Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-04

A DASdERoUs FELLow ENrgtpsp.--We have
a letter from respectable citizen of ThomasyiIle
ga, dated the 22d, instant, which furnishes an
account OF the detection and arrest of a confessed
aooiitioh eHllssary-but more probably pure
Nurrelite. The writer had forgotten the name
the man hailed by, and we suppose from the
tenor OF the account that he is an entire stran-
ger.
On the 21st instant he went to the house of n
Tree negro woman, where seem to have been.
perhaps accidentally, collected several negroes.
and to them he opened his business. He was
1ull OF commiseration and fired with the beneyo-
lent purpose OF taking them all to st. Domingo
"a country where they could enjoy freedom.-
After string OF golden promises and a threat of
murder 1fthey disclosed the subject of the inter-
view he appointed rendezvous at the same house
after night, telling them to collect as many as
could be relied on with safety, he wanted to take
with him all he could, both bond and free.
Inc conversation by mere accident, was over
| heard by lady who communicated it forthwith
| to Messrs. W. A. Ivey, p. A. Love and William
McClendon, and they at once took measures to
| entrap the rascal. Love and William McClen
| don secreted themselves in the house, and OF her
| citizens lay in wait outside The negroes collec
| ted and acted decoys.
True to his appointment the rascal made his
| appearance at O'Clock in the evening, and found
| a hearty welcome. The evening was chilly. and
they all drew round the fire. He threw down
large bundle ofcooked provisions and called for
something to eat. At first he was exceedingly ap-
| prehensive and suspicous-listened very closely
declared with an oath that there was something
wrong-somebody lying in wait. The negroes
told him it was impossible-the dogs were too
severe and watchful for anybody to approach
without their knowledge. He then sent ont SER
want to reconnoitre, who returned and reported
all right hereupon he made the doors fast and
proceeded to business. He questioned the SER
wants closely as to their disposition to follow him.
and becoming satisfied this fact he talked of fhis
success IN previous operations of the kind. He
said he had carried off thirteen lots of saves-al of
whom were now free and happy, as they would
be, if they followed him. To an inquiry of one
of the servants to whet her he sometimes did
not meet with difficulty, he replied that he had
got Into one scrape which cost him eight hundred
dollars, but was too smart to be caught again.
and detected, he could not be taken, as he con-
sidered himsefequa to any twenty five mon that
could be put upon him. Here to test the point
Messrs Mc(Tlendon and Love suddenly made their
appearance, we'll armed and he submitted to
arrest in silence. After the arrest, he ayowed
himselfan MISUNDERSTANDING preferring that
character to a Murrelte, which he evidently
seems to be-although no very experienced one,
as we would judge from his proceedings in this
case. After some consultation as to what disposi-
ton should be made of the fellow he was surren
dered to the civil authorities, and lodged in Jail
Tallahassee Sentinel, April 81.