Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-06-25
From N, NorfoIk Herald Of ION inst


From The Nortok Herald Of i6h inst.
On Monday last Cour, was held in this
Borough tor the examination OF \ case, In
which George Fnzsimmons was charged with
having committed q rape on Mary Hipwell
This case had undergone two previous inves.
LEGATIONS before the Mayor. at he latter Of
which the accused was ordered into the custc.
dy Of the Jaiior, preparatory 10 his appearance
before an examining Court IN the mean
time the subject awakened very lively inter-
est, and even a degrce OF excitement not
usual IN our community. II was anxionsly
desired on all hands, however, that the whole
affair mi ,h he sihed 10 the bottom, by the
most rigid, thorough. and paIiert SCRUTINY, and
that the prisoner, however strong the culreni
of popular feeling, and even the appearance
ofguiI, mi ht is agnins, him, Should have the
hehe6t ola far and impartial trinl. That this
vs. wns realized tothe dtmoN will be sen IN
The seq lel The accused is master of the
b Ing Mrdora which arrived here on the o5th
nit tom Dublin, with uumher oi passengers,
am ,ng whom wns the proseou'rix, Mary Hip
well, With ler souso Young man 81 the name
nj DntT,y aud his wife who proceeded il the
n,xi steam boat 20 Baltimore. leaving Mary a,
the house o. Mr.. Samuel Lippin, u eounirymap
al theirs, UNI Duffry, on bis arrival al Barli'
more, should get employment. sod 81 obtain
means 10 pay her expenses up, which Il was
20, then in his power TO 10. Mary IS IL years
OF age, quite n pretty glfl, of an interesting
appearance, and modest department inaword,
SO progressing, II soul srrm. that she very
soonhad oGers of siin,iionsir some Of the most
respectable families IA town ha''ng,hqNever,
received BY one nc the steam boats from Balti-
more, a letter from her COUSIN, informing her
L.. kol IN "A y IN q N
and pre- ssing her 90 come up. she concluded 70
go to Baltimore. This letter was handed 10 her
BY Capt. Fiizsmmons on SATURDAY. morning.
who offered 10 make the requisite inquiries AZ
10 the departure OF the steam boat. &c. in the
course Of the day, But the Captain not hav.
ing called, the prosecutrix, ms soon rs some OF
her fellow passengers had returned from their
DAYS work. solicited them 10 accompany her
10 the Medora TO sac the Captain on the sub
lect. Two Of them accordingly sccomrani led
her 10 the vessel, hut tho Captain not being on
board. after remaining for him until o o'clock,
she and one of these men, Patrick Smith. Sc,
oft, return TO their lodgings. On their way,
they met Capt. Fitssinmons, who took the
prosecutrix aside, and after some conversation.
he and the prosecutrix proceeded up the street,
allowed at short distance by Smith. They
passed Lappip's house, which is situated on
Ntde NdicF ttTtttt niuWdf "tiWteU ioWH
Poiat and Market square, and Smith followed
as far as the market house, when, he states,
Capt. Fitssinmon told him TO 60 back to
Lappins and bid them keep the house open,
o. the, would return in about half an hour
Smith did as he was desired, and Capt. Fiiz-
simmons and Mary Hipweil continued their
yak As IL would be improper, NJ this Stage Of
the prose cution TO enter intn further details, we
must, (howsyer much we may disappoint the
curiosity ola large portion Of our readers.
here conclude. by briefly stating that the pro-
secutrix alleges, tina, the accused, under the
pretesf Of CARRYING her to visit an an,iabls and
respectable Irish lady, with whom he stated he
had AIKEN tea that evening. and who was very
drsirous 10 see her. took hei to a brothel in u.
nion-strest. kept by the notorious Mary Miles,
alias Irish Mary. whore he perpetrated the
crime with which he stand charged.
Nu,uerour witnesses were summoned both on
the part Of the Commonwealth and the accu,
cd and never was there cause IN our Cour,
which excited so much interest. or which cau
ed forth 81 laborious and prot racted an investi'
CATION. The whole Of Monday and Tuesday
1.-The Court sitting each day from ii IN the
Gporning till 9 al night, was consumed ~ Inc
Ia animation Of witnesses alone. On Wednes-
dsy the Court met al 2 ia the afternoon, when
the Counsel on both sides having agreed 10 sub.
mi, the sauseto the decision ofthe Court with
on, argument, the Court deciied that the prise.
uer should be ysmanaed for thai before the
Super,or. Court