The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-12-22


who witnessed the fact; that the said McKeoo
further told the witness he had whip or stick
in his hand, but did NOT strike either his wife or
clerk; that the witness was surprised at that,
and asked McNeon why he did not kill his
clerk McKeon obsersed lie was prevented
! from striking him by the n,sn who with
hin---the witness then observed that Nc
Seon's bodily strength was such az to enable
h'u, with the stick whip winch he had ia his
hand to kin tn the maR aud the clerk, and
suspectedit was concerted scheme between
Mckeo0 and his CLERK, to get rid of his wife,
bat McKeon deRied that To be the fact.
ltGppears also fiorp the testimony OF Andrew
Iolnscn, that he recolects something of con-
verss,jon between himself and McKe0n concern.
ing the woman who WAS said 10 be his wife, ON
tier way last winter from Richmond that Nc
Keen taen spoke of his wife and Child n Lee &
! conveyed 10 The witness impression that he
was married. but did not positively say he was
that McKeon spoke OF the woman, whom as the
witness understands, re hiss since married, and
stated to the witness he had wife, and Rad had
child which was dead that he afterwards met
with McKeOn in Bedford, on his way to Rich
moOds add came down with him, that on their
Journey McKeou todd the witness ne had no wife
that tie witness sstonishel st such de
ctaTaiion, and asked McXeon If ht. had not said
I asst winter that he had wife and child McKe
on replied ne had woman who lived with him,
bur declared lie c.'s not married. that it had been
ms intention 60 marry her, but he had declined
ao'ng SO, thSt ne hsd eHgoged 10 marry her in
tie'and, that he came from that country, not ha
viHg iaihed his engagement that she folio wed
nun To- nus country, that he had txkcn her TO Lee
or Abingdon, aud had since discarded her
that on his way down, at the time the witness
met With INN. Mrs King he said had upbrai
, de aimior Introducing this woman TO her as his
wife.
Et appears further 60 your committee, from the
lest'inony f Charles Noe, that it has been abovt
Z 90 , years since McKeon Frst came to Lee CT
mouse with woman who has lived with him du
ring Ia { time that after they h I'd been there.
some time, It was discovered they dA-red very
much, and frequently QGlrreiied in consequence
OF her drunkenness, that the witness became i'm
innate IN McKeon's family, and would cndeavor
60 pSc'ty her, addressing her by the name of Mrs
N1cheon, she requested the witness not to call
her out OF her name, and said her name was not
sicAeon, but Fanny Haley, that she came over
rom Ireland about three years after McKeon,
but was never married to him. that She WIS IN
toNicated when she said so, and indeed WI, in .
continual stale of intoxication that McKeon
safe IN presence OF the witness, Fanny n yer
VIA marry you unless you abandon your evil ma
BITS, and it you will swear TO do so. will mar.
~ yoa, she SAID she never would be married bv
<''y one IN th't county, iHtnating she WAS Ro
man Catholic, that the witness has heard her .,v
twenty times or more, she was never ma FRIED .
that lac heard threats thrown out against M X
on NHt he would be presented for living in state
OF tornieationi that it was generally believed by
Tue most respectable people there, they never
were married.
1t appears also to your committee, from the ties.
sinohy OF Alexander BiIcSwood, that the frs,
night Mckoom came 10 Richmond, about SIX or
seven years ago, he got scqusinted with him.
that re introduced himself 20 the nitness &C 4.
single man, aud he believed him 10 be- IS being
toid positively by NJ Keen, that he lad never
oeen married W Kenn mentioned that there
was "oinan IN NJ "AYork, that had followed
nifi from Ire and, who rot his wife, al,bo'
ne shouid have to pass ier probably as such.
nFesofvsa, Fhe1GoTe, as the opinion OF this com
mi'tee, that tue foregoing evidence adduced in
into the conduct If John McKeon, one of the
delegates m tlis present general assembly, from
the county OF Lee, who is represented to have
been gully OF the crime of bigamy, is not su.fi
Client, although entitled to the highest credit 10
establish the charge OF bigsmy against the said
john McKeon Lid or The table