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Fredericksburg
Va., May 13, 1831
Kidnapping—A negro
boy named Henry Williams, born of
free parents—aged about nine years, and
Sally Taxton, somewhat older,
disappeared from Westmoreland county,
under circumstances calculated to excite
suspicion that they were kidnapped by
one Harry Clarke, a resident of
Westmoreland and James Tippet, of North
Carolina. These two individuals left
the neighborhood of Westmoreland Ct.
House on the 5th inst. In a Jersey
Waggon, drawn by a white horse.—The boy
is of dark complexion, clothed when
taken, in a ragged shirt of plain
Virginia cloth, and pantaloons of the
same material, with stripes.—He has on
the little finger, of his left hand it
is believed, a small additional finger
somewhat remarkable. He has left a
brother and sister called Sam and
Martha, and he calls his father Uncle
John. The Girl is taller than the
boy and of brighter complexion—she has a
scar on her back and hip from a burn.
These particulars
are given that through the
instrumentality of the Press the
offenders may be brought to justice and
the children restored to their parents.
Southern editors will please take notice
of the above. |
