Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-11-09

Out stood AT the window, where the Londc
:. coaches went by at every hour of the day; loo.
co o." as Inc horses were charged, and mad
r remarks on the the passengers, Gotalminc is
= great posting town, anu it was Chapman,s ever
day custom TO watch the carriages as they ,iroy
,nto the town, and, as If boastiDr of his know
rouge OF society, recognise To the landlord ii,
arms and eqniPage of the nobility an princira
, gentry, with whose names and persons he wa
: evidently well acquainted. This was l,is repu
,ar "aoI, ana II Is almost ncomprehensibIe tia
|, he could have the boldncss TO appear in mill,
IN market town on the London road ycr,
day Tor three weeks and still more unaccoun,n
ole that the police who were emploved to ,nn,c
hend linn should have failed To trace him f,or
sutton 10 GodaiTng, and should have been IN
tahy at fault, though he remained open and nm
concealed within 81 miles of town.
On Saturday last, the hand bill Of which the
following IS copy, was put up al the window q
the Post Office. of this town:
Fifty Pounds Observation-Disclosures Edward
chapman, late clerk in a mercantile house in
me cltNoi London, stands charged upon oats
with felony, and has absconded from his empIor
ers; whoever will apprehend or give information
by which the said Edward Chapman may be ap-
prenended. and lodged in any of his Ma,esty,s
sais, snaii receive reward OF ESQ from his EN-
P.oy2s' Ihe said Edward Chapman is about
oyears oi age, five feet seven inches high, slep
der made, dark straight hair, sharp nose, salou
complexion, but now rather tanned, stoops in
ms walk, and generally wears black coat. dial
hefse,thefe brooches, and top boots, and re-
| sided IN Covent Garden Chambers. He ,Vas
seen las ton Tuesday, the Sd of August instant,
a, The COCK Inn, at Sutton, in Surrey, which
l'ace he ic't on that day, on his way from Brieil-
ton 10 London, with LADY, dressed i'm black. in
| 4 yellow dcnnet cut in viii, black. dr,b Iin;nr
handsome chesnut horse, fired i'm both hooks
and brass harness. Apply to Mr. Harrison.
one OF The htarsiaimen of the city of nn.lon. AT
the Marshal's office, Mansion house, London. -
goth August, 1824.n
ms was an accurate, though not hatterinp
Poiuat OF Tie unfortunate subject; but even
with hrs face and person aIlsw erino- tho dcscri,,
tion 10 nicely, tie might have remained sill
onoiscovcred IN town where each man has
! only thought for his own business, and wI,er,.
tiie waiter OF an inn, that of the Kings Arms
said Oh himself he had not been as far as the Posi-
Ofhcc fnr SIX months, hut for the acuteuess of
The stable boys, whose love of horse flesh ex
cues cues curiosity even IN their sluggish natures
Cne oil these lads had seen the bill AT The Post
oibce, aid was struck with the exact descrip
'ion OF The dennet and the fine horse beouginp
10 Tic strange gentleman, and v as con,nsnicat-
mig me circumstance 10 lis companions when
he was overheard by Mr.. Moon, the landlord
VINO pfuaently not appearing to notice their
conversation, went Instantly TO the Post Office.
and was struck with grief and pain by the GER
taihty that tue person described was the ,inlor-
innate yisiter at his house. 1t will he otser, o.;
that Tie morse IS described as Being fired in botl,
hooks, and Mr.. Moon avi..g returned to tb.,
stable, found the horse exactly to CORRESPOND
anu linus the fact was placed bey ond . doubt,
The discovery of the landlord took place on
Tuesday last, and at that time he was moi in
formed that Chapman had an; notice Of the bill
at the Post Office; but il has since appeared
that on the previous evening, (Monday the I'M
fortunate man saw the record of bis shame and
quit, at which he was SO shocked that his reason
gave way, and be returned to the inn in l. state
OF The most acute mental suffering On the.
waiIer attending him, lie exclaimed, ..Jo!,n
john it is time TO be OF, there is reward of
fered Tor me-" and on sayingso, appeared to fall
IN most despunding state. The waiter not
uncei sfanding what he meant, tried tu rouse
him, and said ''You must be ,I,istaken-t car
not be YOU" On which lac flew i.io mos, vi
client ut OF passion, sw0re at the waiter fer con
tradicting him, and asserted that he only was
meant. Having exhausted his fury he fell a.
gam INTO low spirits, and seemed quite heart
broken 1t woDid appear that waters at coun-
Try iDns are IN t!ie habit of meeting. strange
customers, for these acts OF extravaganza di,!
not make any impression on him os The Kings
Arms; but with the usual s.coming sirn went his
way, and sent the chamber with light
The chamber maid found him buried in pro-
found grief, his elbows resting ON the table, and
ms face GOV red with his hands. lie started on
her entering tue room, and then attended her 10
bis sleeping apartment, where she left him,
gave him the light, and closed tie door.
The next morning, (Tuesday,) the last of his
existence, the Inflated Young man came down
10 breakfast at his usual hour of o'clock. He
had paid the common attentions TO his person
and was neatly drcsset!; he wore a green riding
| frock coat, light striped waistcoat, white ribbed
small clothes, drab CATERS and shoes; he ale
some breakfast, but still seemed 10 he ia tlle
| most Responding Satc-wrefched and detected
though he made no observations TO the waiter
who attended him. He remained within doors
until twelve O'clock, when lie walked little on
lie London road, where he was noticed bv a
son of Mr. Parsons, the surgeon. About two
O'clock. he was noticed again in the town, and
on passing the Post Office saw a person with
whom he had formed slight acquaintance az
the cricket ground, and nodded to him, nj the
same time pointing to the bill for his apprehen-
sion, which still remained OF tie window. He
passed on liis way, and was not again n5ticed
until after the commission of the dreadful act
which terminated his existence.
| II should he observed, that the wreicbed be.
ing wrote on the Monday two or three letters, ore
Of them TO clerk in Mcssrs. Paxton g. Cock.
ercl's house, and another 10 gentleman Of great
responsibility, well known TO the landlord, TO
whom the letters were given fof the purpose OF
being forwarded 10 the post
| The dreadful act Of self murder was commit
| ted about three O'clock, in a lane called Sand
lane, at a spot called Love Barn. The place