Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-05-10


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~. CO house vhes Ma Q. 80 h1iss vess
$1,000 - Phi'sdelphia thses dsya ~. C.
I'D hao that he then suspected IN Improper
tesi0ocy between then, ead svoes BY Co.,
thss " - sbsuld discover IL % his saaisfsesioa,
be vssid take Miss's life.
Frederick Ysiss, ese of NE PhiladeIphia
ps,ies sfheses. vhe hrsughe Mia fso Be-
ssss tsssi6ed that ~ seksevIedgsd 70 him
thea be ssd tlrs- C. he'd frsqssaily hsd en-
aissl iassseessss while her hssbssd vss Nv
iag-sad that che used to eeme issss he bed
room.
willie n. Bisysey, high cossssbls OF Phil.
sdsiphis, Who k.d Nine 10 he e.s,odv :,
Destsa, tessi6ed that ~ made similar &C.
ksewiedgDesi 70 him Nth that made % Mr.
Fritzs He further eonfessed thea Mn. Chap
maa hsd taken the poison from . boitls
which be bad and put Il in the soup. sad that
~ knev u q the time. re uas viih great
relseasacs that the witness tessieed to this
last coafession-indeed not until the court
iafosmed him that thy would have him
bound over 10 answer Cor coneealing It. The
reluctance arose from promises Of secrecy
made BY him TO Nina, in conse quence Of re-
eeiving st the same time other information Of
value TO the police OF the eountryl
Colonel Quests. the Mexican consul, resi-.
dent in Philadelphia. testified that about the
i7sh or 18Th May, 1881. ~. 10 company With
Mrs. G. called nj his Office. Nina sddpessed
nate Mexiesn. He then sanounced HE name
AID ssked the witness 10 hear t;tsi Of bis
misfos tunes. The consul bsde him sit down,
and Nina then stated that HE father vas 20
vernon Of Cslifusuia, sad that his Grasd g.
TIER was imnsssely rich there and had scot
hin 0ut for his improvement 10 Europe M.
der sAs care q % Esglish physieiss. vhe
wss returning % Europe. His grand fiiher
furnished him vith fands and promised 10
lodge further supplies for him In Boston -
They proceeded on their travels until they ~
rived q the city Of hexice where HE mother
resided-shs gave him lestes.to The United
States consul u Vera Cruz, Who received
then very kindly sod placed then On board
. vessel bouad fos Rrssce. where they asriv-
ed in safety. But here their nisfortuses con-
menced-tbe physician died suddenly In .
church. and be (Mina) could not speak
Rrenchs be ssked aloud in Spanish IT. any
perses nee there vho could speak to him
one Spsaisrd appeared and assissed him TO
carry hons the dead body. Very soon after,
the English consul seized ali the vsluables,
and other effects found in the physicians
room, amongst these were all his property
and papers. He sought redress. but could
obtain none. and . gentleman vho vas IN
formed Of the facts, presented him with 400
70 carry him TO Boston, where he expected
TO hnd the additional fasds Ieft BY HE grand
fsthsr-but this gentleman had gone to Mex.
Ice few days before. He then went 20 N.
York, where he was advised 90 60 20 Joseph
Bonspafte. Who kpew some Of his friends, In
pursuance OF this advice, he had got on TO
Phiisdelphia. and going on towards the resi-.
deaee Of this gentleman, be felt hungry and
weak. and went into q tavern where they 20.
fused 20 relieve him, a. he bad no money, he
then went 70 the house Of the kind lady who
was then with him. (Mrs. C.) AID she and her
good family kindly received him. Such, said
the consul. vas the tale which the fellow
told me, and saw at once liz glaring absur.
disies. asked him for his passport from
Mexico, be said be bad lsst Il IN France, his
certificate Of baptism, tso. which every Mex.
lean carries. be said vss lost. asked why
DO did NOS reeeivs better education than
bis miserable bad Spanish. bad spelling. and
fault Of bis grand father. Who neglected the
accomplishments he ought 20 have bestowed
On him 10 early life, and which be aiierwards
seat him 70 Europe 10 acquire.
Witness then asked what part Of the
city Of Mexico his mother lived in, and
the answer satisfied him that be never
was Ia Mexico. The witness At the same
time teld him that there was no governor
in California. Mira. G. mentioned 70 Wit.
ness that abe had some business IN the civ
and she would esn agsia for Nina. She
went away and Ieft Nina there. Nina
asked witness TO write Q letter for him 70
his mother in Mexico, giving % reaspb
for the request. that he was ashamed Of bis
writing. Witness replied that be need
not be ashamed In writing to his mother.
Nina then proceeded 10 write. Before
MRS. Chapman's return, servant an
nouneed to witness that bis dinner was
ready. According TO the Mexican Gus.
tom witness asked Nina to accompany
him. The witness felt rather ashamed 10
take Nina 70 table with his mother and
sister-he could not then well avoid il,
aud he spologised to them privately. Be
foro dinner was over Mrs. Chapassn cali
cd for Nina; witness invited her 10 dinner
bat she declined, and took Mine away in
her carriage. Some days sfteF, Mina
wrote 10 him end spologixed for the at
tempt TO deceive him, and expressed Q
general hope that he would give him some
cid ss q distressed Mexiean. A few days
after The receipt Of this letter. Misa At.
tempted 10 speak 10 Witsess IN the street.
bot witness Fepulsed him. Subsequent
10 this, one Of the Philadelphia police off,
Gers called on witaess to HseeFtsia " he
knew where Nina thea Wss; witness wss
unable 70 give ths information. The OH
Ger produced = certificate signed By NJ
Montolie, The Msxiesn minister, in whieh
Nine vas described as the son Of 0en.
Nina, the eommaadeF-in-e chief Of the army
ef Mexico: this eessieests and The signs.
tvre 70 i were foFgeFies. The sEsmina.
ton OF Col Qaesla contains some farther
details Of little interest.
The depoaitiens 81 witnesses end reed
iag q documeats oeeupisd the court 10 80
late "a heus that esanet u tine Zoe the