Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-05-19

Dumas came into the store, and | told
him believed these were the mailrobbcrs.
The prisoner said he wanted dashiny
coat showed him uniform coat, price
: $50; he agreed TO take II. The yeuug
nan Lewis Hare) also waited a uniform
coat, but had no other. A person then
came INTO the store, and said 10 these
men: F" You are strangers III Balhmore-
perhaps You may have heard of the rob-
berry of the mail it is my duty to take
YOU TO court TO he examined" The men
then went into the back shop, and when
they returned they sand they were ready
10 go with This person, who was con
stable.
Peter Dumas On The 18th March last.
al 81 O'clock, | came from breakfast, and
saw two persons busy III buying goods III
The store. had Just read The advertise
meni OF the mail robbery went into
the back shop, where my partner came,
and said he believed these were the mail
robbers. | went into the front shop TO
de'an them; measured item, and then
measured the clothes they chose, so as To
delay them, and ordered bills of what
they purchased TO be made out. Their
pockets were full when measured them.
After they had chosen mauy articles, two
officers came i'm and said, "we are officers,
the mail has been robbed, and it is the
duty of the people 10 take every person 10
he examined" One OF the men then call
ed for the bill; one bill was ready Itooh
them into the back shop and counted on,
The goods; placed myself opposite ii
mirror, and saw one step behind the cur
tain which bangs on one side the shop
lac put his hands into his. pocket, pulled
ant the money, aud placed il between
clio !, hot ~ IL In
tween some pauiaioons that were iviug
on lie counter: the other then emrlicd
his pockets in The same way. One OF
them then a ked ne " hat they should do;
told them 10 go IN court and Uc eXamln-
ed. When they had left the shop, went
"a the clothes * took out The money they
bad deposited there, and took II ZIP to
court. Wheu one of them WAS emptying
his pocket, Heard Il pistol ball and a dag
ger fall, which found or the floor. Both
men had mud on their panialoons as high
as their knees, when they. came into the
store.
Alexander n. Rayd, Ew. was in The
room where the prisoner was examined,
this note "a 500 note, ichick ttGS Gt.crrGrdy
proceed to haue been robbed from tie @saH, EEL
from him as he was pulling off his pania-
io9ns-!IiS person was MITCH chsfed.
ID. Eel, jan. put this note Ute note
abore m0d,Onef,) iuio the post Office in
Charleston, on the 4th March last, also
pvt into that office, at Inc same time these
notes, (taking up some al tie notes that weEe
deposited amongst tie clothes ia the slap If
Bo!caa s Duncs) These notes were dl
rected 10 Churchman & Thomas, phila-
dcIphia.
Several witnesses were then called, TO
prove thai the notes found AT Berfeau and
Dumass store, were the same that were
brought into court.
AndreV EhOads. I saw the prisoners in
Havre de Grace on the nth March last at
l20'clock al noon, in the high road, with
two other men. They asked me bow far
II was 10 Baltimore. told them. They
then askedwhethcr there were any bridges
wasl.cd away between there q Baltimore.
Whether stages came that way. | told
them only the mail Stage travelled that
road they asked me the lime ,hat il came.
aud told them.
Here the testimony on The part of the
United States closed The prisoner pro-
dnced no Witnesses.
COUNSEL ON BEHALF or THE UNITED STATES
Dir. heA SAID, that il was not lis wish 10
press tins natter but lie thought IL right and
proper, if The jury had any doubt AS 10 The
sniit or degree OF guilt of the prisoner 10 ask
the court 10 give them such instruction ON
the point OF law, as wo,id relieve the inry,
and AID them IN their decision. he ask ed of
the court 10 give the following instructions to
the jury, which he presented in writing.
u PRAYED Of the court TO give the following nsruc-
rOn 10 the jury.
states or other person Entrusted Herewith snch mail
hy stopping him the high way demanding the snr
render OF the mall and AZ the shew ng veap
on' calculated 10 take his life, such as pistols dirk
pritiHg bin in fear OF his life, and oba ming possession
me carrier, is such fobbing OF tile nia and such
putting the life q! The carrier thee
viii IN jeopardy, by the Of dangerous weapons gs
Will prng she offence within the following terms OF The
lvtB ecion OF the act Of Congress, tie Goth Aprl
1919, entitled, An act regulating the Pcs-Osrc es
adjustment" To Wit: or il n eBCCng such robbery
Of The mail the first line, tse offender salINnupd lie
person having the custody thereof, puf his Aje IN
jeopardy by the use Of daager6Rs sreGpo0s sUrb
" offender or offenders shall spReT death"
He did not mean TO trouble the iurv win,
any remarks, a to whether Tie facts proved
cane within the statement he presented hnt
merely TO ash the court for fseir direction lie
wond however take up short time in enqur.
Ing what was meant by tina, part Of tie act of
congress, which relates 10 the " pnttjrp af life
III jeopardy by the Vse OF dangerous weapons +"
he presumed that the court in coming 10 n
dec SOU, must view the instrument made use
oil, the manner in which the men proceeded
AND every CTcums auce relating to the trans.
action. in the present instance, the mail car
fleh was met at night, aud accO-ied by The
dctarati0u, We are high way robbers come
tn rob the T0.dl, armed with diTks aud pistoIs
They were so armed, and the pistols were
tnaly cooked and il must be considered
that the presentation of weapons Of this dcs.
eTiption, aud the that was made of tlrm
10 obtaining the mail from the carrier. was a |
complete IeopardlziDg ef the life OF The car.
Jier
lie c0ntended that it was not necessary 10 a |
conviction under This law, thar the mail carrier
should have thought bis life in jeopardy. al.
fhuUHU & HgC q l.,
left has Wagon, and went with the robbers
because he did not know at what time thew
would take his life. Bni the life was ieopar.
dled, whether the carrier was conscious of II