South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-09-12

on horse he espied 10 the woods, and
has not since been detected.
Towards the evening of examining the
brothers Earle, William Gas being the
eldest, most cunning and most strongly
suspec,ed) was taken from his coniine.
ment, ard resort was hadto the lash 10
force confession. He amused his exc
cutionary Judges with lies for time
but finding the Lynchmen would not
be cajoled, he promised TO make con-
fession next morning when more COM
posed. On going in the morning TO
the Jail, they found William composed
& deaf to their enquiries and entreaties;
he had hung himself during the night.
~John was again put on trial. He felt
glad that his brother had gone so: for
he himself would have been killed for
turning informer. Such was the oath Of
the conspirators. He then stated more
infinitely the facts duplicating Boyd,
and his having himself been compelled
at Vicksburg by his own mother as
well as brother to prove an aliol when
Boyd was tried. He also narrated se-
yeral matters concerning the conspira'
CIV, which proved him in the opinion of
his judges to be guilty. He was conse.
qusntIy condemned, and rsdelivered
10 the Vicksburg committee, TO be
brought TO Warren county, where his
exploits we're to have been: SO that
judge Lynch has some method in his
madness.
" The following article was crowded
out of our last number.
A BREEZE IN RICHMOND.
On Saturday, the 29th uh. Judge
Clopton then holding a session of the
Superior Court of Law for Henrico
county, was applied to for bench
warrant for the arrest Of two men OF
the name Of Pryor, father and son,
from Alabama, alleged to be gamblers
by profession (ofgreat wealth. who on
visit to their relations in Henrico
county, had been guilty, as alleged, Of
an enormous offence. A young gen.
tleman by the name OF Brown, who
preferred the complaint, stated that the
elder Pryor has married his aunt
that be had appeared few days pre-
viousIy at his house on a vlsit-that he
had made base overtures to his sister,
and the niece of Pryor's wife, a
married lady Of the name Of Anderson
that these had been urged with great
so Hcitation, backed by the offer OF mo-
ney to large amount, which was re.
iected-that in her husbands an d bro
theirs absence, Mrs. A in the power of
Pryor, alarmed at his violence had
seemingly temporized, and in.imated
that future time would be more propi-
tious for his purpose-.that be had yiel-
ded to the delay, (taking however ma
ny indecent liberties, and swearing ne
was never foiled in what he undertook;
that in the interval, she impaired what
had occurred to her husband, who
armed himself, & when Pryor again pre-
sented himself fred upon hun, lodging
many shot 10 his arm-that the Pryor's
thereupon rushed armed into the house,
driving lis occupants before them,
s.abbing a cousin Of the name Of Brown
and tsking possession of the house, and
splitting the furniture from cellar to
garrett.
This we understand to have been the
amount of the complaint, which being
publicly told, created q violent sense OF
Indignation. AS the Pryors it was SAID
threatened armed resistance. 1t was thot
necessary to summon posse to execute
The warrant of the court, and these ra-
pidly advancing to the spot ofthe out
rage. met those individuals three miles
on the Brooke Turnpike, on their way to
the city in carriage and four, with
travelling carriage as tender. They sur.
rendered themselves without difficulty,
and being escorted by what had grown
troop, were carried before Judge Clop-
ton, and by him turned over to the coun.
ty magstracy. They were examined De,
fore Messrs. John Shepherd, Jesse Sneed
and isaac A. Goddn, justices OF the
peace; upon the evidence of young Brown
and others. Mrs. Anderson not presently
r. T. Daniel, Esq. acting for the Com,
mopwealth, and Conway Robinson and
Shirley Carter, Esqs. for the prisoners,
and admitted to bail in the sum OF y5ooe
each. Either (which is not probabie)
unable to give the bail, or thinking the
Jail more secure for the present, they
were conducted thither according ~, ano
there remain to be confronted with the
evidence-to be acquitted if innocent,
and punished if guilty. 1t was rumored
on Sa.urdy night, that having deposited
the amount Of their bail, they would De
discharged without farther investigation,
which sobtaining currency, occasloned no
saall danraa af nnnular excitement. The