Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-12-07
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From ttc 1lta CiCfer IPcaa.J rHagc Record.
FiRE-CRlHE AID IT'S REWARD.
The grocery store OIL. Clinton, in the fist story
Of the Odd Fellows Hall N this borough was dr..
covered Ito he on fifc, Thursday niehi last aboni
IL O'Clock, midnight. Three Young men were pas.
sng, and incidentally f"d lhe latch oflbc font door
found II nul,strucd aud the building ON frr The
door was closed and the a'am gwen In = short
time ouy citizens aroused the engines upon the
ground, and tho hr, WIS soon rNiiLgu,lcd without
any considerable damage The damage done did
not exceed Sloo. Had fhr dar progressed a fru
moments lnnger without discovery. the whole bull
ding and ms valuable CONTENTS worth but lnilr .hor
ct 100000, would ltlse been IN thu n os imminent
danger.
1t was at FIRST apparent thal ihr FIR WAS the WORK
Of an incend'ary. The principal 6rc was in the cen.
ire OF the store ucar the siove-hut The large money
drawer under The counter, IN which were kept many
81 tic books and papers ut Nj. Clinton also on
hre and $3.50 had been taken Goin the desk and
The other papers sci On fine. II was also sald thai
seven barrels ofhour had Deeutc,noyed or Consumed
ii vas perfectly certain that the ffe not the
suit OF oaielessness accident disclosure took
place during the might; but ru1'of Was busy with IT,
Thousand tongues
Next morning this su iect Of -unrsc was the
towns talk. Every visited the scene OF the Gre
and examined the damaged boxes Of teas eofiee, an
CARS, &c The Trap door thai communicates wIlh
the cellar had ben forced open-racart no Rana
N, iaceadiary hal entered Mhatwa< most wonder.
ful was, mat the -four was gone /: what could have
become OF the setcl barrels Of 1our The story
OF Mr.. Clinton booked 80 inprobiblc that many
heganto suspect he himself la! been guilt, Of tic
arson and that The uaney bal rot been stolen. J,
was sad that be had borrow ed money Of ono or two
neighbors the d., h-tole--ihat hc lad rec-nfl, got
ms goods insured 80 fwb insurance offices 10 four
tunes their hase. Heaven -ce#as to have set n.
mark on the gLl'ly 'c4oa; aai very effort 10 blind
the public seemed 20 opca new l-At 10 their eees.
ne money w5s advertised, the handb MAS headed
s650,00-bu the nutea described amounted 10 mp
wardso $500 Ihs house Of a respectable eiH-
zen was sc1rehci ais, for the goolsbut VAN; the
mystery was not aurasel!ed T.,t day passed over
the store was put 10 richis--ih- damage estimated
by committee OF the assurance CON- Huy--aad Nj
Clinton prepared 10 Sc 10 ihecty nek, day FOR fresh
goods
On tho ensuing night, At y o'cloc., Mr. Inpefi-
hrnt Curiosity. constable Callahan. took 1t INTO his
head TO inge.Nsaie tie trunks of Mr.. Clinton. II
was daring proposal, and rejecting in Tic highest
degree upon the &ghay of NJ. c. l. was done
howescr-andtl the stole. goods found in the trunk
all but The -four. he money WAS carefully wrapped
up IN handkerchief, und the books and papers sup
posed TO be burned were lhcie.
Clinton was arrested aud taken to jal, where he
now s-awaiing his trial for one OF the most diabol-
icalacts of which a man csn be guilty. He is a
young inaa with every faculty to have made linn
sell useful citizen, aui ornament to society
he has been resident in this borough several months
lie may probably have induged in gambling-and
here Is the melancholy iaale--a charge OF arsnn
perjury, and-thc fear Of the PcnncHtary In
day-an tour--a character may b. forever ruined
which required years to establish.