Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-06

The g!nOm'r madness of the heart
Auen he1ee'y LnUcAs upon nay breast,
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MAIL ROBBERY A gentleman who was nr..
lent during ihe whole period OF tie trial nj Amnhi-
So the mail iobber, which look place, last week in
ne Crc"'! Ceur, of iis United S.res has onligiur-
.Nou'ed ''e editors OF ''e BnItiniurc America,
WIN ile following iu'sreenu9
RepoH ofhs IIiai.
UNITED STATES, rs. J0uN AMtSHIsoR -Indict-
men' ier rohhg tue mail, under the art Of Congress,
1910 See. 10.
o. NJ .ud.y The 9Th November. the accused wa.
pa @" the B'f, ard a. he had hren previously ar
r7'sasd, HE cs'A Commenced the calling of the
Afcr several challenges. he G,!,owirg ,ersors
were swotn: L"si =. S!,de F,,nc,s : a~>,s. Thns
Fe|iue, W@. =. S'ewat, B-uj,mtn q Jonos LOUIS
B"peN, Geo. Brown, M,chNe Wme.ori Geo..e
ADos, John " VI Cumas, Edme Duratrl, Edw
hlsrgar
Ai, Glenn, the district ,;ioraev, opened the case
by 'ralmg 10 tie jurS ihe act az Congress ~ pmr--
ance oi which the indictment had been Trimmed n
mentioned 10 the jury i,t he had adapted ihe count,
IN ihe indictment to the degrees Of the stencc as IL.
srfihed by tue iIw, aud should exprc- from them -
verdict generally the indictment If I've could sans
~ them that The life OF he driver or The lie of the
guard was pa, iU rdy.-Such 4 verdict would lie
a';cnuet wnh The capital punisha Of ire pr.onrr
but, me learned attorney observed, hsi If The United
= Ass Isi.d 10 suisaniiae the principal offence
the uy musi iien ind the prisoner guilty on the third
<GnGo' al the indictments which mcteIy charges ro,-
befy OF tho moi. lhc dis''ic attorney further on
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81 propi-H Should IN the f,s, place present T.,
them, connected cham of circumstances ~hnca.
we're so cioseiy linked together b, time place ,ud
'ht coHduvt OF tbr party, that he might safrl, .tou
tao prosecution there. But as il Mas cause of .u
much Importance, he had thought Il prudent 10 aid
10 lie rUcOmsnuJal eviI"nce, the pos',ve proof of
hr"rj r. Moore, oae oi tue aceomplices of the pr-
Nj. Glenn then called on the part Of the u St.,e,
fNrWN Grrenl 'he quad OF the nn,ii. On TIE
inoioi' of tho 3ih Of July, between the hours OF
a nf he .stIt al hat,
and biinnioTe, he perceived ience ai,, All of rl,,
Stag, aud suNpte'ipg an attack, cautioned the drive,
TO he on hls guard. A. they ppIonched The fence
lie deserted three OIeD ON the right of tb- stage &.
mopS The trees He immediately fired his blundsrbu,s
at hem ibe horses much frightened AND ,vo
Up on bank Two ot thu men theu advanced one
On ite right and the other the let the one on the
rIsui t'GiTd w'th piSi" the one The l-it pre-
scented n'u-he 10 The breast of the diver with tue
mD2zle ~ near 40 the gard ib4 he caughI hold of
Rud held away from bIn untiI he could draw his
pis'os-br presented his pisio 1t sndpped-,he rob
Der thrn presented his musket 4 second time and
inc gHird h'td hjs second pistol and wounded The
foDber ~ ule hreas'--one Of The robbers eu sprung
into she siagr and Knocked The guard down-he did
no, know hos lie WAS knocked d0wn-be wns tLen
dragged ifoD the crrags aud placed under the care
oi one oil the robbers, wble the other Two pro
ceeded tn iIurIrr The m.il-thesc frequently called
TO The one who was watching him, - D,oim haI
shoot nini, or Ne will shoot yon"he asked Tie man
who gnnTdfd hin with pistol az his breast " do Won
me 10 take nv life ?'--he rppiied " how cama
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lie asked the rOhber second lime, "do YOU s,e.o
To lake csy lfe g 10 which the Tobher replied by a.
gan Hshlng how We came 10 shoo him aud tie guard
saul, 30 before II was my du'y the rObber then
SAID " duU'i be afraid, you shall nat lie hurt you me
with gentleman" The two men who we've plumber
Tag The mail, called 20 The one who bad The guard ia
safe keeong,-" Hurrih ! Lirr, the packer j. rea.
dy.' Upoa Thicl, the Iotder pushed the guard Into
tie woods, aud went towards his associates
C,oss-E oined. He does nos know that the rob-
hers did Gfe--Ie neither saw nor beard any firing
.f.I tt To-,
ini, had the gun up twice, before the guard fred his
Second plstO-tbe man who ~ esrntet The musket he
believes to be the same man Who WI, subsequently,
appointed TO guard bim--whIr ibe twO robbers were
p'oudering The mad they sailed 70 The man VINO was
S1Thng him, tie hin, hlindfJld bim"-he had been
frequently IN company With Am'nhsor, was very "a
mills" wib hIm, bU did DOT recognize Aminlis1, ~
mOng the rObbers-he heard tbrm talking together
Dul did not Distinguish the voice OF Afnufisor
The driver, JHuies Irvine, was ihtn called NV MIR
Glenn aud sworn He saw the rOlbefs among th,.
ifres, WITH theg gun. pointed Dw,rd, the Stage he
guard put his buudeTbuss tie arms st lie drive,
ani ilied-ihe robbers hen 81 ruHg up and hailoOed
hhe lndidns-iheS got iUro the stage aud knocked
,Wn nc guard, and ne thought were dlfkfng hm--
t1c threw bin~-G on, ard thty got ON tor ut him
aud one sad " blUN uu he brains of The son Of
bnch" ~ beard 'he pistol cooked or suapped--tWo
bad bold ui bln One Of th' m fred ot inn,--h. nre
hia"eii " surge ld,e"-conJ nOi J,stiasu.h--i,crs
wee disuised-were biack--he titunghi them ne
grce9-lwO weeks before, tavern, MT wih w 80
and bioUrF, 4bou 10 O'Clock ST nighi--iLcs wanfed
then 4Tiend, WIS with fhom--he also wished 10 g.
~ Tie sttge'e drf,Pf r,iJ o. WIS ag .unst the
of'irrs lt had recelyrd-hc was fgiiuddrn to hke
was p'ssrnger.--uhey s.nd Ines I'D pent, or nonei
an could pss lof her .eus--he sfg fptu4ed--iii,,
conin.ucd 20 drunk sud We va. enahlrd 10 fcf ~
WI -o iiieir kHOwng tt--.,r kncs M,urr and Wath
--l'ad hnpk wii, tI r., boz slirf tue hefnts be-.
JiJ not however recognize riti,-t tber features of
tbef tofets dvrng fhe a. w fGaJrtg.
" WIS MOI thought nrcr--try by he council f.,
toe prisoner ~ Nii iifc testimony 0l i!e driver Ly it
pfOrFss Of cTos, examination. Ire description
wlicH he bad givcn wis rydeHIly - ,rgetateG u,
f. =. 1od so birhiv cnlour,d ~ 50 aruIon 20 mag.
niiY IT, daugtts 'hr0pga wbicb ne lsd i.,sscd. and
- &c eScitoH-n wDudrr-H0rkiug ~pirii. 'hai
u nc ai,'' ltiir credit ejii"f from he cnufi Dt nr.
nyj'eFce. I Disclosed snDss tlront pat ol
81" case ii5' coz l~ q g examination hr'Orr Jusucc
-, faiu,efilfri, tirr ffr iDbnrrj, h@ sud tietr
vore four men, indone fieg was ~ i'issn.n, sud
o." ~ w's go g. igb.ened fhH he thought tie wood,
werc fvH 81 nfD,rre
The next witness eas Johu Jackson, who sas cal
lei fn-reif Dfofp itai 80 had loaded tie blundei
byss eifi buck anf Squirrel shot.
.In SIspiiY,i - te liYod z shiff The ground,
d''tun 4 ~ shocid kno i--be deliver q tito NJ.
bqck--'0nud d he .iyitf h'Oj sidr ~ the sl5ge,
GA t'e road, between Daylight sod sea-OP.