Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-05-29

90 TO The ship 0ria lying At The Long ,rkG1 for the
trunk belonging 20 Captain S1sisk Whilst the porter
was gone for the baggage the feignsd captain SmitA
said he thought he had better proceed himself to the
ship, aud attend 10 the d.li,ery-apd said land
iord! car s0H tend gs trC1ty fre dotidrS 10 poy
some ~ sailors night and 10 sasyrGic f gefRf
ar The landlord lent han the money without hesiia
ton, aud capt Smith immediately departed, TO effect
some design.
Dropping the name of Smith, he went to sno,her Inn
as Captiu Jones master of the ship Mana, just ariV
eo from France, with siiNs aud wues-He coItversed
with i5e landlord for sometime, praised bis commodi
es and shewed the patterns of his sks. Having Sc
eSed ms room and seat tot porter to se' s baggage
-Jnsi US he was going away he csTeiess;y asked tie
landlord. asst WAS past the bank hpuis. lrud han h
~ uoiafs to pay part OF bis sailors who wanted fro
iiek. Certainly" said Houilare aud gave him the
mohey-when Captain Jones disappeared, never TO
The next transaction has lees of sameness in IT, aud
| requires some previous exploitation. It sreins
named Lewis bad been arrested aud conunted TO phi
sou upon the charge OF having robbed the Office OF
"essrs Wlnan Stone, of upwards ot $500. and Il
WAS supposed that lady tue ef ,he
town bai divided tie sp Il, viii hi hCb division
LewIs Jones' thinking II an unfair APPROPRIATION deter
house, aud FIRST claiming intimacy with Lewis tnld
he i't 10 s"iIer her spirits ~ I've depressed for lie
from Europe, aAd have had an account Of the hole
transactions Having large sums of money in the hands
Of Wsss.-- &c. il we can ret .v.s b.15s ,sdncsd
sha wuilhgIl advance y 20Uo for the Liberation Of
uehd Go with me To tie sheriff and your attorney
.pd IN The dst place we will endeavor obtain the
aucton OF the bond" The iady caught attle tempting
Dat and readiy ACCOMPANIED hin, her iswier the
lawyer went 10 the sheriff the sbcrnto Hon. Judge
a
o mn als"meh me amount ct the bonds was reduced
oy decree RON 5000 10 ; 2VGa, and the lady went
home Tally satisfied. Aner reasonable deiay this
eiened friend returned 10 her b'me aud represented
Lewis as just ready 20 on Providence in conse
gneiee OF his having pledged Inc sum OF s POGO with
esherin. tor his bail Int he then observed Lewis
ulSktdlo appear IN his original dress have a,cor-
hlhgb purchased two suits OF clothes for him, aud
ma osSfed me toask 0u for : 2n0 To nay the iayOr"
The woman without mas ing an. difficulty gave him The
money aud was not aware of the conrivauce pactised
npon her nnt The next Mug, when she heard tia,
Lewis was still iujail.
Jones len town immediately and stopped at Mayo's
tavern in Roxhuy under tine title of Canaan C,-og.
shield Here he took lodgings exchanged tyo lu,dred
noiias 81 lis money with different persons and
| having hed horse and cbssc rToc,r,l,d me nexi
norn'ng TO Brighton, where he purchased AN United
ctates Bank NoiC loT hundred dollars, for wIich
ue p"d a. premium. The design oiJones III these frr.
qN'h' c'anges oih notes partly make it diicalt
AFTERWARDS 10 identify them, partly to attract conse.
quehcr by ah arutcia parade OF ihem and parity 10
"Dtaih ah Opportnt of def auiag those individuals
oitheir money who might be wiling obl,sc him
when latter purpose he was eaabled to effect
from Brighton oar hero proceeded 20 Cambridge and
took lodgings al an Inn. rhere he was can't C,ots.n
Sicfd, brother of the Secretary Of The SAW aud he
mentioned to the landlord that be knew his brother bad
no fhahct ~ Tie election against Crooks. Capt c. said
he had Inst arrived irOm Europe had formerly been
boafdci with the landlords brother. who lived in Bos
~ an" ne had iabeh iahci to reside with some
OF lie family. Ne said liz had large uuanty Of goods
"nich ne could AFFORD 10 sell mach under MARKET price
In the brother of AN old friend ny Ills lure he
completely ins'atiaied himself with the Inn keeper and
Wo" ms cohidence oi hum, therefore, lie next asked
t"e exchange OF ihs Ton dollar U. 5 Note into tler
money, which was regularly done and the false Captain
was very affective 10 remark itwhat pare was depo.
sited Satisfied Of tlIs he prOpo further exchange
OF another note OF similar amount this the landlord
cnnd not effect without going mp for the ,urney
which exactly what Copf0fn Self ~ All
ed-ior while he was gone oui, here toe lie u S.
Note from its place deposit and presented n second
ume tor change The laadord having obligtd him.
capt L. pretended to have engagement i'm Boston
trock, andtakIg his notes and his wach cut Of his
po'kct, he readily took them into his hand threw n
hanuteFchlef over them and deposited tbeu ia hat
which lie gave 10 the Inn keeper lock up lie n,e
ua,ee ueraiten I"I Boston and the landlord viii