Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1823-06-14
From the Richmond Erquire~.
In .elestmS Law Case.

the superi,r court If L.,w for New
Kent county. was tried I'D d-.p-m;n 4
by jury oftwslve int i.geni men, six
several presentmenis, found b, the
grand jury in said court, against Col
Richard Graves. 10 each of thosr in
dictment- the defendant Wa eharg1 d
with a violation Of the act to suppress
duelling. The attorney for the com
monweaith drew up six counts, AMI
char ed the jerry, tn I ii the evidence
was sufficient TO establish either, thew
were bound TO find the defendant guilty
For the purpose Of giviu; the public
correct info' nation on the subject. the
counts rs laid 10 the indictments are
inserted:
VIRGINIA
First Judicial Circuit, Ne5u- Kent COUNTY
10 Wit:
tst Count.-The Jurors Tor the Com
monw eaIth Of Virginia, duly summon
Ell to attend The superior court If law
directed to be holden fur the sa,d
county Of New Kent, being one of the
counties composing the first Judicial
circuit aforesaid, upon their oath pre-
sent Richard Graves, for seudin a
challenge 10 Archibald Ley, 10 fight
him the said Graves 4 duel With YEA.
pms, but VII t k, d % weapons IL 60
the jurors unknown.
I'd count -And the jurors aforesaid,
do fu'th'r preseu i,hard Caves,
for sending challenge 10 Archibald
Lacy, 10 6gh a duel, With pois"
"A 49, HI ha
said duel might then and there be
Tough aud end d.
3D. count And the int aforesaid
do further present kiehntd Graves, tor
sendir z challenge o Archibald LA.
ty, to fight him the said Graves a du-
ei IN the following manner thai two
cups should be flied. he one with
pure water and The other with deadly
poison g; and that IVA tickets should
be rolled up and put in hat and they
the said Richarh Grave. AID Aichi.
bald Lacy should draw lot who should
drink the cop Of pai>oD, sc. DE.
ath count.-And the Jurors afore.
said de- iurtLer present kIchsrd
Grave. for -enoing challenge to Arr
cbibaid L~ey, TO tight duel, Nth
knives, Sc. &c.
5M coant.-And the jurors Aforesaid
do further present hichard Graves,
for sending challenge Ia Archibald
Lacy, In fight him tie said braves u
duel, by drAwirg 1T for cup OF poi,
500, u Inch up was TO be drank b, the
person tn wi ON the sas,e fell by the
said allOtments
6th count. Aud I jurors aforesaid
do further pre.,nt Richard Graves,
far sending chuiie ,se to ArrhiDalh
Lac1, q hight him tue snid Graves
duel. WITH ioi.on and knives, &c. &c.
EX kACT~.-
1estc, Is. cambridge c. c.
Few ca.es ever decided IA the COM
mon~eaIth Of Virginia. has excited
more Interest or more f. cling than this
On the first day. when III trial wa
expected to take place. The court was
Ihtnngcd with aB uausual number ot
spectators On the second day, the
number, though smaller, was fur b..
y0nh what had ever b en- -etD on sDv
former occasion. the eonnmnnwe+i,i
was ably 'epresenied by her attorney
Mr.. McCandi, h, whose ability III,
zpaI WAS arPlaudrd b! all Who heorn
hin. John Tyler ard James Semplt,
lr. ESqrs. were empi yed by the de-
fendnni, nod Andrew Stevenson, PC
with phiIani hr0pI honorable to hi
character, volunteered in the defence.
The innisposiuop of Mr.. eemple
caused him 10 iraVe the argument OF
the eau Z to Mess. ! Ter az steven
son. The etiiencr wrot { Eheu tia
GtaVes received challenge from A.
ehibald Lacy I" fight sisl hgbi, t~
ur three Us h.f re The meeting OF IT,,
legislature IT, 1924 Grave, refused L..
accommodate him at that lime, on nc
eoObt OF hi, public duties tut piedgt
himself to give h,n tLae)J an Oppnr-
unity OF obtaining honorable SaI..
faction imme diaiely after the 81 i"g oi
the Legislature. That Graves y o,e
note TO Lacy on he i7ih Of Msrrb, Ia
rrt him at u certain plact, to s,tile
he difference. They met. That GTs'es
was disabled by an accident in one Of
his itbS and aueIe. icy, WHOSE b
day "eI-h' WIS up, aFdr Of 300 10,
G aV - I'ss ihsn $50 lbs. urged ii.
tighI when Ora proposed they
should put 40 end 10 the difference b,
allotment 10 the following wn) thai
'~o cops III UId be file. 'ht one win
pure ~ er, the Other with dehdiy Poi
con, ana ct 90 table covered v iih Il
clio h; that Two tickets should be- roll d
T.. I'll 4.