Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-04-01

n = vos6 I'm confessed % he
Ivonaehood. AZ that her same wss Winiffed-
ltbereupos MW Winifisd vas, With her dnU
|thelio. has6sd over 70 the custody ofthe i1n!'cs.
~ ,ext morning when bsoueht before the
Moo. she still wose her male dress, not having
Iexpesssed wish to change it; though, as alter
Ivarde appeared. her TRUNK Wss veil hled With ie'
lmsis eIoth,ng. Notwithstanding she was IN the
lmis3sa Of large crowd Of people. Who had followed
iher into the court room, laughing and Jeenng d.
lher she YES not in the least daunted or even en-
Ibarrased: nor did she once betsAy the slightest
jsen.b;,y at her deeradatioo-a proof o! her utter
Inconsistencies Of the decencies and proPrieses OF
Icivilixed society. Her story here was, that she
came from Halifax county, North Carolina, where
she lived With her aunt; her mother lived in the
same neieI,boshood. Her sable companion wi'ose
nsme % Richmeod, belongs 70 her aunt. lie went
about the country DccToRlxe P~oPe VINO hso can
Icers ulcen, &c OF who had SPILLS put upon them
10y coxsu.oR., and made great many cures His
mistress permitted him to 60 where he pleased and
have his own way pretty much, al she shared the
Iemoluments o: his practice which wss not incon-
siderable. Rchmond's lime as a "negro DOCTOR"
indeed, was vouched bv the contents Of his ,ddle
bags which were produced in court, well stuffed
with walls, soo,s verbs, &C. add su"dry papers con-
tsing powders and other uudchnable Preparations
possibly the ''drugs, and charms, and conjusa-
sious, and mighty magic he won he ladS ] with"
She stated that il was at R,cbmosJ's instance
that she left her aunls, hut that the plan Ut eOPe
nsens was sgseed upon between them. She o.
tanned permission from her aunt to visit her moth
ct, and AZ her request Richmond was desired 20 T.
tond her thther in the cart, 10 bring il back. They
accordingly set Oh last Monday she taking her trunk
with ell her wearing appaerl, and he his saddle !
bags Of nOstrums. &c. with which he travelled.--l
Instead of driving TO her mothers, however. they
took the route for Norfolk crossing Edwards ferry,
and Wynn's ferry, and passing through Suffolk.
On tho third day Of their journey, (Winiffed says
Richmond produced a suit Of boys clothes, and
told her she must put them on; but this sire per-
.mpsorily refused to do, until overcome at last by
,is repeated persuasions she consented, and accor
lingly dressed herself in them. She contradicted
he story che told at Mr. Casons so far as related
,er intention Of going to the north, stating that
Richmond had told her 6rst, that he only wanted
o go down TO Norfolk to buy some things and try =
{ he could sell his msiresses horse, which che
lad authorized him to do, and then return home. :
But this is BY no means prob be-and the fair pre-
umption is. that they were shaping their course
or Arthur Tapp;n's dominions, to carry out the !
principle by committing masrmony
in which case the good old lady in Halifax would
ave lest her negro, and Miss would have found 4
husband! OF this, indeed, there can be no doubt
rom the fact that the black had upwards Of $40 in
rom the sale Of the horse and cart.
They are both held in custody Of the iaiIor-theI
irl until she can find n conveyance home, and the
egro q runaway subject to the order Of his Ow n
THE borse and cart are also taken care Of.