Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-03-06

night, Oh Sunday night Tor '0any miles during Tic
day had ridden through excessive smoke. and had
thereby gotten violent head ache. tied spotted
silk bandanna handkerchief around my head. When
SO; TO town did take il Off ull got lodgings
AT the Mansion house hailed when u youns; gentle
man. iA'r Taylor, came TO take my saj!cbags; he said
ne feared the chance 10 accommodate would be bad
tie SAID they crowded, every bed they had woulC
be occupied, and he feared he would have TO pu, m,
upon the iOor in the dining room, where he feared
would be disturbed by Others. told him was some
what unweIl, and would not ike TO be broke from M,
rest. He then recommended me 10 Capt. WeisegeI'
tavern.
At Weiscger's walked into the bar room and ask
for my horse to be taen Sacre, the barccper replied
II VIII be Impossible for US To take horse, sir,
could receive you, but not your horse. asked him
there were any private boarding houtes where cous
get III? He said MIR. Scott, the peutenlisry wou
take me IN lie then proposed to send my horse 60
hveTy stable, if ! chose. However said he MIR. SEQ,
hrs good stable, and would recommend YOU 10 him
After had been at Mr. SCOTS lie time walk
cd out 10 my horse fed, had, on giving him [,
The servant, forbidden him TO feed bin till should e
with hun To see il done. After supper | was conducted
10 bed room, above stairs, and took out book! ob
serving 10 MIR. Scott, believed would read while
$50 soon rs he left me, accoutered myself for III,
deed was mcditating TO accomplish. had provided
me with an old ragged su,toul coat which had pro
cured long before and which 10 human being conl,
have proved was ever in my possession. had riovid
ed large hutchers knife, several months before
the point OF which my wife had poisoned which no on.
could have ever proved had ever owned or had in m,
possession
"Whcn travelling in Tennessee, had passed clear
ing, where negro had left mis- old wool hat sticking
upon stick tool! the bat, and splitting the end
the stick, c!t silver dollar the place of the hat
put mask OF black silk hic gave me- at (Yo ter
distance, in the cleaes light, the exact arnear
ance OF negro, we'll had my wife constructed and
H'ed IL TO my lace put on two pair of yarn socks
preserve my feet in running and TO avoid my bc;uo
"a wi 4 bo ioo
running in the dark, if had worn my shoes Besides
In this way my track could not rossihIy be identified
any where But took my Shoes ms coat and my hat
aud hid them down near The river where couj nm
and get them after the decd should be done had
learned from . source, which the offer OF life would
scarcely wiring from where Colonel Sharp's house
was II was the easiest thing in the world TO point it
out so that stranger could not mistake it, He had
simply TO he told, the nearest TO the state house
and almost right across the street from it,
81 crcpt out of Mr. SCOTS house SO easily that al
though the family were all up and stirring about the
house, Of them heard me- neither would her have
heard me they had been III the very passage through
which had TO pass. had found ont Col Sarp,s lunp
before the 10 o'clock bell rang. lie was not there
when first went. expected he had gone to meet
his acquaintance, the members from Green river NJ
the Mansion House. lsauntered up there aud could
view the room from distance through the doors and
windows did not row wear my mask lest the notroI
might notice me as negro and would have TO fight
them, expose that was white man masked | saw
Col Sharp at the the Mansion House. ] had habitus-
ted my mind to phiosophize and reason upon tho sub
Jcct OF killing Col Sharp till thought could i'll him
with as much tranquility of feeling | could whip
servant that thought deserved whipping but wien my
eye crossed bis form, all the ures Of hatred seemed com
b'ncd III much did b,oed Iii, ST for yenroaco
was almost SO far bcreft Of iy reason at seeing him.
as TO put on NY mask and dash right into the room and
10 STAB him down IN the crowd. determined 10 as.
sasslnaie HIM on his return home as soon rs he ,e tie
tavern. Bn while had walked Iltte way from, tho
view ct him, he disappeared from tie room had Ien
him H. and supposed he had gone home las.ened
to ms house, but he was not there feared might
mss hun, and meantime, he would pet 10 bed before
cond see him, If went back to the tavern TO hunt f
him. Wherefore determined to watch his house IN
he should come home. could now as | lurI,cd
around the house sac what were occupied and
what were not as if had lived ahout The house :
intended to attack Gel Sharp before he shouII rot into
his house, 1t could ascertain him IS he came home
wished Col. Sharp TO know before killed him |
intended 10 call HIM from little distance in n lov,
voice ana request him 20 come 20 ne, as he was
about 10 enter his house. Iuring him TO me thus
IN the stree! alone. intcnied "a soon as rot hold o
INN, to whisper 10 him who was and itnme6jateiv des
patch nm Bat while was viewing The back part
oil Inc house SO as to know well its situation shon,d
tail IN any, way TO get hold of Col Sharp before he
went to bed, he entered his house and was in his cr
Der oe'"fe sa" nm AHer moments reflection
resolved to wait TIL all light was cxneuished about
hc house AMI then call the Colonel up was afraid
DE- sharp would also have TO be killed For know
50 soon rs his brother should be killed he wouId trc
his Thoughts Immediately to me But While was w.
ing meitaling'n the Public Square concealed. wbe.
Tier 10 knock at the door OF Col. Sharp's chaubcr
or at secret door, in a dark alley, which, onened
INTO room immediately communicating with the cham,
Der, Mr. BaCon came for Doctor Sharp TO oo home
with him This esteemed very fortunate thing. for
l did not wish 10 Kill him.
"'h hen had waited Iong enough as I supposed,
Tor those who had been awakened BY 5acrn's cou,jno
Tor Dr. sharp prepared 10 complete my purpose /
resolved TO knock IN the alley for fear those in Bass's
ROOM which as well as Col Sharps door opened upon
inc perch might not have fallen asleep. Besides,
knew could easily lure Col Sharp quickly 10 me at
The back door, by e'gning myself Covngton, as Col
Sharp ard the Covir.fons were extremely intimate,
Aud II | should OILY lure him back into dat ,IInv !
would haYc an opportunity 10 ut BIN know as nc icl
by whose hand he received The stroke for fins wish
cd in exceedingly to know, and would have rislscd
great deal 10 let hIr know who was. / pn on nv
mask wi;h this design, that If candle should be 1T
before OF Sharp approached me, would keen il on
and as he approached would knock the candle Out
wh one hand and Stab bin with The other Buf il
lie approached me without a light intended 70 draw
my mask as he approached from over my face For