Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-04-14

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ceptlng Thistle God, seem anxious to
beiray their companions, 10 save them
selves harmless.
Upon the body Of Snilhers having been
taken home 10 The lodgings of his wife.
IN Friday night, II MAS found that pistol
bullet had penetrated his shoulder nearl,
SIS inches. II WAS extracted by Bennett.
aud Was found Ia have been cast from
pewter. A second sabre wound was also
found under his biaIe bone. In what
mamnerthese wounds were inflicted, there
are'ho means OF knowing, but IL is sun
posed HEY occured-aiier hi, TALL
Oh Friday last, ih" ofli rers,wpre auiha-
rizeG 10 search The lodgings of Preston.
bn' noiliinY was iouud 10 duplicate him
III the Cat street plat.
A toll collector the Commercial road.
had an nilervic~ with Mr.. ,Rirnie in HE
course OF Saturday, 10 communicate
s0nic suspicious circumstances which he
had discovered iii The east end of the
town ;i'}e particulars have not transpircd.
A, Il ate Hour on Saturday night srvc-
raj other warrants were issued; and yes
terhay The officers were umt The greater
part oi the day, endeavo,ing 10 execute
ticm
As early as Ten O'Clock Yesterday morn
in-, all me great ttIoronghiares, al the
west end OF the town, leading 10 Catu-<i.
were lined with persons pressing forward
10 'akv Il view oi the stable anal ion. John
street looked ,ike a fair, but Cato street
was crowded Ia the extreme. Tie Stable,
&C were sbewn az 80 much Il head, anu
the donTs of Theatre we're never more
anAionSiy besicged for a,iiuiliaucr; and
II as SAID thai upwards Of zoo had been,
= lsp, h.t..rn1 "a A.. Il.
'hoSr persons WHO had possessed ia, III.
selves Ui lHr stable.
Those now III custody are The ten r:len-
toned al the Colomgls inquest. together
with Robert Adams, Abel Hall. John
Harrison. John Firth, VIM. Simmonds
and = Brunt, Iii all 10. They all Stand
committed Robert Adams 10 ST. Mar
TINS WATCH house Simalonds, Harrison
tlail and Firth, 10 FoiiIill. tielas and the
olhers 10 the House OF Correction. Ga
Simmonds. Harrison, Hail, aud Firth,
beng delivered 10 Tothili fields, they
shook hands "itlr each other, and seemed
10 be old acquaintance.
From tie GaarGicn
Inc ASSASSINATION plot, we regret 10
say, appears To acquire features Oi even
Sredier importance than It's first dreadful!
appearance exhibited. The pXient Of The
conspiracy becomes more alarming, and
tie crueity-ibe blood drunkenness of ,h,.
humans, assumes more tie mtndous dive.
ihiNiduaI ASSASSINATION Is said To have
tecn prepared IN case the murder en- D,asSe
should have failed, and The cummuuica-
ti"ns which are stated 10 have existed
with distant parts OF Inc country, give a
more general character 10 tie conspiracy
than II had worn; of course we are moi
mioTmed as 10 the details, but we believe
we may venture 10 say, that The examina
tons have fully confirmed all The fears.
all HE horror, with which, in tie first
confusion oi such disclosure, The pub
lie mind had been impressed.
II Is not YET, we understand, settled
"hai legal course Of proceeding is TO be
adopted. Three are open 10 The Gov
ernmrnt:-
/. Indictment for high treason.
2. Indictment for the murder of Smith.
ers. and under Lord EiIenburougl's Act
Tor Slabbins and shooting.
q ih9lcl aieni Tor conspiracy 10 MUIR
der tue aliuisIers.
The FIRST Of these is liable TO DELAYS and
forms that do nOi sult so fragrant aud so
hTgent d case yet II seems on Tie whole
TO he ihal which " III bring the whole III
will probably bG adopted.
The second would apply only IN the
persons actually IN the lOn when Smitbers
was stabbed, and TO Ings and ritbl. who
are stated 10 have fired Al the officers
and soldiers in the street this would in
clude but snail nunlber of the guilty .
aud II secms hardly respectful 10 public
justice 10 try these persons for an incl
dental offence however airOcious. when
tue groundsof the whole transaction wear
so much deeper color, and are Of so
much greater exteuf.
The conspiracy To murder is. strange
10 say, only mlsdrmesHOr, and there
fore u seems unlikely HAT the culpyils
should be tired on such a minor charge :
amor we say III point Of punishment.
from ne Lir(tToot Mercury Of Harcb 3.
INQUEST ON RICHARD SMiTHEKS.
On Friday morning the follOWin,r nm.
quest vas summoned by Pyall, the bradle
OF Mary le bone parish, 10 eHuuirr how
the above unfortunate man came by lis
death
The Jury assembled at four o'clock.
at the Horse aud Groom Tavern. John
street, corner oi Cato street, before Tho
mas Sterling, Esq Coroner for Middle.
sex and, after being en- panneIled and
sworn, they took view ofihe corpse
of the deceased, which lay in AN anti.
room upon a table ; il had been opened
and sewed mp again.
Mr. J. w. Fisher, surgeon i was
called on this day to view the body Of the
deceased ! found a wound on tic righi
breast, between the 9TH and 9Th rili il
was about two inches and quarter in
Width suprrficialIy, and about twelve in.
chcs ~ depth ; have opened the body,
M order 10 discover tic direction and ex-
tent Of lie injury. Tie upper surface
of tie rInhI lnIie Oh Inc lluer 80 ,unnrL IL