Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-09-10

whist l1ns with Gen. Audrey Jackson in he capacity ofO
Doe: {" zen Ia iso Ienife'uf attending The Of
@ ' d. i'"oN s. .-ert was very suo1s, man, po--
81 ''st Ne.''t and unsoserOa; t.iicr and disaoa
NON "h nay Other ta'I lie .tc,uely runaway and ov
- s ;t ~ 'e No.1 as @1iroenoeo aud bcaght home. On
oocas0US 'en JACKSON had oryi,C ia, Tor thsr
oenIo without casscae upD,: his promises Of Ia,r b
Wee and inOie Official; lie controlled About the st ofi,mc
w., ie ig"n runaway pVn tie 27t August q: Iln,t
br,i who aon, ~ 49, - On o'l'd to see ~
me General replied, deceived l1 10 often i've lf
"ul let, him ma, neh, the arIer ca,s 70, me t 5 a.se;
}I tJs.t that he should WHIPPED. but tpon ref,t;,n m
n Gcie'ed ne would not have him whipped and sad nus,
lusoctcr, and sell him whatever ne Would command at
".nn' cove IT a. my opinion that this wolr d. ;or
some examples ol made n, conaoi teTat
'' " .sbe q Ss, ye oT3sa 49, oqG , ssots Tie
HAT was correct to u K, rim. cyay itn The hn,s
lazy nest morning started with Gilbert, ,aa, distant
d.! Nhe:e The slaves were al wor6 and where teaded cbas
DGG' oi woodland There with myself and Gilbert.
M'ous aecie dc 10Y 10 climb l.orn sapng neat
M slAii Pam we trl'eurd and break switches, which
Lac Switches Gilbert, who walking before me cane 10 aI
bFrt crook in ie road around the end passed.
I?to follow ed AZ the distance four OF five wards he
upo. the opposite sis i 'i5 81 u' ~ Nc Ioe acuS INC
tic rope, Which had been tie lut ll tfr mon.
i"'nd stc wrists without being bovhe made.
sudden SPRING seized me By the breast vih-c, han i
;eke.l down acres the wa SiNs lie ri.c,T
sunh fwood ;d me across tie heat Which tyied ire
10 Tie Erod-he then Jumped me- and as have bef2rr
>lied he was very stout heaey man ard eins but AN
It Very s'iorn nc pEoIcd an ovcIna,rh for Gileru
aEg !I pIie'ase with bQ;hhad, then counurced heating
G!oRnig ne most Violently and would, have dou;
billed me had npt daIuy .k and stabbed hin. Afc ma
kng several trUsts with Ca.g.r il was kna I'D from ~;
hand from eight 10 fyeye iche beyond the tarh ofe,her OF
ps-fach tiled % get it called hoy Who coan;e1 ,s
IL - IL ''jFf' was extending his ann Il me boy
however sGc:ed" t'''cd then ,ie Low 10 hand
oreld The hoy plunge the din mo hi5-,c rev .bici
mn IN the ies'y glrt OF the 'h2: then ordered hin to STAB
MS ef against i the boy ty violence Of a., blow was
iSfoWi OH to ii c9:.a'aile dsanc" ami u Clo2 then
WcFe that II; would Nil the not keen oil t;iIbsf
vas now LAYING WITH his whoh weight aoto,s ~ bo-;: O.
en one al my arms under his :er ar"ua4 ms Body aid
ne nd Sol ttn G.ot stab in hcllov oftr bark
TAEh Gn,2e hn chan. position by ,aGr one knee On
with one hfnd, and viii e other Cdea>oa 10 ,ke the dag
blu, finding he dill, J,t nearly double ,ey. as far Ion" me-
as possible, and EaGe anoter effort >c, but found
hirils him from lnene cau. ly the :r.les and ie n
VIM my ieet ~ ms Hnd th9whg re weight ofny body
situation dew from poke! snail bn:a, and by powerful
breast try!S TO aSe the Gn my hand, which kept
TIRE" my ann around Lis n"c and fried the great artery;
ana without touching IT, did deep cash IN lie back
nrncd with his fce ne oal ceer extended Ms ann
VIM cencied Ans and distorted features, (Shis
[eadasty lLft s gave me dc most horrible log for about
o;icd at lapid pace th.,y y,fds moe AGAIN va!k9d
fo'Ty u the di c'ioo Q: yh!cbci il grove few
races then stopped suddenly Changed h course towards
The Hermitage, and after sone na ,eclo about ten steps in
a slow waik stopped and laid down. had by suf
lcil strength TO walk, and where Gill lay nhen with
1r same rope which 5sl swinging of es hands
pa, has other 'loHs The u-ning noose a had confined g
Veorr. soon after ti was nezroes ,i tie fed
ramc, having he3n informed ov who led become
EARNED az hes'irge ana u tie Tncan tie 10 te field III
ten desnatche,l servant los Cc. Toc. on end elrne
10 e Pace o combat 70 PICK up my arh and few articles
Which had iaIn lon my pockets du:us s,gu--c Nhr
2ins ntoIrSd II as ;na Wods possible he Ser sent!
Tor physician told him f9m Pc apnrr,.nicd
dereI that Dr llCoslc Should he sem 1oc ""u ~
bert was then Generals houEc cys III BTCot
arrived III shoEf n unable with bis cxcs,ion 10
h. z%om S'y ne In% c NV nega g2 e.ae sufgive
~ inquired BY Geo Jackson and rsouese 10 chic ,b &
Gums arcHs Gilbert fad cc.y yyhsn sr,1c 10 en- on on
Trey suhjrr' Wills, he live After tearing 'csiilonv
and sccns the wounds and bruises been inflicted cr
ine by Gilbert justified BY Corpnors Inquest wlcS
st the occasion Ila sdv after ihis &c tIui was
subsequently, had prosecuted murder og crvan.
ioct OF ;ch vas acquitted by the Grand jury nayiJ
2n Ilic'li' Cou and taorny lD2ated nom the custody
Sbcsrci and snra 10 before nc Justice of tho Itce f.
+'7<efy .; Williamson, '5 9Th day u Ausust, 1g2G.
I'I@sc We're 10 Itgal Witnesses present al the rGl:
CGdntcr but Walton stated to me- 10 Major Francis
! H. Ogden, or Now Jersey, and Dir faInuc fIava n
the aforesaid 29th OF August, The cav after tie affair
happened, the JhCujustances substantially the sane
10 Hsl.'"HtSu IH IFS htfusNit above. Major OrdCu
and Mr.. Hays were Witnesses before the iurv IF IN
guest Hereinafter mentioned. This statement Of
! NNultons Vas strongly confirmed nv bruises and
other evidences Of great violence exhibited bv he
person and the account OF Joe the small bow c6rrns
pended with the foregoing statement IL was a
very smart md Intelligent boy, who was taken aside
by Tn Jury rs had been previously done by Gcneral
Jackson, and earthly examined about The whole mn
ter The Jury confdad in the statement of Walton
because i was uniformly tho same, and strictly COZ
rooorat"d by the statement OF the boy Joe. WA
ten pcrsou afforded Just such evidences of violence
a might he expected from his statement: and tie
surrounding ohcrtS. such the path Horn Been
tree aN switches. and The ground itself. furnished
sjUf1Eg evidence Of q I0ng continued and severe
s'Tu.-.i". Eder t1osc circumstances the Jury rem
o-r.C SIC verdict already mentioned
AfaE tla jurors and other ucjehbors bad ghnr
i'hric, Con-. Jackson asked Iue 10 walk With him TO
the place where Tic unfortunate affair took pIaco
During oar wp,, IT, remarked to ice that tho irry