Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-01-24

cm 5u, fortunately hs dd not have 30 serious tas 10
carry nut.
ls-c,. Tat CAPTAIN Daryaeos, who is keen upDn
such s,cnts saw n that the three negroes whoever
under tho charge nj white never cosld have he
lnnycd 10 pare aud unadulicraed lpaier. Bcsides
the white used one name. and one oi the women
called him by another Being satisfied that there WIS
mischief buuin1 the case he ennfisod when the
reached fredericksburg TO have the Whole Of thus sweet
party putnin sage by Themselves and INSTEAD driving
them the Creek. druve them 10 police office, wheff
they examined. confessed the aes, and were irontd
fr transportation lack sgain While returning they Were
met by the Dueef- express train. thus saving any Lar
ther race.
The white man gives his name Peter Dunnavani.
although he entered his name on the way bill as johnson
The " ,mcn called him Mr.. Franklin. lilo gives hls
s;rv thus IL sass he has lived At tn. Bowling Green.
IIenrco county With yellow iof many years.
and hy her has lad several children lie his
10 Washington n friends, when the two women
addressed hun with the r~iure 10 tai. them In charge TO
winch he kindly consented
The women are the mother Matilda and her daughter
rIz, both born anil raised IN Doctor Gahell's family
and TO bih Of whom he has oen hind and indulgcn, TO
exacSs.
They tell two siores. They told al frs, thu, as IL.
y her way purchase pair Of shoes, she vas
met by Dunnayanl aud th' black who, although 10
tai strangers 10 htf stopped hcr aud offered tn carry her
Canada aud make her free, 10 which she CONSENTED.
aud this sudden arrangement put IN operation the
next morning. Tho other tale Is that they were both
standing IN ther alley, when The white and black man
camo ~ to them offered to take them off u which the,
,sscn,cA because dissatisfied and The next morning were
III with their cloia, under the charge Of the precious
and we'll matched par
| Tho black man calls hinvlf Richardson Smith, and
has fire. papers. IL ia irnoeeat Youth Never made
any arrangements With the women, o any kind Don't
know them Vas on his way Washington to visit
friends and did three words 10 them on tho way
Was upon the coach top when they pounced upon him
and hauled him down. So he slys. Eliza had about
1850 in silver, stolen from Mrs Mayo. She dcclar
III la us a first that shc had M money, but At last
sdmcd tia, she Lad it and that she got i, from behind
| a barrel Matilda SAYS that Eliza told berthe story
She also SAYS that Sic gave all the money sc had 81
dollars h DunHaYant 10 Tay her fare smith had gold
! CT, aud largc amount u hank bills with him, and
slso sIo,sd elegant gold watch, all according to the
lately discovered rules among these darhlcs to he vel
prov idcd with iafge,a
These their various tales, all no doubt lies
There ia frason put faith n sentence Of them anf
the only reasonable conclusion that this is branch op
Grafton Of the boil gang whose exploits have done "
much mischief here already. There scarcely be
doubt that Dnnnavant a tool and that he give VI
the potiers If he will The stories told by the
grocs ridiculous fJr moments belief; and ther,
Is much contradiction. concusyos To show that
there has been something passing between them Which
they VIII mol tell II they avoid H. But ar,
much puess. tho present chance 10 probe ih.
matter IN the hottna, be suffered to pass without
pro,cmcnt There have been evidences enough OF III.
extent. boldnc and completeness oi the system which
has 50 long been carried on and have be
yond doubt branch in hands let US see # we canno
/ 10, nj the root by It's means.
Dnnnayan' Is an III looking. shabby, but powerful
II some - years Of ago lie appears quito
rcmcd about the matter and either effects stupid ndif
ference 10 his dagger much Of brute to feel il
lie hard drnkcr and one Of Of the stopping place
the rad down. IL coolly walked 10 the bar in com
p,ny with several &c ntemon, and called for his glass
IN In l. re,
suit in arrangements d protection agninsi slave stealing
If more efficiency than have No doubt tn
authorities will give the matter thorough investigation
previous onaklng tho public examination which come
/ nii the last Of the week As In Mr Dunnavant ",
would no, fill his saof JUS, about this time for pretty
tall trns