Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-06-16
C1Ty .sNp .T,rE NEWS.

FORGERY lH \ NEtiRD.-.i nr-r" man named
William Il sine, belonging :" NJ. VIM. e. Allen.
before the Muyor YESTERDAY. t" alr,Nycr the charge
NJ forging the .r.,mc %: Mr. Richard Hrins II pn-s.
permitting negro man nanc, Lewis. in tie employ
mrmt "i Mr. RcmS. :" visit Portsmouth. The pas
which WIS written Is Il good >;yl,' stated that
Lewis i, permission {" pass over the fi roa't I"
Port Wahall and thence "n board the Sirnmrr
Augusta Ia Portsmouth. |, twas dated Tie i irl>.
am! Lewis sw"rr tlli, William Wrote it. Mr.. WnI.
{. Allen appeared behalf a. his ami stated
that h, believed ric accusation IL l., founded III anal
ice that ic understood William could write. hui had
never nnv nj biz writing. anl scarcely though,
il possible that H.. expert p,lsliInm the
pas, proved the writer Of il /" be- The Mayur. hav-
l;; doubts ns Ia the truth =" :hc rlar.r. continued
The ease until to-day, i"r the purpose "l hearing ad-
| ti"nal testimony.
CIRCUIT COURT OF PETERSBUEG.-1l"
case involving the liability oithc rowlann Steam
bnat Company for the Joss q" goods burned in rlrlo;
nj City Point, decided. Tuesday, in favor ri
III" Plniniis. The question hung upon the point
whether III" mere storing Of the GOOD, in the depot
without l,in' ,"u;,::a :.ail.s .ir", NJ.
dlrtry care. M little int,r,s: WAS manifested s:tvs
the S"l Side Democrat. "r large amount al goods
WAS destroyed.
MYSTERIOUS AFFAlR.-''hr lymclburg Re-
publican, ul'"n the authority "f tw" gentlemen al
standing. relates the particular, e: most sinrkin
crime sa'! /" hay" hcrn prrl"rrair hy nr. 1h"n-
,nn "f t"yingt"n. .ill.=Iniy County, Virginia. II
says:
I'll will im remembered tia; SOM. Time during l;.,t
spring. an item went the round, q" Tho IaprI>, rhri-
riilG ;h" sudden death ri Mis- AgEr. arg":t t"Eng
":i. Va. AMI stn:in, thai she within few days "r
l,..,t ll. 4
y physician. We learn from. private source. HAT
Is :" >;rnI@ SUSPECTED that her 'i.n.li CAUSED
hv >:rychnlllr administered by DR.. T., that several
public meetings q" the citizens have been held i"r"I
>ir The matter. The circumstances h, these:
Miss fiia:r !I; 'r iIr,Iiev"scd Tor weeks, and
hnd been taking medicine it"'n DR.. 'rh"mps"ii. On
the morning al her death. DR.. +. wr";r her note,
;lSkIn. Il pu-pumrmcmt al her marriage. Hu! Gr.iu-
her iD take Tie rrnialr III the pil, he had len inr
her. Among these pills there seem, have been
"nr considerably larger than the "ih,r-. and
this WAS The only ON" lett, Miss Illnrr having
refused to take H. Upon this last request, >ln
I""k It md III fifteen mnEi.s was cnrits..-
Her death was pronounced II; lc iul, {" hr eliIl-
lar [" that produced h." >tryrhinc. ,! there WAS i'
s,pri"ns Of I"m play. until the ladies engaged in
'Irssn" the body, discovered nri"ia Sd"n> which were
more Iiln confirmed by The further discovery "l II
h"X III ergo: pills. When the s,l>pir"n, assumed
public character, Dr. !. demanded h": ihc bod.
should be oISluirT,d and examined hv committee al
physicians. lianr,I by i,. Ii: hui wI.m the
of :hc paTr!iS "i The unfortunate er! Wa, obtained.
he refused t" have ANYTHING t" i" viii, il. aI!c.in"
reason that he did not wish :" wpum; tie irrn1s "i
the family.
ilc-c rr iii" act- II, they have been detailed I" liz
by wp gentlemen q" :innimg. Ii they b.. tflIc there
is isrrrH!mly Co',L yr"lm! for demanding an nvcstiga.
ti"n. Ii DR.. Thompson he guilty, II" time should la
lost in ridng tie world oi such IL monster; ii mm"-
cent, his character will bc satisfied with
nothing les than full. free aud triumphant actnl.
The father ri Ais, larr, is Presbyterian minis
ter, and Is said /" he "i r most upright. amiabc
"md u,-r>l'ciou, persons t., hc found anywhere
NEGRO SrAMrEpl:.--F"rty Nr-r"r- nut ot
fifty, cnp!uycd by one "l the contractors on The
Clnr,svic AMI Rid.rway rail ROAD. learn from
the South Side Democrat. ran "lf "n SUNDAY last,
near l.mcsviIc, y. c. and have ~i:.rr been hear!
of,