Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-09-04
patiently borne, almost unftiended the closest confne

there should have been tul and final hearing of
prosecution depending against me upon charge of
having sho,. in January last, Walter Henry Plea,ons
Coming as that publication does from the father of the
t!eceasrd-cuuched in and accoinpa MED hy Stale
rnenls better calculated TO enlist yet more the public
feeling ard prejudice against me- can no longer orbear
submit TO the deep wrong winch this ard preceding
publications. heretofore anonymous are Designed 10 in
ict me II be expected ri me IN this form
20 into The dr,as Of all the facts and circumstances
which led to The death OF Mr. Walter II flrasans II
Is sucen, for ny present purpose so:r to daOuse Inc
public mind as To assure the public that whensoever the
prosecution against shall he folly aud finally trled
II VII! appear by evidence ii tie most unimPeachaOie
ct,.ractrr-
F:rst. That the Both Of January, 1888 sought,
in g""d iSh In produce peaceful and friendly settle
with NJ Peasants of the prerxis'ng difficulties
between us, ." far as Lssctd !ey had not teen pre-
yuIsiy adjusted
Second. That this effort on my part was continued
until every advance rrp.!lrd abruptly, coaemP;u.
ou>|r, md IN q manner I'ghy insulting
Third. 1ha; il seeking sm interview with Mr. Flea
SAINTS, Ga which interview !c lost his lfr.) had every
10 expect OF his best aud most s:ead'ast
friends would be present, whose firm character and gen
tIeiary department might wei h- rred on 10 produce
| satisfactory and proper settlement between ns.
Fourth. Ihet did not anticipate any Other Than a
peac:ahie termination Of the interview.
FI!ih. That Il not Until alter Mr. Peasants lGo
struck mr two, If not three srvere blows with poker,
and driven NE 10 the wall without receiving one blow
IN rrin!n from me, and pursuing his dangerous at
| tack alter & warning NY part, that he sbot.
! j. cannot be expected fr"m mr., in ny afflicted and
almost helpless condition. In and discuss the var!
Gus assaults mate On me hY q" the most unlIrrg
aud relentless enemies that man ever pursued by
Not COn!rn wii poisoning the pubic rnGd by the n.csi
untomndrd runnrs and s'arE ITS. and dlsc0ornG my
udicr, al The most laTrccnl character they have
sought again and again, 10 excite the passions and
p!rjuGIces oI Tie continually 10 lake from The lasI
hope a." fair trial hrtre partial Jury. This work
of bc rucncr aid Justice has lar succeeded 10 de-
lay the trial 81 The pr"secu;!"n and produce my renioV'
| al 20 another county
Both seli and NY few friends la remained client
under these provoking aud exciting circumstances.
strongly rey!ng the inrilg aud alrnsss OF the
punc sooner or la!cr 20 Go lGsiice. The work @!
mischief aud Injustice seems. however, not complete;
and Mr. +. w fsasarts arPra!s to contradict report
said b. 10 circulation I'm Richmond. and 10 gone
extent in he country, with witch hs
nrc: d Had llr Pirasan;s conirntct himself with sim
ply d-nyrg the ruth Of such runner should no! have
noticed his dcrai Of ~ bat be has thought proper 10
do than this. much pains hope to be ex.
! cused !ur noticing his puhcatinn Fran all that
.rarn, 'he good authority upon which Mr.. L. bases
his belief Ct The existence Of such report may be
found 10 be in !act the AUTHOR Of The report; pfopaga
ted tor The da5oicai purpose Of airing situated
! am and using efficient agent, although. am
sure unwilling ome) the father Of The deCeaseG.-
Wben where how such report have been in cir
| cuiaon R;chEDnd | Sc, 10 he informed. The
publication vi MIR. PI"asanls gave 10 me, az am sure.
It has G0re 10 my few friends this city, the first nor
m'atiGn oi is existence. an convinced, that 10 such
report has circulated 10 extent here Tie pr"pasa
!0r Of il, who probably IS the good authority referred
10 by hr ile1,ans. has chosen 10 make Mr. ieasaEls
hind Cll-lar irIrni tie du2c vi his nven
ton, and thus drawn him into The newspapers, TO my
criGnt pr. iGCe and rrrrsabs injn'y lentIrry DIS
credit the :ra. that either IN town country, any sach
report liiat stalled ~ Dir Tai"n w. II! as"'is has
b. crcu!a;I"n do SO. hrcansr such represents
ti"n. pfrlabe lis lace, could not have received
the crrGencr. for moment, IS a;y intelligent citing
mind. do Mir FirGsants lie Justice 10 ray, thai II con
III Z 0 lruih-tnit lie
je al any other place siGce HE unfortunate death OF
h's -"n,hat know Of 80 letters written by him '0any
oil his friends in iii. place, requesting them 10 use their
best 4! rs 10 have acquitted nor mad heard OF
such letters. such report III regard 10 them, until the
| APPEARANCE al hS publication.
wish that could hs:r stop. II MIR. Plcasan's bad
corrcntrd himself %iih Simply Ccn;rad!eng ikese al.
Ir"pd Tgp0Ils, ! would not have ro'Iccd IT, tie las
crscn however 10 m farther ard Ia speak "Ur having
rccryrd particular 81 the transaction with all
tie attendant circumstances disclosed BY the evidence,
and Enuchans rnTc:;!n. and cXuilimg conduct during
the nation" Here he ,gsn relics upon the re.
presentation o Others and mskcg them the excuse tor
iry rnG,siitird condemnation.
hat inly have been the 'ray!culGr account OF The
trsnsacti"n rrceI:td nv hr F-asants, cay no
lhlng-but whnrrfr may have irprrscn,ed ny conduct
10 have been unrrrniirI aud e1uing in reference 10
TIN, rcrtahe fate uf h;r Walter n Pieas&uis has vii.
fully and basciy deceived his aged ahsr. The tongue
OF malice had hcfet""r. mrGe Ike rrp:f scualion -
Sure al nv friend, Who kmow amI witnessed my deep
and anun.z.ng snlTinr the occasion promptly, ond
al once. "Ithou: Consulting ms by short publication
al The time put dos the base SANDER. No knows
what have teen a"d yet nay regrets or how
greatly Iorc the sad Hecess;'y which resulted in The
death Of Alr T They sentiments and sT!rrIngs
Of my own and have been intruGeG iGadr ;he
Ineans %: annoyance 10 or;s have not attempted 10
escape from l'tm. as | have hcen ready 10 n.rel the
grave chafge gader ch now 'rst-Iay":ed as nave
been with the re"citst opportunities or escape So lar,
have without :Grnur, submitted patiently To my
unhappy ia;e-cnt al from general Intercourse with
,.,tlI Irl.,., Ia, I,pIl.
ron cor than ri IiI mcE'Is, have neither had
the opportunity et The desire 10 crnclaIe hnse Who
s'eed a'drm!'y To seek my sirucIInn. 1t nothing
short Of my Li"md aprcasr theta, Why, then be it 80
but let not .s end 81 uaiGCd by further pi'lrdi
cling tic minis ALREADY Sciicd community. by The
Dissemination oi nurinus and nni"undcd inTuiauons,
and c"rrup;ing he fountains cf pubic justice by bring
iur trial weight Of pre- I;!ice. against which TIE
best and strongest minds eann" sufficiently f'r;iiy them
selves ash the Editors Of the Why Ia insrr' the lure.
going, with The following affidavit, upon which. and
other circumstances Judge Nichols directed Tie prose.
cntnn agans! To BE- removed hon Richmond 10 The
Superior Court Of Chesterfield.
J. P. VAUGHAN.
Isaac ?. Vaughan, This day, in open Court, made
oath that fTom various 'ac!s and circumstances Which
have come 10 his knowledge in regard 10 the pending
pros, cu,ion in Ihs Court sGnrs; hi, he does not be
!icys that fair ard impartial jury Of trrehUiGcr1 from
the county Of prico and city OF Richmond can lie pro.
cu!rt for his lrl4-st already 80 persons have bsen
called jurors consisting VI al, ven Of the original We
nirp men and l5S bysiandrs persons summoned as
tarsEcn urdcr the prOcrss 81 tins COr;t, and al TINS
number only sixteen have ret formed and expressed an
opinion as Tie guilt innocence Of The SAID aiiaht
tia, the ether hunGr, and forty two have sever
nlY DECLARED oath that they have formed and eI-
pressed decided opinion 10 HE guilt or innocence OF
Inc said aian-That several have openly in Court de-
cl,rrd tIa, opinion TO be unfayornhle 10 That the
public mind has been greatly inhamed ard prejudice q
agnnst the sad dtan,, b. representations highly unnst
and exaggerated, in regard 10 his Conduct ard cha
rscIer; while most imposing, yet alisc"us slate
mrnt in reference lo many circumstances represented
by that statement 10 have occurred before and al the
time OF the death Of Walter II Peasn:!ts has heen in
serted in The Wing and ia the Enquirer, two newsPa-
pers published in The Cy of Richmond and Of very