Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-10-17

woe ADOPTED oy tho Institution:
Dolls.
Eighty-eght days after - We p,incio.l |
d p., c.-,,- sseuties' promise TO Jay to Charles
cesved negotiable aud Al the Bank Of The Ss,e n,
Nerh-CafO'oa' at archaeological.
RAIL RoADs.-Tncnty.i Jour mile. Of the Boston AM,
Worcester Rail Road are now in use and tr,vcrsrh
Locomotives sud twelve mile. more viii be fini.b.j i,
,"e course OF month The receipts slesiy pay tho in.
'osssi Oh tho Capital paid in.
The portion oil tho Portsmouth, and Ro,nct. r.u pa.i
os'"een foismouih ami Suffolk Is In regular use
a Loeomonye makes two trips each way daily -Eredsr
AN EXTRAORDINARY CRIMINAL TRIAL.
inc Court OF Oyer and Terinner, held in this
last week, Judge Gardiner presiding an nenJ
s against fiepon Baker Tor Perjury, d-posed Of
hs Jury hna'as him guilty When The jury in with
1ne'. verdict, however the bird was iowo The prison
er Jndgng pretty accurately what his fate would be At
nelr hands departed The Court without leave wh.lo bs
Jurors mere out, aud has not since been hear Of
The foregoing excited bic incres, In ,hs
quarter, from its great peculiarly. IL was indeed ,rv
strange one; and much doubt whether the c,i,o,I
records oil The State show i's parallel We have taken
very iuu minutes oil the testimony, and shalt publish cur
tice Of the affair sufficient. ~
, In March, 1888, complaint was preferred by Mr. l.
lee Jun, oil tSvilisse against Baker Tor perjury in
.Hug certain affidavit before the Surrog ate of Eric
county An iadcuneut found se alns Baker ON his
copis'n by the grand jury Of that county on which he
'ed at Buffalo IN June following. Previous to the
coming on oil this trial, however Baker, Il would seem
deemed necessary his escape from convctipn 10 ro,n
tetact the testimony OF Price; and accordoolv on A.
sn OF sunday 18th hpl, he procured the attendance
0, mce persons In a back bedroom attached 10 nj.
ONCE Tor the purpose Of hearing conversation hichI
stated 10 heio lie expected would take place bo,wecn
MN anu Pf'ce that evening, while fourth per,on ~ a.
uohed 10 'he street to identify him he came to aud
returned from Bakers office. In few minutes .t,sr
sse persons were thus stationed, Baker came into bis
ohice, h which there light, aud was shortly t
iowed ny another person. Who the conce stcd ,v1....
supposed from his voice 10 be Price A convers.,ion in
10" lone was then held between them, near wipJon
cpf
eulpate Baker, and the parties separated On the ida, a.
uuAiV frce was closely questioned 10 the bolnr Of
'n'S conversation, but he soemnly denied all knovl.
OF or participation IN il, and repeatedly and firmly
eu ih"t lie was not at Bakers on the evening nj mo
The M., nor 81 any time snb'equen 10 tho Guiding Of
e nuelhent IN the preceding March. Baker hen in
uoduced the witnesses who heard the ccnyers.o, -
uhhssuatngiy declared that they had no doubt TIA, hs
ihu'ucai VINO responded TO the defendant was Price
We Waterman in the street also testiiyipg Thai no go
msn mniled IN cloak and depart from the off -
i V uS was somewhat positive was him. Baker was &C.
quilted, aud immediately followed up his accu;,,J y.
ton. " ''>'0u' PfV'ecu-
justly alarmed by the strange tarn which The Affair ,a
em, enc conscious that some deep yiiiisny had been
p'"euseu Mr.. Price, his return 10 Tocknor, .,.i
,h, 'uua' VINO mad sworn so positively his idenny
through The aid OF dull starlight and re0ec,ion Of
canuie from The opposite side Of the street to bo .rrcd
ior conspiracy, &c. La the colrsc OF tho invosf;g
uon which ensued, Baker examined ss vri,n,ss %,
tesuled that Price in his Office on tho lt,h 80,
In Tie progress OF these proceeding. however i,to,
.,on was oy mere chance obtained through bys,andsr
mat one Pardon Case, who resided about IL nil, 49,
i-oekport, near the Tonnawanta feeder night Lnor-
something about the Transaction. tie was aeco,dinrIv
Drought up as Witness and being closely int.rro,J
e az Iehgtn confessed that he had, Bakers reSne.,
Peisonated Price HE said l4lh of Anil: th,i he b
mn naSef' al his oihce, the conversacn overheard bv
vac persons Ia the tack-rcom il having been preyo.y
sgreed on between them; that Baker gave him cInsS
snu nat 10 put on, (Which similar 90 h,se ,e, go
oy FTice, as appeared 1t subsequent atso- of ~
nc might be uisguised, and bear greater resem
pance TO Fhce; and that, alter leaving the he sn,
All shn, q 1Iker' 70 FT,ces gate, which be opened
anu iu', &c. IEess facts having been submilo, N
grand jury Baker again indicted Tor yeriny, in
gusi or September OF las, yesr,yas tried At IN ,s,
oye' ahd 'ef'ncT when tho Jury dsagrced-and subse
Guehuy al The August term, (last week. when he We
Iound guilty, as before stated. ~ ""'
On the sessra! trials in this county Mr.. Prce-wbo
mas acted throughout The whole Transaction III, a., -
COCO ei"zei'-naS happily able show bv The tasir
VI hee nsmoeTs oil his family. (wbo had The most certain
n us ~ ,~hs inc nme) sa' he was Of his house
Oh he I'm Of APrl, FROM before sunset Mn ai,sr ,. :,
n'gh when lie went bed--ius showing ccncl,i, a.
IN me absence OF all other testimony that he could NO,
nave oeen 81 Baker, Office at the hour Observation-Disclosures
, "' eocS. The testimony Of Case was Also 90
Strongly corroboraied not leave shadow Of donb,
a. 10 's correctness in the main. klsny wDesses yss
a'so examined as 10 other points the CAGE and soro
contradictory testimony given. but tho main facts
t,iy ana satisfactorily established; and thoy exhiLt
such dark picture OF prenodatcd crime on fhs -, ~
Baker, as 10 be truly sppang What aids 70 III p s VI
e,ous reck'essness Of crime, is the circumstances Tia, H.
al We foregoing facts had been oliceJ he sill had ,h
che''y ana Inpudenco 10 go before eJsnJ iurv al
prefer charge OF perjury against Mr.. PricssenSann
ns oa'h mat he was al his office The De ht of ,b H
:F 'i's repeated PERJURY, an Indictment ia pend.
'E "Esps' MINIS Is one Tor forgery, aso GROWING IN,
OF n' desperate efforts TO crmnAie otherL ~
enaFe oil three hundred dollars has been offered for
DSSSI ny HE sheriff oil this county; editor, eener,
o"' render servea 70 tho public by making Il kno,y
'eV'hhu'y 10 which he may take up hs residence will
oe ie' 20 Cng as lie may remain in should anv o,nor
uy oh"f Ia which the committing OF crime would he NJ
uehei 10 MN The peace Of society Their lore reouos
M his criminal should be permitted 10 run ~ 1ss
re - LAWYER by profession, is 80 to 81 wears Of ,s
Suou, Ieot high Omcwha slender made
oee" dafk sslow compiler ion, long visage promn,n,
hosr' high check bones dark hazel eyes the Of
"hch Is bad straight black hair, s,oopa rone,glSf hS
Standing or Haiking-and when couversnc vyoars frc
OF uhoaurai soie on his With Ills deecn
non, Few can mistake the II may also b. we'll L.o
10 sdo' Mat he wac short limo since an editor of
paper IN ms place, aud such Obtained some uooriav
--.Ei0go,a Courier. -' "oo''s'y'
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kS foCKS, GLOVES, HANDKkRCHIEFS- ia
- hshofone assortment Of Wan Horn and IsTourstrs
S'nck,; do buck skin aud hoskiH Gloves: do oen,la,
n,ost iashonaole pocket HAndkerehieis re adv
81 or ssle very low my Hat and Cap Store next oo,
TO Mr. John 1homfson's. Main street ~
To close sales, SHOES At cost
Oct. TO- 1851 C. V. RAYMOND.
By tie G0Oernor Of the Commonwealth Of piYginia.
PROCLAMATION.
hNlNV received Information from tto JsIlor OF Lam
X 4 easier county, That on the evening Of lie 2gth VIZ,
ceffin John W. A. EdDonds, no had been co,nri,,sd
70 me J o. 'at county, charged With having ntled
large wv s"'"s ~
Now therefore, IAUlsion AlIer TazcvolI. Cov.rno,
Common