Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-01

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secured the person who had shot, he an
swered promptly, HAVE.
JOHN MsKIM.
Henrico County, sc.
1he above affidavit was sworn to before
me III due form agreeable to law, this 18th
February, 1907.
DAN'L L. HYLTON.
(F)
The affidavit of lieut.. Thomas Under
wood, who saith that, on the 9TH day of
February, 1901, he was appointed an En-
sign in the public guard, and shortly after
wards lieutenant, and has continued in that
Office ever since that some short time af-
ter this afEant entered the guard, orders
were given to him by capt. Quarter, that
the centinels were never to fire on any per-
son, at the barracks Or at the capitol, but
only on prisoners attempting to escape from
the penitenuary; and not at them, in case
their escape could be prevented by the use
or the bayOnet or musket without shooting
that the said orders were not given in writ
ing, nor publicly read on the parade with
In the recollection of this affiant, although
they might have been; that no orders with
in this atlantis knowledge have been late
ly given different from the former that
governor Monroe's letter, which was writ
ten shortly after a man by the name of
Grymes had been shot at near the capitol,
was read TO the guard when assembled on
parade that this affiant is not certain
whether governor Pages letter confirming
the orders, which had previously thereto
J been given, was ever read to the guard or
n"t; that the letter of governor CabelI, in
which he confirmed the said orders, has
never, to the knowledge of this afiiant, been
reO ri tn tb. srtiarI .lfln,rsrh =. oh h.,N a
been in his ABSENCE considerable part of
this atlantis time being taken up in attend
ing to the procuring of cloathing for the
guard, and inspecting the quality of the
work done at the Penitentiary, by order of
the governor ; that this afliant commune
Gated the orders contained in governor
Monroc's letter to the SERGEANT then on
guard, but does not recollect that he ever
communicated the said orders to any other
SERGEANT, although he has at sundry times
but not very lately, mentioned them to the
corporals OIL guard that the practice in
the guard was To convey such orders as
were given to the men OH duty through the
nou-Com missioned officers but that the
orders given by capt. Quarter were never
in writing an orderly book was kept ior
several years to enter the proceedings oil
courts martial, but no orderly book was
were entered. This affiant cannot say how
often orders were given to the men on du-
ty, nor whether any orders were ven tC
the men at any time by capt. Quarl'ier, ex.
cept the reading OF governor Monroe let
ter as aforesaid, and except that tins aftian
has often heard the said captain QuarriCl
exhort the men to behave in an orderly anC
peaceable manner TO the citizens: and the
said Quarter generally read TO this afiian
the governors letters shortly after rcCeiy
ing them.
This afTiant farther saith that William
) Nash formerly served as Il private in tax
public guard three years within "A few weeks
and was discharged last Iring or the sprin!
before; that he was enlisted again on the14l
or 18th Of January last that no order
were communicated 10 HIM, within this af
. fiant's knowledge since his rc-enlistment
that he was disposed TO Get drunk whcne
yer he had an opportunity, which this aiii
ant supposes must have been well known {
capt. CGarrier at the time of ms rc-cniist
ment; .lce, during the three years OF hi
. service, he had been repeatedly drunk
this a!iiant believes at least twenty or 2
, times that shortly after ne was Cnlistc
the last time, his eyes were very niue
, blacked, with fighting, as he informed th
ailiant that this afiaut did not enlist til
said Nash the last time, but understood an
believes that capt. Quarter enlisted hin
, On the evening on which the death OF NJ
| M'Crcdie happened, this aiEant saw I'll
said William Nash about roll-Call, but d
not then observe that he was intoxiCatC
After the accident this aihant saw him
gain; he was then crying; and this ailia
n could not positively tell whether he WI
y, intoxicated or not, but was OF opinion tn
=. he was intoxicated
C This affant farther sai,h that he has q
u ways understood from capt. Quarter tn
)i The ceutnCls were Instructed TO hail thr
h times, but never heard whether they We
t. directed to do it in any particular mauur
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