Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-12-15
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cn,oroform and Robber, on the Cars.

I ChIorof0Pm and Robbery on the Cars.
We find the following in the lion { n.
" independent. showing bow viIIainous-
ly lady passenger from Baltimore was
robbed
On Friday evening, on our way from
Utica to Ilion, a young lady by the name
, Of Parker informed us that Mrs, David
Wright Of Toronto, had been robbed on
the cars near Poughkcepsie on thanks
giving night under the following circum-
stances She was on her return home
I from Baltimore, where she had been 10
t visit Mrs. Haw kihs, the wife of the Wash
: fingtoniah lee,nter. Among the passen-
Igels who had got OIL board the train at
Baltimore was tall; daik-eyed. we'll
! dressed and gen.eel looking lady, who
sat down by the side Of Mrs. Wight
Are you travelling alonea' asked the
stranger. 81 am" was The reply. Glow
: far arr you soipg?" ITO Canada, was the
tanswef. Tie eonversation.hus commenc-
ed was continued long time.
They passed through Philadelphia and
New York on the most friendly terms,
land were hufry;nG along The Hufson road.
when the stranger inquired Of Mrs. w. If
she could change a five dollar bill for her.
Mrs. w. replied that she could not, and in
order to show her w iIiingness to do so
had she been able, she pulled out her
wallet, and displayed three twenty dollar
gold pieces, a ten dollar gold piece, some
small change and check. BY and by
sirs. w. implanted Of pain in the
head. "OhlH said the stranger" II have
some cologne with me, let me put little
on your temples, it will, doubtless, relieve
YOU" Mrs. W. Immediately sank to
sleep and remained insensible until the
Conductor shock her awake and demand
led her ticket. 1t was with the utmost
difficulty he could wake her. He finally
hoisted the window OF the car. and the
fresh air relieved the unfortunate woman.
She put her. hand into Yer pocket, when
10 her astonishment and dismay she found
tia! her wailrt, containing her money,
Iher ticket and her check had gone, and
HE strange woman, who had been SO at
lteniive, had also disappeared.
The gentlemanly conductor eudeavored
TO console her with the promise that he
would see to her baggage at Albany
But when she arrived at Albany it was
asceftaned that there was no baggage there
for her. The baggage master said lady
and gentleman got off 1--WE think at Hud-
SOM and said their baggage directed 10
Albany must be left there and not taken
to the place where they first intended to
leave it. In this way Mrs Wright lost
her money, her ieHe,ry. and her clothing.
: This female robber wore black velvet
bonnet, trimmed with scarlet flowers. a
dark mantilla. is lady-ike in her demean-
: or, wears fascinating smile, and is, un-
doubtediy, the same person who played
the confidence game with the merchants
aud hotel keepers at Baltimore, short
time since. Mis- Wright was too sensi~
tive TO make knowE her moneyless situa.
Iion, and did not eat morse of food for
nearly two days, when she providentially
met her friend Miss or Mrs. Parker, who
furnished her with funds. Mrs. Wright
is very esiiaab!e woman of high social
position, and we hope her husband, who
is man of property and standing will
spare no pains to ferret out the female
highway woman. who presents the bottle
instead Of the pistol, in society instead OF
solieitude. and takes away the sense and
: then the purse Of the victim.
1AC virginia tulG aHCs The Gun
dereround RailrUad.,'
The following proceedings were held in
the Houte Of Representatives OF Virginia
during the first days session:
MIR. Mallory OF Norfolk city, off .reo
The following resolution:
Resolved by the General Assembly,.
That joint committee. consisting Of sew
en members of the Senate and thirteen
members Of the House OF Delegates be
appointed with view to the adoption of
4 more effrc.ual means 10 prevent the es-
cape of slaves from this Commonwealth to
the Northern States, and to provide for
The summary punishment Of persons de-
tected in aiding or abet:ing the same, Ito
inquire into the expectancy of measures of
retaliation and seil-aeienee against such of
the Northern States as are engaged in a
wal upon our instiiuiioi,s;] and report
/, thereon to this GeneEal Assembly.
MIR. Garne,i, of Essex, moved TO amend
the resolution as submitted by MIR. Mallo-
, ry, by inserting the clause IN brackets, as
. above printed. fE ~
MIR. Mallory accepted the modification
! proposed, and informed the gentleman
: from Essex that he would go With him
cordialiy in measures OF retaliation. and
war, TOO, if i, should be necessary. The
aboltion emissafics (alr. Nj. sadly had
penetrated the domieis of gentlemen in
Ehis city, WHO had not returned 10 their
{ homes since the cessation OF the epidemic,
and had tmiced away their slaves. They
were also now petambulating the streets
LOT Norfolk Tor the. same peEriotls nurnosa