The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-03-30

DrAMoND CrT DIAMOED-TWo Providence
NEGROES SwI&DLED orr OF EIGHT HUNDRED
Dollars ~ 4 SMART ETHIOPIAN BROTHER
Last week, Z; strange colored man appeared III
this CITY and secured board with well-knoWn
coorrd man on Benevolent street. Soon the
glib-to ngucd stranger succeeded III gaming the
confidence of his landlord, and untolded TO MN
n remarkable tale. He was Il Southern darkey,
he said and was coming north III q vessel
with his master. when his master died al sea.
The captain of the ship approached the
bereaved slave in confidence, ana assured MN
that there was on board the Sessela slrong,
iron bound box filled with watches ana Jew
rlrv and that for eight hundred dollars cash
in hand the darkcy could be put III u way VI
rettiur of with it, or that the captain would
rive the black man eight hundred doiials 10
assist him IN making 1t prlZe NOW, the utt
kew told his colored landlord that he dldn
like the idea of allowing the white man 10
share i'll such golden adventure, ana that loi
nipht hundred dollars he would put The pre-
cious box into his hands-thuS making the
well to do landlord of Benevolent street rlch
hnyond the dreams Of aVarice. The land
lord had not the immediate READY money,
but a friend of the same compieAlol,
who keeps drinking saloon on MARKET
souare had the means, and TO MIN the
scheme was also impaired. The saloon keeper
was agreeable, and the bargain was cilnched'
The Southern darkey was 10 accompany lhe
two Providence Joint heirs OF fortune 10 bos-
ton and ut the depot there was 10 denver the
hny and receive the money. Upon arrival In
Roston orr colored fellow-citiZens waited NJ
the depot until just time for lhc traih 10 start;
when up drove their generous hearted lTlehu
and beuefactor in a hack, with the strong,
IRON .hound treasure box. There was no time
for investigation 50 the money was pald over,
and The box and the lucky possessofs were
soon Oh the way for Providence. Arriving
here in the mid day train, an eXpressmah was
pmnloyed TO carry the heavy caSket TO lhe
ho,ise on Benevolent street. Next day, TWO
Roston detectives, who were working up
rohhrry case in Medford and had heard OF the
shiumeut of the treasure-bo box, came 10 fro'i-
dance and with the assistance OF one OF our
detectiyes traced the box 10 the house on Be
ueyolent street. Going in, the officers found tue
landlord on his bed, surrounded by attendants,
in paroxyisms of agony hardly consistent win
the theory of suddenly acquired wealth.. ne
knew nothing about the box, he s2ld-nothlng
ahout any boX-but he wanted TO go up stairs.
Finally search revealed the box, open, IN the
back cellar, and by it's side a Pile OF ruoole-
stones that would jus, fill its iron pound NAV
Here a suspicion of n successful swlndle began
/ 10 arise in the official minds. Ihe Market
Snuare saloon keeper was taken into custody,
and he acknowledged that they had invested
his money in n strong box, three feet long,
iron bound, and snugly filled with worthless
stones delivered 10 them by the glib tongued
southern darkey at the Bosto depot and that
he had departed into the darkness and obscu-
rity from which he came.-Proridence Post.