Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-05-31
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FREDERICKSBURG, May 81 h, 1881
observe in the Euqnser OF the "a h ms ami. a com
mnoica,'on from Mr.. George Washington Basseu.
which seems calculated 10 make an errone ous impress
sion on he public, and calls for a prompt refutatior-
In the communication alluded to, a late meeting iu hi
place, Is represented to have beeo. "a large msetng OF
the CT iz-ni of fredericksburg, Falmouth and heir vi
entities II remains Tor Nj. B4,settI o show, on wha.
all hori,y he makes this statement-lhs facts of ,r
case mosi sssuredly, do not W rrant il. The writer was
an ey witness OF the Whole pre- C & edinzs at The meet
ins, an asser $, without Il @ ieac of contradic ton, tha,
The meeting was not c imposed Of mors than some wen
'y'hve or six persons and moreover, hat there IS
not a si1gle lad vIdual from Falmouth or viclli,y, a. d
only iwo from the vicinity Of F,-derick-burg. 10 proot
OF the facts OF twenty i've, a list Of the Cute nep
composing the meeting is subj ined. MIR. Ba~.tl i-
hereby calei upon TO relu this statement, promptly
add explicit y, iii b, nos correct.
George w BA.sstt, Wan. Warren, John Wlit.more
GeoSe Cox, Abn-r l. tic , X. b. Fife. WIN. ID. Green,
John'too, John Oakley, John Terrier, Z. + Them,
Thoma: Curtis, John HAD.on, J hn Gool-ioh, William
CfumP, r h@, Cs.ump. Hiram Pitcher, Jane. VII.
"a ~, NOD mhiain'' L samans Smi'h, VIM. jack on,
j.. Thomas Goodwin. AN WITNESS.
The Federal Court rose on the 18th inst-Tbe suit
oil FtfE eraid vs.. WihidmS, which has been long pend
ing, was taken up for trial, and argued at great length,
s. Badger for the Defendant. The case was submit
ted to the Jury, in an animated charge from the Chief
justice but after celebrating nearly two days, they
returned into Court, without being able to agree upon a
verdict they were discharged.
This case is of so novel and peculiar a character,
that we fee! confident a statement OF it wi CRAFTY the
public. We, therefore, subloin the facts, abstaining
from entering into the evidence on either side as the
suit will again probably come before a jury.
In the year 1918, a Mr.. Fitzgerald D of the State of
Georgia purchased oil a gentleman in the lower part OF
lhl' oiaIe, a negro woman and several ch ldren. Be-
Ing on his way TO Virginia. he left the negroes in the
care OF a friend, until his return while absent, a part
oil the children were taken by some person, under a
claim OF superior lille 10 the latter. Whereupon, MIR.
+. caused the woman and tbree of her Youngest chill.
dren to be lodged in the Jail at Newbern for safe keep.
ing. A compromise was however effected between Mr..
r.. and the latter, on his agreeing TO keep the wo-
man and three youngest children, and receiving back
his money for the others. He, therefore, set out from
Newbern with the negroes, passing through The county
OF Onslow, for the Stale OF Georgia. About this time
two small negro children, belonging to a ward of Col.
Ed,odrd UtHiams oil Onslow, (whose mother had been
hired out0 disappeared in a very mysterious manner, and
alter a diligent search, could no. be found. From cir
cums,ances that reached Col. w, he was led 10 sus-
pect MIR. r. Of having carried off the negroes of his
ward.-He accordingly followed MIR. F., and actually
pro 'eeded to his no Sc in Georgia, accompanied by a
person who knew the little negroes, for the purpose Of
Identifying them. On reaching Mr.. F's, the two Young
est children purchased by him were in the ward. one
OF whom be ng called by the name OF one OF Col. vii.
liams missing children, readily answered TO il. This
circumstance, together with the accurate correspond
ence IN point OF age and size, was sufficient TO induce
a belief on the part of the Colonel, and of his witness
as to the identity of one of the negroes but not as TO
the other. AS MIR. +. OF course refused TO surrender
his negroes, Col. w. returned TO Onslow, where he
caused a prosecution 10 be instituted against MIR. F., on
N'"'6 - VI ftS tttt : lG JtIN nHklnH
found the bill, the Governor of this State was applied to.
and demanded Of the Governor OF Georgia, the sur
render OF Mr.. +. as d 9 fugitive from Justice" This
demand was complied with, and a warrant was issu-
cd by the Governor Of Georgia Tor his apprehension.
lie was apprehended accordingly; but by a writ of
hdOeas corpus, issued by one Of the State Judges,
was discharged, In consequence of some inlormaHiy
IN the proceedings. On this return being made to the
then Governor Holmes, the demand was renewe
and alter a pretty tart correspondence between him
aud Governor IToup, the latter, on the respectable
ty OF MIR. +. gave his assurance that the accused
should appear at Onslow, and meet the charge. Mr..
r. accordingly appeared, was tried and acquitted,
without the Jury's leaving the box. A civil suit was
then Instituted against Mr.. f., for the recovery of the
negroes, which was tried in the District Court i'm this
place, and resultel in a verdict for the ID iendant.-
he tables were now completely turned, and MIR. +.
Instituted ms suit against Col. w. Tor a malicious
prosecution. This is the case which was tried at this
Term, and which terminated as before stated, in a
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