Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-10-31


81 houun,nkei and SaCkIiter.
CUES Why did You moi dico,er 1t when YOU looked
over the papers moment since
fHS. BECAUSE looked Oh the face of the panpr
anu SAW the affidavit, and dad not examine the other
side.
Quss. Can YOU state whether or not this plcn MAS
! exhibited IN the suit before YOU
.InS. an certain IL was not in,erposed at that
time ih.s paprr had nothing written on then bot
the affidavit Besides, the plea is written inl> OF
"a Inherent colour, and appears 10 have been done
very recently.
QneS Have ANY ofIhese papers been out Of Your
pos ssinn, AT a"y time, aud If so, when
.H'S' Ahey nave always been ~ niy possession eS-
oep Tor short time 10 day when the prisuuri, MIR
o"EH'iutr, requested 10 shew him the papers ne
Cooked .hem otsI, and then asked To lend nim
I"'S aihd''iI,,o siIew it 10 las counsel lur short
V"sS. Was The plea endorsed on the paper when
80" lent It 10 the prisoner.
ms No, am it not, Mr.. Sackrider
5000 afterwards returned II to me, but dad mol
'mlne Al paruculary.
| Q"S. La whose hand writing is this plea
:I"S In ihe hand writing of the prisoner.
Ahe latter TACT VAS admitted 10y the prisoner, who
| n'"ue ho attempt AT any explanation or excuse, aud
tue jury M short time returned verdict of yuiify
! Sentence. fourteen yeas imprisonment in the state
msni.
| Robert Mott, John Sn,ith and Thou,s Smith
('he a''er youth Of l8) were seyeially iried aud
| convicted Gu an indictment for ,obbing james f.
S"'n VI "e town oil Waiersiei, aud were sentenced
To Imprisonment IN the State Prison Tor i,lc the III.
Dix n'O"'is ~ SOLITARY confinement,
| Inc Oueuce was committed Ly The prisoners and "a
"u' :" person VINO was not detected, On The turnpike
"rt"eth lhis place and Schenec and about ii, e
miles from tins city There having been NO instance
oi n's"w"y robbery IN tins vicn,iy for many wears
'heSe trials excited great interest and attracted u,-
ny spectators. The prisoners were defended viii,
s,""' "oihiS Mot, who has first iTi-d, 10y alesss.
nepper, Lush, aud l.. Williams of Hmdson-and
hos Smith and John Smuh, Ly Mcssrs Prppei
D"ughery and Wander Hevdeu counsel fur ,h.
people, Butler, District
~" prisoners we're evidently villains Of no oi,lina-
| y c,a'a, tel. ihomas Smith, especially, notwIth
'"u'"s MS yo"ih, eNnceda degree ufhardihUod aud
pHc'ency ~ crime, accompanied wiIl,al by = show
| oi 'hleIgt nee aud dextry, which rendered him Al
'"ce an n, ci ut curiosity, compassion, aud ahhor-
| renee mott aud the Two SmiiiIs together with the
| "r."' ~" person above mentioned, came from New
A"rk 10 thiS city the 9th july last, and as their An,
Pe"rdhce "as genteel succeeded IN taking ludgings
at" respectable boarding house. from which thr,
occasionally departed for the uuruo.e MS they saul
~ V'slt"g HE springs, &c. There can be 40 ,nub
| ,i"m 'ne discoveries subsequently made that the,
m"u se'ec'ed the en'lr0ns Oi Albany the scene Vi
"e" oIer""n"s aud nom their number, ACTIVITY,
u "''"'hoot, ahd the ample store oil pistols knivr4
dhd o'her Articles of liat descrp ion found on linen
PERSONS ana IA Their hunks 1T seems they were p,e-
p''eu 'of me most desperate attempts On the l2th
'""y rohhed ar. SANTA uu the 18th they rrcnnnoitrr,l
one oi Ihe Toll houses between Ills civ and - he
nec'ady aud made such enquiries as Indicated :, de-
sSn 'o puhder II, aud on the same evening Mon and
homas Smiih attempted To rub n MI Vrd,icr oI
SChehrc'huy on the Same road who fortunately dis
covered iheir intention aud made his escape The
Wm'ee prisoners were arrested the next day hv Mr.
"iesS one OF Tue police conslabes, and else ,uwl
! S''P pun ~ '"e" urprada'ions. .3Jny .4rSaS.
INTERESTING INCIDENT.
Ihe following incident occurred uuou a Jsso,te
island OF Lake Ere, about the I'd OF September les,
| N,lnr hEELER, OF Port Law encr, on the Man
NEE hivrt wIih Ils nteresIin. little daughter GRACE
| nseA '"ot 10 years, TOOK passage FROM S,ndmsky
o"l' ~ me schr Eclipse, which bound iol De-
iLo' he Major requested The capt. 10 scr him and
his daughter ashore on the Middle Bass Que of the
cluster OF e Pat in Bay Islands, FOR the purpose of
,nk.ng small boat TO go 10 Port Lawrence The
| MAJOR engaged MIR. Martin and h,s son to TAX.
h'mse'l aud daughter 10 his place of residence The,
embarked ilnm the island in a small boat with good
weather. Having proceeded on their way ahout
| twenty miles, they were overlaken by the late ire
mehunus Siorm, which jeopardized SO MANY human
VeS, and vessels OF every descriptions on the lakes
lhey fortunately made the Western Sister island .
"u' 80 'r'tssiibie was the raging storm, that the Is
ahu, which contains about hundred acres aIihouub
| "n"r"ed mem dry land aud mun-nIary secunIy,
in themselves, from the violence OF the storm vet +,
AFFORDED none 10 their irail bark and size Was soon
dashed ~ pieces on the rocks, IN spIle Of ali their
eH"'is 10 prevent a. They were ihe1 without any
p"ss'ne means oI transporting themselves to nm m
iiabned land, shelieTing themselves from The fore.
OF the tempest. An old meat axe was the onI, IN
s'rument which accident had left them for the pre-
str'aii0n OF their lives upon thus renloe and tesula,e
island. Totally destitute of any kind of provisions
anu without any possible means OF Dtocuriuq any no
more gloomy prospect could he presented 10 the hu
mao mind. when aud how they should get relief
was altogether left TO accident or The Intervention OF
| Providence. " "
| But us Necessity will try every means Cor the pre-
sivai'0n oi HE, and desperate experiments for re-
iei' these unhappy people, after subsstins several
days on snakes and snailS which was the ouv fond
ihey could procure the island, uade took aud dug
out WIN lheIT old axe, the trunk of a has -woud
nee, which was barely large enough 10 carry MIR
Mdr'n aud his boy. In this they two committed
themselves to The mercy of the winds and wnvre
aud s'eeted their course 10 the island whence The,
cane In this very uncertain and clumsy vessel ih,.I
had 10 venture about twenty miles IN the omen Lake
WIN tie greatest dihcniy and ninIosl struggle, rs It
he who - meTciiul, aud rules The winds and ths
waves, has always IN reserve the means In u,eserve
/ Tie Virhous and innocent, Mr. Martin and his son
reached the ISLAND, and procured - boat and went
immediately to HE relief of Major Keeler aud his
daughter, aud, 10 The great satisfaction of The bonts
crew, i"und them sill alive though greatly cmacia-
ted with hunger, having subsisled six DAYS entirely ON
snakes aud snails. They arrived at home wiiboui
! further accident.
| make 40 Comment upon what must have bcen
/ the feelings Of fond parent on heholdng bi,seIf
and daughter left alone, the mercy ufthe clemens
u he winds we've not favourable or shunld the Ieasi
wave honnic e lake, the tOuer,iug aud lrail vessel
n which Mr.. Martin aud his sou had risked their
| Ives, must he overwhelmed, aud they ineyi,abl,
drowned aud the parent aud child left 10 lnger ou
ie" more painful days, aud then lay them down
WIN MOI even HE lows Oi the air pay the last III
ou1e TO their remains with The fnli1gr Of The wood
S-mdasky ClTioa.
ITALY.
We have been politely invou,eJ with the G,lly;,s
extract OF letter from gentleman travelling IN Eu-
rope 10 las friends this civ dated
PARIS, July %, 1323.-On the l7h Of ibis
month, my friend w and SELF reached tins city, on
our return from Italy. We have reason for erati-
tu'it TO tie Father Of Merces Tor our presetyaon
Our journey was extremely pleasant and instrur-
i've lhe Alpine scenery IS bold aud elevated he.
yood whal | had conceived Nothing have ever
I al m uu rtfte