Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-11-27
10 the Public.

NTESSRS. EDIIOkS-l ASK ~ nnblish the
M you, through your columns, 10 PuO'''4
following communications: nslI as 10
This Is duly owe 10 myself as Ws ,,.sa nv
the public. NV character has been trauu ;nst.
IibelIous notification 10 your paper o. hare
over The signature OF Jao Wingheld; ~, an rho
reminded Of what the poet has saiu: who
robs me o nv purse, steals trash; on' ne ,h,,
rnbs IN. of NV good name, roo' me ~ nnor
which does not enrich him, Dnt leaves ss,s no
indeed" The said John Wugheid s III
claim Tie boy Bartlett. upon The g,1u wears,
which pos.ess:on, promise to show, osiu HE
close was as hlleling only am chafseu " d,d
niece win hav ng kidnapped, and ma ,hs
fraudulen,ly ard felloniousy remove Ky" I'm am
Belle,Isle Works, the said slave barue'.. linn
!, neces.ary to mention here the conVelSA"on |
nh;ch ,ook place al Hanover Court dousI, W
:, n,embef Coull day last, between Jno
6pi, f. Griffin, myself, and others, Whlie ~.
or q, the above named pace. The io'lo~,as ,f,.rs
yersation arose from my having nau. Inn
through SAID Gri and ) j. w ihsa h.y;ro
y ineield: The said John mMsn.m ,,nns ~
manifested disposition to re'ain 'hc PIP, -,
,hnu,ht !, most prudent 10 make the io'io"ips
o4crs. frs, offered fifty dollars, or one lesd',
in,eresr, III any.I Mr. Critic asked u ! ~ou,a
| make The sum one hundred Gollaisi ans".iea
MD rather than have any dlculIy ABOUT
,,r mauer. John Wing6ed then inquired
what uould be done about The balance Oh ms
hire | then told him that would pay maj d.
so. He, the said John Wlnsnelu, agreed ~
take il. as an equivalent Tor MS interest," ~ 'ne
boy. bu, would not conhim the bargain uul'. ~
saw his son James. then asked MIN u's''he',5
if he claimed The said boy by right vi posSeSs'o
ua,enlicd "ius,ead of saying SO, never thought
If such thing" Griffin said ne hao ioaheo
Jam,sJ. Wingheld horse 10 come 10 Hanover
: Court House on that day, and expected he woult
; be there. John Wing6eld said in conclusion, ne
would 90 snyhRg his sca James aay!ssa h a'n IN
few days, which Ibid. When arrived mere,
Isaw MI Griffin and asked him If he had "a
] med tie subject 10 James ]. Winsfelt. he an
swered he thought It best 10 wail Tor him y. }.
Winefield) 10 mention il, as ', Willis ". Wing.
, field. had mentioned il SO frequently TO said
lanes j. WinsGed, Here The conversation
ended
La few days after James j. Wing ied came
( 10 Hanover on that business, as ne informed
, me. When he returned 10 Rifhmord asked
/ what conclusion his father had coae 10. Pre-
| yious 10 this | tod him | would make The
amount Two hundred dollars He then said mis-
fathers message through him was, that The ol.
; . fer made was more than he had any right 10
EXPECT; and as he was getting old ard did not
wish 10 do anything 10 IeopardIse his re uta-
t,en by selling his claim 10 me- as II would De
| depriv ne The Iegases or ciailiah.s Of wnat
D bey were entitled IG, tor any price, until there
was an admin ration on The estate OF bis
brother Thomas or the right OF properly asser-
/: tajped when he would give il up 10 The proper
: owners. thsr suspected there was something
wong. The same conversation aros. i. wall
s.ree:, between myssif F, Gritan and James
J. Wingheld.
On III i7.h OF tob,r, in some two or three
hou after taking the roy in loss ssicn, James
j.. Wi g6-li came 10 me, III t-anklin ST., AMI
asked me if h taken the boy from Bellc lse.
told him had; aked him 10 60 up airy
} Street, a gen,leman's otfi,e, 10 see il We could
seule the matter With any inrther ciflcuiy-
We went up Cary Street, nearly TO The bssi" -
5 He said he would go no fafher, and rrnsd down
tosar Main street, and said he should sec his
LAWYER. a he tur, ed into The office 81 Fl Da is
1ha, was about II o'clock. Judge 50 from the
circumsance OF having prcDi ed to meet per-
son in Wal street TO settle r a tract o. land
bopsh; the day before. The pc. son OF whom
ought The land hailed me in passing M Wall
street, and told me The deed was ready Isaw
F. Griffin al that time and made lille OF no
stop-passed on up The sres:, AID commenced
con yelsaion with him about The boy. The io-
I,rx ing conversation ensued between IS: Griffin
4
ysed Mr. Cross TO give up some property mat
he once had in ossession, and a vised me 10 co
The same. told him il they would do a certain
Thing ! won return The boy 10 Nj Tripieu
which they declined. Grilin and J. J. Wing
field had private conversation. James ].
Wiosield passed OIL towards Main street. Grit.
fin then returned 10 me. tod him would
give The sum had offered before. He did mol
accent it, He then commenced lively talk.
| | have bsen sIgndcrcd BY person who was
mace The scape soailo pear OF The SINS OF others,
which may be seen b. reference 10 The schedule
hereunlo annexed, marked No. |. Joseph W ing.
field, OF whom pu,cssssd i i iss y, ri; c
10 in documents No. and 3. maintain that
John Wingheld has nc lille whslever as he was
merely the hirer OF the boy, as may be see by
reference to certificates Nos. 4, and 6. Thos.
Winefeld, Jr., died Sept. 49, lS45.
WILLIS w. WINGFlELD.