Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-05-13

III Ricdlck, having returned, Weht W inc poCNy
Mills, his former residence, and had with him,
John Stoyke, Samuel Bagby, and Benjamin nj.
Putyear, and as it is stated by John Weober, on
oath they were all armed as he believes and
they stood by while Mr.. Riddick made the negroes
nut all the property oil MIR. Weber, out oil the
house. though he infomed them that he had been
placed there by the Marshal OF the Court oil Cham
Gerry.
On the same day that the defendant forced his
,,ossession M the Rocky Mills, and sent Weber
off he applied for and obtained a warrant to search
the house of Edmund Webster, for the two trunks
of wearing apparel. This warrant was issued by
the defendant Doct. Swami. 1t was directed to
Isaac Ledbetter, q constable, who executed IT on
the next day taking with him the defendant Riddck
John Starke, Samuel Bagby, Benjamin NJ. Pur-
YEAR and Daniel Halves, and as Mr.. Webster,
states, on oath, they were all armed ,ciM pistols
and dirks as he believes, they searched his house,
as he also states, and took from 1t the two trunks
Of ccthing, and trunk oil silver plate, though
they were informed they had been placed there
by the Marshal.
On the fourth of last month, the plaintiff upon
slndry atiidavs, moved for and obtained an attach
.nent nisi against Ohm L. Swami, the Magistrate
Isaac I.edbetter, the Constable. John Stdrke, Sa =
muel Bazby, Benjamin VI. Puryear, and Daniel
Halves for their contenpts, in aiding and assisting
Iemuel Riddick, in an illegal rescue OF part OF
the property taken by the Marshal as before
stated.
Upon the return of this rule and the before
mentioned against Lenuel Rddick, they all appear
ed by counsel.
And, therefore, the counsel for the plaintiff, in
addition to the charges of contempt, comprised in
the rule against the defendant, Rddick asked leaye
OF the court, TO be understood moving for the
attachment, as well for the comprised
in the rules, for his having removed
number of the slaves, in violation of the order OF
injunction of the twenty-ffth of January 1920,
and for having abused the slave Harrey, in viola
ton of another part of the order and for
not attending the Commissioner, as well, as for
taking the trunks from Webster's thst the
charges OF contempt against him follows
First Under the rule OF The twenty second OF
January last and Ist for not delivering the
shares the commissioners for division
thereof, as required by the decree.
2nd For taking from the possession of the Mar
shat, the plantation taken by him, under the
order of iniunction Of the thrty-first day of
October last.
Second. As Ito the charges in the rule; they
stand thus:
Ist For removing some of the slaves in the bill
mentioned, of to parts unknown.
2nd For abusing Harvey.
Srd. For not attending the Commissioner; and,
4th. For taking trunk OF plate, and two trunks of
wearing apparel, from Edmund Websier's
which had been placed there, for safe keeping
by the Marshal.
To these charges Mr. Rddick, has filed an aft
davit, and lie has been sworn in court TO answer
interrogaiions
The substance of his affidavit is, that the plain
tiff and her agents had taken possession OF Rocky
Mills, as lie understood and believes, without any
authority, before he twenty-second of October last
and that ceriain persons, naming them, were aiding
her in re,aining that possession.
That when the Marshal took possession of the
property under the order of the thirty-frs of Oc-
tober last, and placed John Weber, and various
other persons In possession, 10 the number of about
sixteen, Webber's stock were turned In the fields
to tie injury OF the crop, and The houses and gar
dens wasted, pigs put in one of the rooms of the
mansion house, and fowl-house made of the Gel
lars, besides many other injuries not necessary TO
be stated here; and for this conduct he was induced
TO order these ruinous agents 10 quit the premises,
but without violence, arms u threat to use any
That this order was readily obeyed, and the goods
OF the tenants Were put out without injury. That
when he obtained warrant for the trunks at Web
ster's, he only intended to obtain possession of
his wearing apparel in two of them. That the
third trunk when he had last before seen it, and
which he there saw by accident, had been the trunk
which contained his private papers, and was of use
TO no one but himself, and that he intended no con-
tempt and that his only object was TO preserve his
paternal estatextrom total waste and destruction
Upon being asked, if he did not know, that these
trunks had been pdt into the care of Mr. Webster
by the Marshal, said, that Mr. Webster said So as
he had heard, and perhaps said so then, but he did
not believe him.
Dr. Swami states on oath to this effect in dis
charge of himself; that turning 10 the process with
which &c mad been served and not seeing any men
goods, the subject OF complaint, he is
Warrant for the two trunks of y caring APP
hat certainly he meant no contempt
ter, the Go. stable, swears in discharge of
this effect, that he only executed the
commanded, that Mr. Riddick wanted
lie The third trunk which he refused as the
allied but for two; and that he told Rid
took the third, it must be at his peril:
id the trunk was his and lie would take il
did. The constable also states that he
NOW that he hid a right TO prevent it.
ould have done it. That he designed no
ID. contempt of court
Starke states to this effect on oath, in
disch of himself; that he went with Mr.. Rid
dick to the Rocky Mills; that the dwelling house
was occupied by John Weber and his family:
and that in the OF one hour ell IYebber's
household furniture put out of The house in
The yard, by ltiddick's negroes, without violence
to which Weber yielded, and id he must see Mr.
John Fleming the Marshal before he carried his
things away.
Samuel ]. Bagby states to this effect, on oath in
discharge of himself; that he went with Riddick and
Starke in the carriage of the latter to Rocky Mills
and that nothing was removed by Riddick so far
as he knows, or believes; that about the thirteenth
OF January, he went with MIR. Riddicl TO the Rock
Mills and found the dwelling house occupied bv q
Mr.. Weber; and that RiddicS asked him bv whose
authority he was there's and he said Mr. FLEMING.
and Riddick then told him he must quit the house;
that Mr.. Fleming had nothing to do with il; that
Colonel Guerant, the Marshal, had possession and
when he put any there, he would be subservi-I
ent to that authority