Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-12-21


10 the county of Hampshire"
: I" Authorising John Bryson to open
a road through the Blue Ridge, in the
county of Grayson.''
I" Concerning William Jingle and
Others"
" To incorporate company in the
borough Of Norfolk, for marine insur-
ances, and for other purposes"
Ordered, that the Clerk carry the
said bills to the Senate and desire their
concurrence
The Speaker laid before the House
a letter from the Lieutenant Governor,
acting in the absence of the Governor,
covering a letter from the superinten-
dant of the Mandatory of Arms,
which letters were read, and, on mott
on, ordered to be referred 20 the Ar.
mory Committee.
Mr.. Monroe, from the Committee
of Privileges and Elections, made the
following report:
The Committee of Privileges and
Elections have, according to order, had
under their consideration the resolution
OF the House of Delegates, instructing
them to enquire into the conduct of
] ohm MIcKeon, one of the delegates in
the present general assembly, from the
county of Lee, who is represented to
them to have been guilty Of the crime
OF bigau,y, agreed upon report, and
come to the following resolution there.
upon:
1t appears to your committee, from
the certificate of John ID. Blair, minis
ter of the Presbyterian Church, in
Richmond, that he married John Nc
Keen to his present wife, on the I'd day
of June, 1910.
Ii appears also to your committee,
from the testimony of Francis Smith.
that John McKeon did introduce in the
town of Abingdon, and pass for his
wife, woman whom afterwards he de-
MED to be so; that on his first arrival
there, he was patronised by gentle
man in that county, to whom, as the
said McKeon informed him, he did
not then mention his marriage; that
some time afterwards. as the witness
was told by the said McKeon, he ack-
nowledged he was married, and that
his wife had arrived in this country
from Ireland, of which he was appris-
ed by letter from her, that he was then
advised by his patron to go and receive
her, that he met her in Richmond, and
carried her to Abingdon, where he in.
PRODUCED hero the wife of that eentle-
man, and other ladies of the first res
pectabihty of that place as his wife;
that from Abingdon he went to the
county of Lee, where he lived with her,
and passed her as his wife for six or
nine years; that after the last spring
election he met with McKcon,: as he
understood. on his way TO Richmond,
when a,conYersation ensued between
them, that McKeon then told him, that
he had suspected his wife of adultery
with his clerk, & had carried scheme
into execution, by which he had detect
ed her and his clerk. in bed together :;
that there was man with him at the
time OF his detecting her, who witness
ed the fact; that the said McKeon fur
ther told the witness he had whip or
stick in his hand, but did not strike Ell
ther his wife or clerk that the witness
was surprised at that, and asked Nc
Keen why he did not kill his clerk
McKeon observed he was prevented
from striking him by the man who was
with him; the witness then observed
that McKeon's bodily strength was
such as to enable him, with the stick
or whip which he had in his hand to
Kill both the man and the clerk, and
suspected it was concerted scheme
between McKeon and his clerk to get
rid OF his wife, but McKeon denied
that TO be the fact.
1t appears also from the testimony
ot Andrew Johnson, that he recollects
something of conversation between
and McKeon concerning the |
woman who was said to be his wife, on |
their way last winter from Richmond.
hat McKeon then spoke of his wife |
md child in Lee, and conveyed to the
witness an impression that he was mar
led, but did not positively say he was |
hat McKeon spoke of the woman, !
whom as the witness nndersta,J. H.