Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-05-02

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Aqo'Rcr Haf.-in detailing yesterday the hoax
piaYed oil by arch impostor, with such complete
| success upon the fourt ofsessions nj Hackensack,
y. by which al lnis dual convicted of tho crime
Of perjury, was through an undeserved co,nmisc-
ration, set Il, large upon the psymen, of nominal
line Of fec doHays, little suspected tina, another
hui been successfully praciised upon similar court
nj Newark in the salno State.
II appears that a young man by the name OF
Joba Springer who had been but recently before
beruted from imprisonment in this city, upon w.
rous criminal charges, was arrested ut Newark, IN
tte curly part of October last, in company nth a
mother hopeful youth, charged with passing coun-
te,leit money, ana committed TO the Newark jail
Tor trinl. They respectively eliminated each
other, but Springer, III whose possess ION the stock
II tfade OF counterfeit money was found, told the
Magistrate ON his examination upon the charge,
that he was only seeoiagiy acting with his associ-
tate in passing of the money the better TO enable
Inn 10 bring to justice the real offender, by OBJ
tanning the evidence Of his gut--thni although
caught in bad company, lac was really Innocent Of
any evil des'gr hmself-and that he had obtained
the upprohnt on of MIR. Sparks, oftbe New York
police To The plum winch had been prof. ctsd, of
accompanying hls associate 10 No,ai Pleasant.
where the spurious money wat To be- ought and
nitorwmd1, upon his af,Fpi bore. 10 & 70 the uea
cesaary information md 4yc h.c. afresled
Ills more fortunate essoeiais shortly after beng
committed on the charge, was ba,lcd, and noh,ng
has been heard OF Linn since. Springer, whose i,tai
hnd been deferred from time To time, III the cxptc-
lellon that his associate might be- brought forward,
remained ~ prison from his first commitment until
ftday last when his case was called up ut the c.
neral Sessions hy Amlzl Dodd, Esq tho Dlstvict a.
a ~ rt
the prisoner alleging homalerlaii.y Of Mr.. Sparks
ms witness, upon Which he moved 10 put of the
uni until the next term, but in eotequcnce Of the
previous postponcmen,s the application was denied
-llavng no alternative, the pil52ner, sat,sh ID het
under the evidence he would b. convicted, made a
virtue oi necessity, md plcaded suy at the Same
time insisting upontbc truth Of the statement which
he had mndo to the magistrate upon his first arrest.
In confirmation Of this, his counsel submitted 10 the
coufta letter, purport,ng TO have been written "a
tins city by WIN q. Sparks, addressed 10 the prs
oner, IN which The story OF the prisoner Is substsn-
uhlly corIobornted md IN which the writer ex-
presses his regret TINT in consequence ofhis engages
ments IN court here lac cannot attend the trial Of
the prisoner at Newark, but at the same time telling
h i'm to be under no Apprehension 10 the conse-
queneos. This letter Ind It's influence with the Court,
who really believed hai te prisoner rad been acting
the character o. n spy over the actions ofns nsHo-
ciote with the knowledge and airroha,ion Of Mr..
Sparks, one Of the police officers Of lhs city. and,
therefore, instead OF sending him to the State Phi
son, as they Otherwise would have done, let him
off With fine Of twenty five dollars
-, pcrt ,ps neo Hess 10 mcnt on, ih1t tie story
| OF Springer was entire fab icat,on, no, having
even tho shadow Of probability for ITS foundation,
aud that the letter question was hoax none hn'
! wing ever been written by Fir ), arks. the po-
lee officer 10 the prisoner, upon ihat OF any othcr
subject Springer must, Of courac, be set ut lIbcr-
~ upon tho payment o his hho, the court bavin :
no authority 10 reconsider tn sentence they have
passed--nor can any proceedings he ind against
hin on the chnrge OF forgery, nosmueh ~ the name
subscribed TO the fabricated leitas Is w .llam G..
Spark, whereas tbs name Of Faliee officer who.
doubtless was intended by the Signature, is Will
lam H. SpHk,. This verifying old adagc,
which, thoush yulsa'ly expressed, Is often proven
10 be true, Ine bisoes the rogue The better tho
| luck " T. Goa.