Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-05-11
cugInuS AFFAIR.

Much s,c;,emept was produced yesterday ov
: GRANGE ipciden al the Depot OF the Richmond
and Potomac Railroad Company The iac'S
gathered by VI are as follows: Early YESTERDAY
morning a negro tray-man carried 10 'he ONCE
), Adams & Co.'S Express two large square
80. addressed 10 "P. Williamson, No. 81
R,uonwoot Street, Philadelphia" On being H.
,errooaled as 10 whence they came, me negro
.howed some confusion. Sill he boxes "cie
rlaced on The Express wagon and transported "
,hr cars. As the driver OF the wagon tuf"r"
IN. of the boxes over rather roughly, ne hehiu
sort of eruul, which proceeded from y. ousP'-
ciou was aroused, the boxes opened, ana edcn one
va. found 10 contain siou. negro, cdtei"i'
folded M, wi,h a small quantity OF oreau anu
bladder oil water, and one oil mem VIVA Jo"-d
useful article in his warm SITUATION oh 1dniin
inc The boxes. a large anger hole was observed
in each boa, partially concealed by oul rope
rpot which could be Withdrawn while IN Inc
ears and allow The entrance oil air. The ne
proes we hear. belonged one 10 Mrs. Z. Christian
u, New Kent, the olher 10 Mr.. Govan's estate, ana
were employed as waters, one al the Washing
ION and the other al The Columbian Hotel. Their
Story is. that they had becn prepared for trans
po,fo,,on nv Mr.. ). A. Smith, who Keeps a
small shoe.s;oe on Broad Street, in Mr.. james
LYONS new buildings and that they had PAID MN
we'll some $50 each) Tor The job. This Smith iof-
merly kepI shoe-sore al the sign OF The "lted
Ron,n opnosi,e The Old Market, and has aso
hen a i,o,lery.vender. We hear that some
wars AGO he was intimate with Blevins, the
erea, negro kidnapPer, (ncw in The Panen'iary,)
and that on the trial OF the latter, !eIler 10, or
from, The same up. Williamson" Philadelphia,
was read in evidence.
We hear, farther, that Smith was Yesterday
morning present al Inc opening OF The boxes al
Immediately went up The street and took me
Nor hern cars as they passed. This iac1 oeihg
made known, after The cars had departed, teie-
graphic despatch was sent 10 FREDERICKSBURG 10
arrest him there. He may, however, be cute
enough 10 leave the cars before reaching ms MS!
relsgTaphic station. We hear farther, that The
negro drayman represents, that Smith directed
him to sae al the Express Office, that the boxes
were from the Armory. Thus the matter stands
as we hear il. We trust that the authors and &C.
complices of this wanIon outrage will be detected
and severely punished. l. is one OF The ulos'
ar,fu and dangerous fcxpediens yet resohed TO-
10 rob our citizens OF their property-and an eI-
annie should be made OF The diabolcal actors IN
the plo.
Another version OF The affair (and probably the
more correct one,l is that Yesterday morning
Smith was al lhe cars and made an arrangement
with the Express Agent TO lake on Two boxes io
Philadelphia The agent proposed 10 go FOL
them but Smith declined, and sent them by
dray Smith, himself, took The cars al his house
Smiths neighbors, we learn, saw Two large boxes
carried out Of his house.
P. S.-At P. M, news was brought by lht
telegraph, thai terror OF eyil-toers, that SmI'f
hal been arrested al Fredericksburg He wa
las, evening brought down in the cars and dcpn
>i,cd in jai 10 be examined before The Mayor a
10 O'clock his morning. He seems 10 be Tin Z
had box"