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THE UCNKLEV (USE.
AIIHIniF.iI FIIHM r,l K HI IVIIUI'I 111 IVIIIH.
Jours Superior Court \I’KD,TLUM, H 37.
7'Ac Stale, 1
vn. I CUR \TIN!J AND
Elijah linfber, alias [ SWINDLING.
Jesse L if mil,,'ey. J
Junes L'linfh/.
Tlie Grand Jurors sworn, clmecn and se
lected for tin; county nf Jones, town. R«bt.
Hutchings, I*. M. 1 J<i>linger Uruwn, Peyton,
T. Pitts,iMnbson C. A. Smith, Dmiel I*.
IVppor, Wrn. Chandler, David Slucumb, It
M. (’ox, Jim, S. Edwards, Allred Wycln*.
Wilkins Jackson, Tyre Freeman, Jus God
ard, J no. Hrymit, Dennis I .ester, (Ju rlnr \V.
l,«we, James (iray.Jno. Pills, Elbert Ilulcli
mgs, Isaac R. Widdlebrook, Jolio Jones, mid
Alexander Oden-
In llie name and behalf of the citizens of
Georgia,eh* r go mid license Klimli Hub. r,
otherwise called Jesse J.. li mkley, ol the
county and Siato uf.ircHn.l, with Inc offence
of cheating and swindling.
Tor, that (lie s lid Elijah li irbor, otlicrw.se
called Jesse J,. Itu ikloy, being an evil dis
posed person, and wickedly devising and in
tending to defraud and prejudice one Julia,
nthen Parrish, of said county on llie twenty
's; glilli day of .September, in the year ( -igliicen
tniNilred and llnrlv-six, in the coinny and
slate aforesaid, with force and onus then
ami there did la'sely personals to the
sa d Jonathan Parrish nnd ot hers, of said to.
another person of the name ot Jesse I. Hunk
ley, the ward of the said Jonathan Parrish,
and the son of Win. D. Uunkley, late of said
vomit y deceased, begotten by his wife 1,1 ?. o
belli, now Elizabeth I, nvllicr, with the in
tention thereby, then and there, fraudulently
'obtain in .'from the said Jonathan Putnsli, t Ic
gnardean of the -anl Je-• I, j! mkley, son
of the said Wsi. 1). lim.khy deceased, and
hia wile p, /,ib.'lh. row Elizabeth Lnwthor,
h large (j inillily ol nioicy, to wit. the mini of
tifieeil thousand dollar,, of the value ol (if
tron llioiihoml dollars, mi l the undivided half
••of the billowing negro ■«, to wit, Snnm, of
the va'nn ol (iv<! hundred dollars; Hurry, ol
the value of live hundred dolus; Henry, ot
the value of live hundred dollars; .Inn, ol the
value of live hundred dollars; Lucy, of the
v lion of five hundred dollars; 11ainiali, of lhe
value id live hundred dollars; /, ie, ol the
v.a’nu o( live Inin lied doilms; llabhy, of the
value office hundred dollar.-; Finny, of the
value of live hundred dollars; 1) iniel, of the
value ol live hundred do'lars; —which said
money, and md vnlnal half of sud negroes,
the said Jesse 1,. Ilunkiey, the con of Win.
I). Uunkley, deceased, hy Insw.li; Elizabeth,
now Elizabeth Lowlher, is entitled to have
and receive ol the sud J niathnn I’arrisli, as
Ins guardian, whereas in truth and in fact, the
mud Elijah ILirber, otherwise! called .lease I,
Uunkley, is not the said Jesse 1,. Ilunkiey, the
■ward of the aaid Jonathan Parrish, and the
son of the said Win. I). Ilunkiey, deceased,
nnd Ins wife Elisabeth, now Elizabeth Low
lher, hut ho is nn evil nnd wicked tmpua'.er,
to the great grievance and injury of tint said
Jonathan Parrish, In the evil eximpleof oili
er*, contrary to the laws of said State, the
good order, peace and dignify thereof.
[Wo omit the two remaining counts in the
rniliclmcni, they being very nearly similar to
the above; also the list of .vilnussos, the
written pleadings, and names of the jury.
E l. Chron. iV Sent ]
evidence for the state.
Ist Witness. Mrs. Elizabeth Lowlher —
Hid a son in mud Jesse L. Ilunkiey ; his fa
ther’s name was Win. D Hunk'ey—he left
here the I7lb day of May, ISJ.'i; have seen the
,prisoner several limes—he is not my sun ; has
■not one feature ol my son ; my son’s hair was
ns light as .Mr. II irdoni ill's ; In had a very
fair skin—lns eyes yellow—lns face was full
his upper lip lull, and inclined to double wh >u
laughing; t’m middle linger on his left hand
was off above tin: nail—llieie was no pirticlu
of nail on it .; lie had a very deep dimple on
his chin—tins man is not the form ..r.„y son;
I |, u „u «•>••»■ .ten tne prisoner’s finger—lns
bands are full, neither linger or nails oil"; my
son's nose was straight inclined to turn up n
little ; my sou bad an excellent education—
was kept at school constantly from live years
of ago—be wrote n very good band ; he was
ninelem years the November hefo.-e be I ell,
nnd went away in May; he would be‘JO by
alio next i\l ty ; ibo last information I bad of
him was from New Orleans; I bad under
stood that bo died in New Or.enns—lhe gen
eral rum ir was that be was dead ; I asked
prisoner Ins name—be said it. was Jesse 1,.
Uunkley ; t asked him what ibo L. in Ins
"•mo slo ul for—ho answered it was for
’»• My sin’s right name was Lucas; inv
son signed Ins iiainoliy writ ng the 1,. and 11,
m cutting the letters pretty much together;
he was a good Lttl.n and Creek scholar
The prisoner was asked Ins fat tier's name
and sud it was Win. D Uunkley ; upon be
ing asked what, the D. stood for,’ he said for
Daniel—the D. in Mr. It. n'.ley's name stood
for Dawson, 1 have had lour or five inter
views with prisoner nnd have begged him to
satisfy mo that be was my son—lie lias never
done so ; have had conversation with prison
er in relation to parting with my son; 1 then
lived ab nit three miles from Clinton ; my son
came to my house with money which was not
at par, and said bo could not pass it; my bus
band changed it, and gave him (1 think) Foi
led Slates money ; I look the mo,invalid went
with him into u small room, wrapped the mo
ney in brown pnpei, s-wed it tip ma i. mil,
nnd lied it round bis waist, and t dkod to him.
I admonished him to let his conduct he up
right and admonished bun with all the affec
tion of a mother. He said he would lie hack
at twenty one years of ag ’, and left me with
all Hie affection a child cou.d a mother, with
out any bard feelings whatever, prunes.ag to
amend ins ways. He stood very high in my
affections —uncommonly ho. I asked prison
er respecting tins interview—he could tell me
nothing of it, nor ol the kind of money; pris
oner asked mo if I did not recollect parting
with him in anger, and telling him never to
n I B
let me see turn more, unless lie conducted bet
ter. Prisoner, said be had written to me once
or twice; I received one letter from N ;\v Or
leans—identities the letter. [The letter ten
dered in evidence —objected that it was not
was proved lobe the letter received, nnd let
ter admitted in evidence.]
copy i.K r per.
“Mrs. Elizabeth Luther, t ’ bitnm l’o?t O.lice."
Care of James Smith F-.j.
“New Orleans, Prison, Dec, 2d o, l*-33
“Dear Mother.—l lake toe pleasure of
writing a A lew lines to convince you of mv
being your own child, tho’ it Appears to.it a
your wish to disown me; lor it, the Reason
why 1 cannot (ell, if it aint for my past lodey
things lhats past and gone. Ikno.v that 1 have
not treeted you as A child nog.it to A .Mother,
and the Iloson why 1 have not answered the
questions you put to me is be cause 1 was a
treadeol things lints past you allways leal
near to me as a mother you know my m s
(urchins in that country which Lyes Iroch on
j my min.llu: ilmlsuhj' cl 1 wil: (ju t an-1 (urn
Ito other tl■ i < your madeii name which wan
Elizabeth Eolnvm and your inchor wvi A
lluallen nnd aler lie •l<-niii of my iillier you
marred .1 ones Billmg-de i «r,d my » t never
could n ;'i ewh h was one grain can.-c ol my
misfornlians an.! ns fir wham I went to choil
I was In (,'I nton, Eadonion, Allmis there was
: diacharge for playing cards ifien mv inislor.
j chans commence you well K"ineinlii;r toe
; itronnsKoa I made to you and Brother ffm,
I), i lio lli-Hon why I did not comply with them
promiKsen was this shortly niter I got to this
country ( got in diffi mlly A spanard and was
forst to I /nave it I then went to rnishegan
canaday and tiie Spanish country and from
there hero and was one my way to fine you
when I trot in this dificnliy 1 was with lien
gamin Walker from pn'nam county one that
day and kinglit he fore 1 was ere.-to d and was
I nrnoing to norne on with him hut ns you a!!
j upper no distant from me I never expect to
came as you have all Ilefti- d io assist, me
with the pitiful snnie ol live hundred dollars
towords gitiug me out ol her have the chance
ol scling rny part, of the Estate to A man
here which 1 shall do as (pm I; as | git out and
j Return to mishopan wlmre I l ave sumo pro*
; perty and imends to spend the llemaniier nt
1 my davs I can identify myself here to he the
| true Jesse E. I!link which jno all appear to he
j at such a Lose for the in in ' sell to will be n
much harder master thee what 1 am 1 hope
you wdl have the goodness to write to me as
(pick as you git tins letter whether y%i
one me or not Us quite iineieral bin I wish to
here from you as I have wrote two or three
Reiters and has Uoc’d no answer you wdl
Refer a favor on your iiiilorclinnalo child by
fid doing I wish to he R’memlier.’d to all m
(jil ring frond■= so no more hut R ma ns your
unloicln iiate child linieil (|el||,
, JESSE E DUNKEEV.”
To Et,t/.i:in; i n Eu rn nil.”
/,' idt ce oj Airs. I', i %l> lh Lou tlu r con.
linued. —Mv maiden name was Siatter; I .
iviih acquainted with my sou’s hand writing I .
I was satisfied that lies letter was not ill toy
sun’s hand writing.
Cross ecmniiir.il. — I do not. consider that
this loiter was from my son; I never receiv
ed a letter alter H'do, but this unit. 1 heard
the report of .my son’s death, (1 (limit,)
111 1827} 1 did not hear the rupport, shortly
alter tins time, of my son’s being in Itlii ;
Ii turd a person and persons speak of my Son’s
death, detailing dilfurcnt circumstances; my
ho ll left me because he wished to travel; he
was a young in in of fortunes and did not
wish to ho coqjined. I did not know tint my
son was threatened with a prosecution before
lie 101 l here; Ido not know that my brother
threatened my sou with a prosecution. 1
understood that he was confined for some of.
fence in Augusta; 1 have this from authority
1 confide in; ho went away shortly after his
return from Augusta; 1 do not recollect the
precise lime. Ho 101 l hut one school, (anil
that was Athens,) on account ot Ins miscon
duct. Ido not know that ho was under any
oll’cncc, when he left here. Capl. I’arrich
bought the horse, paid for him, and ho rode
it oil; this was after a difficulty about t lie
lior-o with Ins uncle; my sou came back with
his uncle Khndo flatter with the horse. I
nevoi heard Slulter threaten to prosecute my
sou. Ho stayed his time out at Eitontou, at
school, 1 did not answer the letter 1 recei
ved from New Orleans; I did not answer
toy son’s letter, because he told mo not to
writotill I heard from him again. Thee was
a mark upon my son’s leg, immediately below
the knee-pan; (prisoner shows a mark some
distance below the knee;) the scar, on my
son’s knee was made by a drawing-knife; pri
soner knows nothing about how it took place;
the prisoner’s mark is considerably below the
knee-pan; when 1 heard that the prisoner ’
had such a mark, 1 slated that my s m had a
simtiur mark on Ins log, but this on prisoner
did not correspond, when I saw it. 1 had ,
several conversations; at the first -Maj. Smith
\v«h present; in tliis convcisation I mJinilliMl
there was a mark on my son’s node, wlsdi.
nn anamination was not on the prisoners.
The scar on my son’s neck was occasioned
by his riding on an old tree, lie fell, and a
limb struck him under the jaw, and made a
large scar; the seal was about as long tic? to
tiie first joint of my first linger. Ido not re
collect that he was ever set to ploughing, af
ter being brought homo from school; I have
several times made him plough for my own
tun ncmeiit. I never heard of my son’s be
ing alive, till Maj. Smith’s receiving a letter
the first report 1 hoard of my son’s being
alive was when in Mr. Atwood’s Store, 1
heard that Maj. Smith had received a letter
Iron) my son; I know of no other mark on
my s in, uni iiioso mentioned, when ho was a
child; iny son had no ... -u ..1.v., 'w ' y na a
..iiiui; i have never said to any body that he
had moles; some of my children have dark
spots, hnl Ido not recollect moles. 1 invit
ed him, prisoner, to stay at my house, and
convince me that he was my smi ; lie could
tell mo nothing; prisoner asked me, if I re
collected n difficulty between him and (.’apt.
llillmgsloa, and that I took the carving -knife
to separate them; he said tins was at supper
table; 1 told him I recollected a difficulty, but
nothing about a mg-knite; that we had no
use for a carvm ; 1. uTo at supper; I have nev
er so stall’d it to any person.
‘2d Witness, — M'm. /,. I Vynn. —Was ac
quainted with J 1, Bunkley, and went to
s.’hool with him; about the last time I saw
J I, Ii was in IH'JI or ’’2; I should say that
prisoner is not J I, li. I call -d in November
ISTi, or lfidi’l at the ('allahoose, in New Or
leans, I had received a letter from Maj. i
Smith before 1 left home—thinks tie' letter
lost or destroyed; in this letter 1 was asked to ,
callonJ E 1! and, il l could, satisfy myself j
that this was linnkley in the caliabousv, to
befriend him; 1 called, agreeably to tins re
quest, nt the callabooso, wont to the trap-door
opening into a circle and guarded with grates
and asked for J E 1? ; when 1 called for him, j
several of me inmates called lor liar her, say- I
ing that ho had a great many friends calling j
—prisoner came to the trap-door; identities
prisoner as the man—as soon as he came, I
was satisfied from his appearance, that it
could not be Bunkley; 1 conversed tour or
live minutes or longer with him, through the
door | m the time, Mr. Holland, the Sbonlf,
came up; 1 told the Sheriff my business, and |
be look prisoner and put him in a private
room with in ', for examination; 1 told prison
er 1 was his friend, it he could satisfy me he
was llunkh’y; lie refuse I to make anv stale
l meets, saving ho had been cautioned not to
do so, by Maj. Smith, lest some advantage
might be taken of him; 1 showed him Smith’s
! 'etter —he pretended to ho reading it; after
| begot through, I asked him it it was nut from
i Maj Smith; he sud it was, and was satisfied
; 1 was Ins friend; 1 began to put questions to
him Rial I knew J E 1! knew as well as my
self; 1 enquired of the most important citi
| .’.’’iis that lived about Clinton. He could not
tell me of a single man except Charles F,ew
idlon; I know nothing of such a man; 1 asked
him if ho know any thing of the Eiewellen
family, O meral F . the Doctor, Mr. Clower’d
familv, Fierce A. Lewis, ami some others: lie
; knew nothing of those families I have mined.
1 tti' ii naked him whore we wore hi n.diooi
1 t—wo had been to school 1. 1 itsr ht
! (wo.(I Iforont pin —he I’O'ild not teli me nny
thing about it, unci I could nut nmi.o Inn re.
j culler;', me by any questions 1 con'd pi*, to
■ him; 1 then left him.toilisfiod lie was no
■sc L Brinkley. I think lie told me lev. as
: (int in Hindu 'ahooAO for passing conn.'r'c.l
j money. I naked the io tchcr we went to—
ho hoarded at IVin-e A, Ee.vis’s famil r he-
I loro I went there, lie could not toll the name
;of any of the teachers. He t-aid his mu'tier’s
maiden name was Fiev.cllcn. JJ, 1! and nay
sell’ went to school together in Clinton,
where Mr. Blade now live ; ('apt Butler then
lived there, and nl.so at the old meeting house
—we wont together.
Cross-examined.—At the time I went to New
Orleans, there were some at Columbus who know
him, and some who did not —dice were tery
few that knew Bunkley in Columbus, mol there
was a question am mg them whether this was he
—very few believed him to he Uunkley—they
believed bun dead, from other lireiimvlaiiie.*; I
did not promise him to rail the next day at the
Callalioi.se. Before I received Major Smith's
letter, I lielicved from the report dial Uunkley was
deal; f went in company with Joseph Chiles; 1
think Major Smith requested me, in his loiter, to
inform him whether I believed i was Uunkley;
I did not do i' myself, hut through Mr. Lewis;
1 did not myself kno w that prisoner hoarded at
Mr. Lewis’; ii was hearsay (rorn the family; I
believed, before I left hi 'a", that Uunkley was
dead; I itiink I heard a union. .ir two lief ire that,
that ho was alive; I did not hear iho report, two
or thrru y ears before, that lie was alive,; ! d i not
recollect to have hoard the* report ilmt he was
Working on the sirens; I thinkll was between 10
and It o clock that I had the Interview vvilli pri.*
Inner a* (he (..'alia! nose; cilled there h r oner—
| prisoner did tint say to me that lie had a late Id
ler from M j. Smith.
[Here vve omit an exemplification from the
Criminal Cuuil lor the first district of Louisiana,
j selling forth the trial, conviction and sentence of
Elijah Barber, fm p assing counlcrleit money. —
Citron. SJ iS’nrf.]
dth Witness.* Daniel .-V. Pitman —I have
| seen Elijah Barber in Gwinnett, some ten or
| twelve years ago; I knew him there some three
I or four years; 1 have a very distinct recollection of
the lime he h’lt Gwinnett; 1 saw him in Millcdge*
v lie a lew diys ago; I looked some lime for him,
and at last found u man in the Executive office
that I look to he him; 1 did no; know lie was in
the Executive oilier when I went; 1 think the
prisoner is the man I knew in Gwinnett as Elijah
Batin r.
Cross-examined—l was in search of such an ]
individual when I found prisoner in the Execu- j
ntive office; I lived fifteen or six Icon miles horn j
him, in Gwinnett; f don’t know where he came j
from to Gwinnett; I was not well acquainted with I
him; I should have taken him to lie, at that time,
about twenty years old; if 1 had not been looking
! for him, I should not have noticed him upon a
I slight view; I have seen several of the Barber
j family; I should know them agai l ; I did not see
E. Uarlicr idler he left Gwinnett till I met him in j
the Executive office.
Uc'cross-examined by the Stale—l saw prison
er frequently in difficulties, afoul Lawrenceville. |
Gill Witness. Dr. Juhn ISrcwstcr 1 knew !
E. Barker in Gwinnett, about 10 or 12 years ago,
and was acquainted with him two or three years-
I then It veil par ot the time in Lawrenceville
part of that time E. Barbel lived there, 1 think,
! hut 1 do not know where Ins permanent residence
j was; 1 don’t recollect any pa uvular acts of vio-
I -nee; he was charged w til one olfinc -, hut a •
quilted; he was somewhat nulc, hut recollect no
particular acts of extravagance. 1; i-- my ira
pression that the prisoner at the bar is the same
individual.
Gross-examined —I called about a year ago at
Mr. Towles, in this county, to sea prisoner; I
went there for that purpose; when 1 first walked
into the loom I could not not pick him out; Gen.
Gordon directed .lie to a wrong person in ii,<, jj ls t
place —that man had no resemblance to Barber;
I then went into the room — Mr. Towles then call
ed prisoner out; the room was too dark to distin
guish persons not well known, in going out of
the light. The last time Iliad seen him before
was in 1824 or ’25.
Kc-cruss-exaiilined by Slate—After prisoner’s
exposure to the light, 1 thought 1 discovered a re
semblance to Battier; when ho walked, I remem
bered a peculiarity in his gait that completely
conr'need me it was Barker. Ho did not know
Col. Tm.'; (who was in company) and look me
to lie Mr. Elew-cllen
fllh Witness. C’~ -3- iftimillon Gurmtini ■/
Was acquainted with E. Barber, in Gwinnett;
became acquainted in the latter ’'art ol 1833,and
knew and saw him frequently until
1820; 1 lived about six miles liom LaWii'ncf'-'illc,
and about throe miles from Shad. Bogan’s, w ilpre
Barber lived pail olTho time. It is my impres
sion that prisoner is the same individual- i had
.. -i i..w..u.1 K 0, as ot other men—saw him
frequently, niiv! "- ,s "hen in bis company; I can
speak of his identity as certainly as any other
neighbor’s.
Cross-examined—l did not say eight or ten
months ago that lie had large yellow eyes; he shut
his, and asked the color of Barber’s eyes; [ said I
could not tell him that ho bad bright eyes; I did
not sav that lie had large yellow eyes, like mv
own; I told Bin her that 1 could tell particularly
Ihe color of his eyes; hut as his eyes were blue, I (
was mistaken in saying they were yellow.
Be examined by Stale—Ho was taken into a
room in the tavern; 1 was to speak to no mm in
the room; when he held up his [ace, I recognized I
him aa Barber and prisoner is the same man; ■
this was at the first interview with him; about!
half an hour before, I was told I should be called i
upon to say whether 1 should know him.
7th. Witness, Charles Hutchings —l was
acquainted with Jesse l„ Uunkley (rum about !
1811 till 1824—-went to school uiih him in
’liut.mi, and to Col. Osborn’s, in ISlGor TO- I
cannot recognize the prisoner to bo J. U., and
cannot recognize any feature of J. |„ U. j n the
prisoner. 1! link ley‘s hair was lighter than pri
soner’s—nose n"t so prominent—cheek hones
| not so high and prominent—his face rallier full
and round; I recollect bow he wrote his name
jit was in this way; “Jesse Lucas Uunkley.” I
was present at Mrs. Loivther’s when prisoner
I was asked what the L. stood for in his name
I lie said After t. It was Jesse Lucas Uunkley.
Me said the D. in his fathers name steod for
; Daniel.
Cross-examined—J. L. 11. was ncailv grown
when he left, here, of youthful appearance; a
stranger would not likely have taken him to he
over 17 or 18 years old. he had some likeness to
his brother, Wm. 1). Bnnklev, hut not quite s>
I dark, ll was said that ho look his uncle's horse
and rodeolF with him; his uncle brought him
hack, and he some time after went away; I do
not know that he was threatened wiili n prosecu
tion: 1 cannot say at whit lime he wont awav;
after he went away, there was a repott that lie
was alive in New Oilcans—ibis report was, that
he was alive s one three or four years afier he
left, and that lie was at work upon the Levee;
this 1 think was before I heard of his being dca I;
there were both reports, at dt tie rent limes—that
i he was dead and that he was alive; one was as
current as the oilier.
Bth Witness. ./<;•»;’.< G •at, —I was too old to
be an associate of J. 1,. 15., and suv him a< 1 saw
oilier boys, running about llic place: I came t >
Clinton in 1812 or 'l3. and in 181 C went to (he
west, am! remained till August of the same year;
1 was frequently absent in pursuit of my busi
' nc«i—my acquaintance was very partial with J. I
L. li. From my knowledge of J. L. 1! 1 sliouid ,
not lake prisoner to ha he. I saw prisoner in
j his room, and he said he thought I was Mr. Gris
world.
Crott examined. —l presume Bunkley was
vnung, when he left here; I lived in the country,
after 1820,and saw hut little of him, alter that
time. I should suppose it is ten or fifteen vears
since I saw him; his skin was rather swarthy; my
recollection is, that Jesse was more yellow than
Boh; Ido not think this man is Bunkley; I re
collect no particular mark; he had his finger hit;
1 heard the report of his death, and afterwards,
that he was alive, and was chained to a block,
workit gon the Levee. The reports of his life
and death, were both alike current, and as fre
(jnently spoken of.
'.lift IVitnei* —Jonathan Parrish- —I was
guardian for.l. L. B; appointed by the Court of
this county; I think I was appointed guardian in
18! 5; he left be e in May, 1825;! knew lu-r;
Irorn 1809. till May 1825. The prisoner is not
the Je se Bunkley. I was guardian for; ho was
rid lobe the sun Wm. I). Bunkley, Sen. and
Eliz ibdth hi > wife, now Mrs. Lowther. I paid
over to Wm. I). Dunkley, Jr. the negroes; 1 do
nut recollect how many; and a considcraable sum
of money. If J. I, li. was ir. life the sum due
to him would probably be $15,000 and so would
half of the negroes mentioned ii Ihe indictment;
1 paid the properly over to Wm. B. Bunkley,
who ia said to lie dead; prisoner came into my
house and observed to me, that I knew he had
S lid he would sue me; he then said he, would sue
mefor'his properly; he represented himself to be
J. L.B; til ls was in the latter part of September,
1890; r.n I have hci.rl him frequently call him
-ii J. 1,. B. Wm. J)- Bunkly left two children
and a widow, one child is Gordon 8., the othei
Wm. G. Buckley, am! the widow’s name was
Camilla. I have nevei had any acquittance or
discharge from J. L. B. my ward. I told pri
soner, that he could tell me live hundred circum
stances, that would convince me that he was .(■
L. B. Ho told me he heard that when f settled
with Bob, I hail to pay interest, and ho offered to
remit, upon a s' lllemenl; 1 stopped him, and we
had no further intercourse.
To hr continued.
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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL
Ai:«tj.vr i7~
Nsiluritay Morning, .tan, 20, 1898.
THE BUNKLY CASE.
As we commence to-day the publication of the
testimony in the case of the Stale vs. Elijah Bar.
her, alias Jesse L. Bunkley, which has excited
so much interest in this State for some lime past,
a short statement of facts may not pmve unaccep
table to such of our readers as have not been in
formed on the subject.
In 1525, Jesse L. Bunkley, fa son of Wm. D.
Bunkley of Jones county, who was then dead,)
left, this Stale on a tour to the West. Alter an
absence of some length of time, reports of his
death reached his relatives, from New Orleans, in
such a shape as left little or no doubt on their
minds. His properly was turned over by his
Guardian to his next of kin, under the firm be
lief that he was dead. About three years ago,
letters were received from New Orleans, purport
ing to come from Jesse 1.. Bunkley, then in pris
on, and claiming his property. About 18 months
I ago, the defendant in the prosecution, came on to
' Georgia, professing to ho Jesse L. Bunkley, and
claiming his properly ns such. His relations de
nied him to be the genuine Jesse, and instituted
j a prosecution for swindling, the evidence in
I which case we commence to publish to day.
FIRE !
We stop the press to announce to our readers,
(says the Charleston Courier of Thursday,) that
an alarm of lire was sounded at half past one
o’clock this morning, which was found to proceed
from the Billiard Room in the rear of the United
Slates Hotel, on East Bay, between the Union
and Planters and Mechanics Bank. The build
ing is of wood, and it was only on account of the
early discovery of the lire that it was so soon
extinguished, which was effected within a few
minutes, without any material injury.
Wo have seen the Messages of the Governors
of thirteen Slates, says the Loursvilo Journal,
and it is a remarkable fact, that only one out of
the whole number approves the recommendation
■■ftlie National Executive lor the divorce of the
{ rb-wcin ’’rent from the people. The exception, to
which wo all Ur. u * Ittat stupid partisan the Gov
ernor of Alabama.
CniuniKN in - FAriU UIES ' ls! 6c^ec * com *
j miltee of the Pennsylvania T.eg,.^ a * ure 0,1
subject have reported a bill entitled "Ak ac '-h.r
Preservation of the health anil morals of children
employed in factories.” The hill provides that
children who are not able to read and write
shall be sent to school three months in each and
every year while they ate employed in factories;
that no child of a loss age than ton years shall
he employed in a factory, and that none under
sixteen years of ago shall labor more than ten
hours per day. Penalties are imposed on parents
and guardians, and also on employers, for any
evuslo i or v o alien of the law.
BY EXPRESS MAIL.
i'r-'lll Ihi Ai // I < II- raid -lun 15.
The drama ot Navy Island is hastening to
a close. Wo may receive to-night intelligence
of the deepest interest; and if so, it will appear in
the Herald of lo morrow morning. Whatever
great and important event may take place, the
j public may depend upon finding it recorded in
the Herald, Our splendid corprs ut correspon
i dents embraces every point of interest from Al
bany to Navy Island, including Rochester and
| Buffalo. Nothing can escape them.
NAVY ISLAND, Jan 8, 1838—10 P. M.
Dear Sir, —This morning the steamboat Bar
celona arrived at S, hlosscr from Buffalo, lo take
| the place ot the ill fated Caroline, as a ferry boat
between the American shorn and Navy Island.
] She i- a larger and k betlei boat than the Caro
i line, and it the lories get her, it will be a mote
valorous foal than the capture of a boat with a
i sleeping erew, and the murder of unarmed men.
No attack has as yet been made upon the Is
! iund, and it is believed that none will be made.
I Hue half of M -Nab's army are patriots, and
will not tight their friends, and the other halt,
(with the exception of some choice spirits like
those who look the Caroline,) are afraid of the
a ape shot of the Islanders, or a passage over the
I cataract below the Island. Your citizens must
I not belive one half the rumors they hear about
affairs on this frontier. The most exaggerated
I reports are constantly pot in circulation forpur-
I poses of mischief sir waggery. Col. MeNah lias
I avowed officially that ihe capture and the des
truction of the Caroline was by his order, and
recommends the perpetrators of the damning
j deed lo promotion! A largo force is collecting
near Detroit, under Duncomb, and will ere long,
form a junction wilti Gan. \ an lie issalaer. J'ne
next impoitant ne ve you will hear, will he that
the forces an the Island have cfleclcd a landing
yn the main land of Canada.
I have given you some facts—now for opinions
The capture of the Caroline has decided the
fate of Canada. Had the British forces acted
only on the defensive, the Navy Island alfair
would soon become a stale joke, and the forces
under Van Rensselaer would ere this have dis
handoned from starvation. But this invasion of
our soil, and the murder of our citizens has
roused up a feeling from Ogdensbutg to Detroit,
that no government can quell, and that will
sweep the British power from Canada. I have
just seen a letter from Cleveland, Ohio. Gen.
Sutherland has left there wi h one hundred
armed men to join Bunconib in Canada. The
Ohio hoys are recalling for what they cull a
“great squirrel hunt.” I have also received Ibis
momcTlt a letter from Detroit, confirming pre
vious news, that Duncomb is in force, and will
goon move towards Toronto. The Wolverines
arc pouring into Canada, as volunteers, in great
numbers. But one feeling animates the great
Body of the people of west New York. Ohio
and (Michigan, and that is to give the Canadians
fair play. The Patriots will soon he in Toronto,
and Sir F. B. Head and his friends will lleo to
this state for safely. The prevailing sentiment
of the people on the frontier is, "War or no war,
monarchy must no longer disgrace North Ameri
ca.” Yours, &c.
From the N. V. Evening Post, Jan. 19.
A letter from Niagara Falls to the Lockport
Bulletin, dated last Saturday a week, says—
There were over 100 guns fired upon the Is
land yesterday, from the royalists cannon and a
number of bombs, rockets, &c. thrown over
among the trees ofth« Island, without doing any
injury, as wo can learn.
No engagement as yet, although, as usual, it
is expecting “before morning.”
The public houses h rc, are in a perfect jamb .
—Guests have almost to qtiatrel for their turns
to lean against the sign post!
3 o’clock, P.M.
A brisk cannonading has just commenced be
tween the two belligorants—and it is thought to
he the prelude to a more general engagement.
Wo uns'.crstand from a gentleman who derives
his information from General Van Kensellaer.that
the only effect of yesterday’s cannonading from
Chippewa was the destruction of a box contain
ing peas.
When future histories shall record the events
of the Navy Island war—how wide will the Hood
gales of Sympathy he opened, and how fast will
Pity’s tears course iloivii tho readers check,when
the account of this days carnage shall meet his
eye.
Napoleon's deeds at Waterloo will retire in the
shade of McNab’s magnificent achievements—
and the slaughter of the Conqueror’s hosts,will he
forgotten, when the massacre of A BOX OF
PEAS by a hundred common, and a host of
bombs still live on the undying page of History.
Correspondence of the Rochester Democrat.
Niaoaha Falls Satokdat, Jan. 6, 1838, ?
8 o’clock, P. M. 5
All were anxious this morning to hear the re
sults of the bombardment of yesterday. Many
were of opinion that great mischief had ensued,
while others were sanguine that her Majesty’s
artillery had accomplished nothing worthy of
historial note. The latter were correct, for the
whole is thus laconically summed up in a note
from the general'—
“Head Quarters, Navy Island, j
Saturday, January 6, 1838. S
"The bombardment which was to have slipped
the Island in 30 minutes, produced no other mis
chief than to upset a barrel of peas. It lasted 30
minutes, during which 105 guns were fired.”
During Friday night, a largo yawl floated uj o t
the head ol'Navy Island, which wassccurcd hy
the Patriots. It probably broke loose from the
loyalist’s llotila at Black Creek.
At 12, firing commenced again from tho main
shore. It continued, at shoit intervals during the
whole of the afternoon, and the result was as
bloodless as the bombardment of yesterday. Per
haps one hundred guns were fired, and with the
exception of two halls which struck a battery m
the process of erection upon the Island, not a
particle of mischief was done.
Six or eight shots were returned from the Is
land, with what effect of course is not known.
Three or font balls were sent towards the three
schooners anchored in the river, in plain sight of,
and about one mile and a half above the Island.
1 hey were 100 far, however, to be advantageous
ly reached,
So far as I could judge from an advantageous
position on Grand island, I am of the opinion
that not less than 500 men ate now upon these
schooners. If this force float down to the island
in these vessels the slaughter will be terrific.
A captain of one of McNabbs companies look
French leave of him to day and is n..w in Navy
Island. He was at the head of 108 men—los
of whom are ready to join tho patriot Han lard.
30 volunteers arrived in one hand this after
noon.
They wee received upon the Island with 3
cheers.
In tho afternoon a sixpenny brass cannon was
rent hy a special messenger from the guard hi use
on the Ganadaside, to Col. McNabb, in derision
ui die inefficiency of the bombardments of yester
day atui |o day.
SusDAX Morttvixo, 7 o'clock, A. M.
During lasi evon,n S Gen. Van Rensselaer re
ceived in formation uT ra an authentic soutco, that
ho would he attacked Un’ morning at sunrise,
and that the attack would be p,. ecet * el * by a bom
bardment of six boms.
With this information, you may colice., we *be
excitement which was produced by the roar m
cannon, from the main shore at midnight. Tho
first, second and third rounds were accompanied
hy bombs, which exploded helot o they reached
the island—presenting in the explosion, a most
beautiful spectacle.
The firing continued at intervals, until four
o'clock, at which hour it commenced aiming se.
vercly. It still rains, and it has doubtless trus-
Iralod tho plans of attack, as no attack has yet
been made.
An exp ess arrived hero yesterday staling that
Duncombe bad embodied an army ofa thousand
on a British island: in tiie neighhorhood’of De
troit. I conceive this far more probable than
he had taken Fort Malden.
There are about 3UO riflemen on Grand Islam l ,
who will take very good care that none of Mo
Nah’s troops Gleet a landing thereon, or even
Intrude too extensively on American water.
The Indians under Me Nab arc rapidly dis
persing. Out of the 4or 500, not morn than 100
now remain.
12 o’clock.
P. S. I have just learned that the grand jury
of Niagara county have indicted McNab, Mosh
ter, Chalmers, McLeod, Zoland, Jarvis, Warner,
Ihdgchy, McDonald, and Warren, for murder—it
being ascertained that they wire all, either as
abettors or actors engaged it. the desti action of
the Caroline.
Tho Cotwallis has arrived at Halifax with the
Call) legiment of troops fiom Bathadoes. She is
to take the iwo Hank companies of that regiment
and tho remainder of the 34th regiment to Si.
Johns.
Two companies of the 32d regiment have left
Montreal for Kingston, U. C.
From the Correspondence of the N, V. Herald.
Buffalo, Tuesday Evening, Jan. 9.
Df. ati Sin, — The war still remains in statu
quo, Since my last, l|havo heard the particulars
ol the attempted attack on Saturday last, which
confirm my opinion that the loyalists Ibices
could never be induced to attack the Island. Van
Renstellaer had agreed that, when every thing
was ready, and (lie time set, one of his spies
in M’Nab’s camp should show a signal on the
shore. The signal was seen on tSaiurday morn
ing. Some movements were seen on the Cana
dian side. There was runing and riding curs
ing and sweating—M’JVab ordering his men into
the boats, and fliey swearing they would not go.
Every effect was used to urge them on, but it
was of no avail. They saw the black mouthed '
artillery. They heard the terrible thunders of
the cataract, and ihcir hearts sunk. In short, the
trial was abandoned. A cannonading and bom
bardment was commenced, but not one shot in
ten bit the Island, and the bombs burst high in
the air, affording a splendid spectacle, but doing
no damage. One ball hit a barrel of beans.
On Sunday night two men were caught on
the Island, attempting to spike the Patriots can
on. I cannot learn what has been done with
them. In the regular servico.it would be a drum
head court martial and hemp. They were llril.
ish sp'cs:
One rumor says Dunoombo is dead—another,
that he is in force near Detroit. %
Volunteers are coming in every day for the
Patriot camp. Fine hearty loafers as one would
wish to .see. Some ot M’N tb’s officers have
deserted him ami come ovei, and report that nine
tenths of their men would be glad to do the same.
A man was killed t day by a cannon shot, but
on which side I cannot learn. M’Nab, since ho
cannot got his men to cross over to the Island, tc
fight the lebels there has expressed a willingness
to let them come across to Chippewa, which
“if ho plays oti'as at piesent will lie done in a
few days.” Then comes the tug. I am inclined to
believe, that once having effected a landing, the
Patriots will tor a time at least be succcsful.
The militia of the frontier is coming in. A
regiment of artillery, with canon, baggage, &c.
came in this morning from Genessee County.
Every body on the frontier expects to have “a
fight.”
I have some very curious particulars to send
you when ii is time, in relation to Ilia commence
menl of ibis expedition. Yours, truly.
C'OMMERCTA tj,
J.IVKRI’OOT. COTTON MARKET, hec 8
The sales to-day have been 4800 bales, at steady
prices The sales for ihe week, ending on this
day, arc about 20,000 bales. Prices are scarcely as
high as on Friday last but better than Tuesday’s.
HAVANA MARKET, JAN. 5.
/.tlsl sales of Riooal. 10} rs. Our market issup
plied for some days, but if wo have no arrivals with
the article in a couple of weeks it will advance.
“Coffee very high. The rainy weather we have
bad for some days prevented a good deal from com
ing from the country. In a few days 1 think we
will have a large stock, and then prices will decline
New Molasses 0 rs. No new Sugar in market.”
HAVANA, JAN. ft.—Our market for Rice, at
present is very dull; the lot received by t bo Howell
brought 10} rs. 7'bo prices paid for Molasses has
been extravagant, 710 tt rs per keg. No new Su
gars in market yet; Gaffe is very scarce.”
“11A VANS, JAN. 7—ln Sugars nothing doing ;
Molasses new crop commands fi rs ; Rice Inst sales
11 rs. Exchange on London, 14 percent prem.; U.'
Stales, 31 lo 4 percent discount."
M A RIN!' I NT!',I, MG ENC E.
<’lf ABLF.S i O\, Jan. 18.— Arrived yesterday, l»r
ship linger Stewart, Gordon, Greenock; hr barque Vi’ie
de Ho in, Alb«Tt, Rouen 4ds; .selirs Michigan, Arey,
Havana 9 days; Lucy and Margam t, Morrill, NVw-York
6 ds; steam packet Ncw-York, Spinney, New York, SO
hours.
Cleared, barque Ospray, Bartlett, Amsteidnm; selirs
Med t Tram an, Henry, St. Augustine; h’oresl, Tburlow,
| St. Johns, (K F.)*, Frances Thyon, Morlcy, Georgetown*
W'cnt to son yesterday, line barque Revis, F.lwcll,
Boston; V L brig l*lant**r, Sturves, I’rovidencc; line brig
I Arabian, Gardner, New Orleans.
C’HAH LESTON, Jan. IP.— Arr yesterday, sebr Abb
Timlin, Ho; kins, Attaknpas, Lon. I’days.
Cl’d. br barque Loul G.enep, Hotter, Greenock; selir#
A Itamaha, A lien, Darien; Reaper, Eddy Georgetown;
. Francis Tryon, Morley, Georgetown.
UNITARIAN CHURCH.
80-Tho Rev. Air. Johnson is expected to
5 preach in the Unitarian Church on Sunday at the
• usual hours. jam 19 2t Ift
\ AUGUSTA BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
! Committees appointed for the present month.
Committee, Division J\'u. I.—Mr. P. H.
. Mautz, Mr. John Knight, Mm. Nancy Jones, Mrs.
. Thomas Gardner.
, Committee, Division JS'o. 3.—Duct. Paul F
• Eve, Mr. M. M. Drown, Mrs. Elizabeth Cole
Mrs. Anna Maud Stoy.
Committee, Division .Vo. 3.—Mr. Porter
Fleming, Mr. Marlin Wilcox, Mrs. llama Me
s Kinne, Mrs. Ann Derrybill.
a All cases of sickness and distress please report
3 lo them. M. M. DROWN, Sec’y pro tem
J dec, 23 1m 21)9 /
The Constitutionalist will please copy this.-
y CC/’A CARD.—A report having gained cir
-3 culation that 1 had relinquished my Professional
engagements, I take this method of correcting
- , such a mistake, as my intention is, and always
has been to wait cm all Ladies and Gentleman
3 who may require rny services as an instructor of
Music on the Piano Forte and Guitar,
s Terms $35 per quarter,
e Piano Fortes Tuned,
a W. H. ORCHARD.
Application to be made at A. Ivcison’s Musts
Stoic, No 247 Droad'StrceU
dec 9 288
t GRAND MOVING DIORAMAS/
, jVI Esslts. iftill & Harris have the pleasure'
ItJb. rcspceUully to announce to the Indies amt
gentlemen of Augusta, ami its environs, that, their
Grand Moving Dioramas are now in success
-8 fol operation, and will be open eveiy evening at
i the Theatre
> I Ao’iT' lla "*’ cents. Doors open a7; perform
| j nr.pe will e./atmenco ut 8 precisely, for further
particulars see bii'i* o' tko day. Jan 19 15uf
1 LOST
SN the neighborhood of th» Upper Market, two-
One Hundred Dollar Rills, wraped in a
- j bill for six bales of cotton, sold to Jonathan Meigs,
. by Charles 'l'. Beal, Any person returning the
same to 11 C Bryson & Co 35! Broad ?t, Augusta,or
to the subscriber in Columbia county, shall re
ceive nvot ly dollars reward. CIIAS T BEAL.
J jan 19 IftcJl
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jan 9 sw3w 6
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238 Broad street. Evry patient under the uee.es
, ; sity ot tukii% tins valuable, hut disagreeable mod
j icme, will readily appreciate the value of a plan of
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