Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-04-13
Ply whh the wish Of tue writer, by copying
this notice,

Ply wnh the wish Of the writer. by copying
this notice,
| sournh nrrcs. (va.J April 4. 1871.
! usssrs. Shieifs. dshburn s. 60.
GENTLEMEN-i have 10 day been 10 see my
| friend aud uejehbor, Doctor John Saunders
| who had las, evening, about sunset, oDesof the
most outrageous and daring robbefies con- .
nitfed on him, that has ever occurred in our
house aud euqnircd IL he had any spirits. be-
log answered that b g had none, they said the y
would pay him tor Il he told them il he had
any they shonld DO welcome to it, They th. %
went 10 the well aud took n drink of water
after which, coming up to a Mr.. Crumpler, a
young man who was with the Doctor. thew
seized him. and drawing a pistol at the same
Tune, one of them knocked him down with a
large stick drew him into the houre and tied
hini. They than treated the Doctor III Tue
same manner; drove all the domestics into
the house, fired a pistol through the wall aud
ttoke open aud tore TO pieces every article
OF furniture that they suspected had any mo.
ney IN them, strewiDs The house over with
clothing, taken from the trusks with the
tire'to0gs, With which they had been bro
Ken open. Every individual expected TO be
In North Carolina Bank Notes, among when
were two OF $50 each, that had beea cut IN
TWO having some name endorsed Oh them, not
now recoiIected; the balance were mostly
$40 notes; about SO in silver dollars and halt
dollars. one an American dollar with two holes
through Il, uear the middle Two Joes (Span-
lab gold.) and one Eagle
Leaving DIR. Saunders and Mt Crumpler
still tied down, with one In guard them to
prevent their release, the 9th r two preparad
three OF the Doctors horses when they made
oft with their pluuder.
These rufhans were each armed with two
pistols and dirk, and were, no doubt. from
the vicinity OF Norfolk, or some where
that way, as they iooke more like seatariug
men than otherwise. The largest OF jben,
WAS a tail stout ,ceU looking man pith small
yeiiotU Whiskers had on a dark round about Jacket
anu dark pdntaleons: The other Two were
common sized, yell looking men, icith blue or darh
pdRtG.Oons, dad short bearskin great coats that
canc doicn about their knees, and all appeared
10 De men OF not more than p gears The 10,
ses they carried off were OF The following
descriptions: a bright Lay horse only in toIe-
able order, PAGES Siorly, blind in one eye, and
elegantly ,Icked cery handsome bright bay
mare. from feet 10 inches TO 5 feet high rerv
lengthy Uifh a long scitch tail aud q small black
horse, rooehed ana 5oJJed.
Al the Doctor IL confined to his bed aud
unable TO write he requests yon will publish
IN your paper such an advertisement as Won
think besi-0tfering ONE HUNDRED AND
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD for iaeir APP
preheusion, OF FIFTY DOLLARS for either
fthsm.
~ L, is to be hoped that all Editors Of
Newspapers who may see the advertisement
which viii appear in tO'morr0w's BeacouJ
VIII give II an Insertion, as II will be puttioe
the public generally on their guard against.
tbe attacks of such uapriucipled scomndrels,
who are the terror of all good men and
diSgrace to their species 10