Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-10
EmbazxEement in EetrOit.

The Detroit Free Press says: Some time in May
last Messrs Frisbie Co., dry goods dealers of this
city, discharged from their employ a clerk named
Whipple, upon suspicion of dishonesty Hehad been
in their service for four years. and by his fair promises
and representations was shown many favors. Stating
that he was in INDECENT circumstances, and that a
saving of two three dollars per week might be
made if he could be allowed the privilege of occupy
ing room at the store, he was intruSted with the
key and permitted to sleep there for considerable
time. Circumstances of suspicious nature coming
to the knowledge of the propretOrs among which
was the unaccountable disappearance of sundry
pieces of goods Whipple was DISCHARGED: He was
afterwards employed by George Peck and Freedman
Brothers, from whose employ he was also dismissed
soon after for various misdemeanors.
His wife and children had in the meantime been
living at New Bal timore. Not long since gentle
man from hat place in conversation with Mr.. Frs-
been disp0sng If various articles of dry goods laces
Undertaking, etc. to large amount. This remark
confirming former suspicious, measures were taken
and an officer dispatched to search the house. where
were found several hundred dollars worth of goods
OF all descriptions such as in kind, quality and price
would scarcely be found in any private dwelling least
of all in possession of person of the means and in
come of the accused. Whipple. protested his limo
he purchased all the articles found in his house and
he has procured delay of investigation in order to
secure witnesses for his defence from Buffalo and st.
Louis. He gave bail"
Murder Of Freedmen in North Carolina.
The Boston Journal learns by a gentleman just
from NeWDeTn lIdI cases OF lnnulnan outrage tow
ard freedmen continue to occur in North Carolina
the virus of the old slave system yet lingering in
some neighbOrhoods. Not long since some white
men in Pitt county perpetrated uncomfortable
crime upon negro and then stove in his head kill
ing him. They were arrested and taken to Little
Washington. where, to use informant's express
sion, they put blanket over the jailors head and
walked off, and that the last of it, although the
case was brought to the attention of the Freedmens
Bureag. On the 9th of December another dabolical
outrage was perpetrated Pactolus, in the same
county. Two negro boys were enticed into a swamp
by yillainous white man, who fired upon them
with gum blowing the head of one to pieces and
filling side of the face of the other with shot.
Surprising that he had killed both, the murdererrode
of. and the boy who was wounded made his way out
of the swamp and related the circumstances to our
informant, who going to the swamp found the
body Of the other lad in the condition stated The
wounded boy says he could recognise the murderer if
he him. and from the description he gave of him
suspicion rests noted character in the neighbour
hood. The local authorities would not do anything
about the matter, and the next day the Massachu-
sets gentleman proceeded to Godsboro forty miles
distant and laid the facts before Col Clapp the As
sistant Superintendent of Freedmen in North Caro-
lima who did not manifest any intention of bringing
the murderer to justice, and up to the time of his
leaving Newborn such action had been taken.