Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-26
IFrOm a late London p0per.l


Mansion hnuSe.-A poor bewilaeTed creature named
Ei1abtib Danbam, was brought up, charge ofhay-
Ing stolen the Keys OF the bank Saturday beunght
An officer stated that in consequence he
went to The prisoners lodgings and asked her for The
keys 81 The bank She d, 6rs denied that she knew any
thing of the but the officer having found them under
The Ted, she readily admitted she had taken Iheu. In
her apartment we're found about a thousand keys
amongst whicb we're those Of the cOHTt of CbaneeTy
Christ church, BarihoOmews's hospital, &C. She told
tue ohreI Ihats bad the brst right to them, they
Contained her property. WIN (said he you may 20
over The httIing breoA Tor hs. Nery we'll (she re.
pl1ed) SHALL see little ofthe w0Tid-Ibars all"
Two chests 0I helS were produced each key piece
of paper WaS affixed. Stating from what place IL had
been taken The Officer said lie found no Iaore. Oh
(sdId tie woHaB1 there IS another chest Ii hich ad
escaped your notice" The porter Of Lotbbury gate
stated That he met the prisoner Coming of The lodge
She had small basket smd he suspected she had 10
len something sud ran mack 10 ascertain but missed
nothing. lie afterwards missed the keys He identn-
ed the key Produced by the officer. The poor Isadac
called ioT Justice The country wanted reform, and
she hoped the lord mayor would grant it, she had lost
her husband, but she would sell her aesb and blood
for support, though solicited To do so. LORD Castle
reagh was her enemy and she had robbed the House Of
Commons aud the House Of Lords, hut size deRed them
To ionch her. She bopcd that tue lord mayor wond al
low heI TO 90 ~ ms gut coach 10 trial. u wanted paint
Ing aud gliding, and could not Ne put better use.
be lord mayor ordered that great should be taken
OI yer u hei SON who suppoIts her, shsuld atie2d
MdnS'S" House. Elizabeth Durham the poor uia NJ
&c. was ,NsniHed second time friday upon llit
charge Of stealing The bahk keys.
The oCeTs brought from her apartment notAer ches
Of ktys. which were most Of them cteled. lAmotgst
them the kets IT the Houses of Lords anu Com
MONS Carlton house and the Treasnr, BOT the most
valuable In her opinion, the Keys Of Lord sid.
mouths WiDe cellars aud those 81 the duke Of York
the number ~ al was about 1000.
Her son-iulaw attended. Tie said, she a woman
Of good education, aud bad married 10 great advantage
About i've years her husband dedaBd LEFT her com
potency. She TOOK house and had dodgers atdOngst
whom was one man, who, bv series Of vaHes de
prlved her of the Uf livelihood for herself and
children, three ~ whom ave hslpeSs and aln,oa
unprotected Sbe underworld recover hy the law
but she fe into the hands Of peTsoDsn that profession
who made her opiion Of siIll worse. The excess
and variety % hr Ini'orunes were greater than she
could bear. and her lost amidst the
Dulated miseftes by which she surrounded.
gnOG buroired evity succeeded 10 the teas which
90 dow n the prospect of her obldfens fuagd cxpec
iaOhs aad ffon that HetHent she became possessed
81 sort of happiness which was only interrupted by
The sch mes and teT-OTs ~ Wild Imagination. She
friHenird the COufts Of Law, aud npon occasion
'ncbed the twelve Judges ~ the ENcheqHef Chamber
~heic they we're debefaing upon question 81 tie aud
stah 1bis extraordinary act size performed Ter the
purpose she SAID. ~ keeping jHSice uudtr losk aud