Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-11-15


houses for his misconduct.
James DICKENS testified that at Barber IS request,
he had secreted himself In the bushes, and overheard
T.. tell B. that he had violated Miss &. and heard
him say something about ring; but he too far
and The sound OF the wind too great to permit him
TO hear distinctly What passed.
Peter BOIcier stated, that the LIST June last
Couners and Barber were together at tavern in
Virginia, &. cursing very much, SC. Mr.. l..
jenkins questioned b. about The confession OF C.,
Barber said that Z. had confessed the murder OF
! Miss C.--Conners wished TO speak priy.-sly with
b. charged him with betray ing him, and attempted
to strike him.--When asked by witness why he
mad killed the lady, G. said he had not killed her,
but had passed by the place where she was murder
| ed on the day the deed was done.
l.. Jenkins stated, that when b. told him he
would inform him What he knew of c., Corners
wanted Is. to 90 aside with him but witness would
not let him CO. L. said h. was a liar Tor "a ing lie
had confessed the murder, struck him and charged
him with betraying him. G.. said at one time he
had worked on the Chesapeake and Delaware ca
nal, and soon al er denied it.--C. said he fell in
wrh Barber on the road, aud asked him if he had
eve, heard of the murder of Miss Cunningham
told he had travelled past the place whe the muir
der was committed, near the time it was done.
Witness Afterwards, hen Corners was in Jail, ask
ed where he was the first OF April last G.. said
he was l. miles from Wheeling, Ohio, said he had
been al the mouth oil W Wabash river aud travelled
IRON there to Louisville and TO Miilersburg, Ken
lucky, in the month OF April. He had passed by
the name of Conners and Peters, but said nothing
about calling himself Pano; said he had bought a
hat from Mr.. Dier.--Witness said, he had exam
med C's bundle after his arrest, and found cam
brio shawl which appeared like lady's.
Richard Boutdcn, believed that he had seen the
prisoner at his house the % April eat breakfast
there; said he was going to the Chesapeake and
Delaware cana; returned some time afterwards
said he did like the canal: left bundle of
clothes at his house, sc. lie always will believe
while he has his senses, that the prisoner is the
same man who LEFT his house the 4th day of
April.
James Smith worked some time on the canal;
saw the prisoner at the canal looking out for work
noticed he had a bad countenance and refused 10
hire him.
Hg,ey Wo6it believed he had seen prisoner at the
canal: has no doub, on his mind oil it.
William .9dam found Miss C's. body abou, 200
yards south OF the state road, betw Elkton and
Hayre de Grace
George Hnbbens saw coming out of the
woods where The murder committees: the man
mad knapsack, enqured the road to Havre de
Grace thinks his voice was like the prisoners,
but cannot say 1t was him.
George Turner is impressed with the belief that
on the morning OF the Alb April he passed the pr-
soner Eear EIton. Charles O. Black also thinks
ne met him on that morning .--JoSeph Il. Bunting
thinks too he me him, hut could not be certain.
Now here are three Witnesses who swear 10 his
being in The neig hbourhood-tour Others no think
they saw him and two who heard him confess the
mIrder. 4 he seems very strong proof let US see
the other side
Nm " atsOn--AIiss c. lived with him; know
nothing oil her rings except The one found on her
hand alter her decease.
Nm. -HODft-does not believe the man he met
on the morning OF the murder the prisoner though
ne had first though, so. John Coduen does not
think the prisoner the same man he met, with a
long surto1t coat on, &c.-James Russell--the
Nm. Coale stated, that man with bundle
got into his gig. and rode fifty OF sixty yards wnea
they met Miss Z. The man then got out, and he
himself rode Off Does not think hat man was he
prisoner.
abraham Knight, the feryman at The Chesa-
peake, on the evening Of the 4h, put man over
the river; the clothes in his bundle were bloody
thinks ne was the guilty person--but the prisoner
Is not that man.
James SetoaH-examned c. in the Jail at Stat
lord; he then SAID, he did not know where he was
On Atm April-but in EiEton Jail, he told him ne
was In AlllIersburg, kenlucky at the time; he
TONED Ills acquaintance with der, Sanders and
imont OF that place, and spoke of a hat he had
bought OF Mr.. der there Witness had, at the re-
quest OF the counsel Tor the prisoner, written Mr.
orbes, respectable and Intelligent gentleman OF
; rgina, respecting The character or veracity OF
Grey Barber. The answer TO the inquiries was, that
ne was man addicted 20 ntoxicalion except that, !
nc knew notbl against him, and his evidence in |
his opinion, would be entitled TO credit
IhOnldS Wdkker, was the person who had gone
10 Kentucky after the witnesses; the prisoner had |
old him, before starting that he lad been employ
ed by a MIR. Vlmont, and his son Jefferson T.. Vi
g. Il l. L. u
described them, sc. James Sanders had described
particular marks The prisoner, without being
asked abou; them.
James Sanders, from X. was then sworn, and
stated that James Corners, the prisoner, did come
20 MIllesburg on the last day OF March, and work
I'd with him Que week, when he was discharged Tor
drunkenness. The witness spoke too oil the hat
bought OF DER. Prisoner knew witness the mo-
ment when he saw him in Chestertown Jail.
JeDers0n r.. PmOnt OF X. also appeared and |
'wore to prisoners being in Miersljurg on the
last day OF March last; witness kept his fathers
books at the time, ard now produced his day book |
to shew he was there at that time: he had charged |
certain things TO him under the name OF Pano |
{ (Which he lad first called hnmself,) though he af-
forwards SAID his name Connels, sc.
Dr. Morgan BTODh, High sheriff of Kent
county, sworn sath--He was IN the prison when |
tie witnesses from Kentucky were taken into the |
presence OF the prsoner; he Immediately named !
James Sanders and Jefferson f. Vimont, and ap- |
Peared much affected and sgitated Witness lad
given orders that they should not be taken the
presence OF the prisoner until ne IS as present.
The Evidence being gone through, the case was
argued on both sides, during the rest OF that day
ard part OF the next.
AT 10 O'Clock The Jury retired---at 20 minutes |
past 2, they returned with a verdict of - Not
guilty." The prisoner was then discharged; and
Left the courthouse in company with his Counsel,
without any observation from the Court
The Jury, we think, decided according to the