The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-04-24
DARING nIIIRACE

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DARING OUTRAGE
Pc''rs5Tg, .4prH 10 -On " ,dnps davnig,,l
last, abont eight O'Clock, three negro men
'paired TO the back door of >.r. Rirhard o.
FdherS store, on Old street, after hr had re-
tired 10 bed and prevailed upon him To let
| them IN, under tulse excuse that one of
! Them wanted 20 pay him some MONEY Mr.
| Nnher opened the door, aud being much in
! disposed, having been previously confined
! tor several weeks, he agarn recInrd unnn
The bed, when one 81 The fellows inflicted e
veral wounds upon his head, which cor,tlptr.
| u stunned MIN. They then dlasg ed h.s b.
| dv upon the floor, aud covering il with the
! bed, proceeded 70 piIlage the store, aud sue
! r"eded M obtaining 800. aud thpn re-.
tired, doubtless uuirr the belief that they
had efiectuay dispatched him Ina short iime
Mr. NJ. SO FAR recovered lis scattered senses
aN to make his situation known which va. for
! tnnaielt overheard by gtl tlrnau " no was ras-
sing al The moment. sHrgIci aid being immrdI.
atriy obtained, he si>uil vas examined ana
found to be dreaduy fractured m several pla-
ces.
One Of the negroes supposed 10 he concerned
IN tins daring ouuage, was raj en- uI ou the sB ma.
light aud another on Thur-d " nIornmp. " no
recogn,zedby Mr.. Mahei as one OF ma. three
persons concerned IN this nciarous attempt al
murder and robbery.
Since cutting the above IN type (Thurs,iay
noon) one OF the patty suspected ofbeing = u.
cerntd IN the above outrage, MAS found drown
ed IN the river. WHITTIER he was pursued some
] time after the outrage was committed The o.
j Their one who IS IN jail (for II appears nov thai
there were only Two concrrntd) has voluntarily
confessed the fact, and nov await, the decision
/ OF Justice
The fellow that was drowned belonged To Nj
! Robert ShankS, cabinet maker and the one Nat
! Is IA jail, belongs to Mr. VIM Il. Young coach
+ maker.
Mr.. Maher is in avery critical situation vcry
! TENT hopes being entertained of his recovery.
Republican
ANOTHER OUTRAGE.
! On Wednesday afternoon hst another out
rag, similar in some respects To- tha above, was
committed, in the vicinity Of ,h, town. An eI.
/ derry person, Who lad received Il sum o. money
] m payment for some cotton aud tobacco. was
returning home, somewhat intox Gated in cart.
driven by servant, and when he had procerded
about mile from the corporation line his carl
was stopped bv two black men, his servant yerv
severely beaten, and himself rubbed OF his mo-
ney. A. the money was PAID in the presence OF
negro who did moi bear the best character sus-
plcion Immediately tel upon him Il I'd tree man
"ho W. ktd WIN MN. TN Inu sdav, the SER
want that was beaten Wa brought to town and
described the perpetrators accuratev that
the fellows previously suspected were i,nmed,.
at"ly arrested, aud are nov in ian, where we
shall leave them, I'LL the law has decided on their
case. 70.
Morgan piSc0rerEd IN fyin-We have seen
aul conVersrd with the Captain of ship recent
" arrived from smyrna, who has informed us
that there Is now hNlls at Smyrna an Ampri-
Can who Is undoubtedly the much talked OF.
mysterious Nj. Morgan. He arrived at smyr.
M about a year aud 4 half ago. IN brig IRON
Boston. and Immediately en- his arrival placed
himself under the protection of the uads-Rey.
was CTcumci>rd, induced himself with mon
StrouS turhan, and pair Of wide trowscrs; had
his head shaved, aud So bccame an accomplish.
ed aud uudouhted Mus,nn.an. He ireqnentl,
spoke Of the United States. and manifested n vc-
~ intimate acqaaiutanc with the Western pa,1
of this State, and the Canadas He had " hen
he arrived At smyrna, a considerable sum of
money, with which he commenced business
bat the Turks took an opportunity of robbnp
hlm, in spite Of ms iurban and when our IN
teimant len. Nh. Morgan was yery anxious l.
return to the tnitcd States HIS real name
coud not be aseetamedi because. when asked.
he gave hmself different appelationS bu il
merchants and Captains AT SMYRNA, that he was
40 other Than the unhappy, murdered Morgan.
til was commonly known by the name Of the
Americe' Tux. Our informant describes him
rs being y mau Of about 5O--a bout feet 3 or ,
inches high, aud RATHER stout built
{ NeW York II. Post
4YfJr lore, rnd bit!s for he boPle =
u" Adaoy Daily give. the following ek2lana
10" "i q rrcrut mystery -
some tim ago, It was mentioned that the boz
~ ~ woman Wa, found IN the cauaI near the
Nose Nor" eomcry county. Hnow appears
l,om a settlement in the Ganaiotar Telegraph.
. MAJ ihe uame af'he woman as Martha E.aa,sa
ah' "as employed a, cook on board tie boat
0n'auo Capt. u II Cornwall. >ine had r.t,.
Nen ianey' 10 Comad Van AI,ync, one Of
me steers oi the boat. and desired 10 r.irv
nm hRl he gave her no rncnm agcmput Ore
r'ehne, last iat,, hen The boat was frozen in
VI" ASttnc reIuroed 10 tI.p boat, after an a.
SthcF 81 a teN toGtS. ana found her intoyi cafra
"uen Shr Te"r"ruhpr solicitations, and enaui, ed
"artA'i "a hai an affection fol her 10 winch he
,ePnfa, Lat he ''htcd her well enough 10 use
hef "sL Nae then gave him the KEYS of he,
~ 8Ai fAee., 'euafkIug atthe saue tine