Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-04-10
Trce-Eziil Races


wv May y0 %e%, as usual ." tho second Tuesday i"
First Dau
The celebrated Stallion Stakes will take place this dav
he produce OF tile best Stations Of the land will make
their first effort for the fame OF themselves and sres On
the of this race depends much of the f,,rc succcss
OF those Justly celebrated racers Tonson Eclipse Conan
ma Medley, Contention and Arab. The number of colts
OF their get, in training for this stake worthy
oil Virginia in her best day.
Entrance $200-milc heats-play or pay
SUBSCRIBERS.
|. Jno. NJ. Bolts produce Of Johanna
2. JAS. j. Harrison's Arab
3. T. Watson's Mons. Tonson.
- u r. flares Contention
5. WIN. r. Johnson's Medley
b. Waller Lvingston's Eclipse.
Second Days Race
Projectors Purse $300-wo mile hcats-cnrance Sl5.
After this race, will be run a swecpstakc-mile heats
entrance $lO0-half forfeit.
SUBSCRIBERS.
l. VIM. H. Minge enters Contention flIey.
z Dr. Johnson Johanna colt OF the dam of Collier
g. Peter Lyons Johanna colt.
4. A. Nj. Harrison Hotspur colt out of Molly Andrews
D. Henry Talman Spring Hill colt.
On the evening of this day, there will be Race Ball
al tne Eagle Hotel. Gentlemen, citizens, and visitors
requested to subscribe Third Dam
Jockey Club Purse $1,000 four mile heats.
Fourth Day.
Propnetor's Purse S200-wo mile heats-entrance
After thsracc, will be run sweepstake-mc heats
entrance $2O0-half forfeit
SUBSCRIBERS
l. d NJ. Selden enters b. f. by Tonson out Of Do
mede mare.
2. VIM. Burton enters $. c. by Johanna, out of Tom
Tough mare.
g. J. W winree enters b. c. by Gohanna out of Bay
Yankee.
f. VIM Ii. Roane enters or f. bv Gohanno out If his
sister to Tuckahoe.
g. Jno NJ. Bolts enters b. c. by Gohanna out of Dairy
MAID ~
T. f. p Corbn enters b. f. by Trafalgar, out of full
sister to Star
8. VIM II. johnson enters S. c. by Tonson ont of Betsv
Robinson
o. Armstrong enters produce of Cageuns Hornet mare
As the produce of Eclipse is in the Stallion Stakes it is
hoped the northern stable of Mr. Stevens will try on Vir-
GINA ground the speed and bottom of his famous corscr
me stable from the Central Course will also be there
which, together with the ball. offers field of enjoyment
seldom witnessed in Virginia.
April g. By the Secretary Of the Club.
FH7o THE PUBLIC:-I have neglected for some fine
Ia past, TO contradict Benedict Wrighrs lie which APP
peared in the Enquirer and which he to- some time
last September-stang me and Peter c.. Sraughan to be
kanspPers and that we stole certain negro
ed Duce and her children. The truth OF the matter is
simply his:-About five years ago, Mrs. Jane Wroe
departed this ite and the best Of my knowledge left
twenty hive negroes 10 be divided among relations
@greeaby TO her fathers WILL Dulce and Hannah were
allotted by the commissioners Ben and VIM Wriphts
sisters daughters and their possession some short
lime alter The said old Ben and Bill pretended to pick
some faw in the will and wresed from the daughters
the above named negroes. Mr. Albert Gaatin Plummer
purchased from Windsor and Cameron, (who married the
two daughters) the negroes and applies old Ben for
ne promised 10 deliver them; but when MIR.
Pinmmcr sent for hem he refused The Judge On Sept.
1880 OF the Chancery Court of Fredericksburg dismissed
the suit brought and they have had the negroes posses
sion ever since. | authorized Inv Mr.. Plummer TO
lake them. employed r. G. Srau ghan G. SIrauphan,
Joseph Moore and Peyton Siso-They went TO old Bens
and took Dulce and her two children DuIcc has had
those children since the division. Old Ben followed them
Tour miles, with two white men, who were in his employ
and four negro fellows and alto' he always consider
ed bully he dared attack them, and they BROUGHT
the negroes and delivered them to me- We reside in
Richmond county, and the Wrghts in Westmoreand
county He and his son swore before a magistrate in
richmond county, that we kidnapped his fathers negroes;
ana from the lies they to- were apprehened
and Tried before the court of Wesmoreand, and acqucd
and the negroes Ducc and her children IN mo
carried them 10 Richmond and sold hen.-I should not
now trouble myself wiki these men, but am in the habit
oil tadlngin negroes, and his advertisement might be an
injury to us. The public referred 10 Mr. WIN. Full
cher and Mr. James a. Grant, who have been in the
habit OF purchasing negroes from the last 20 years
and have purchased upwards of 200 from u.s. whether
heTc was any aw defect in the title any we sold
them. And will also refer the public TO Mr. Willoueh-
by Newton, a member of the last Legislature and MIR
Aug. Neale, whether Kidnapped Duce and her chill
dreAbout four or live years ago. young Bene Wright
and his sister, the nephew and niece of old Ben and Old
B hired woman and negro fellow of the same estate
Old Bill takes possession OF them Ben his sister were
poor and ignorant Ben advised TO take the fellow
he did so; and old Bill goes before magistrate and vorc
ms nephew ad stolen his negro; and had il not been that
Col VIM Middleton appeared at the trial. he having been
one OF the conmssio that divided the negroes the said
nephew would have gone TO prison; but he proved that
old Bill fasehood and had sued him for il: and
had he lived, he would have had him recorded liar
but he died before the suit came to issue.
RICHARD STRAUGIIAN,
PETER c. STRAUGHAN;
CHAMPION STRAUGHAN
Richmond County, Jan. 16 1882.
There were one woman and some children bought bv
a. q. Plumncr OF Mr. Windsor Thomas o. Cameron
In right OF their wives, who descendants of Hannah
Clarke, who Hannah Lewis, and whom the late
suit in the September Court of Chancery for the Frede
ricksburg District Wright against Ldinkin and others
these negroes then in The possession oil VIM. Wright and
benedict Wright, the planiis-wcre claimed by said
Plunncr in his and probably proof exhibited of
the Fact The Chancellor dismissed the complainant biII
aud by inadyertencc of himself together with that of
counsel, order made directing WIN. Wright and
Benedict Wright, TO deliver the possession of said
slaves to Pumner; and asked if Pummer or his as
signee, vendee hath not the right possession of
said slaves am of opinion, that there is the least
doubt but by suit the said slaves and
therefore would advise hc his assigns get peace
able possession OF them, TO do So il ne should
iorcby take them il is true he would subject himself to
action, but can hardly believe that the damages would
be more than nominal; Tor, Jury, finding that William
Wright and Benedict Wright had no tide, but that Plum
mer had, they would not give damages. The title con-
slider settled by the suit in Fredericksburg.
| AUG. NEALE.
sHANDY HILL, Sept 81, 1881. April 3. [iO7-21
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