Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-09-28
EXAMINING COuRT


un5s Court OF the town of Petersburg, held al
| the Courthouse, on Thursday last, came on
the examination Of John Dapis Charles Jones
iho'nds I1anibeh, and .4rcher Parkinson, who
had been committed on the preceding Satur-
day, to the Jail ofthis town, charged with hay
nS murdered Il man named Uuiiam C. Rous-
ter. From the evidence exhibited OH the ex-
ANIMATION, 1t appears, that OH Friday night,
The 18th inst. two of the prisoners (Charles
Jones and Thomas LGmbeth) with the slaves
Hoses and Dick, noticed below, went to a
house at the foot of Bollingbrook street, of no
ordinary fame. Shortly afterwards Royster
came in, and enqrircd of the woman of the
house, what the negroes wanted; and observ-
Ell, that they should not be allowed to stay
there, with white people. This remark pro-
duced :. few words, of very little apparent
warmth upon which, the woman of The house
desired the negroes TO withdraw they did so,
together with the two young men who had
entered it with them. The Young men, with
the negroes, then proceeded in search orfliends
to- take satisfaction for the insult that had been
offered They succeeded in enticng John
Davis and Archer Parkinson into their service {:
and with this additional force, they again re-
pared to the house, where, it appears, without
explanation, so soon as the object of their
search was pointed out, he was either taken
transaction took place in the course of IA few
minutes, and was SO sudden, as not TO enable
the witnesses TO observe distinctly when he
was instantly murdered, either with club or
Il rock, his skull having been beaten in.
Mr.. IIay, for the Commonwealth, sustained
the pr0secution-Mr. Spooner defended Davis
and PerklDsOn, and Mr.. Peterborough, Lam
betil-No one appeared for Jones. The
Court, after hearing the evidence, and the ar
Sument of Counsel, remanded the prisoners
to JAIL for their final trial, which will take
place at the ensuing term of the Petersburg
Superior Court, which will commence its sit
tings on the 9Th of October next.
Republican.
Trial Of Dick and Moses
The preceding case having occupied tbe
greater part of Thursday, the Court for tbe
trial of Moses and Dick, did not sit till Fri
day; when they were arraigned, and after
a patient investigation of the evidence.
winch was the same in substance with
that produced OH the examination of Davis,
Jones, Parkinson, and Lambeth. the Court
sentenced them to be hanged on the first Fri
day in November next. fD.
SHOCKING MURDER.
FREDERICKSBURG, Sept. 2G-It has seldom been
our painnl lot to record more barbarous transact
ton than that which took place IN Caroline county
OH SUNDAY night last. Tor the following particulars
IN relation thereto, are indebted to a gentleman.
near neIghbor to the unfortunate victims On the |
night aforementioned, three white men las is suppos-
COZ got into the house of old by the name Of
C0nts; whose family conssted besides himself Of a |
maiden sister, an old woman and three small negroes
all OF whom had retired to rest One Of the latter.
upon hearing something fail, criedout, who there "
when immediately the assassins commenced an indis.
cr'mnaie attack upon the whole family, cutting and
stabbng with Knives or other sharp Instruments and
mtngng IN the most shocking manner the bodies of
Mi Conts, his sister, and The old woman who lived in
re house, while lying in their beds and danger ousy
woundng TWO OF the negrOcs-the third, who escaped
with less injury, though severely cut was the first TO
give the alarm. On the neighbors repairing TO the |
.pot ahOrrd spectacle presented itselft TO their view
beds but the murderers had fed When our inlor- /
maui left the house, MIR Coats was living in a sense
less state. His sister, aud the old woman who lived
with him, we understand since dead and the rest
ut the wounded are not expected 20 recover The OBJ /
lect OF these inuman wrctchos is supposed to have
been pirndcr May speedy justice oyetiakc them