The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-03-24

Of c',",, '',.lre' ge.isrdsy. i've suaIle,. a..
g. - NJ "tpnEs. oi Charle.fon -
ing the best Inedieni a,t Vas =, -, hsnd.
snsi remedies reser,ed 10. .xn,ea '',a 'hf Il
a@tay Ills eldest SON Jovs c.. "i.ihe-
"ahge 10 relaie soon after sua.,,a', = : Hsq
me corpse 81 lis father, and ~
-" &c VI 'e" hours, was himself +. -,
ihfy were both inferred on the 9Th ina, p'e.
cry oeho"siraiion of public respect. s'.
ta3e Rtdnend.-A mistake 10 mr..
MAJ idehoty, such As does no, oI,., i''so-
| occurred in the cnse of this 80. H'pptn,
snhereh much IN consequence both ~, ies
ann good name. II may d. rern,,s.,a fiSe
some extensive foreeries and robber;.> .'"s
pace some time ago in New Ynrl it'k
VT richmond Wa. charged by one Wa.a
Hc'Pnl 'ice, WIN being psrticinatar NJ
was, however, July acquitted Wars
afterwards indicted for perjury in his -, va
ny against Redmond. The prinrinaI ,,.p'to'
polh trials, was the personal Identity CIV
mond, as To which the testimony waq 81
larry aud even ludierpnsly couiradic.or,
! Specialize witnesses swearing thai he ,,as,t
man, aud others equally credible swear,n.I uo
was not. According 10 This conf ;,irg su 10
dence, he vas Al the bank where the IL,
checks were offered aud i'll abedat the - 81
moment The officers AT the bank swo,o ~.
sdively TO him SUCH indeed, wa, The ,,e
ponderance oi testimony against Redmnnd
on Friday last, when Wares trial was voi,,
on, that many persons were ready 10 nra'
nounce him guilty.
On Saturday, while Wares trial was a,,i.
proceeding, the District Attorney stated =.
the Court that mar had been arres,.3
whose name wa Stevens, whose likeness I,
redmond was very strong, and on whom wa.
found zig, so like Redmonds hairin c,los,
u general appearance, that the similarity va,
generally acknowledged. In his posseSs,on
also, were found some OF the checks takon'
from Howland's store. This man was arrea.
ted by Hays on Saturday morning. His WIFE
| stated his name 10 be Atkinson and Have
! informed the Court that he wa, in comnanv
with the notorious Reed at thu time of the la1.
ter's arrest in Broadway, but had for some
time, coGtrved TO elude pursuit, Stevens. ON
being broaght into Court, was asked ilIe
knew Mr. Redmond. and said he did not. er.
cept that, hearing OF bis trial he had called Mt
his house and seen himai the bar. The coun.
sci tor haro being permitted to have a short
| conference with Stevens, came into Cont
and abandoned Wares deteuce declaring their
eutire conviction of Redmonds innocence
| OF the oh arge made against him. The iurv
| herenpnn retired, and in Glleen minntesrr.
| turned with verdict OF gully against Ware
! Tins Redmond, from the i'll luck of resem.
bling swindler, and of having hair of the
colour and shape of the latlers wig, has been
imprisoned three months, entirely brokenun
IN III business, and subjected To great expense
and wholly nnmerited dissracf. "The resul,
Of this affair, saws "A New York paper, shows
the ext eme Importance Of canton on The part
OF those who testify RS to personal Identify
Il yl,.n l,t,.ty
| vented an innocent man from suffering pff-
haps all his life, under inpntatons Oh his in.
nocence that turn out 10 DE wholly grouaG.
| less.
| Our readers will please 10 remember a stor.,
which we copied the other day, about a Gener.
nj Somebody's shooting an apple from the mead
of somebody else In the Vermont Advocate
we find the erPhcatio-these sharp shooters
are not such fools as we took them to be-
y Y. COunisr
All. 10, Us be KEEN. let US CUT lttle
| These locks are precious curls
Welast week copied from the Montpelier Pa
irioi notice OF q " foolish adventure of cou.
pie OF sportsncn in Barre. who shot apples
from each others heads and foolish
nough ii appears IN tie sequel II seems tie
yaung blades, in the ard0r OF pursuit after fame
| did not forget that the better pHrt OF yaor
discretion fur that terrifying exposure winch
prompted the kindly inteI ference ofgentIemrnpu.
| Sent p owes to have consisted nothing more or
less, than that each IN turn sQuat bcaeatha potash
| kettle with a hole broken in its bottom, through
! which WAS protruded an apple placed on tue
heads Of the valiant heights, who, thus csconfe1'
| put ont the fame of TELL. In this perouS slu-
\ ion. " like Patience under nut she'll grnnm5
IN security" our heroes bravery squat out some
haif "A dozen fires before - the apple was 50
handsomely cut. which poured OUT ITS fame an
oinimg Juice on the consecIatcd q" halr OF Tue
head, monument Of the deed Immortal! Nhd'
won Ter that gentlemen illnesses had the sas'
faction after attempting 10 stopthe pares'to st"
them crawl out fom under the potash keile n
safety Ambition need no longer essay 10 cum"
the steep where fame's bright temple sHlnes a.
Tar. The goddess will hereafter ho.u "0
court beueath potash kettle whittier all Tue
worshppers will resort
| There is said 10 have zen an unpleasant rem
contre on Monday last on Pennsylvania AVE-
ne between Aleesrs. Krcmei aud Nrl5h "l I
bic The mtelpositi3p of Two gentlemen pr
yeoted it from going any farther. II LAP
.
The L. s. shin Natchc4 has arrived at Pensa
cola from u cr..sc in the calf Of Mexico. anu
las, from Vera Cruz aud lanpico. lie oinCpN
nod crew are ia excellent health.
a collection IF t9r,p Mree thousand dIsse7.
tons on law, + ,r,ned by celebrated iarlst,
advertised in Germany not long since laf
make nearly three thousand volumes IN o."
to.
Commsrcial Curiosity The people OF ,i -
rope may be surprised by the following ,,o.s
which we copy from tire Louisville (hen'u'''
lpaper ,...,,,al
= For Harana. The new and sao'la~ ",s.
schr. Star, now lying at Portland wha' - ,be
lng nearly all her cargo engaged, "'h san aa, s,r
2lst Instant for the freight OF about oo9
rels, apply TO Capt. Kembal on board " ros
J. G. BARCLAY ~Co'
Ia liz r,lhh.Ln.s u tu,nnccs nnd n.riOdIcdl 0Wn'