The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-11-17
From TIE Richmond Compiler.
TRfAI, OF JOHN BOkNERS.

The mrlbnchniy fate nl .3itsS Cunning
ham was drely fill throughout The whole
country. The Aue and cry was raised al
l,r the munster, who had prrprirated bolh
rap and murder upon 4 helpless and IN.
oaendlng stranger. Macy pr ons were Ia
hen Up on susple,sn, aud discharged Tor
ant NJ prosf, Uata nj high, Justice
was snp,o~,d IL hav" II upon the re- ! c1l-
rrlt in thu pcrson oE Joan Connsrs, Who
without the least trmptntion ar the least
terror had confessed hinself the murderer
al the unfortunate girl
After having brrn removed from VIZ
einia 10 Mafylaad, from Cecil connty 10
h ent after .nndry delays in the proc,r-
ing of witnesses both for tie prlsorrr and
tI,. nr..aa- ".iuu, IA. trial af H. p''"''' "a
came on, Mnnday the jist nt Al Cles-
Ter ~. IN Kent county hrfor. Judges Earle
md rnrnclk The testimony before The
Court ,prrsrn,s i -cnrioas coutrarl"ly nj eN-
Idrnce' ~ Ia lhr identify of the prls"ncr.---
Some Df the witnesses swear, that he WAS
near the scene Of thr murder IN the alh of
April others, that he WAS nj he very time
IN the Stale If Kentucky. The case has
excited 81 mach interest, AID shc iest5'o-
II, ~ W curious III lis contradictions, thai
W. e nnnt reconcile II In ourselves Ia pass
II o,rr. The trial itself fills morr ihan
five columns Of Il Baltimol. paper. W.
must lhen routrnt Ourselves with reial X lis
rading fea'ures aadlayng Ih' iollo ing
sketch before our readsr4.
AIess,s Kill the Atnn,y General, aud
oaRaJ Campbell. Appeared IN The -
II lip pfnqeenilon: Messls. thtmbers.
Grl.s.e and MrClran. IN bhalf oi III
arIspnH.
ftn fer<nn, we're challenged by theptls-
.onnr. hef,rr The JurY Ms completed ,
h Afea.s General opened me oose.
Ind Mr. { a hfrs ketched he poats nj
brew L. ,rr. N u nc reilrd Tor tleac-
quit ! nf tbe aoc0-..d.
GREY Rarber ~ the principal witness A.
salns' CaaueiS H. 1. sufied, that while
,,til,ug on . road in Virginia, shool
last nl Way II llff first of June, he fell
III cHnpau, with the risoner, he was with
hi1 \ la, MI N II ihH Z. told hlm hr
had murdered ak persnns; The last OF his
victims oas MISS Cunningham of Cecil
count : that he had violated her, talea
her gold tlag. aea expected 10 get gold
,ilch. hut she lad nons thai lie had klfI-
rd her for The fear she wo~i be witness
agains him :-TSe wanted the witness 10
pin htm ~ rnhblng IN, l.. :. mail that
at the house ola Mrs. Blllugaly, he again
confessed thathe had X illsd her with sill
W. DIRK. The witness sad, he had pre-
saa.d an n Young man.by the name OF JAS
lte.sa ens la listen IN the bushes while he
slnni in,rrrogate III" rrisnnrr, VII" still
TODD he sane story aud said he had sold
her ripg in Baltimore nr Alexandria for 3
della :. Witness admitted both the priso-
ncr sd himself were sometimes drank
veto when sober always told the sanle
strry hrn cross-Sram,ncd. the w'tncs.
aid. that he did act know when he heard
of,he au4ler of Miss G.. that the prlso
n.r called himself John Peters, aud sand he
had stolrn all the clothes he had on be-
han I'd badly an the road. and was turned
ott If several haltses for his misconduct,
JdRbss DeehtRs testified that at Barher's
request, Ia had srcr,tpd himself ~ the
bushes, aud oceriieard &. tell u. that he
had sloiased Hiss T.. aud heard HIM say
| something ahnnt ring but he was ton
far and the sound nf th- wind too g'eat tn
permit him la hear distinctly what pas ed.
Peter Bo,rier stated. TINT On the ts June
last, Connrr, AZ Barh.r were together ~
Il tavern il Virginia G VAS cu'sing very
much. Gc. Mr.. l.. Jenkins questioned b
i,cut tn. 90 frssian OF C., Barber said thai
( hul confessed the aeordrr of Miss c.
e,...r- shed To speak pri'a,"l, with b.
~ nina 18th bs,rayiug hln, and at
Il mptsa ~ s,uts bin, Whsn asked b,