Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-01-30
Mr.. BRIGHT, NJ. P, AND TIE ANGLo-REBEL
PIRATE
from Tho Birmingham Pest, jan 5

lFrom the Birmingham Pest, Jan 81
Those OF our readers who remember the bankruptcy
of Mr. j. Rubery will no doubt remember aso that Mr.
j. Rubery had u brother, younger than himFet, who,
being sent out 10 New YORK to settle sceonn's Win
Mr. Hill wandered off TO California with, il was stated,
certain moneys in his possession. The you man was
The suffice of great deal OF discussion and evidence
in the bankruptcy Court and If we remember rightly
the case was adjourned more than once Tor hs
produetion a. a witness. lie never cine; but in his
place Hill Ade his appearance, r,ma king, when asked
what biooglt HIN here, The steamship Europa" Hill,
if cur recollection serves t should do stated that
Young R.bery had called him, Ee,tl. accounts, and
SCI ous Tor California. AS the settling accounts,
We know nothing but /. was agreed on AiLhands lbai
California was the destination OF Mr.. J. RubeIy5
brother.
IL nov turnSout that the young man has, through
the influence OF Mr. Bright, N. ? narrowly escaped
hanging So far as We Can make out, Raoery (o OAh-
formal getting money somewhere, became pArs pro-
pretor o. a steamship, which set out from New fork
with as Mas supposed, supplies for California. At al
events Wheeler part proprietor or not he was super
no and the cargo" OF which he ''euper" ems
10 have consisted ch ely of arms aud ammunition, with
good deal OF qucksLvsr, thrown IN as "DlLd -
The real object the journey, however, seems to have
been praca one, the plan being TO lie III San Fran
ciso uut an outward bound gold vessel should ia into
the clutches OF the OF the supply steamer, in
which case there is liHle doubt that tne OF the
gold vessel would been murdered and their
stolen.
Two Of Rlbery's sailors, however, got ashore, and
dyulgtd tue whole business whrreupon The supply ship
was seized, and Rubsry and bis coml anons were al
ready seutenc dive do not know how this was. TINS,
however IS pretty certain: Rubsiy wrote home explain
log that ne had objection TO beng hanged, bus stat
ing that he did lot care much for term OF mpr
ment his p r ments at the jail being the most com
Portable he had occupied for some Tune past. As was
natural his friends here greatly concerned and
feeling that Mr. Bright and Mr.. Golden about The
only psrsous IN this country who had influence en7ugn
in America to get Communication OF the young tclpe-
graces sentence they APP lied TO the friend OF DO h
gentlemen, Mr. CHARLES Surge, eIhayor OF Brmiug-
ham, Mr. Surge a strong advocate for the aoolit on
of capital punishment at once wrote to Mr. Bright End
Mr. ight az once communieaN with the Federal
Government at Warrington. Thu result was COM
mutation of RubeIys sentence 10 ten Yeas mpris5n
meut AID a hls OF tea thousand dollars Here Mr..
Surg.s Of RS ended
Tn, crime of which Rlbery convicted was, ss he
took il { very serious one, d the only ground on
which ne had been induced interest himself in tue
YOU Q mans behalf Na lis belief that capital punish
.ment was simply judicial murder. NJ Joseph Surge,
however, together with certain members Of the Socle
oil Friends III Birmingham looking at tho young man
youth his previous goDd conduct and the ind ences by
which h. surrounded moved Mr.. Bright to Obtain
il possible, ull pardon. Me-. Bright, il would seen,
compiled with the request and by the last mail received
a letter from high aat. o.ity IN Wa.hingon-a; all
events such letter has been communicated to R16ery
friends containing the following passage: "Rlberys
pardon will issue tue papers DC prepared.
rhcie is muuh feeling in California against the crime OF
Rubery and his associaes but the judge who tried him,
and both SENATOR say hlt eVeryDod will b. satisfied
it be know tina; hr. Bright, the good fiend Of our
country desired tie p Idon." We trust that Nc. RI
berry will not az n invest tho money in galoW; for
even NJ igut5 Influence, II II his .neVoenc., may
fail when submitted TO tue ordeal OF secold e1ernon.