The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-07-30
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

CORONEK5 INQUEST
RcHNoND u, jnjv -lnqnisiiion was take
n the house OF Nm. Grace, ~ the county a..
ieoucn. an the lalh July, 1927. before Ieys,
aecscr, Coroner for sand county" Upon view.
ng tte body of TIE deceased, Isaac Reed ice
mau of color, aud upon the oath, ola jui, sum
noncd tonqnre INTO what manncrthe SAID Isaac
Reed camr Ia his death; STATE, alter having Gaze
ally examined the body of the decreased, and
hndbug he eupon stripes made 10y the lash oi Il
c5wndc o la,a OF some l,iud aud ais tnai
He deceased having rope ted tbou, his IL ms
,part OF winch extending across the III oat 10
ar lobe the ear, leaving strong impression
n the neck and causing the tongue to extend
slond III" teeth, aud considerably swollen ;
'ad also, thar having examined several witness
- whose testimony goes prove that William
.irocc, Samuel II Nhipple an DAVID iIender
on, oi the sand county, committed the above re
cncd aCtS OF violence on the 10Th md l1th in
stani. at the house OF the SAID Nm Grace i h.
iutots were unanimous OF opinion that the de
cclScd came to his death by the hands of the
said Nm Grace, ) II. Nhipple and d. Hem
deIson, and not Otherwise
We understand tina the above named persons
havc been committed to jail, and their case vii
be LAID before a called Court on Thursday next
An iuqucstwas held IN THIS city Yesterday o.
yer the bods Of II negro boy named rbnlc, a
bout Il 81 II years old, me property ct Capt.
Carter. he verdict OF the jury IS in tbese
words That the SAID Charles came 20 bis death
~ the following nanucr---'' lie was nut into the
smoke house in the yard Of the lot by order ot
ais maStcr, placed upon CHAIR, and q rope lied
bose about his neck for the purpose of alarming
INN. an daterne him from lhe commission Of
.omc arr disaarcoablc &c ms master aud that
ne boy was found otlihc char aad the ropp nar
erIug tong enough 10 allow his feet To reach the
floor, he sttonslcd So death The Jury saw this
happened about Il O'Clock this dav; aud that
be came TO ms death in tens way aud not other
wise 23d July. ls27. Signed Charles II
II, dc Coraa,y-Guiand IIayncs, y m. Crutct,-
6rld. Wm. Dahne. Frederick judo, nos. 3
Garter. Ihoru,on { Lipscombr Albert g. Rowe,
Nathan II Baeland Caleb Tyre tames 2. ~
ler, ". Bracket aud Morton Noodson.
We did not hear the evidence before the IN
quest. i'ur we understand from the Coroner,
NM man servant belonging 10 Capt. Garter.
VAS examined. aud stated, that his master or
de,cd MN IN the morning to takr the boy and
tie him in the smoke hoaS., thar he dId so; ma
king him stand ON a char without ab5cl> that
he put the rupe around his uect> loosely, and
tied it to a beam above lint in the course of
the morning he had occasion 70 go into the
smoke house t" ice, and found him still ON the
char. He bee ed to he released
We understand lhpt his master adopted
this mode e. furnishing him for some offence
amt thar after he tlluns tho boy had been in
confinement long enough. he requested his SIS
ties 10 go with him 10 the door and beg tor biS re-
lease and thai he would release him, appar-
entity al her solicitation. They went to the door
accordingly but upon opening If, fDund