The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-01-16
LOCAL MATTERS.


KIDNAPPING. r. Bowen was ar
raigned before the Mayor yesterday 20 answer the
charge Of bringing William Brown. q free boy
from Maryland 70 this city, and seIiisg hira a. q
dave. Bowen claims to have purchased the lad
from man named Owens, OF Baltimore county,
Maryland Last Thursday morning he steSped In.
10 the auction house Of Hector Davis and asked to
have the boy sold by auction. Mr. II. II. Davis soon
placed the lad upon the block, and sold him to Ne
Benjamin Davis, for $3.50. The purchaser, know
ing that traders have frequently lost money by
buying negroes from persons who had no titles in
them before paying for the lad took him aride, to
question him. Ths boy stated that he was hroaght
here by the prisoner, who obtained him OF owens.
and that Owens obtained him Of Charles Riddle, OF
Baltimore county, to whom he had been appren.
ticed by bis mother, Eliza Brown, free woman BY
birth aud q resident of Baltimore city. He said
that he born free. and that he had been living
some fifteen miles from his mother. lie is about
10 or III years years Of age, bright muiafto and 10
quite intelligent. As soon as Mr.. Davis heard this
statement, he had officer Chaikiey called In. and
Bowen taken into custody. The Mayor has taken
the necessary steps to learn the truth fasity Of
the boys statement, and, In the meantime, com
mitted Bowen to Jail to await further examfna-
tion on Tuesday next II the accused can estab-
ish his innocence. he will be scquisted-but &c he
IL guilty e viii be sent to the penitentiary for his
effort 10 enslave free born child.
MoRMoNrsM ILLUSTRATED. singular
case for Virginia court came before the Mayor
give. James Andrews, the keeper Of a small grocs-
ry in the Valley. testified that William Alexander
had abused him in his own house, called him hard
names, and even threatened to hurry him from
this terrestrial sphere by the application Of powder
and ball, while he, generous SOUL had never allow ed
harsh word to escape his lips. Not being exactly
prepared for the journey marked out for him, and
thinking it exceedingly probable that he to be
given 'spili," Andrews asked to have Alexander
held to bail TO keep the peace. Other witnesses In
their examiuatiou stated that they had heard the
accused make threats against the complainant and
had seen him exhibit a pistol with which he said
he intended TO aveDge his wrongs. They added
that Andrews had left his own wife In destitute
condition, and. in company with Aiexander's wife,
gone to Norfolk, where they remained two months.
On their return. Andrews was received by his wife
and forgiven fer his infidelity, but Alexander's
"better half had refused TO return to him after
being the mistress Of another man. Andrews ad.
mitted that he had travelled With Mrs. Alexander.
but stated that the fault was hers. On his return
from Norfolk he had seen Alexander and given him
satisfaction Since then the intimacy between
Mrs. A. and himself had not been resumed. and he
now desired TO have his life protected against the
injured husband. The Mayor was compelled to
bold the accused to bail TO prevent the shedding OF
blood; but he also required Andrews to give secu-
rity in the SUM of S10o TO be of good behavior 20
all men and women in the Commonwealth for the
next twelve months. .ssrs.
SUSPENSION or BUSINESS. the 22d
| ol rtDE1hIy next, tHe nlttH uAg OF tne Immortal
Washington, and the time appointed for the ill.,
augnration Of the equestrian statue, which virgi.
mia has caused to be prepared in honor of the
great deeds of her most ilustrious son, thousands
of strangers expected to be present TO witness
the ceremonies of the occasion. Not only will the
North and the South, the East and the West be
largely represented, hut yirgina-the birth place
and home of that great and good man-wlt send
up her sons from every town and county aud viii
lage and precinct to help to swell the patriotic
band who will Gather around the enduring pionu-
ment erected by her hands. VIII not Richmond,
In whose bosom this soul stirring drama is TO be
enacted, noby perform her partf Will not bust.
ness of every kind be laid aside for the day. so
that the young and the old, the rich and the poor
may join in the glorious pageant? We sincerely
hope that the people of every class, will, with one
accord close their places of business and thus aid
| in making the I'D of February day of rejoiciug
to the memory OF him whose fame and deeds will
live in the hearts of freemen, when the bronze
statue, then to be inaugurated shall have yielded
to the wasting touches of time and crumbled into
dust. -