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~hish have beea involved lately have deemed A,
proper 10 pseilsh the follow ns u.sat OF i.ets
20 Ssaasy The <ta inst- st the E,i,sopAi Chapel
o. Aiiseod, Clarke eessty, IN lr,sssos OF . large
Loauoo o. ,hs congregation, vh'eh had ,bsn tesa
ssm'ssed, vss, without the slightest provocai,on
Oh my part. aad without say prs, ioas iatinas,on,
direct or Indirect, most grossiy insaitsd b. Mr.
wn. '" kAndoiPh-Sho approached me, and eth
cot sPeskinS verd, suvek ne in the tAss ui,h bic
open hand. ! instantly said TO hin, Not befe cir
To which be replied, in substance. u no, In the ex.
At ssrds, Any ~bere aud 81 any tine-tS-msrrus
u you cbooss ! sss at the Chspei ia evmpssy
s"h ladies', With whom fe,stu.d to their homo,
sms tee uiiss from Nj lwood aud SOON there.
snes ~ Possibls, drove TO Berry ville ton my ~Ay
10 ny resdsoer Ia this county) ~tere stopped Tor
zee ntnsies ~ write and send to Mr.. Randolpb.
=! sisS'A' nessssger, note Of which the follow
ms copy
Bsssssiiir. Sunday Anos.ssa.,
Mr.; w. W. RAspotrs Sir My ~.nt IL.
irtnd. In the ne,ghborhocd vf Mui~ s-sJ. c.snp~Ss
Ia, 10 .ddrese you ,his by ,he hand. e.rvr
~no 70 sn ifriy uassauainisd 9Th a. cVu,snts.
M 'hsie .hi be necessity Tor .0'rcsposdspes
between us. propose 10 20 Bait.u- inii.c ios n
ing eArsirosn Cbarlesio~n; .nd ~..l. 4. si.o w..
ia" Propfieiy oi meetikk me, or r.tbs I>sa. i'm
ua' Guy: \ note .dd' e..ed 10 ms-u cove
az n Aennnedy. AT d. Harris Son ing
house. On Baltimore ssfeot, no 4, n .,r i'm ,hs
aei noon and after tina hour 10 the "a, .f Hear,
syt' .. Z. Corner VI Madison 4 Cathedral
S"'se announcing your ARRIVAL in the Cav viii
" '.sP"ndcd 10 through thu and. Of NY friend A
,.py To 'h,s no,r, ~ IL ts.r~, viii r,ss ,ns n al
dressed W he he. tto,. a., a., al
at the place by the star. thai I-.,,. IA. 81. .
INC morning. and tsk~. the mail to Cha-i..to~,.
e~ nn.,s: b~iore the departure the car. i1r NIL
o'o- ~ receive NJ reply Will take 70 Dor grant.
Baltimore. ANDkEW a. ES>SEnv
h.ooo as this note vas given To its L..r.rI
',t b"r! vile and drove home, which | reached
ABOUT O'Clock 10 the evening.
In accordance 9th the -tsaor Of the sbove oa..
hh home 'bs next mot Ling. ab.at = O'Clock for
intending 10 take the cars Tor I.lti-
n.ofr Immediately oa my reaching town a.,
seea the sheriff of Jefferson countv, upon
STATES warrant issued by Mr.. LAWSON Bolts. At IN.
instance Ana upon the oath of Dr. RAndoipa of
Clarke oSupiy, The father OF Mr.. ". W R.ndolpb
ABOUT az hour alter nv arrest the follow ing n.,e
=" haa ed lie ey ny brother -lA~. DI. Cooke.
~bo had jast received 1t At The Pvsl Ofce IN th,,
town:
To A. z. EsSsspy.
sal see NO reason for going to Bsifi-or,. and
therefore viii not do it before hearing froin YOU n
you have any Communications to make ~ n. q,
ssy sort, nv freud Will receive them t.,. n.orru~
morning. ate W. Turacr'- in your county IN =,
be may De- found from IN ia. morning until ~ in
the Gay. WA. w. RADLOlPu
P.s. send thi. by ye.S messenger. and IL i, .oe.
cOiu< ~ hand an " blame.
While was ia The custody Ut the Sheriff q new
warrant was issued, upoa b' same iniof lion and
Tor the same purpose, by John Lock, Esa a ia,
iiee OF the Peace, residing ia Charlesio~u This
instance Of Mr. Bots Who doubted his &C wer TO nc,
n the premises. Both OF these warrants were for
the arrest o. Mr.. Randolph as we'll myself
tpoa ,he iuSssiigauon Iefote Mr.. LUck Ds Ran.
doph, who was the only Iers,n examined stated
iha, he had just cause To believe that hts sou and
myself about to 20 Baltimore of the puro.. az
having bo.ti'e meeting, that he bounded hi. Le.
lief upon the occurrence At the Wildwood CLal.l the
day Leior~-ihe particulars OF which had bs,n ,od
him by tao OF his neighUors who we're pr.sen,.t
the time that Wien he IeAId Of the tact lie v.ato
two magistrates VI Clarke county residing in or
near MiiiwOod, for Tue purpose OF having hi, SIN
and my sell arrested ~ once that tbs appii alton
Was refused b. both-one Of them declaring Tat he
would resign his III ~ before he would is,ne vn,.
r.nti that he returned TO his own bou.e about
males from uiliwood wherv, about II o'clock Il, m, ,
sSen,ng. servant came into the room ia ~heh b.
and has son we're seated aud sts'ed to bis son Mr.
W. W. Randolph, that person was in the ,.rd and
wished To see him that he AMI his both len III.
room, and that he, the father went out alone Ia .-r
this person who when spoken said thar be wished
TO see Nr. W. W. Randolph. for whom he had A lei.
ter that he asked irou whom the letter cam. ard
was aus erred, From Mr. keuued- :: that be assisted
ufon The letter icing given him, ~hci being done
be broke the seal and I'D the letter aud tspt,d,-
ately alter ar handed u ~ tis son thai mi,
letter vas the same the copy which had here been
handed To hun this is the note al s.,ed by m. IN
Nr ". W. Rsndoiph, a. above y that his son then
read the letter, aud sat down >nd wrote bis nsv,f
ihsrsto aud then Asksi him, the fathe: 10 he in,
shoDld not read his r.piy-o which I've, the father
.elied that he did Tot how he could interfere
nOs tina; his son upon this response gave hs NOT.
in reply 10 the bearer OF mine that 10 the father
did not reac bis sous reply that he then u,oi
back 10 the house. an! hefore go.us 70 bed directed
one OF bis negro men TO wake hin about O clock
by tapping at BIS chamber window the usual mode
., Aousiu: hsa upon calls or his professional Ger
vices that be MAS 80 awakened. aud. Ter ordrrac
his horse he LETT home. about clos IA tire night
q . "a he sfo "a a.,
Geo. W. Turner's residencv, four miles IRON town
and then IN company with Mr. Turner cave ON to
town that he reached towr Few nlinnits before
u o'clock, and Immediately thereafter bad the wsy>
rants issued, ne above mentioned After this it,ti-
mony Of DIR. Randolph had teen given, Mr.. Lock B
bound De over ia the sun Of :: 600, aud nv two
sVrenes, each ~ the sum OF 81 .0O0-tlus making .
the penalty Of the rtcosnizsnce - coo. Til. re
cognikinee Is broad In iis terms-Lindiug me not .
only IN Virginia bat any aud everyw here els.
After thir rcccgnizanoe bad been given. the sheriff
returned frot.l MI. Geo. w TurnrTs. where he had
gone iof the purpose IL Arrcstibs Mr.. Randolph. ]
and stated thai he had failed serving the warrant
Mr.. Randolph having out ~ the back door
As he entered the front one That .ftern pon after
my arrest was known to him. Mr. Randolph, ib I
company with hrs fsth-r and brother, sad one or I
two frIends. came into CharlcstO~n and gave him.
.cif up. and was reoo, missed ia the rum aud ,
terms NJ . had bces.
u - proper that ! should state that on the rsxi
day. T1e-dsy ~ss told by ono IL No. W " Ran.
dOiph's friends, that he bad been the bears, .f 1.
mcsssge Go me from Mo n To- The etTsct that ~.uIJ
Dc AZ csitJ Il sCai into thzricstawn. pa uy ssy
20 baltimore. a. sogge..ed IN my ots trom Berry
vile that he Mr. w. w Randolph on the arrival
u himself and friend at Mr.. George W Tornsf'.-
'oine two bours after DR. Randolph. sod ls.rnisg |
NE In"'en'ent- II his issasr. deemed IL proper
'Ppriec M Of them sso-in az that might - !
'bie 60 avoid arrest. The gentieman who Nas the |
sAfef ct this b,esssre. dii not get e. town unhi
'h,u, an bur shef nay arrest .nd upon finding F.
NAT vas IN tho hsads ef the sheftH Immediately
c'a'n' ~ W.. Tue ber'- sitboat OF cour.. hsY.
ng seen me 90 communicated in any way ~i,h me.
ANDREW KENNEDY
cAafles.o~n, Jefferson CouHfy Va.
stFfEsBra =. 1854.