Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-09-24

Ntf( q tCtl u CAtttC III i rot IL IRE
ssptowns the cattle had not been frirh,ened
quiet cattiei J kept q man before TO lead The
cast.e; the toler generally keeps with the car.
Tie, bnt trequently so yards ahead Of them. Il
lney trsvel slow. (Cross exam )-Trayeiled
I45 mi'es that dsy, don't travel more than aho,,
. hours IN the day, actual travelling: when /
got 10 Cressptown stopped At Mr.. Clusters "a.
sern, samuel Wsrmsly lives in Rasdolph
county, about IL miles from Beverly.
Here follows the testimonies Of Ell.
saosth Mcneil and Charity johnson
AXE that Of Mary Poland, we SUPPRESS.
Wa nm h-er. Ri have been a, Tie black.
sm',h business since 4 was z years Old. n was
on Tuesdsy ! FRS, ssv the horse. When -
hrst went out te see the hoss,. rxam;n.d ~
knees particularly, I seen FIVE cuts in the rich,
knee, one OF The cuts was a little above the
centre OF the cap OF the knee, that cut sIon.d
very htue dJwn, Nearly crosswise. il was on lie
outside part OF The Cap OF the knee, tbcre we're
2 Gets lower than that sioping down from The
outside OF the knee sioped towards the cent?, .
mere were tive cuts on the inside. sbou, "a or
! y an .hoh-,he lower poinis OF these gsshes
met ~ the centre making a kind Of .ogle tb.r,
was not much hair cut; some hair ~, go
cut, at the bps OF the cut. The cu,s wr,s
smooth, and thought they were Gu, with !
KNIFE, on an Observation OF them. The sxan
nation at the in9ues, was very prec;n;ta,e
d'd not examine The cut on the left knee mar.
ueuisriy Old wound on the left knee. NV
atie'tion was attracted by the hair being
cur snort close al The side If The lips OF the
in borses.
George Sease.-Mr. Kiles came after nv car,
on nondsy. ! rode up the ground, s. had his
nano, rtght hand, on one of hers, working her
myers. iasked him whether he wss behind
or bef"fe her when she feil-sa,d he was he.
hlnd her, that the horse fell over her. Don,
recoiect where he said the horse fell over her.
tae wounds ! observed on the oorpse the
same as described by the other Witnesses
Dan'ei ID nee Swesringen came 10 our
house, Mrs. Cressps] on Sunday evening, Jeff
there next morning after early breakfast. i got
wore ihas ms wife was dead; 4 wen, on as las,
as | couls; they had her in the csrt when I 90, |
there, they had started and were nearly on 10 |
the MAN fosd; a shaft broke. As came nesr |
TO the cart ) spoke TO me, said his wife was
oesu, 4 tnen went TO the cart and looked "a
'er iaIe-seen she was much bruised. Cart
started. 4 ASKED him where il happened: he
SAID the horse tell With her al the stony place.
near HIiiearS's fence. that the horse stumhled
al hest ana then stumbled agsin. she fell on h.s
NICK, ne recovered and stumbled again. and
she tell OH snd the horse fell on her. that he
Got off, "a. tie child down on the road side.
inca look her up, laid her on the bank close TO
Tue c".io, thst she attempted to speak 10 the
child, held ont her hand but could not sneak.
Said be thea huched the horse he WIS riding.
took her up and put her on her horse-shat he
set her IN the sadtie and laid her between the
pumHieis, Said he held her on with hand and
led the horse with the other, tina. he did not 90
tar before She fell OIL and received he cut ON
the temple, which he said he thought was the
greatest INJURY received. I theught by that
she was nor then dead. 4 think he said he
heard "A cpapk a q ft. ann,-I CIT -.-. -
tive. Previous 10 this he mentioned something
about the cattle. | asked him why he did'nt
call some OF the drovers to his assistance: he
SAD hat The cattle were scattered about IN the
WOODS, appeared frightened by the fall of the
horse, snid no did call to the drovers, did not
know whether they heard him or not-that
AFTER she bad fallen off the horse the second
uhe one o' the drovers came to his assistance
and helped bim TO put her up. I then asked
where he was going to take herr he said he
was so much terrified about The matter that he
did not know where 10 take her or what to do;
SAID he hrst thought of taking her over TO the
ievis mouse, ana then again he thought he had
better not; that be took her up the road and
tosk her into the woods. where the body laid.
lie then staid there till the drosers came up,
SAID he got one to go TO Crcsaptown tor Kile;
after he had sent the dreyer he went down for
the child and the other horse, said KiIe went
for the cart. After we got home with the
corpse, be asked me il I could spare a black
boy TO go up the river and let her friends know
she was dead. told him ! could; he said there
we're some things left where he horse fell by
The side o a tree on The bank. I ordered the
boy to 60; he brought them. (shoes and curls
said they were close to the road by a white oak
tree. It was possible for 5. to speak to the
boy before he went for The things. s. mani
tested no concern or distress on any of these
occasions Gross exam Swearingen had
hold OF the cart nearly ali the time, Mrs NJ
NeiIi'n the cart this was at the time the con-
~versstion took place.
Second exam. There was q good deal OF
blood on his clothes, in spots, some on the bo
som Of his shirt, vest and psntaloons, some spots
we're as large as q quarter, or from that to a
'ievenPence. He observed. that be got very
bloody in putting his wife on the horse. ! did
moi observe the blood on him so particularly;
seen that there was blood on him.
.gary Pofand-Seen blood on his vest and
on hrs pantsioons too, seemed like as II some
thing had been dragged over il; didn't seem
like drops OF blood at ala when be sat Down TO
supper he put in his rufies and buttoned up bis
coat. Iseen this blood before supper, but he
did not tuck in his rnf1es or button his coat till
he sat down to supper. Her frock was a dark
calico, with white cross bars (secepd msurning)
L did not examine her under clothing. He said
he threw her on the horse and held Der only
the two ankles.
Ihsmas Qaansri1, (who visited the prisoner
whilst in Bsttimore jail. jim company with
several gentlemen on Sunday, Swearingen was
brought out by The Jail keeper. | asked him
| why he was not on: Of the United States before
| this tiuel he said he did not intead to 90 out,
| he had some land in Kentucky. and intended TO
\ srt out n vounp aYchard and settle himaeifthere