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

a. there had been rumors of an srrest-I said to
Browning / reckon Smoote did not catch that rel.
low, or he would have stopped and told me-
Browning said that they did catch him, but that he
| gnt away. Browning explained the mode OF the
escape BY saying that Thorpe was walking ahead
| with the stranger, and Smoote aud Browning be
hind when the stranger ran of; Browning pursued
and caught him, when he got away from him and
they lost sight of him entirely. Browning told
Thorpe H. bis LIS house then. tnathe be lieved the
stranger paid him to let him off, but Thorpe denied
the charge. Some seven or eight days sf!er,
Browning, who owed witness for carrying load OF
iaths to Richmond. was at Underwoods and asked
hr U. to change IS note, SO that he might pay me
| what he owed me. Underwood said he did not like
to change ii, and upon looking at IT, recognised it
the identical note on the North Western Bank of
Wheeling, which had received from the drover
and given to the stranger. Suspecting that this
note might give some clue to the robbery, tack IL
and changed it. Browning said he got it frem Mr.
Chick. (Ths note was here exhibited by the pro.
scouting attorney to Mr. L.. and he identified it
Ar Chick then stepped forward and denied giving
the note to Brownipg) l live about three miles
frem Mrs Lawrences. The stranger was stout
man, apparently not over 80 years Of age.
The re-examin alton was resumed at Il, N, yes
terdsy.
| Thomas Harlow was first sworn for the rrosecu-
ton He stated that he was q. Lovensten's on the
afternoon of the 9th of July, wien Browning and
Thorps came into Mr. L.'s. Lovenstein asked
Browning if they had caughtthe alleged robber and
he said yes but that he Let got away from Thorpe,
| who was walking ahead of Smoote and Browning,
and that then he (B) pursued and caught him.
Browning then said that he struck the stranger and
got him down, bu: the latter looked pitfully in
his (B) face that he let him up, and Browning sat
down on a tree to wait for his companions. The
man walked a short distance, and suddenly started
off through the pines near Mrs. Ford's and made
| his escape.
VIM Lovenstein re caled.-I omitted, because |
forgot it, to state yesterday that a,o heard Brown
ing say he struck the stranger in The manner Mr.
Harlow has described. Heard Browning say to
Thorpe that he had received money from the atran.
ger to let him e. but Thorpe denied the charge
Thorpe resided above Lovenstein's, and Browning
between LIS and Mrs Lawrence's
Pierce Griffin deposed, tina. on the 9th of july In
tie morning, Smoote Browning and Thorpe stop
ped at his house. just after he had got home and de-
| scrbiug the appearance of man, asked if he had
passed by the house. Mrs Griffin said yes, such q
man passed few minutes before Smoots then
told him he had robbed the canal boat and wanted
him, and man named Newman, to come with
them and help catch the thief. Griffin said he would
do no such thing, and kept Newman from going -
Smoote then borrowed Is cents, as he said to nav
expenses The three then went after the man In
81 nItarpN AIaY foot
qxarrelling. Browning said to Thorpe, you took
money from the man to let him off Thorpe denied
IT, and asked Mrs Griffin to change So note on the
Farmers Bank of Va, SO that he might pay Brown.
ing smsli sum he owed him and part. Witness
cauld not read out wife did, "FsrMers' Bank of
Va Shs gave 50 and So bill to Thorpe ia change
Smoote went off as he said to get into Mr. Iedbet-
! ters wagon as he passed and ride home, and soon
after Browning and Thorpe left. The note he re-
eved from Thorpe he gave to Constable Leween,
who said it was on the Bank of Va, and made paya
bic at Petersburg Smoote made sort of "p sggy.
foggy" attempt to get Newman off but witness said
if he went he shouldn't work for him Got hs
quarter from Smoote in the way OF Sheep"
Alfred Lswcllen constable, terrified that in con.
junction with Wade he arrested Smoote, Browning
and Thorpe, on an arrest warrant, charging them
with defrauding of sums of money. person I'm
known, and took them before Justice Gazebook.
Smoate, at this examination, stated that some per-
called at his house the morning of the 9th OF
Iuly-told him of the packet boat being robbed of
$50 that morning-describedt the person and # red
$25 reward for him. He then, already stated,
pursued and caught the stranger, who finally got
away. Smoote said that the stranger gave them
$40 each to let him &. Thorpe said he got his share
of $40 Browning at first denied, but sfterw ards
acku owledged receiving it Browning also said that
he received the S5 bin from the stranger which he
passed 10 Lovenstein, on the North Western Bank
OF Wheeling This note witness got; also tbs enc
from Grf1E, and S. note frsm Smoote, who said
he had received it from tne stranger Last SUNDAY
be was sent for by tne parties in jsiL Smoote and
Thorpe then told him that Browning had said to
them when he pursued the stranger the first time
and had caught up with al q. he was so id mad
at his running Of, that he knocked him lifeless-
Browning denied to witness having struck the stran
ger at all.
Cross ex amined.-He had searched, with others
for the missing man, several days. Believed he was
murdered Thorpe admitted passing the 65 note
to Griffin. SIN oote and Thorpe told witness that
Browning had more money than the $40. Had heard
from several sources that the packet boat was rob
bed on the 9th OF July; did not know it of his own
knowledge.
In the course of the proracted examination of
Mr. L., playful alusion was made by Mr. August to
the intervention of the spirit rappers In this matter
He had heard Of a msdium having been consulted
IL Henrico county, who had specified the place in
waich the body OF the missing stranger was In
Ierred. Had constable L. searched for that spot2-
| Mr. L. said not and as neither the medium or the
spirits mad been summoned to court no satisfactory
information concerning the truth OF the rappeTs'
prophecy could be obtained
| Inc prosecution LneR fcsi6u buL On6 WlLness
was called for the defence-Mr John j. Jones He
depossd to being the canal packet boat coming to
Richmond, about 9 miles from it on the morning Of
the 6ta of July. He heard an outcry about dawn
that preacher had been robbed and saw the mate
the alleged preacher and another man get OF upon
the lana and 60 in search Of the thief whom, it was
supposed, had gotten of at the lock above. Txe
mate was absent ever half day on the search =
Knew nothing of the others. The witness was
here going into O statement of what he had heard,
but the Commonwealth Attorney objected to the
Introduction of hear-say testimony, and after re-
peatet and terrific onsaugnIs of law, and passages
oil logic betwean the former and Aessrs Crump and
August counsel fof the accused, the court sustained
the prosecutor and ruled hear say evidence out as
illegal Me=srs c and A. then moved an adjourn.
ment Of the examination until Thursday week, In
order 10 procure the attendance OF the preacher,
| said to have been robbed. He 10 q Methodist
preacher On the Cumberland Circuit. and named
Rev. John G. Roe. He is said TO have lost over $50
In bills and gold, of the description found upon the
stranger After another ardent discussion upon the
motion to adjourn, it was found that Messrs Crump
and August had out raped the prosecuting a.tor.
ney aud that the spirits of the living justices smiled
benevolently upon tbs legal mediums for the de
| fence, and would grant thsir request So the ex
| animation viii be renewed on Thursday week.
| The prisoners were remanded TO jail.