Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-01-20

STATEMENT AS DERIVED
PROM AN EYEWITNESS.
AND VOUCHED by THH
LETTER or HER BROTH.
Err.
The eye witness, whom you
know, told me that Mh,Is in
company with Mrs. Rogers one
evening. some one came and
Knocked several times on the
shutter; that Mrs. Rogers told
her husband, who came in short
~ Afterwards, OF the eireum
siaHees, that ne seemed excited
thereby, and went out imnIe,ii-
aiely, saying he would deIrett the
offender; that he secfeted him
sell behind one Of the columns
Of the arcade; that the Gaia
ihnmpian band came by soon
NJ er; that In their rear was a
young man, not disguised afler
their fashion; that IN passing
the door, he went rather nearer
Il than necessary. but did not
touch Il, thar Mr.. Rogers started
out and seized him; that a seuf-
he ensued upon tbs grass with
out the arcade; that Mr.. X. either
BY himsel', or with the assistance
OF his brother. succeeded in
mastering the young man. who
called on his companions for
aid-hr. X. at the same time
threatening them. " they ap-
preached, and saying he was
aEod; that Mr.. X. final y sue
eseded In dragging the young
man into the p esence Of the
ladies' that when re, a VIC
lent and angry alteration took
place between the parties com
hatant Ny informant astey.
that Mr. X. va. armed with a
pistol. and, ! think. he hid IL
drawn In the house, though az
10 that ! do not feel certain"
EXTRACT froHl q Lstf,r IN n,
Possessi0H ef tis Ediiors
"On The famous saturday
night, went 10 the lawn. wbsr.
] found nearly the whole number
Of the students. and whittier {
was attracted BY the loud Ella
mors. a very short while ansr
my arrival there, they succeeded
In disbanding the rioters, (wbo
numbered only soms 5 or 9. I
thint) and all dispersed. ffsH
some considerable curiosity 10
ascertain the amount or mischief
dime the properly, and whie tho
crowd was dispersing In the "
nous directions, ! quio " afolird
dowa the lawn arcade on either
eide, and the FIRST Ting Jaw
was Dr iloWard's once door
open. ! went In, and called
hnjing No oLe. 7 concluded thai
u had been bunt open, and shut
4, and went on. When got 10
W Rogers pavilion. / aw a
pannei Of HE door bfoksn out
and some other little damage on
the front Of The house. sas
shout passing, but u occurred "a
me Wouii see what IL wss done
With and ~ the ssms time the
danger hom the 6re from eraet
ers crossed my mind % an
preached, and put my head In
The hole but seeitF nothing. /
withd ew ". and parsrd On ~
amer The hpse of probably a
iornishi, IN paying a visit. =
young lady. -. spsskipg n,
ne Professors, remarked tb,,
w Rogers had ssid. he esme
ySfy near shooting somebody -
We described the Intrusion Of a,
uncovered head into he pas.
aEe, where h. was standins.
snd placed bic cooked pistol
within IN inch o. the hair he
came within an ace NJ hnnr.
butthis ghost iike o. sct retiring.
ne took down hHspi.toi be- wouhl
have fred had not the person
soon di-appeared. I tell The
lady that y was myself and that
vas not aware Of the imminep,
peril 7 had hem IN. and would
have ever remained isnorant Of
the fact, " she he not mention.
81 q, ~ she I'D. casually. sub.
ssque w however heard sssiu
That Dr. Y had repeated tbs
SANE lhina somewhere els. a"