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

'euIatfon-'he corpse was inferred. I took
S"e~rnseh INTO a room at Fechtie's. snd ,oid
~" P1one Eumonr was suspecting him, ,ha,
there was a good deal Of excitement. sna 80
people were no, satisfied, and thai he .nns..aS
20 stand somewhat censurabie. that 7 ,hough,
ne nso better have a new investigation lie
uheh observed that he did not know tbs, !,
"Vuiu answer any good purpose, that those
VINO now censured him would afterwards cen.
sure BIN. then asked if he was riding slow
ort4st when the horse fell. be said he Vas rd
ing IN a Walk, and ! think he said a slow wsIk
nu"en Asked nm bow his wife got so many
bruises on The head when he was riding in
SLOW walk, from one falll he said she did no,
get mem all at once, that she had fallen tue
or tHree times after she was dead, the woods
were thick around, and he could not keen har
on the horse. then asked him wba, was he
reason he went into the woods. why he did M,
SeePthe nam road to H'Heary's house; he said
ne wanted 10 take her 10 the Tevis house !
asEea him II there was not a road leading from
the stony place to the lewis BIO Sc. and civ
ne IVA not go that road; he said he did purs.e
ubstfosd untii he came TO the hill. that The Hill
was steep and he had 10 slant to get I'm. Ae.
Counting to me Tor being in the wood, in This
way. | then told him there was a repor, !,
Circulation that he had this Rachael C,,nni,g.
nam al his house, and that she was in NOSES.
SION OF some OF bis wife's clothing. He ,bso
ta'C ~ IODFDy ana saIu hat that
was one OF Charity Juhnson's stories, and every
oody knew what kind OF a woman she wss
Wben he got rear The door and abeut to Il ave
the room, l called to him to stop: he then tur.
ned round, ! said, George, iwaatt to knew the
truth about this report before you leave the
room" | told him | wanted TO know if she was
the same girl he had in Hagers town. and how
she came up there. be then said. .snow Won
come a little too hard on me, she is the same.
and ! sehther there. lie then left the room and
went into the street, and was gone perhaps an
hour' ss" him CONN & down street. and |
thought | would have more conve r~sation,
called hun and he came. I then pressed the
same subject on him about having this new in
ves.igatlon, in presence Of Joseph Sprigg: he
ssio ne did not think IL necessary, that taking
all circumstances into consideration, the fail on
the mountain, bis come etion with the girl in
Hagerstown, and ticking her to the house so
near where the acciden, happened, wss strong
grounds tor sus2ecti0g him, and he did not
Diane any man for suspecting him. ihrged it up
on him still further, that he ought not only con
sent but demand il, that his own character wa,
at stake, that he ought 10 have the Physicians
summoned and have her taken IN and examin.
edj he Their hung his head, paused, and then
observed that he did not think his mo,her in.
law would consent to il. told him to go anil
see MS mother in.law ard return and let me
know what she said. HE got Bn to go, Icali.
cd to him again to stop, and told him wanted
TO know from him whether he was willing TO
have the investig alton to take place indepen.
dent Of his mother n-iaw, as bis Character was
AZ stske and not hers. He SAID he was not vii
ing, but that he woild go and see his mother
ia'iaw. file thsn left US, and returned 10 a short
TINE with his brother III. brother and hun
sell and Sprigg and my self went into a room; he
SAID his mother in law would not consent to il.
! then SAID u was a very unfortunate thing this
girl was so near to where the accident happen.
ed Has brother then said in q threatening
way, that the gill was not there, aud that he ia.
red me to prove she was. I told him he had
better not get into a passion about it, that he
need not THINK 10 frgi,ten peorie, that he was
onlv making bad worse. George told him TO
say nothing about it, that he new nothing about
IT, that the girl was there, and he tod me so.
lie Sad he Intended 10 send h er to Brownsville
or wouid send her there, and have aotbing fur
tber TO do With her. They then left us, snd we
went to the coroner's and aweke him, | think
he was in bea; | told him to GO and summon
another Jury. and he went off TO hunt a Jury,
and went to sleep in the bar room at Fechtig's
the coroner awoke me about IL o clock and
said tie Jury were ready to proceed 10 the
grsse-i told him to issue a summons for Swear
ingeo before We went to the grave. The sum-
mons was issued and the coroner started to 60
after him; he returned shortly after. (Cross
exam Atthe time I said the people suspected
him, and he said there was strong grounds Tor
suspecting him, he said his own conscience was
clear.
Joseph Sarigg Substantially the same as
Mr.. ReId's) At one OF the conversations men
toned by Mr.. Reid. McNeill and Reid togeth
er said they wanted a new investigation, and 4
consented. Mr. Buchanan coming Down street,
called him over, told him be wanted a new in,
quest. S"earingen said there had been an In.
quest, no need for another: he asked It the peo-
pie thought she was murdered. 1 SAID they
did. He asked what new thing they had found
out. Reid mentioning the hl.edng OF tae
womb. lie hesitsted. then turned round 10 me
and SAID couIdnt that have been accustomed by
the falling OF the horse upon herr ! said ! was
not aeqasintea with things OF that kind. l told
him lie ought TO have an Inveeiigation and have
the Doctors summoned. Said he could not
think OF having an examination by professional
men, and observed there was one above whs
would kGaw these things in time.
Here follows the testimony OF Mary
Poland, one Of the persons who assisted
in laying out the corpse. Her testimony
goes to give a description of the body,
Sc. and the clothing Of the deceased
! We deem II most advisable not to pun.
lish il, inasmuch as a newspaper Is read
by most persons, and, indeed, there are
a number of things related, that ought
not TO meet the eye; more especially,
Young femalas.-Ed. Mar. GAIL
lApother exam.]-The bonnet would not iaii
back, there was no mark on her arm as an at
tempt to bleed-no scar or scratch On Der ann
h;cb I rorld canelp5e she had been bleG