Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-08-13
ARREST OF RIrNA1u VS.
F,rom the Washington Repubnc oksaturoa,

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An affair was brought to light in ouf|city YESTERDAY
to which much attention was attracted The prnci-
pal actor in it is General Chaplin, of New York. a
gentleman OF nifty to sixty years of age, somewhat wide
y y, known as the editor OF paper called Chapins
Portfolio, published at Albany He has been for some
time aresldent OF this city, acting correspondent of
his own paper and perhaps doing other writing and
attending to other business as the of getting
along.
On Thursday night it was known by a certain nor
ton OF the police that he was about to depart from
w ashlngton on that night with some fugitive slaves
IN carriage; and the route he was to take, also
known Accordingly, while good lookout was kept
up here 10 the city, Captain Goddard, with seven Off
GERS took their position little beyond the District line
In Maryland, nearthe place Off P Blair Esq about six
miles from the city.
Here they quietly awaited until half-past eleven
O'Clock, when the sound of heavy carriage was heard
and the voice OF merry driver who sang cheery as he
passed over t7e road This was the object Of their
pursuit; and when it had come quite up to them ,the
night being very dark and cloudy) Captain Goddard
deXteronsly pushed fence rail between the spokes of
tne hind wheels and al the moment Smithey and
Cox seized the brides of the horses An exclamation
OF surprise from The inmates instantly followed by
the discharge OF pistol by the driver, Chaplin }
which, as is believed, sent ball through the hat Of
Mr. Smthey, who held the near horse. General c.
you'd have bounded oft had the wheels not been
checked" Officers Davis and Handy now pulled
General Chaplin from the drivers seat,
During this operation the inmates of the carriage
two servanl-men belonging to the Hon r. Toombs and
the Hon A Stephens, OF Georgia, respectively, were
carrying on severe battle with the besegers around
the oschargmg no less than eleven balls from revolv-
eIs OF iorHloaoe eabre Nor the rest ofthe out
slders Idle The night, we have remarked was very
dark; the hall captured driver fought to the last only
ceasng when the last limb was pinoned and the fear
OF shooting each other rendered the police in a mea-
sure powerless. They nevertheless returned shot for
shot as long as the hiring from within was continued
AT one moment Captain Goddard approached the car
rage door, and pistol flashed near enough to his face
Lett he 10,
Shots both Of which are believed to have taken effect
though not MORALLY. One of them lodged in the watch
of the fighting negro who belongs to Mr. Stephens:
the other made flesh wound in the same Negroes back
While this was gong on one OF the besiegng party
stopped to undo the trace chains and detach the holss
and Mr. Toombss man, having discharged his last shot
eaped from the front OF the carriage upon this officers
back and bounded from their midst though not without
injury, the blood in his tracks evnced He has not
yet been caught.
The capture was now complete; and upon ascertain
ing the extent OF the damages, all amazed that so
little was done. flesh wound in the arm of Mr.
eyebrow the part of Capt Goddard anda scratched
face for Mr. Cox all the disasters sustained bv The
captors. The captives Jared little worse. General
Chaplin had his head bruised, Mr.. Stepbens's man The
two wounds already described, and Mr.. Toombss man
has not reported himself to the surgeon
The two captves were yesterday committed to prison
by Captain Goddard to await their trials; and is I'M
derstood that the State OF Maryland General G.. af-
ter having atoned to the laws OF the District will be re-
CURED to answer the charge OF murderous assault
mulao man, named Warner Harris, residing in the
FIRST Ward, was also committed to prison, as an alder
and abetor in this transaction