Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-09-29

| ever. information was by mere chance ooiaipeo
through systsnder, that ono Pardon Case, VINO
| resided about Is miles from Loekpori, near me
| Tonnsxsn'a feeder nigh, know something abou'
| The tansscton. lie was accordingly brought nf
| as witness. nnI being closely Intercepted, he al
length confessed that he had, at Bakers request
psf.ona.el Price on the said lfrh Of April That he
| held VIII Baker, n, his Office, the conversation
overheard bv the persons 10 the bnckfoofn, II hay
in, been presinusly agreed on Lelween them lihi
| q ,k.r gnye him cloak and loi 10 put on, vheh
| were similar to those then worn by Pdce) as APP
psared al n subsequent stage OF the trial. mat nc
IN hi he disguised and bear greater reseinblnnec
| 20 Prize and thai, after leaving the Office, he
| went b. direction Of Baker. 70 Prices gate which
he opened and shut, &c. These facts having been
| submitted to grand Jury, Baker was again m
dIeted for perjury, III August or eep'e"oe' OF
last yearwas tired at the last April oyer and ter
| miner, when he jury disaereed-and subsequently
at the August term, (nst week. when he was
found guilty, as before stated.
On the several trials IN this county, Mr.. Price
W no has acted throughout the whole TRANSACTION
the part of good cilzen-was happily able TO
.hswb the testimony of three members othis lam
lv (Dho hnd the most certain mans of fixing the
time } hnl he not out OF his house on the lin
Of A pr from before sunset I'll alter ten at nght
when he went to bed-thus showing concasively,
N'''''
have been at Bakers Office at the hour specified
between 8 and 0 O'Clock. The testimony oil Cnse
vas also SO strongly cofroburatcd as not to leave
shaJnw If doubt as to its correctness IN the man
Many witnesses were also examined as 10 oh'T
points of the case, and some contradictory testin9
ny given, butihc m IN facts were clearly an sd
ficlorlly established and they cxlib, sneh Dark
~ eturc Of p,oneditaied o,ne on The pant 81 bnhef
as to be truly appalling What udls 10 his nuja'
clous rccessness of crime 10 he circumstance, ua'
after oil the foregoing facts had ben elected he
still had the temerlty and imp idence 10 go before
a grand jury and prefer charge Of peJdry ogalh.t
Mr. Prec--repeating his oath, tat he was ut ms
Office on the night of the IA AFf For tins re
pealed perjury an Indictment is pending against
him for forgery, nlso growing out oil his
desperate efforts 10 crimlnue others
A reward Of three hundred dollars has been of
fered for Baker 10y the sheriff Of this county and
editors generally would render service 10 the pub
Inc by making il known No community IN which
he may Take up his residence will be safe SO long
as he my remain in it, should any opportunity of
fer in winch the committing of crime would be OF
bcn,f il To hlm The perez OF society, therefore, re
nnires tia, this crnnnl should not be permitted 10
run at large. lie - a lawyer by proIessio1o IS
from 30 10 "a years Of nge, about feet high, some
i. hat sen 'nnde, round stoudered, dark sallow
comp xion, long vlsage. prominent nose, hieh
cue k bones dark hH2el eyes, the expression OF
winch sh,d, sIalth' block hair, stoors somewhat
when standing or walking, and when conVcfsinE.
wears n force co., p.asturbl sinlc On his cOuntc-
nance W.T. - 4 .scrptlon, few can mistake
the man. Ii may .so be well here 10 add TINT
he was short tlmt s'nce editor of newspa-
per IN this place, and such ootalncd some noo
riety.