The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-09

1 h'o RiB W HuTst, Hill IItUtlgeu aIOHI I'M
village street, Or took short rural excnr
slon9 On fo''t. His mild appointment, gen
tleInanly apprar,ncr aud address, wo, ti,t
confidence .of Nr. Noon, the knllord 81
the inn. The only occasions when h,
miHed ii sVc.e.y nas al the efi.a.
IN tches. ana he seenrd an enthusiastic
admlrer of TIE game. On late occasion
WHEN tile Godalning Clab played grand
match against all Sussex, he iunk very
pro 1lnent Interest in the sport, aud wen
several small wagers. by backing The God
aiming Club, wllu proved The ,iciors &,
Win the lihcrality OF gentleman of for
tune, refused Ia lake the bets, but gave
them In liquor to The players. THIS crck
ct match collected u great many Of the
gentry OF both The counties of Surrey and
SUSSEX, and It appears enc OF the strongest
parts ot the urfortu aate mans story, that
ne had the h'rdihoad to appear at a place
llrfe he was almost certain To be recog
nlzrd. II is equally nnacruuntphlr that he
nt'tr affected any roneealntnt uf himself
AT the inn, hut stood 1T The window, whore
the Lond0n Coaches went by AT every
hour nj The day looked GA as the horses
were changed and made remarks on the
passengers. Godalmina is great posting
town, and il was Chapman's every day
custom IN watch the carriages as they
drove into the town, aud, n il boas'ing of
his knowledge of society, recognize to the
landlord The aims and equipages Of the
nobility and principal gentry, with whose
n mes and persons he was evidently well
acquainted. This WAS his rrgaar habit,
and II is almost incomprehensihie thai he
could have The boldness TO appear In pub
lie IN market town on the London ro III,
every day for three weeks and still laore
unacconnlable that the police who we're
em.io, ell to apprrhrnd him should have
failed IL trace hib from Sutton to Goda'
ming, and should have been totally AT
fault, though he remained open aud nm
concealed within 54 miles OF town.
Ga Saturday last, the hand Till of which
the following Is copy was put up at the
window of the Post Office of this town.
Fifty Pounds Reward Whereas Ed
ward Chapman, late n clerk in m.rcan
tile house IN the city Of London, stands
upon oath with felony, and has
ah-conded from his e,naloyrrs whoever
will apprehend or give Information by
which the said Edward Chapman may be
and lodged IL any of his Ma
irsty's gaols, shalt receive a reward of I30
from his employers. The said Edward
Chapman is about 50 years of age, feet
I inches high, slender made, dark straight
hhIt, sharp muse, sallow complexion, bni
now rather tanned, sioops 10 his walk, and
generally wears Il black coat, drab KELSEY
mere brcrches, aud top boots, and rrsllrd
ia Convent Gardru Chambers. lie Was seen
last on Tuesday, the 81 Of Angus, instant,
al tise Cook Inn, Al Sutton, in Surrey, which
placefhe left on that day, ON lIls Way from,
Brighton IN London, With IA lady, dressed
ia black, in yellow drnnct, cut IN with
black, drtb tining, handsome chestnut
horse, fred in both hooks, and brass mar
u"sS. Apply TO Mr. Harrison, one of the
ha,shalnen of the City of london, nj the
Harshafs Office, Mansion House, London.
August "a, 1894"
This WAS an accurate, though not Aattrr-
ing portrait Of tins unfortunate subject !;
bat even with his face aud person answer
ing the description To ii nicely, he might
have remained still undiscovered in a town
where each man has only thought ior his
own b sarss, and where the waiter Of an
inn, rs that of the Kings Arms, said of
himself he had not k.-.n as far as the Post
Office for SIX mon;hs, but FOR the aouien'@s
of the stable hoys ,whos, love % horse llcs'l
rxci;cs curiosity even in thrir sluggish TIA
lures. One of these lads had seen thc bill
at the Post Otlcp, and WAS struck with the
enact description of tn" dcnuci aud ihr I'M"
horse trlonGing tn thr strange gentleman,
and WAS commune ling the circumstance
to his com panons. Wh"n h" was overheard
by Mr.. Moon. the landlord, who prudrnfly
not appearing to notice their conversation,
went instantly to thy Post Diiire, and VAS
struck with grief and ptln BY the certainty
that The person drscrihrd WAS the nniorin-
nate visitor Il, his house. II will he 0bScr-
we'd that the horse is described ~ being fir
ed IN both hooks, and Mr.. M,on ha' ing
returned Ia the stable. found thr horse rx
actly to correspond, and thus'ihe fact Was
plncrd beyond doubt. The discovery of
the landlord took place on Tuesday last,
aud AT that lime he WAS NOT lnfurmed that
Chai,nlan hud any notlr, OF the bill at the
Post Office /; but il has since appear ;hat
on the precious evening tNoaday,) the I'M
fortunate man -aW the r.cord al hi, shame
and guilt, AT " hich he Twas so shocked. tiat
his rraspn gave way, and he returned In the
ian in II state of the most acute mental sal
FIRING. TIN the waiter attending hun, he
- Ismcd, John, Jah'i, il is time II he
off, there IS reward offered Inr mr : and
on sayia. sn, appeared Ia fall INTO u most
tlrspoudI & sta!t. Th" walter, mol end"r-
standing what he nteai.t. trl"I tn rouse ann,
and said, j" W" ipu-t be- nj .takrn, 1t can
not he YOU" o. which he ficw into mos,
violent tit Of passon, s"ere III thr WATER
Tor can,radr;ing him, and asserted that llr
WAS only meant. Having exhausted l'N
fury, he fell az ain iIio low spirits. and seem
I'd quite heart troktn. il would appear
that walters in the COUNTRY are In the h1lhi
nf meeting sftans" customers, Tor thss;
act, of rxtra,agance did not make any IN
preston on him Of the kiGg's AIMS but
with usual " coming eir y went his way,
and sent the chamber mid with light
The cIanber mtid found BIN bnfird M