Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1818-10-06

his haS,OnCe more III DaltimoTeS y siuA'
time, and put up al the stone tavern II
Bridge-street, Old Town. | sold to a
negro trader, black boy, that had
purchased in New ok, b. tie name o.
Harry, about y years OF age. lie was
a free born boy, born III New-Hork, aii''
bought him for waiter, bat he Gid no
tell me that lac was free when | bought
him. do not know where this boy is
now, but 1 WISH that some good man
could find him and have him restored to
freedom. / feel very sorry that | seld
him, for l had plenty OF money at The
time, and the tears ran down his cheeks
like water.
married a young girl, seventeen years
of age, OF very good figure aud re
spectacle connexions, Who had been
brought mp in New Y ork in a good style,
and we'll educated | wish this book to
serve as a caution TO the young girls who
read it, to be particular how they choose
husband, aud pray that some angel
would tell them, what road their husbands
will be likely to walk in. When mar
Eied this young girl, had a good deaf OF
money, and never expected to leave the
innocent young creature III the sorrow that,
is now opened before her. Soon altar, l
bought horse and gig, aud took my vile
on to Boston. Afterwards, | sent her to
her frieuds in New York, telling her had
a good deal of business TO settle. The fact
was, found my money almost gone, aud
that would have 70 replenish my pockets
by another robbery. | robbed man at
tavern miles from Boston, OF $500. In
Princeton, n. J. robbed the trunk of
merchant VINO was on bis way from North
Carolina TO New-Y ork, of $4,000, aud
started for Philadelphia, but was appre
hended next day. l was tried at Sum
meryilIe court house, aud sentenced TO
the States prison for five years. After |
had served twenty -four months, got
pardon, and was discharged for my good
conduct.
We close by giving full detail of the
mail robbery, as the circumstances are
known to be psetty nearly correct, and as
this wa1 the crime for which he suffered
the punishment Of death.
When was discharged from the states
prison in New-Jersey, (where as | said
before | was confined for robbing the
$4,000 in Princeton went 10 Piliiadei-
phia, where I fell in company with a
man by the name of Alexander, an hon
durable thief aud at last the lea oc-
CURED TO me of robbing the U.States'
mail. Alexander approved OF it and
agreed to join me.
also persuaded young man, whose
name I do not mention, to leave the MAJ
that was teaching him trade; and | told
him could make more money In two
days on the highway, than ne could make
at his trade in twenty years; and l got
him to Join with me in this scheme fol-
robbing the mail. We got three small
pistols and dirk, and left Philadelphia
ON the Sunday morning. These two new
robbers did not place much confidence
in they had never seen such robbery
before, and one was so very young was
afraid his resolution would fail. On
Wednesday night, two-or three miles on
this side Of Havre-de-Grace, l made them
help me to build fence across the road,
before the mail passed that was on lis way
to Philadelphia from Baltimore. | wanted
TO take both the Northern and Southern
mails but the Young man threw away
the rope that we were TO have tied the dri-
vers with; it was as easy 10 take both, as
one / told the young man it would be
the same crime, and we might as well be-
the best paid land as 10 the tying Of the
drivers, and the guard, il there was one,
it would be as easy as to take couple of
ladies out of the stage at the stage house.
However, to stop me from it, he threw
away a great deal of the rope unknown
10 me till the very night; and We had
scarcely enough to tie one party. The
two mails pass in that place an hour Or
two apart, and when the mail came there
thai had left Baltimore on its way to
Philadelphia, the fence was made so
strong that no horses could be driven
across it. ] saw the lamp burning on the
stage, and two men in the stage. The
driver let the horses come up to the fence,
and they stopped. told my two men
not to be alarmed, that the one was the
driver, and the other the guard. / ran
up very quick, that they might not have
time to get out their arms. ] was soon
alongside of the driver, and told him we.
were highway robbers, that there were
six of us, and that We all had double
barrelled pistols, and dirks, and told them
two different times not TO attempt to fire
on us.-The young man with US had fallen
back; could not see whether they had
arms. The driver spoke, and said hf
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