Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-29

49, DALrInoRE, Jau. "a. |
Our resders will no doubt be much grat6e to learn
that the persons supposed To have been concerned in
the attempt To rob the Washington stage on Mon
day morning last, have ben spprehendcd. The CIR
cumstsnccs, AZ far as have been able to ascertain
them, are as follows. On Mondsy, man was ar
rested near the city suspicion OF being concerned
IN the murder, last week. of Mr.. George Towards
negro man. Upon being taken before Justice of
the peace, ne denied the chnrs', and aledgsd his
ability to prove abb by three persons who were
then IN the city. He was accordingly permitted to
60 IN search of them, under charge of constables,
whom he led to a house in Ruxton Lane. I've
men having been pointed cut those who could
furnish the desired proof, they were taken before
the magistrate In the course Of a minute lnvestpa
tion one of these discovered to be .4braham
Pofeet, most desperate offender against the laws,
VIII" had made his escape from the Maryland Pom
Tertiary on the Goth June last, by forcing himself
through an aperture in the wall of his cell Of only
nne inches square. In searching his person par OF
first rate pistols was found him. From the char
acter OF this man there is strong ground for susp-
c,on that IL was be who fred at The deputy keeper
OF the Ponten,iary Friday nigh, Inst and that he
WIS one of the persons wh, fred at aud wounded
the drvor of the Washington stage on Monday
morning, He vas immediately taken TO tho FEM
Tertiary. The person first arrested, and the man
summoned by him, have both been placed in safe
keeping.
Since writing the foregoing, n fourth person has
boon arrested by AR. JeGCics, one OF The police
officers Upon being soizcd, he immediately pro-
ducod a pistol, which was with somo difficulty IN
assisted in their arrest. that of them hos made
full confession, 10 which he duplicates all the
rest and confirms the above suspicious.
Ilmcrfcl1.
E-an t:e Men York Tcuts Tsi'er.
EuMEr MoSUMESr.-Ncssrs.F Francis and james
KAN, of this city, have contracted tn complete and
put uP the monument Of the late Thomas Addison
Emmett The ioundniion is already laid IN ST Paurs
Church Yard, close to Broadway, within few f,e.
ct the mlusoleum of General Montgomery, another
distinguished ron OF Erin, whose fame is uliko dca,
to his native and adopted country.
The plin;h of this monument is already on, Of bc
quarry. and would be immediately conveyed 10 town
but that It is several tons heavier than any veinht
that can De brought Harlem, Bridge. Fhc DR.
chi;Pcfs wui Tor Gnc Weather bring it by wster-
1t IS of one block, scat square, md one Zoo.
ADD n half thck.
The Egyptian obelisk which stands npon this bssp
ID nlso in single piece thrty-two feet three and
a'if inches high. On the face. towords Broadway,
Ve Sc, ncar the top, the American Eagle With cx,
banded winss, sheltsrog harp unstrung; lo5v down
but at TT elevation, n medallion hkeuess of EN-
met, vii an inscription benc4th and then two clasp
cd hands having stars round wis, and sham
rocks round the other On the north face, which is
soon by those who enter the Church Latin inscriu-
ton--on the seutb side on Irish ono.