Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-08
NORFOLK, April |

NORFOLK, April |.
burning Ofthe Record, at Wintoa. (N c.
Ia yesierday's Bcac ~. W announced the des
iruct on by h,e on Sunday night, Of the Court
II ,usr aud Clerk Offices Of the County and
Superior Courts OF Hentord. IN. c. located
al Winton.
That tais diabnlical deed which wi be ru-
inou, to some. and extensively injurious to the
interests of many worthy individuals, and cs
prcislly 10 the hapless orphan, was. as We hen
strongly suspected The ruthless ac, Of an in
ceudIart, - Htrely confirmed. gentleman
WIN Arrived here yesterday from the neigh
! borhood of WlntOn has communicated 10 US
/ he following additional particulars 10 what We
| have already sla'ed. in The correctness oi which
| he concurs -
| A man 1--WE should rather say a monster in h0-
mao shafe) ot VIGOROUSLY infamous character y
| whose name we 'uppress. solely from resp CT,
| the forms of justice having in ms possession the
| note OF gentleman for Ten dollars, which had
| been given on a settlement of accounts ano
which WAS shortly after aid, but Inadvertently
| not takea in, altered the same 10 Ten Ih0uS-
md D0tiars, and KEPT II ion "a long time. BE-.
| ing severely pressed Tor large sum OF money
due by him to "A person in Southampton coun-
| ~, Va, 10 whom he had exhibited the forged
| note as an assurance his ability 10 pay, he
| was requiredto compel its payment, and nc.
| cord ngl, put the altered note in suit Upon
coming 10 trial at he last Conri for HEREFORD
county, the drawer of the note, whose charac
Ia Was unupeach, d, solemniy pIotrssed ina,
be did not ths claimani dollar, and upon
| closer inv sigation, the infamous Character vi
Ihe transaction was made 80 apparent 10 the
| Judge that he had the claimant arrested, aOd
recugu2 'd to appear at tie nexi court OF that
| county. Upon the pisd thai he could not oh.
tam Justice there, he applied through counsel,
ter 4 change of Venue to Gates superior court,
| (heII on Monday lasi,) which was granted and
having gwen security ne WAS permitted TO go
Al large III assurance oil his gmlt being
pretty general, he was advised to fly, onl fell
opou the following internal slraagem 10 escape
the vengeance of the law.
lie msed anegro, (umiuckily for him, eS-
tremely Ignorant and unacqnaInte6 with the
pace AMI the foa So for the promised reward
III twenty dollars aud "a ne" SUIT OF clothes, to
proceed Ia Hlnton ON Sunday night, aud set
fra to the Clerks Office, calculating thereby
10 destroy Ihe note in question, and With all
evidence OF the crime for which he would be
arragned the neit dsv Inc negro proceed
ed on horseback 10 Winton, and after. finding
the place in The Courl House IN which he was
instructed to deposit the con,busiblesj cou-
snmmaed his shocking purpose, and mounted
his horse made the b S. of his way, as he sup
posed, Iromeward Mistakng the road, hos-
ever, he unexpectedly found himself the next
morning at o'clock, in MnrfreesbofougB
where he express had Just before arrived with
| the Intelligence Of the conilagration IN l.. Nj.
Cowper, Esq clerk of the court. His appear.
ance there al this moment of cons formation nd
| excitement. attracted particular notice, and
being closely INTERCEPTED on the subject, he
acknowledged his connection with the hend.
like plot, aud detailed the particulars as given
| above.
| The nrgro was detained auI an officer with
"A posse, depatched Immediately TO apprehend
the master spirit of the Drama. He al first
| seemed disposed TO resist, but the resolute man
ner OF the officer taught him more polite les
son, and he WAS conducted TO Murlreesbor"'.
Here amid crowd of per sons, the negro de.
slgnated his employer, and charged him boldly
will the deed. The Hero and his agent were
committed Ia HEREFORD county Jail, aud after
wards conveyed 10 that OF Gates County, to be
dealt with according 10 Law.
Providence, happily, often defeats the ma
chinaliobs OF the abandoned. The memorable
note and other papers, the destruction oi whic h
was the lmpellant TO this deed at which human
lty recoils. still exist, and like the writing on
the wall, point TO their yictim-Mr Cowper
had taken them TO his house in Murireesbo
| rough, for some purpose connected with the
process, and they have thus survived the wreck
of the conilagration TO convict the felon inst
whom the evidence OF his accompce in the
burning SCI ne, would be inadmissible.
Beacon.