The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-30
Charge of BHack-NkaiIinS.
BOND ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN EXPORTED AT
THE MOUTH OF THE PISTOL-THE ALLEGED
BLAcK-MAILER COMMITTED TO PRISON.

BOND ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN EXPORTED AT
THE MOUTH OF THE PISTOL-THE ALLEGED
BLACK-MAILER COMMITTED TO PRISON.
''H" TStaunton vindicator of yesterday
4 few days since 4 most remarkable case
OF alleged matchmaking was brought to the
attention OF the authorities, with the result
OF, lodging in Jail a young man named Will
| liam n. Wooddell, former deputy consta-
| bic OF the county, upon the charge OF eX-
torting from Benjamin Karicofe, q we'll
known citizen of the vicinity OF Mount So
lon, his bonds for $500.
Karicofe is Q respectable farmer and a
man OF great personal strength, but is a
quiet man. He made reputation for mus
Gle about the beginning Of the war, while
the Fifty-second regiment was being organ.
lied here, when q bully, having thrashed
| everybody else he wanted to, came across
karicofe and was used up in very short
| order. Wooddell has been, as stated, a
deputy constable, and behaved himself we'll
| in the discharge OF the duties OF his office.
! The .I'''. t'''''@N'.'1
DLAcK-MAILING, -.@..-
which is a novel offence in this county, is
alleged to have been done in the following
manner: On Saturday the 18th Of August
| Wooddell, who lives only q few hundred
Yards from Karicofe, sent for him to come
| to his house. After arriving there he found
! Wooddell armed with carbine, who, when
near enough to be heard, addressed him,
charging him with the seduction;of his VIE,
and declaring his intention to kill him.
He ordered karicofe to his knees, hold.
/ ing the gun cooked and pointed
at him. After abusing and threatening him
for time he ordered Karicofe to rise and
take Mrs. Wooddell and her clothes, which
Wooddell bundled up and threw to him,
and take her of. Karicofe left, Mrs. Wood
dell walking with him to his home. After
beine there several hours one OF Wood"
delrs children came to Karicofe,s and told
Mrs. Wooddell that her married daughter
was i'll, and wanted her at her house. Mrs.
Wooddell left with the child and went
home, and from there to her daughters.
- THE ExToR1IoS. {, 49, = -
{. Early on the following Monday; morning
tWooddell mounted his horse and rode oyer
to Karicofc's finding him engaged In MS
pasture-feld about fifty yards from. the
road. He called to him to come to MN,
but Karicoie replied, e You are armed, Bill,
and don't won't to get into your hands
again" Wooddell, drawing a navy, reYoi-
yer, replied, telling him that he could reach
him from there, and warned him not to run.
went to. him. Wooddell demanded an
amount of money from him, but was told
by Karricofe that he didn't have any money !;
that he was a. poor man. .Wooddell replied
that he knew What he had; that he had an
interest in centraetSwith his father, and
must assign that to him or he would kali
him. Karicofe then got his horse to go with
Wooddell to magistrate at Mount Scion to
make the assignment. e
ANOTHER DEMAND.
On nearing the village WooddelEstoppsd
in the road, and drawing his pistol said
Karicoie would have TO do more, yet; that
he must give his bonds for $500, and he,
Wooddell, twouid make them payable yearly,
so the giYer might have a chance to make
the money to pay them Karicofe, after
some remonstranee, consented to this, and
{ they went on to Justice d. n. Van Lear's
house and found him in. (.
The Justice, who, OF course, knew nothing
OF the circamstaa drew up the assign
ment OF the interest In the contract and also
FIVE notes for 800 each payable to ~ Dod-
dell, which were all duly signed ky Anrteote
| and handed over. after leaving . sie Justices