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

OF March when we came here, | UNDER
stood that Joseph and Lewis Harewera in
the city; found them, Joseph al John
AieNanders, and Lewis al a house pear
there. Lewis came down 10 j. A. and
they told nae about this plot of robbnig
The mail, which was 80 b. executcd1 rs
soon as .loseph'sieet got well, winch were
! sore by travelling. Idon't recoilect whe-
Their Wood was there al ilai time or not.
They asked me IL knew who had pistnlsi
told them Wood had. asked ~oodto
| let them have his pistols he refused at
! first, ami then consented to lend then.-
These look like the pistols they we're
brass barrels | never had them in my
hands but once or twice | ihiuk they
received The pistols he day before they
started. Sunday morning, pie, ious TO
the robbery, j. Alexander. Lewis Hare,
Joseph L. Hare, VI. Wood and n,yself,
started from AteNander's house VIC weEt
INTO Arch 81. and went up Arch ST. as far
as 10Th or lih, when Wood aud myself
returned the others went on o.rob lie 4.
mail, as they said. returned 10 Atesai-
der's bouse, and Wo0d went down TOM.
On riie Friday ioIla"ing, J. Alexander re-
lnrned, and sad he had completed the
business, and had received about $1,000.
me next day Wood came 10 Aiexanuer's
| The conversation again took place about
| the mail robbery +; Alexander told Wnod
that he got about Si10U ironi the anal, as
! bis share, and gave Mood post note on
$3.50; he said lie did moi know mach .
| bout the mole, buI he would give IL Ia Eiri
that lie exp cied il was good. go
not know whether this is tl'e note. | gare
him sloo note also. Alexander gave
| him The uote as present, or az q con-
pensaiion for the loan of the pistols
Wood vas present when the pistols were
cleaned: l took one to pieces. 10 clean
| it.
Cross eranined-I believe The plan to
rob the mail was made before Wood anal
came from Baltimore. knew nuthngof
it until | came from there. ]. Alexander
or Joseph Hare first told me of it,
1 think ii was Joseph. They all talk
ed 10 me about il. think | mem
toned TO Wood first that they we're
going TO rob the mail, but am mol certain.
Wood did not advise against II. was
not TO go with them Lewis wanted me
TO go, but Joseph did not want me. The
three that went were 10 divide tire spoil
Il was 10 receive none. did moi Stale
III my examination thatI was taken SICK u
returned on that account. stated that
Nas unwtll when IL look place. Mrs. Az
eNapder was opposed TO tie plan. ! re-
ceived two notes from Alexander, one Of
Sl00 and one of $40. gave one Of 500
10 johnson. and one of 500 10 Wood.
Joseph and Lewis Hare are my brothers.
Joseph is the old, st-Lewis is Younger
than am. | saw Wood whilst ilie three
were absent: he lodged IN the sane house
with nae for two or three nights. donot
know what part Wood took irt lending
his pistols !: they were strangers in the
place, and did not know where 10 get piss
tolls. He was not invited 10 go; they
thought three were enough. Lewis said
he would rather have me than Alexander,
as he was afraid Alexander might tell Of .
them, and he did not know Alexander.
| made the disclosure 10 Mr.. Bacile nv
motives were that Mr. Bacie said lie
would favor me all he could. What indu-
ced me, was for the sake of Iiberating my
brothers | supposed if | was not admit
ted as witness, John Alexander ould
be, and we all three should be convicted,
as J. Alexander was present. | had not
beeE acquainted long lime before with
Wood. formed an acquaintance with
him at Baltimore. heard of the mail
robbery before Alexander came up. IL
was understood that the mail was 10 be
robbed when Wood lent The pistols
| informed him. when | asked him for
them
z. W. LHdlow, sworn-(Gavc The same
evidence as OF the trial OF ille tlree prin-
cipals convicted al Baltimore, already
published inthis pappr)
ID. 6oyer, the mail carrier, was also
sworn, and testified as in the former trial.
John ~. Patton, affirmed --On the
! morMlng Of the day he was taken prison.
er, Wood offered me $500 on The State
Bank of North Carolina. | exchanged
| the notes iorltni, and paid him in check
on the Philadelphia Bank: after paid him
e left The office. sold the notes 10 II.
, taken from the mail, went to Mr.. p. 10
take a minute Of The marks and numbers
ofthe notes, which he did.
Richard BGche, sworr-I accompanied
Wood to prison TO have him searched
he protested that lac he'd nothing 10 do
with the robbery ofihe mail, and refused
TO tell me al that time where I've got the
Sl00 note that he had given Davis To pass.
! He told me that he lived At Deals tavern.
| up Sixlh-st. aud afterwards that he resist
| ed at Mr.. Blacks. west 10 him the
| morning after he was committed 10 ptis-
I on, and told him the object was not 80
! much TO punish the offenders, as 10 oh
/ tain the money robbed from the mail. and
| ] urged him TO tell me where it COnid be
| found he denied knowing any thing a.
bout it, aud told ne might as well rob
/ the mail as TO take the money which he
| said he became possessed OF iaWtully...
| AZ the magistrates, he said that be work
ed on the turnpike and received the no;e
! IN payment for work done on the road.
| After Hare and Alexander had made
confession, ! was at opinion that fourth
persOn had been engaged on the spot in
lhe robbery, AS The ioug horses bad been