Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-07-06
TO THE PUBLIC

may be remembered, that in the early part of last
IA winter the undersigned published his card announcing
70 the world that he had been most wckey DETAINED
certain set OF malicious persons in having charged him
with the murder OF small negro boy The report sprung
from spirit which, with of his enemies, had existed
for upwards of thirty years. and exercised increasingly
most dastardy and nsidons manner and by them and
few others similarly disposed, hoped be main
tanned and established by the testimony of discarded
overseer The undersigned warned the public give
credit TO the onstrous and gross sehoods in current
port in the county of Essex and the adjoining
He begged of all good condemn him unheard
and he solemny appealed his God protect him his
innocence The winter passed over his health resuscita
ed and the Superior Court hand in full time for
hna trial The Undersigned called upon two justices of
Essex to act upon his they bailed him. and call
court was directed which accorded with his wishes he
appeared and demanded his taI-So xious he for
public investigation of the charges made against him. that
he consented to be tried although the justices
issued warrant against him in the winter, and another
had acted upon the commitments for without them the
court could not be constituedHowever, a witness
absent, and the Commonwealth attorney moved a
unuance TO the ensuing Essex The undersigned
was again baied The court convened and he again du-
ly appeared All the witnesses for the
present The Commonwealth attorney in bad health,
and asked OF the court to appoint gentleman of the
bar to ad m IN the prosecution To this application there
was objection. The trial proceeded entirely through,
on the part OF the Commonwealth, and when the under
signed by his COUNSEL preparing, only to defend
himself against the vile SANDERS above alluded to, but to
establish his perfect innocence, the would
They arrested the Defence and declared the
ed innocent by unanimous ofopnion.And
the accused may be permitted to say, that court
composed of intelligent high minded and
impartial Such men will! always punish guilt and protect
innocence.
subonedis copy of the record of the trial The un-
dersgned thinks due to HIMSELF this way, call the
attention of the public to his
June 10th, 1882. FoUsHEE G. TEBBs.
A I an adjourned Examining Court, held for the
IN y OF Essex, at the courthouse in Tappahannock
the 2lst May, 1892, for the examination of Foushee c.
Tebbs charged with numbering negro boy named Thorn
tom the property of Addison Glasscock by wfuly,
licously and excessively whipping, beating and other
cruel treatment and TORTURE about the 9th day oil
November, 1881, in the county Aforesaid
PRESENT
archibald Richie, Richard Ro,ozee Laurence Roane
james Sempie and Jones c. Ciopton, Justices.
The said Foushee G.. Tebbs appears the bar in dis
charge Of his recognzance. Thomas Gresham, the pro
secutor for the Commonwealth in this Court, having ex
pressed to the Court his inability TO conduct this prosccu
ton without the aid of other COUNSEL because of consider
able ndisposion, the Court DOTH with the consent and
appreciation of ErastGs T. Montague, Esq appoint the said
Montague prosecutor pro tempoe, aid the said Gresham
-WhereuPon, upon hearing the evidence Of divers wit
nesses in behalf Of the Commonwealth and witnes.
being heard on behalf of the said Tebbs il is the unaa
opinion Of the Court that the prisoner not guilty
Of the murder with which he stands charged; and 1t !.
accordingly ordered and adudged that he be hence dis
charged from this prosecution.
ARCHIBALD RITCHIE.
Copy. Teste,
JAMES ROY MICoU, Jr. elk
July @. 17-1r