Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-27

They were riding side by side when the helis tnoughl
crossed his mind and he allowed his victim 70 pro-
coed short distance before hl ana ten sho ni'i ~ 'e
back with pistol. He took his pocketbook, and on
examining it. found in it between one and two hundred
dollars which he appropriated to HIMSELF and threw the
nockr,book away MIR. Robinson was supposed to have
had upwards OFFS COO with him; IN which case he must
have thrown away considerable with the pocket
book which has not yet been found. He gave lis
us James c. Johnson and said that he resided Green
VILE Mo- When first takeh the murderer denied the Decd
but after he reached the spn where he perpetraed it, he
confessed his guilt and expressed willingness to make
the awful atonemrnt to the shredder blood He
accordingly hung in the presence OF large con-
spectators. The murder committed in CRIT
enden county, where there c"uny JILL and the State
society is such parts ofuur Mississippi border
that hal he been committed TO the custody OF HE cvii
authorities of the county, IL Is probable that he w"ud
have been rescued by Of the villains who nrsl
that part Of the Territory and Of whom he was no doubt
an accomplish Under these circumstances, Inc course
pursued by the citizens who executed him: Sas perfectly
ustfabe as is better that the law should be snTi:nari'
iy executed, than that the country should Ge GVrFrnA
with villains has been ioT some time past lnHeed'
villains have cscaprG punishment. e!lel
the negligence or co!yance Of those to whose cuStdy
they have kecn trscd. that, much as we "rc c'oSeu
t. summary punisnIcn:s few more suc'l eS'i,!heS
where the guilt unqicstlonabr, We nave 40 oooot
would have good effect IN Kidding our country mi many
bood thirsty villains who seek refuge III our territory
from the laws Of the States and thus fix odum On
the honest and permanent portion of our popn!al!An
MurprR-In III" C ncinnati Post Of Sl:u7day last arc
given the details Of horrible sccne dycng tile donrs-
tic hearth with blood wien occurred IN that city on Inc
same morninu !; appears that certain john Eowcn,
cabinet MAKER Of that place, having had quarrel win
his wife hocac enraged and sr2ng axe, struck her
blow on lie head which was Likely to prove in'irdI-
a;clr fatal ard then seeing the effect %! the blow OH his
wife the wretch assaulted his two children, weeping AT
her side and d,:pached them both with the sane bloody
instrument. and then fled. The children were aged
about four and two wears The murderer was pursued
without i,ss %: tra and over;akcn about three miles
from the citv brought back and committed 10 JAIL tlere
to awu. his trial for the dreadful deed. When taK'n
he said be had expected suffer death tor the murdfr
Of his wife! and deprived bis children oil lie mat they
might NO, be dsgraced by his crime.
V1Ro,y,, LEAD.-lt is not generally known, we be
Eeve that among other valuable minerals, there are ex
tcnsiyc Lead Mines in the Southwestern counties OF
| yirrnia. which are only partially worked, in conse'
oucnce Of III" heavy expense OF transporting the aruce
10 market, Twenty tons Of this article in pigs have re-
Gently been received in this place, from Wythe county:
md il is not too much say, that the facilities to
market increased and the price OF carriage diminished.
sufficient quantity Of this mineral might be obtained
in that section of Virginia. mt only for domestic
sumption, but for extensive expectation.
jLmchburg Tirgini0n.
The Charlottesville hvGcate mentions that Mr. Shaw,
the Enrn1cr employed in surveying the country be-
Scotisvilc and Saunon. has selected the Hard
ware route as the NEST eligible, crossing the Blue Ridge
at Rnckfsh Gap From the nearest Eastern point OF
the Road the people vi Charlottesville will Of course
bring branch their All that remains then for
us to do is to connect charlottesville with Fredcricks
burg and have Rail Road to Sauuton.-Frederichs-
burg Arena.