
closed III ii letter at Charleston, s. c. and
put II into the post Office ii was directed
10 Churchman d Thomas. The endorse
mept Is nay fathers.
There were forty S 100 notes enclosed
III The letter
Johm Ducker, sworn. About 0 o'clock
OF The morning that Wood was apprehend-
ed, he sold me S 100 note ON the State
Bank of y. Carolina. At the middle of
the day te offered me some other notes.
about 5 81, for which did moi offer e.
nOugh ! wanted 40 per cent discount
he SAID he must consult his brother; lac
slept out, and then came in and agreed 10
sell me the notes they we're Somerset
notes of MARY land bought them. He
then offered me this note asked him if
he was one of the firm, he said his nannc
was Churchman Of Baltimore. / gave
Tins statement before the aldprRan: Wood
SAID 1t was correct, and the alderman Gu
tered his acknowledgement on tie docket.
fWmaa Btack affirmed. II am one of the
Keepers OF The prison some day last week
geEileman called at the prison. and
wanted 10 see Wood went to the cells
with tie gentleman 10 sec him tie gen
tieman addressed him bv name Of Wood
or Alexander, and asked him If he would
do llc; the justice to give him an order
for some money that was in The hands of
MIR. BariranI. Wood observed that he
had nothing 10 do with the robbery offhe
mail thai the money he got exchanged
he received from John Alexander. and
returned The proceeds 10 him he lien
stated The money was found with Alex
amber, behind the looking glass, and il
was the identical money which was the
proceeds OF the notes he exchanged for
Alexander.
MIR LngcrsoH here read ihe following
order for this money, which was signed
by the prisoner:
hereby authorize Mr.J A. Isascs 10 receive
or George Bartrsm. ESQ tile sum OF three han.
drtd and thirty nine dollars fiftv cents, which
was found in my possession, and taken by a. r
othcer who executed tie process under which
am arrested, and (which were the proceeds of
Mr.. y. M. PattOn's check on Tie PHILADELPHIA
BANK; or IT the said money should not now be
under the control ofthe said George Bariram.
Esq. authorize any person who may have
the control OF it to pay tie same TO the said L