The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-24
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Uadssvs.sS E1pissiiss.-- a op~slsv ohsnxes.
No Iiitle sxeiteuseef uasrsasej e - Socn - =
early hour yestsrday morning., On the snnoasee'
mens Of the fact that two negro meu ovned a ~
city, had been detected, % beard sha srhsore-
Danviilss IN their EFFORTS - escsps = Nv YngS.
and the nate of the yssssl, Mr Joesph' 4. CO..
sr. ,c. .,,s = rs :. ses CaPssla H sslA Chest
they had pursued in dlseoverine De fnfitives snd
handing them over 70 tho proper aushariffes 2
Tnese gentlemen are from the North and thewpfwe
deserve the more credit for their promptnaea in
.Osying the laws of virginiA The servants do
g e. MIS- James Gray, and black man called Nar.
~ IN, owned BY ME. William 81. Macfariand. Both
gee feli0ws left the premises Of thar owuers On
Sundsy night, and nothing more was heard Of
snsm until they were found on board the vessel
yss.eroay morning. That the reader NAV fullv
Snderstsnd the case, We give the evidsnce eiicssd
before the Mayor -
AZ y. q. asckois. sworn-I am lock keeperon the
C Coox- ABOUT sunriss this morning (Wedneedav.3 s
S.p,. Soessey came TO mo and asked for horse ID
70 take the tow soinr down the r;vsr - ~
ss - - 49,. snort tune, the gates were little
~. " order, and assured him that he shouId Get
ION enough Tor his purposes whist We were
c.ma ~. ~ .n1se 9. the DanviiIs, Mr.. Chadwick,
ssMo .sa uoHn ana took Capt Chester aside. After
they had had short converrs finn f,snss r,h..so.
lIu2~ - u.
csiiee me ana informed me that the n 10 vt;Is
searching the vessel, had diacovsraS . - -.
ceaiea m the chain box lace mpsulei the two n
w. .nc on looking into the box, found Thomas.
mrs Gray servant. lying there tool him ont
tied him and on searching his purse fonrd ,h.. ~
bad 1890 68-&263 Of which were IL h.SL 49, .1
$l27 in gold, and 65 cents in chaner To,, -:
he had stolen s!arge portion Of this mcrev ,-o,,,
his fatber-inlaw. We did not make d;,iae., o..
search of the ell at that time noticsd IN.
the cooks mattress was lying on the chain ho~
After taking Thomas to the cage In companv : III
Capt. Chester, we returned, and concluded n eiva
the vessel thorough search, IS Mr.. VIM. Tomp.
kins had told me that Tom and Mr. Macfarland'a
servant had been seen together very often. Af
ter getting through with what / had to do Istsrt-
ed to the vessel and On my way met CAPT WIN.
kinson, who said that there was another negro on
board We then went on the vessel together and
1 found Martin concealed in the chain box. He
was laying on the coil Of chains, and had on him
an old mattress, upon which Thomas was wing
when found him. He seemed to be nearly ex-
hausted, and, in all probability would have died
had he remained there throughout the day Itook
him out Of the boz, and we then arrested and tied
LOT MUNDY, the negro cook and stewart, who,
no doubt concealed the two slaves The chain
box in which the negroes were found. stands in
the galley, and IL within two feet of the place in
which Lot Muadyhas to work. ~ =
Joseph A. Chadoick, sworn.-I am mate Of the
schooner Danville, one of the regular New York
PSS"ctss
heard . noise in the galley, and knowing thar
the steward had gone to market, went in to see
what caused it. Finding nothing In the galley,
looked into the chain box and saw negr0's hand
/ Immediately closed the box, went on shore and
informed the Captain what had seen Mr.. Nuc.
kols has detailed what followed / never saw
Thomas before yesterday. Think have seen
Martin before, but am not positive
8 Capt Wilkinson, sworn-WhenI got to the cage
found Thomas there Knowing thatMr. Mac.
a. l.. IL M
tin was He said that he knew nothing about
him. then told him it was useless to lie as they
were constant associates He replied that would
find Martin on the vessel if would look / i'm
mediately went to the dock, called Mr.. Nuckols to
me, told him there was another negro on board.
and going to the vessel asked him tolook into the
cham box. He did so, found Martin, and we drew
him out He had no money. :
Tomas, slave to Mrs Gray, sworn II never saw
Lot Munday, the steward of the DanvilIe, till II
O'Clock last night saw the vessel ON Sunday,
but said nothing to any one. Martin and myself
bad talked of going North for six months. We
concluded our plans on Sunday and 1 left home
that night, taking my father.in laws money
which found between his beds, with me. had
no reason for leaving home My mistress and
masters were kind to me. and never received q
lick from one of them. / was going off for plea
sure. On Tuesday night about IL O'Clock, ! saw
Lot Munday sitting on the vessel called him to me,
and asked him if there was any chance OF my 60
ing with him He replied Eyes, reckon 90, and
said we could get on If we made no noise Twas
to give him $50 to take us both. then called
Martin, we went on board, and Lot Mundy put rs
IN the chain box. That night he gave us some
:offee Martin had no money. never told any
one that / was going-not even my mother. Mar
in had letter which he said his master had given
lim to put in the post Office We left home Sun
lay night, and lurked about the valley until Tues
lay night, when we went to the vessel. <f
2 Martin, slave to VIM. II. Mcfarland, sworn--I
sever saw Lot Mundy before Tuesday, night
Tom told me he had made all arrangements for us,
money; Tom persuaded me to leave home: / had
no reason for running away. Expected to work
harder when / got to New York than did at
aome. He confirmed Toms statement about
urking in the Valley
Lot Mundy is black, high forehead negro, has
been running from this port to New York for .
vear or two, and Is said to have white wife and
,hildren in New York.
! The Mayor remanded Lot for final trial at the
August term of the Hastings Court, for attempt.
Tom and Martin to be held ~ witnesses against
him. If convicted - he no doubt win be, the
Court win send him TO the Penitentiary for twenty
years.
City Comedian adjourned meeting of this
body was held at the Council Chamber yesterday
afternoon at 4 Gclock-Messrs Dove, Saunders,
Scott Roddey, Whitfield, Gretter, Stokes, Rohia.
son, Quarles. Eppes, Morriss, CrutchRed and
Richardson being present. s
4 Port Wardens The annual report of the Port
was presented and accepted, and Messrs.
John w. Wright, william Burk and Luther Libby
were reelected.
Z Lancdsterian School "A petition from the Board
of Trustees of the Lancasterian School, asking
amendments to the Bylaws so - 70 place that
school on the same footing with the Ward schools,
in respect to the number Of hours the school 10 TO
be continued each year, and 70 the extension OF
the annual vacation from two weeks 70 six weeks,
was taken up, read and adopted
Vacancies DIR. w. w. Parker and B. w. Starke
were elected to fll two vacancies in the Board Of
Trustees Of the Lancasterian School
MecAanics Institme.--A petition from commit
mittee of the Mechanics Institute asking the use
Of the Hall over the first market, for holding their
third exhibition In, was presented by Mr. Crusch-
feld and adopted with the proyiso that the lnsti-
tute binds Itself to return the Hall In as good con-
dition Is it IL received The exhibition q to CON-
mence on the 2lst Of October, and win hold about
fifteen days 4 = Il. 81
The reports Of the majority and minority com
mittees on the Poor House and Hospital, were re-
f>vrad - Of i've. conzisffpH OF