Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-08-20

SP'athH 81 ne most la"l'SA' bloody ana traitor
Gus 'hai ''C'' nP''i'edu me country nom Norm
10 Hoaill--''en fa~l ~ west
Fr0m liz .Ho1ae R,gister. Of Jaaf 20
On city, fora couple OF days, has been III,
theatre ri extraordinary aud exciting Gcnts.-
! he whole population has been thrown INTO a state
Of icyerish anxiety alternating with fear and indig-
nation,-a large part of Them has been activel,
/ employed in summary Efforts TO arrest the par;n,
to a dalno aud singular conspiracy, " hch was de-
ycloped Yesterday morning, and To extract romrlt
principal offenders, confessions which mipht lcae
10 The recovery Of cha, which had been scizco
| and carried int tie woods as hostage for tin
success OF the most bold and most hcarrss ano
desperate attempt al cStoriion. ever heard of in TIN
rolnmuui,,. The details involve the family rcla-
tons of a respectable physician, which we do not
eel II our privilege To make more pubic dian the
ire already in the knowledge OF every inhabi.
taut OF Mobile The facts, 50 far as we think
right 10 repeat them, are as follows and few vii
lcny that they form case Of hardened ,illainy
# which, happily for The world the examples ar,
CIV
The gentleman in question, Frcnchman b1
Birth, IS in the possession of a very conSdcrabl,
fortune, and the father OF an infant boy, of ) year
| I 900. lie la, also several brothers. who cam
! To tins country a number of years ago. What
are their IDEAS Of In, oblioation, towards then,
! We do not knoW-but thrir conduct or at lcas
! that of TWO of them, in the present case. show,
rsoluon To drSnoil him of a larpr mart of his far
! unc AT once Their plan wa, bold and bloody
! determination, and insoent and beyond belief
! he cxorbitancc of its cNactionS On Monday .
| .cniiIp day before yrsrrIay one of them stul
| hc infant child. and carried it off into the wood.
Notice wa, then given to the father in letter ,l,
! mlrss the sum oil thirty thousand dollars shoul
nc furnished within a certain time, the chill,
/ honli be murdered and that the murderer III
not intend to escape. but vonld commit >u,.
! idc Another brother remained in town to r, =.
eve the price of the child's life, II isa proof I,
c estimate formed in this community. of III, de-.
,cra,e and uroilipate character of this man. ,b,
fl r this wa, made known. in the manner we >bal
PRESENTLY speak o., no on doubted that he was g..
! p lblc otcAccung hi, threat arocoIs and diaholi.
+ ii rs il was. 50 thought too tin. unhappy father
or he took instant measures torcomlyirlf with H.,
/ .>torlian as sprcdl, As possible, and So UuI
/ lid he expect that any ding but the money vonL
ave his child, life that he took no counsel. an.
! ad he Possessed the whole sum in cash 10 pay 4
nee, II i, probable that the conspiracy would ha, ,
/ umpletcv succeeded. He however had eigEh,,
/ h0HSan8 dollars or thcreabout, il. bank and u#-
/ CROOK early next morning to borrow the baanc,
| 10 one of these To whom lac applied, he rcyraltt
he cdus' OF his distress. He could have oblainrt
~ LIS credit almost any amount in fra>onahl.
/ me, 5ptthr urgency 9TH, feelings, tie conscious
! lcss OF what he ll to be the dangerous position
! i'hi, lid, and the terrible agony of IS mother
! whose lie vi, endangered by the oNcess ofl,e
/ ears, pressed linn t. closc with the terms Of IN
ullian> without an in,lnt> delay, and be-. in ,
short liino mace drposites in the Funk Of UoJHc
- within eighteen hundred dollars of the sam
The aecn; to whom the receipt of the sum hl,
,cen entrusted, had already received hi. check io
! hrtl thousand dollars and Was awai'il 20 for tn,
! tmounl lobe made god. impatient 10 receive il
ne went ont and Obtained from his brother the ne
/ trs>arN funds. and returned To receive tic ,hrcL
"a New Ollcan. fer tlcWhole thirty Hoasaa dol
ar, that being the mode for payment for whic!
, ne had Slipulltrd Thus far. viIllny appeared
ucecs,iul. but, in tie mean time, events uut o
loors changed 1t, prospects. Rumors were abroad
concerning the TRANSACTIONS. \ vague IMPRESSION
was created IN the Bank that there was sometime
wrong in tn, Transaction. The last sum brought
in, consisted of specie altogciher or a LARGE par
of it. While il was counted the person was re-
cognizcd and an account brought to the Mansion
House, thai the Bank VAS then paving the check
in specie There a fire company was assembled
who had lust returned from fire and were then
discussing what was proper to do The, were in the
Ct of dcSpaicng cpntaton 10 prevent the fil,e,
rom accccdme to the terms, and had resolved 10
sail, out and arrest the rntlian conspirators 4 search
for the child. On hearing that the conSpira,ors
were 50 near accomplishing their object. the,
turned out en- maSsc, and committee OF then,