Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-09-17
G~ncartmgtu'g CrtaL
frssfn he Cienis,is land Civilian.
ALLRGANY COUNTY SPECIAL COURT.

NOAR Il
ArcvsT TxAx-is29.
We this wetk the snblicat;., III
the most msierisi part Of The evidence g;ven
on the trial 81 George Sssea,aages for the muir.
der OF his wife, asd that part which we believe
WILDE notwithstanding TO those who wish d.
20 knew the particulars ofths case as severally
sta'ca oy the witnesses. We have already sta.
ed that Sweatingen, On Mendsy the 9Th Sent
1928, was riding With his wife and eh;Id 10 zee
. ~reiatiye ncsr Cressptown, in t,,is county.
when and whefe the murder was committed. a
dfoFe OF SAITH was passing the ground At the
time. a. The hst witness examined will explain.
We give ihess particulars (which, though
they may nal IN every lnstaaec be the whole of
the evidences nor the precise language OF the
witness yefthey are substantially correctly in
order 10 ssiaty the anxiety OF cur readers, who
look TO US or their publication.
Hainesses on the pert Of Me Sta..
J. " crawtsrd--rhe prisoner overlook me
fhe otn9r SIDE Of ~CresaRsoun, at the corner OF
bruee'yfeld, and this sids Of the Tevis road.
clio ysfds vest Of Cressptown. looked baok.
saw he prisoner With his child. riding .fovlv
lie ohqnired which way I was gong. where |
was trora. aud what was my name. { told him
lie fhen said bis vile was tnrswn fran her
horse if@ifa mile back; asked ne to take his
horse, ride on 10 Cressrtown and send back !
man by he name of Kilrs; he told ue where
10 fad aim, be ssid he thought she vas kiiled.
hut was net c~ertsin; that Elies bleeds some.
times. lie rot of his horse, and tosk him
ard rsde to town for kilesi passed the cattle.
and got into CEessptoNn before them; about
IT'S IA the dfeFe, travelling about Two miles an
hott there were 9 or 7 droyers Engaged il
dfIsmgi dtd not return. The cattle vera not
alarmed a. all THAI know OF that day. fCrpss
examination heard seine usise brhird me.
t@eked back and sew Swearingen, could SEQ
100 or 200 yds. saw several spo,s Of hlord on
hts vest when nc came up TO me, perhsps half
as large as 8 mans hand, a gesd deai If MA
waisioost &ss sFnearsd ever; rode a sorrel horse.
There was . mans saddle on the horse | rsde
after Kiles. There was a lady overlook us a.
ssul the mouth of the eastern Teyis road. ebs
rode on thrsugathe cattle, aud the last saw
Of her was on the top Of lime gtsoe h;ll.
Robert E1ss ~ saw Swesringen and his wife
psss through ~Ctessptown, on Monday morning
~betwsen 8 and 8 o'clock. l was pickine hons:
Mr.. M'siahsn passed along about 20 or rs min
utes after s. and vic, in same directisn. wa.
IN the samc place when my mother GANG down
and told me some ore had brought a horse far
me TO So and blead Swearingea's w,fe. When
! got to the FORKS of the road, S. ~kissled.
started up the fevls read, ana vhen 70. near
him ne SAID "Lord, Robert | thiak poor Ma.
ry's dead" took held Of her band and said.
she y dead enough He wAs sitting by her
aide Huch iatiS1sdi 30 distress otherwise sp.
parent. asked him where IL hannenea. be
said the horse hsd thrswn her dow. 81 ! .,.,.
pile aud fell on her. where the run comes ait
at The corner of the fencs at Hillsary,s field. /
asked him It the horse bad killed her dead: ~
SAID net. taat he was bringing her back to .be
tevis road; that she fell off and got cut il her
right temple; be said be put her on ana al.
teli Oh q second llme. said, why then. Abe
get three falls, he said yes; l asked him IL he
brought her up the big read, said be did. I
asked him why hs tssk her so far an th@ rav;a
road from the main roads said hs took her uu
there to keep any thing frsm digtuybing her
While he went back for the horse child ana 9th.
er things. thes ssked aim, did you see any
thing of Billy MsMahoa Or the rssdp he said
not. aud e"quitsd y he bad gosc along the
rssds--Ihen said !, ithoHsht you sent fcv me
70 oiees your vie. he said he had tried 10
sliced hes himseif with his penknife bat she
would not bleed. asked him how he would
get her away; said he did oct ku.w. hut he
thsught the Tesis house weuld .s the h~s,
place to keep her. Iasked him where ne in.
tended to have her buried, he said n cur.bev.
land. tsld him he lad sesser take her en- the
way no intended having her buried. and thar
MIRA. CsesaP's vas a coed place. He said lie
aid dot Ike to take her to Mrs. Cfessp.s: a.
thsught could carry her seFore me- / tried,
she vas tso timber. 4 laid hsr down and wen,
for > carts ,eek both hsrses and The child with
me; left the child at Mrs. MsNeilis: changes
tae saddles and sent her to tie csrpss. "a.
pearance of the corpse Her eyes Closed and
mouth open. Z tied her mouta shnt w,tb !
handkerchief, placing it under her shin and
oEinglngit over the top Of her head. 4 -,
There several minutes before 4 tied il a.. an
might have tied il tighter had il NOT bsea "a,
the weakness of the handkerchief. She "a,
not right warm when 4 wens there. Msnds,
vas a ssrm day, tolesable hard raia Al u;rAt--
l5ee : % exam.
There tao question arose. whsther the vi,
nesses from Hagsrstswh, sunmsnsa "a nrav.
his eonduei with Rsshel C~unnin xham. a. m
Expressions concerning bis wife seversl wear
ags, should be brought a. evidence il The cs.e
Argusd-as they were not Connected Wit
tbs murder, NOR aotiee given in the inaietmeal
they could netsshey were admissible only wher
! ! mtentlen sr laaiiee vas to be presed; that e.,
. sstAbEehsa the fass Of killing and thsn she
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