Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-07-04

uous liquors withous license. He wa.
bound in areccgni2anoe as the law directs
and at the nezt grand Jury term of the Cour
about 50 Indictments We're found agans
him but by intimidation or other means
he prevented The attendance Of witnesses,
and We believe that not'a single conviction
took place To those WHO know the hwless
character Of f;andal--his uncommon strength
and malicious. reYodyeful temper, it is nc
wonder the witnesses id not attend.
With this slight Introduction of Mr.. Ran
dial to the public, let Us hasten on. About
year ago, the merchant mill in Port Re-
public was broken into and robbed. About
/ the same time the meat house of Mr.. Harms
berger was broken into and robbed. Some
time afterwards, the neat house Of Amos
Scott was broken Into I'd rlpndered. In
August last, tie barn ,sFe SEQ. AZ. La!zlc-,
with whom Randall had all old quarrel J
was burnt In October last, the barn Of
Daniel Murray, with whom Randall has
had deadly feud fer many years, was
burnt. About the last Of March, the barn
Of Mrs Argenbright was burnt. On the
night Of Easter Sunday last, the meat house
of Jno Lewis was, in his absence from
home, broken open and robbed: and on the
same night the mill Of Jno. Miller Cat the
forge) was broken into and couple barrels
Of -four stolen bet before the party could
get of with the plumber, the barking Of Il
fierce dog owned by a man living near the
mill, aroused his owner, who coming to his
door discovered three men in the act Of car
rging OF the flour. He, with his dog gave
chase. He thought the party consisted Of
one white man and two or three negroes. -
The white man being pursued by the dog,
ran into the river, and escaped. Three
bags were left at the miil-the bags had
evidently Just been cmptied Of bacon. a
pass given by Horace Brown, of Albemarle,
to his man Adam To go to Mr.. WANTS,
near White Hall, was also found near the
mill. and a coat identified as Bill Jones's
was found in theriycr, where the dog had
chased the robber. Thus clue was discov-
cred to the robbery; the negro absconded
and was kept conceded until the arrest of
Randall About the Goth Of May a negro
belonging TO Mrs. Parrot, of Albemarle,
named Flick, came to a gentleman in the
nsighharhood, and offered to reveal what
he knew of these several robberies and
burning, and to lay q plan to catch Randall
and his aeeomplices. lie said that Browns
.Adain had been employed by Randall to
burn Euizler,s barn. aud Murray barn,
and to rob Lewis meat house and Millers
mill; he told where Adam lid been con-
eesled, and many particulars in relation to
these matters, and many other of Randall :
daues He said that in 4 stony field below
Randai5s house, there was a pit in one of
tAasa large stone piles, in which the meat
was hidden. He said that some year or
two ago, couple Of countcrfciters had been
for some time at Randals and that they had
copper Itfpte to make Bank notes with,
&c. He also stated that Randall and others
had laid a plan 10 rob Capt. Dnndore Ola
LARGE sum Of mon5, that they said he had in
his Office, (Which was the faot.l The plan
was to set FIRE to Dir. Kamper's barn, (aear
town. and when the people bad been drawn
of to the fire, the Office was to be broken
into ANA the money carried off. Every
statement that he made, Chat could Re N
vestisatel, J has been pyotea io be S'riciy
tree. On examination Of the stone pile in
Randala fyld, the pit was found just us he
had described it, and 4 part Of the stolen
bacon in It The place whore the negro
ADAM had been concealed was also found to
be correctly described The copper plate
has been fauaa-a s. plate Of Central Bank
Of IA. Everything in Dundore's Office WAS
infinitely and correctly described, although
DlAlore says the negro was never in the
oaiee in his life. Not 9 single discrepancy
has been discovered III anything that he
told. The plan to detect Randall was this;
Flliels agreed with Randall to break into
Jno. Lewis mill, and steal two barrels Of
-four, aud bag of corn, which with hog
that Elliek was to steal for him, was to be
delivered To- Randall in tie woods in rear Of
Dir. Strayer's, on Monday night, 25th of
May. J Cor all of which Randall was 80 pay
illiiek 81. The -four was carried to the
plaee of asst gnation, and party of men
placed there to arrest Randall and his ac-
completes but on Monday the plot was re-
gealed to Randall or Bill Jones by one of
Mr.. Strayer's negroes. Ga Tuesday morn
ing Lewis Aoyerhoefer. to whom Ellek was
hired. heard him screaming murder in the
woods where he had been sent to work
Moy erhoeaer hastenea 10 the spot, and
found Randall, his son Dick, and Bill Jones,
dragging off Ellick, (whom they bad par
tially gagged. no d5ubt with view to
murder him-they had already beaten him
cruelty As Moyclhoefer approached, he
heard Randall say to Ellick, "You tried to
betray me-" A party was soon raised,
who going in pursuit of Randall, found him
and his accomplices near the place where
Elliek had been beaten, All three were
heavily armed Randall had double-barrel
gun aud a revolver They swore they
would not be taken, but finding the party
determined to arrest them at all hazards,
they surrendered aiid were taken to Port
Republic. Here large number Of men
soon assembled, and it was determined that
Randall & Co, should be confined until
Thrrsday, (the day of Election) when the
case should be submitted TO the decision Of
a general meeting Of the people.
On Thursday rery large meeting of ct
liens was held. fmany from Augusta also
being present. The people were very much
exasperatcd. \ gentleman whose age, ex-
perienee, and character gave him considera-
bic influence in the neighborhood, proposed
to proceed against Randall according to law.
He deprecated any resort to lynch law, even
in itsmiidest form and entreated the people to
do nothing rashly or illegally. He proposed