The New York herald., 1866-08-31
VIRGINIA.
our aIcHmuNo coasfvoxOtncs

Curious story About Colonel DshisrsY'S
BODY Was a Fictitious Corpse PaimcS Oa
ON His Friends Lynch Law-Probabis lsA~
| pnachm~nt of Governor Pierpofnt-J Jne
Delegates 10 the Negro Convention ~ Fhtias
dclphia.
RcHsosD, Va, August ~, iso6.
ms LArs coLossL pAm1sss.
The relatives and friends Colonel Dahigrss,
Who foil on his way through King william county AnSr
| his memorable raid on this city have besn uos1Y
doIudsd by having paimcd OF upon them 4 arliusas
body in lieu Of that OF shs deceAssd Colonel caa
state positively that tho body given res,ves wss
not tho genuine one and that the parties secured 10
had not the sligies, idea where the coloncs rsmaas
were inferred That fac, was known but persons
and you thai neither Of these furnished aay
Information as TO their whereabouts They are sata
where they then deposited and any imprs~sos 70
tbs contrary tho mercsi dslusion Tho man nassaa
Meredith Lipscombe who gave TO the friends o<
Colonel Dahlgren what he represented as -
genuine body, had earthly knowledge. dHeciy
Or Indirectly, of tho place OF It's intarnsas.
What gave color the idea OF his having full informs
ton upon the subject tho fact Of his having
FOR the burial OF deceased federal prsonsrs many
OF whom he often boas,ed Of having buried ava ne
body given TO Colonel Dahgrcns friends was exhums6
from lakewood Cemetery and thence carried few miles
from the city TO the farm OF German where Was rsn.
suffered until the close OF tho
The body of Colonel Dahlgen not inferred In Oak
secret 10 this day to the two who performed shs
burial service, and the,e gentlemen who would uit
ngy suffer death rather than vol ata the Injunction a
secrecy imposed with reference 70 tho place whore the
body deposited Tho strict secrecy observed IN the
disposition OF tho bofya secrecy carried 10 tho degree
of faedlousncss Ia tho choice OF who should per-
form tho task o niarnont forbds tho idea OF any nor
nation regarding !, being 10 tho po,sesalon Of this
lpscOmbe Not only was the usual routine OF burial
obs rived ia respect TO deceased prisoners do
parted from both ~ 70 the place Of incrment and ,hs
persons performing The service bu, parties chosen
could influence and hope OF future avon conciista
In view Of this excessive caution, II Is not
Within The range or crcdiblity that men like Martin
Meredith Lpsombc and German named Lohman.
whose fidelity 70 tho robe cause was always suspected.
would be afforded opportunity q knowing the
whereabouts of Colonel Dahlgrens body. The most
win. aud plant creduy could hardly be brought 10
Weld 10 such sbsurdty No, Colonel Dahigrsns
body has not been restored Tho restoration was ncs
ols formula, base delusion, pcrpetrated TO obtain
money wid over tho favor OF the CcionoFs trends.
The body where irs deposited, aud - des
tined TO rcman thsro
A sFsHo.
Some two weeks a mps Wa committed W negro
upon white girl some twelve fourteen Year, OF age.
In Chesterfield county, fe~ miles from this city tbs
gfl "a found III the woods time after IN IN
sensible condition. and the negro, being pursued, wus
captured not far from the scene OF the outrage snd car
risd H. isi lie managed however u escape and hav-
N. naae ii. way 10 shis city was soon o,srhauled by
III. officers upon charg. Of theft Answering some-
what TO the description Of the villain Who pcpetrsed
the outrage upon the girl At Chesterfield the officers Of
that place notified of the arrest, and coming 70
Richmond, At denuned The follow ~ the
was imrned aiely iaksn charge and car
ried TO Chostsrnsld To the disapPon,msnt o. the
community, Il was rumorod the day following that
he again made his escape bu, the public chsrn for
this mishap quieIsd by plausible iutimasious
that he disposed OF on the 10 the jail There 10
general conviction that the fellow was lynshed ~ the
enragcd populsc.. and there hardly be doubt
tho fact IL lynch law is al all ina,iAsb" ccfssiny
In respect 10 villains who perpcaie such oai'ses -
this,
Tho opinion prevails here almost uniterssiy @sS
Govornor Psrpoint viii be- impssabed sexi ~ists ~
tho Legislature, dcpassd by the convention which "
src.ss OF tho pardoninx power. giArny inssAnos OF
this sort Il furnished In bis pardon reosn'ly ~ n"4r~
named Long who scnt Ia ths fsniicnt'sry Ter
eighteen yssrs for the killing of lady named b<s
whitshurst at Porfsmyuh on tho aion Of tbs nsVe
csebrsson of the passage of the Civil Rights bin fs~
months ago The negro ~as psrdoned three days stG
his connneinent and without shadow of Juaiinnausa
save the petition Of a fsw RADICALS IN Portsmssss go
S0fotk fn from feeling any rsmor.e fos ths nnrsss
Of this tnorensve lady, the villain While his vay -
the Pen,~utiary remarked To the oncsrs Who haA hO
charge that be cared nothing aDou, bis mpssea ssas
tina, be left enough behind IN carry out the WORK whoa
| he had inanEursied.
rights enton which 10 assemble 10 ihiisisphis
The "a prorno there appear tho Aamss of ave of As
| Grand Jury who found the Indictment against Jss
Davis, namely, ". wsrdwen, Dudley, u william
Y fnssy wm. tay and Bnrnham DAVIS fhs nsrass
- Robert kdsewsy. Johnson Bssfoar and Dasi.i ~
Hose three u the members Of Congress from VtBsis
alec appear the Ist but the opinion No. thai tsss
uemsn never authorized The puhea,1os u tbsir nsmS
10 any such connection Botts ard fsrpont are asosg
the bora ~, deiegs,ss and WILL doubs-s snsoS TIE
convention II the radicals can carry tho t~o, sssy
ny have capacity for resistance thai sp~sks cell
for thsfn the coming conflict botis ruined svery
party 9TH which he wss denhhed f,~rpon' u sfsr
associate for ha hss not really enough " induce
sny party 20 adopt q suggestion af h- Ne ~
d. noihins that ean coanIaAnd sitsn,oa . rr.pse,
'Drser,sdi1 r.p.ls,- ns.ss,,,. c..sSi.e