The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-08-03
LOCAL MATTERS.

CHANGE OF -(coNTrSuED.) -Wecontinue
our full report Of this examination which was
crowded out Of yesterdays paper.
Mrs Ann Elisa Ford called and sworn.-The
| stranger passed my house on the 9th of July, and
soon after, smoote, Browning and Thorpe followed
Browning enquired for tbs stranger and said tina.
he had stolen money from ,he packet boat and they
were after him. Told them the stranger had gone
| on. Had noticed him, because had to call the
dogs OF who were running at him when he passed
In about half an hour afterwards, Absolom Black.
burn Jr stopped on his horse In front of nv house
| and conversed with him. While conversing.
| Smoote, Browning and Thorpe came up with the
| stranger, and Blackburn asked them what wac the
| matter. They told Mr. B. that tie man had robbed
the packet boat that morning of $50, and they
were going to take him before magistrate
Blackburn told them they had better take him to
MIR. Glszebrook. smoote said they would take
him to Tuckshoe, or carry him to the gentleman
who had offered S25 reward for him. Browning
then said they would carry him to the naen who
were in search of him, "or kill him ons." The
stranger then said he did not know what right they
had to take him, and ked Mr.. Blackburn to go
with him to magistrate and see that Justice was
|
The stranger then wanted me to keep his money
until he came back from the magistrates. Would
not receive it, as thought had no tight to keep
1t. Browning said before he would carry the
stranger to a magistrate without the money, he
would kill him. The man then appealed TO Black
burn to have justice done him.
| Cross examined-They tried to make out In the
road that Blackburn was magistrate but failed -
| My house Is quarter of a mile above Mrs Law
resce's. Browning stopped and talked with Baek
burn little while after the others went on. Thorpe
| wanted to take the man to Glazebrook's Black
| burn asked the stranger to let him see bis money
before he went away. He did SO, and MIR. count
| ed 1t and handed ii back to him. The three went
| off with the man. The stranger said ne had worked
| hard for the money.
| Absolom Blackburn, Jr, was next sworn. on
the 9th of July was sitting in front OF Mrs Fords
house on my horse talking to her. Saw three men
| and the stranger coming towards U.s. when near
me Browning said, there was q magistrate VINO
could settle the matter. l said, John you know
am no magistrate. Browning said, we'll but you
| know about the law and then asked what they
| should do with that man. ] enquired what were
the circumstances of the case, and Smoote told me
that two white men and negro came to his house
tnat morning and said that man had gotten off ;he
packet boat that morning who had robbed the boat
of $50, and that the Captain and others were in
search of him. They offered S25 reward to catch
MIN. He had traced him from Lovensteinz and
! arrested him at Mrs Lewreaces, The strup ger
then asked if there was any law in the land
providing for his arrest without warrant Inas-
l 10 no rfpft0 0fv nf
| the thief said thought 1t was the duty of good
citizens to srrast him as an ascending thief
| thought he was rogue. The man said they want
ed 70 take his money from him, and told him they
had no right to do that. The trio did not deny at
| tempting to get the strangers money. told them
they had no right to take 1t, and as thought some
thing might possibly result from the arrelt, of i'm
portsnce asked the stranger to let me see the mo-
| ney. l counted it. There were six b notes; FIVE
81 notes; one note for 81 so; $40 gold piece 81
| gold piece, and specie to make up the balance Of
S53 49, Most of the s5 notes were upon Rich
| mond banks and IS note was upon the North.
| western Bank of Wheeling. The man told me up
on my asking him, that he had got of the packet
boat that morning. As ne answered 10 the descrip.
ton, had gotten of of the packet boat and had
about the amount of money said to be stolen ia his
possession, thought he must certainly be the al
legged thief and told the party to take him to
Glazebrooks and would go with them.
Thorpe was particularly anxious TO go; Browning
next consented, but Smoo tie paremptorily declined
going es he said II he did he would not get his
s25 reward Smoote said he would carry him be-.
tore Leake or Nuckols, near to the place where he
expected to get his reward. | then urged them to
take him to Jarvis. At this time the stranger drew
Browning one side, and thsy consulted together -
Browning then came back and had an interview
| with Mrs Ford. When he came out of her house,
Thorpe and Smoote walked on with the stranger
Browning then told me that the stranger had offered
him $40 and said he would give the same amount
to each of the other two if they would release him
Told him not to do It, If he did, should consider him
as great a scaundrel as the man he had in custody
| Browning said he would not do 1t. Saw Smoote
and Thorpe up the road about 100 yards, talking
with the stranger, and observed something pass
from the STRANGERS hands to the men ON each side
Told Browning to hurry on, as there appeared to
be something wrong going on, and try to stop it,
Browning then Joined the others.
Cross examined-The stranger had come several
miles out of his way If he was going from the boat
| to Rlchm0n 10 not TocOileCt Vi "a any
threats on the part Of Browning to kill the stranger
Did not hear the stranger ask Mrs Ford to keep his
money for him. There was quarrel at one time
| between Browning and Mrs. Ford. but did not
| know what about Browning might have made his
threats then The stranger might have spoken to
| Mrs. Ford about his money, and not heard him.
| Browning il a rotous man. When the party left
with the stranger, suspected that they might rob
him. The stranger did not propose to deposit his
money with me.
| solouon Lovensten deposed, that strar ger
| stopped at his house between 9 and 10 o'clock on
the morning of the 9Th of July, and bought pocket
| book and some drinks. Witness changed an sS
note for the stranger, giving him. S5 note the
| North Western Bank of Wheeling, Va, a 81 so
| note, a 81 note and the balance in iver. The IS
note was given to witness by drover, who desired
silver fer it, and said he would take i. back If there
was any discount on it. Witness accommodated
the drover, and took particular notice Of the note
it had red stamp one corner, was torn at that
corner, and the number, as he put 1t down In small
book, was 17I2. Saw the man put the silver and
piece of gold in the pocket book. He said tina. he
came from some cold mines originally and then