The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-06-13

7ei.tsi"t n. In GROW, lie principal Of
the Asylum ~ Ills city, Who acted as inter
prefer. willie iis assistant, n yer, shrevd
Intelligent young gentleman. about u wear.
otaae, aefefl a. .xtniiaef. The 10y nifri
/, denied Knowing any thing about the
watch, denitd bring At lie commitments
honse on ihe diy alleged. and sud the an
u suit Of clothes he lad Mere those Inc had
on these Two LAT itcts were ennirovrrted
by prfsnns present, one Of whom had >rrn
Inn in 4 different garb, aud another had
sr'n Inn IT the tiale and place allrgrd.-
N l11le under Mammalian, which Wag
"t1nliS b. sisns through tie interpreter, an
officer al he court entered the room, Nhu
SAID he hid seen the boy before, and had
heard Inn speak and converse. lie said
he could nai lie mistaken that he was not
deal and dumb and he WAS confirmed by
Two otilef persons present. who recognized
Inn Is a person who they knew could,
tnr they had heard him speak. 70 this
Mr.. LQiiborow, IL whose person great de
ference was paid and Va due, replied that
an the subject OF the boys disability, there
could not remain a doubt that although
others might be deceived ny impositols, hc
thaughl le could not be that about two
J IT IT, filiF lAii ~ iiAlAl tiftll u lilEll
IN tie Deal aud Dumb School. and was so
unmanaeeable as 10 cause his being turned
away ; thai II FEW months ago, le was a.
gain admitted thro' the solicitations and at
the expense Of Il charitable lady ofthis civ
"h0 frit for his nisiortunes aud that ht
soon became So n6goSernable, through re
%sistance aud st4bbornness, as nee, ssarily
III calse his second dismissal that he was
IA very apt s%eholar, and quick and easy TO
ieafn, but NIthal a very bad boy.
The assistant ,acher who himself is
deaf and dumb eXpirssrd his entire CON
],iction of the boys disability in that re-
spect, and on his representing to him the
consequences ofihc crime with which h..
was charged, the boy appeared much alice
ted and So entire Vas HE general comic
lion that The boy VAS destitute 81 hearing,
that those who supposed they had heard
him speak, began 10 conclude they were
most nnaceouHtably mistaken. Beng ask
ed where lie had lately lodged, he offered
IL 20 and let them search. They did 50
aud there the officer found the watch, and
in the nelshbofhood Il Irweller, who said
thr ienllcai hoy had a few days before
Offered The watch IN him for sale, and that
'i' w TIL u 1o3tti A'th 30 " ~ NJ w
d.. He VAS then recopducted 10 the pu-
lice Office, and the ma i%straie, to try the
effect Of his feal., thought he would " put
the screws on" IN another shape, and wtj-
ting Il few lines upon il paper, told the high
constable Il lake the boy immediately to
the Stripping mil, and for an indefinite pc
Iiod Of time.
Al the prospect Of SO formidable an en-
counter. aud 10 be sent there without proof
on oath, too, the boy 10 the perfect as
constituent of every Que present burst forth
in IA fine stlaio Of eloanencr, telling them
he WAS not going ldeilitrly-tnat they
had thrir match NOV and that he Was too
cunning for the whole concern. He gave
the teacher a " "A rub Or Two" upon his pc
oelration, aud proved hims'lf to be as fine IA
talker rs the fastest OF them.
The opening Of the mouth Of the dnm',
aud the ears OF The dead, Is a asw quailhca-
ton for Our magistrates and If putting
the screws' on will ope,atr in this way, We
tbiak il better than any other. After this,
who will say what our poIice caanot do ?
Tn boy MIS- committed for trial at the
sessions next week.