The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-03-30
LOVES LABOR LOST


Saturday the 7th INST was, on Monday iast
hrot Tor further examination befor. Josi-
All liussey, esq. tone uf :hc Justices assign
ed to keep the peace in aud for the county
oil Nantucket, on the compliant ol William
, 6oodellow. The " inflammation" purpor-
ted that the sum at eighty three dollars In
hank notes of divers denominations. de.
sefiplIons, shapes aud sizes, had been f,lo.
nlohsly stalen, tatcu, pil erred, purleined
lifted, pockctcd, hid, secrcted, cuncealrd
anu clandesiinely carried away from the
chest of him, TIE said William Goudf How,
beng the lawlal, rghtful and honest pro-
! perry, goods aud chlttles of the complain
ant aforesaid and that he, the said VIM.
Goadtellow, had .probabic cause To suspect,
| and did suspect Alexander Love aforesaid
as The perpetrator of the felony, stealth,
S<c. Sc. as aforesaid.
Mr.. Alexander Love, an ld,hman, about
I'VE feet, and II pdrdto IN height, may be-
| Tour and twenty years of aye, having u
head upon his shoulders BY no means inda
| cent, according To his own account is re
Gently from the .Nodrh Of Hrtldnd, hy the
way of New York and .N,C Hcartn"'uith
a WILT aud no chdder now, whose subsis
tenee he had no dcichol maHes of securing
excepting ADD providing that in his own
country he gdt his hpiag bg dung.
! Ihe preerpt, declaration, accusation, i'm
putallon ar what not, " IN the name of the
commonwealth of Massachusetts" magui-
loqaently magnllied the magnitude of hi,
misd"meanor; ntlmating, moreover, that
IN The preconcePtion and achirSemdn
thereof, he, the said Mr.. Alexander Love,
the fear oi God before his eyes had not,
NOR the peace aud dignity of the common
wealth aforesaid at his fingers ends. "And
now hoia up your hand" SAID the magis-
tfate-" what say You to this charge
guilty or not guilty Z" To which demand,
Mf. Alex Love frarlessly and undaunte,lly
responded. am not guilty - The wei
come plea being recorded inStaHicr, the
limb, OF The law engaged on either side of
the question were observed To be in mo
ton.
E" We expect In prove, your honor" said
MIR W. one of the attorneys, that the
defendant came to this place destitute of
moncy--that hc, the said defendant, had
been fellow lodgcr with the complainant
previous 10 the arrival Of the said defend
ants wife that the said defendant had
recently purchased several articles of
clothing that fifty seven dollars of
the identical missing money belonging 10
the complainant aforesaid, was found in the
chest of bin, the SAID defendant which
money aforesaid unless said defendant can
state no" IL came within SAID chest, must
be considered maino'y, aud he, the said
defendant, convicted accordingly"
Nherenpon sundry wi;n"sscs, having du
ly sworn or affirmed rs the case might be,
did testify To all and singular Of these state
ments. II was furthermore drposed by
Mr.. William Goodiclow aforesaid, that
WHEN Mr.. Alexander Dove first arrived hi
thcr he declared himself utterly empty Of
cash, barring two or three shliings or 50 ;
but that be had unfortunately dropped INTO
the dock while IN the fore chains Of the
vessel in which he came, about thirty FIVE
dollars IN hard sinners, which he, the said
Mr. Alexander Love, ayerrcd To have had
III ms brecChcs pocket. Mr.. GoOdlcHow
| finding MIR. Love to be C0unlryman Of
his, aud feeling aetuhtrd by pure toue aud
go1d IeHoWSbtp towards him, proposed to
assist IN the recovery of the money from
the depths of the dock. Having procured
suitable apparatus, they commenced 0pc-
ratlOns--bat it was very cold-aud while
/ Nlr. GoodGlIow and another symrathising
! friend wrought like good fellows amidst tire
mud and troubled WATERS, Mr. f0Ue stood
| by blowing his finger nails, all the while,
and not seeming concerned At all IN The
ISSUE and catastrophe of that same labor Of
l0e.. Thr which madr VI. q DE How A.
| his companion imagine their enpluymcnt
to be somcN hat like that of the three WIS"
men of Gotham
" To rake the moon from Out The sca'
And they accordingly de-isIed, vending
thrir way tiomeward, all three of them
both together, each one lamenilng and ,or-
/ rowing for the drowning of Mr.. Loves mo-
/ ney, not loving to behave Mr.. Love didn't
! lose it. On The advent Of MIS-. Alexander
Love from New York, bit of dwelling
place was procured, and hcssrs. Love and
/ Goodellow separated IN friendship. But
after space of time all at ,0Onai Is il were,
( Mr.. Goodlelow .toHHd that has o,ou monty
,oaS ioSf-so he suspected Mr.. Love for II
nd he calls pn him just To see what hc
could read in his face and Mr.. Love reads
that same thing in Mr.. Goodfrllow's face,
namely, that icon an0thcr's minds WERE
! quite onnSy. So he doesn't say nothing
about his toss al all, but only from strength
/ of his apprehcnions, gets Mr.. Love appre-
hended. Aud when brought ITO Mr. jus
lice Husscy's office, Mr.. Love all at ieona
. SAYS ~ VIZ. hOOultHOWs ehSS nt - alfl1
now.-aren't yc pratty fellow To be telling
O. the likes o. my stating your money fo--
! says hc--whrreas, neither The complainant
nor the officer had AS yet opened their
heads to him about the particular charge
involved in the complaint
The evidence on the states side having
been heard, the magistrate called on the
/ prisoners counsel for his defence. " Have
, you any thing In Observe, Mr. Attorney ?"
asked his honor " Yes sir have To oh.
serye--may it please yonr honor l have
to observe, SIR, tliat--l have nothing far
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