Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-06-09

the High Sheriff OF Hell, instead OF Hanoyerf But he
thought understand. that he had another easa he
terms the espias ad sasfaeeindun against me lie saw
Wrote the back Of execution the word case which
he naturally enough mistook for (ca. SAL Us We
easily believe that which ardenty desire. The
word casa maintained Its etymoogy in sense At least
in despite OF MIR. Tmberlake, who would have had II en-
sa, out IN whose hands " was still case On the next
day, Sunday, went to see my nephew, Mr. II. Bowe,
whose sister MIR. Timberake married, and requested him
as mutual friend, to Mr.. L. aud ascertain from
him what ca. sas he had against me;-Mr. Bowe was
unwei, and could not comply with my request. On the
day following, the Clerk OF Hanover Court for
ON this subject and received the following
ply:
"Dear Sir,-No writs Of espias ad satisfaciendum
have issued against you recently from this oiee-hat
Is 'herS Is none In the hands Of the Sheriff this time
:, Yours, &c, WIN. q. WINSTON.
May 9Th. lsI3"
Gan any one imagine that would put myself TO all this
Trouble TO ascertain what process Mr. T. had against me- II
nc had already informed but 10 the amount OF
SO So-l knew that judgments had been rendered against
me AZ the late September term for Hanover for sums TO
very considerable amount in the aggregate, and did fear
That through Mr.. Undertakes management en- sas Ind
been issued them OF them. The information
then all important me- that might be In readiness
win property or friends to from the horrors OF i'm
prsonmcnt rendered deeply from the fact that Mr. n
Is the Sheriff who would have i'm charge Can fory,
the night OF the 2sth OF June 1872 when for the third nine
he caused mo to be illegally arrested and finally inprsonedi
nave seen Booth and other celebrated actors wheng
sharp the knife tor ho pound OF flesh nearest to the c
chants heart have seen hungry dog let loose feed
upon the dead Of horss never until that night
had seen Shycck the Cur and yena united in one human
form, enjoying the uxurcs n cruel and illegal oppression
under the forms Of law
No mortal touched him but mysclf-wcI there is no per
son present TO testify but MIR. Undertake and myself but
truths powerful weapon in any cause and is apt 10
Pt"Nai-cncunistances are often the best Of proof
Now Is notorious that negroes are as frnid ,f
the Sheriff, IT he were the devil hims,lc kncvv ,h.,
many judgments had been rendered against me nj the sumo
nor Court and had particularly cautioned the negroes to
Keep out OF the of the Sherff-hey had been can
nred and imprisoned before, and ultimately restored to me
doing my creditors service nurng me and Furnishing
men Now what think reader became of the negroes
under such circumstances, when Mr. Undertake came in
sght why OF course off into the swamp and this they
DID Nor was Mr.. L. enough 10 them Ia DISTINGUISH
one from another His is that he saw me AT
e distance oi Two hundred yards he advanced some 30 or
~ yards when discovered him. he being say yards
from me- walked meeting him. and i'll ns fast ms
MS morse walked chat the gait he I'M had got 50
yards iro the negroes, surprising them to have sta
uonary His OF the
this; that gothod ofthe gun with his with glove
on and whip in the hand and process right hand
Does any man O three grains believe this WHY the
whip known be the largest class OF heavily loaded riding
whips how then ISL possible that he could get hold OF the
gum with his glove on aud whip the "same hand-
dog once tried To get hold OF his shadow and what
he mad in his mouth DROPPED OUT But he got hold of the
gum and said he considered prisoner by virtue of the
process he then held in his fright hand" seems But why
hold the process IN the right hand and the loaded horse
whip IN the lel ls not quite legal and nou.
raj 10 reverse the order of things and hold the little piece
OF paper IN the left hand and the big whip in the right
But he didn't touch OH he only touched the end of
the gun, and It that that aimed two moral bl,s
with the breach OF the gun, his sapent head. am
Lawyer by profession, and my msorunes of late wears
have made me PARTICULARLY acquainted laws Of exc
cutions; regard that branch OF my profession gbt say
with the old motto, "Erperienfia doeet" Now the taking
hold OF the end OF my gum and saying he considered me his
prisoner was no more an arrest than his saying the same
words when 50 yards off, the law requiring an actual fa
hold Of or touching not Of the gun pole which the party
may chance to have but OF the PARTY himself If then
were capable OF striking an officer, revengeuy for having
served process the motive could exist in this
case Tor what Mr. l. represents the facts was no SER
vice OF the process all Not wishing to occupy too much
OF your paper must beg To be permitted continue the
subject, IN another number, which will shew conclu
sively that Mr. Undertake Is utterly unworthy of belief
II. DAVIS