Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-07-24
From the Kentucky Reporter
FAYETTE CIRCUIT COURT, July e.
The Commonwealth
US. FOr MuNSEuuSHHeT'
Charles Wickliffe.

The first witness called oy The Nouhsei 'of
The accused was
Mfr. Skinner Witness came from Bourbon
10 reside in Lexington last fall was aoqnaint,
ed with Mr.. Benning, and fr quen,y visited
his office; frequently saw musket III the mid :
die room; il stood near to the door: don't re-
collect seeing it in any other room; it was
RUSTY: the hands said it belonged to volun'
teer company.
Cross, srnminsd-Thinks he saw the musket
in IN. same room and place Two weeks before
the ARRAY; in going up into the office 1t might
escape notice, but one coming out could scarce
>ly avoid seeing it; handled the musket, ana
did not consider il in condition TO be USED.
Continued 10 visit the Office and Mr.. b. unti'
ms deah
DR.. Dudley-Was called in to see Benning
a, his dwelling after hr received the
wound found it difIi:ult to probe on account
Of he obhove direc ion Of the ball; b. deserih-
ed the occurrence aud his position a: the time
to enable witness to Judge Of the position OF
the ball; stated that he had collared Wicklitte
When w. cursed him; tina, he reiterated towards
the middle room when he saw the pistol. and
nal reached the door when he received HE
YOU'D. his light side bring owardS Wicklitfe.
The wound was in he left side two inches above
the hip; witness did nol believe ball II Ell
from a distance would enter so obhqu"ly. and
supposed il had struck hard substance and
ranged along the muscles Of the abdomen wi h.
GU entering the CAVITY @; the body; medicine
was administered during the night with good
effect; found the patient doing well In The morn.
ing, except tina, he COMP laiued Of thirst: heard
Of no other unfa, orable symptom. The case
terminated more rapidly than witness antici-
dated death ensued At 6 o'clock
Cross errr,iael -Dlssec ed The body; found
the exterior direction of the ball downward,
and its Interior direction upward; witness
thinkss the 2arties must have been near toge-
Their al The Instant OF the fire; ii they bal not
bsen. the bullet, from is exterior direction,
would have struck the hoor about hive fee' from
IN. nistol; a button would have changed its
.a,r.r,;on but witness was told il did no, like
a button; the conversation with b w.s with a
view 10 enable witness TO afford him relief whsE
he found difficulty in inserting the probe, which
struck a process Of the back bone about two
inches in front Of the back B. told witness
exphcitly that he co'ared w. AMI raised his
suck, but did not say that w. advanced upon
d w%en NJ cursed him.
To Questions 6y Mr.. Burnett Witness was
,ent for about o'clock, and went Immed aely ;
does no, recol!ect who her candles were lighted
OIL his first visit; visited him second and
third time before bed time; does no, reco'lsct
Al which visit the conversation took place, our
pre,umes il was the first; on one occasion d.
used strong language in reference TO MI w.
when Major Barry,who was in the room, check
ed HIM: wilness told b. that it his s,atemen,
was correct, tie wound was not dangerous
one: did not see the patient ofen ,du'ing rex,
day: visited him, he believes, short time ne-
fore the sitting Of the Examining Court: con-
sidered hi. siu 4tion then doubtful; was no. so
good Judge as other professional gen iemen
In attend nee OF his rapid declue; thought the
case hazardous after he became satisfied tina,
B. Was mistaken in his account Of the fIir,
though, except thirst, perceived no alarming
symp,on; g. was better after the operation oil
the medicine; did not know certainly, before
dissection, that The ball had entered The cavity
Of the body, though recovery was possible II
the ball had passed through. IL was dangerous
10 probe the cavity; was told, while engaged
A. the Medica College, that the printer aad been
shot; saw Rober, Wiekliffe, Esq on horsebsck
in the street; he expressed to witness solicitude
ON the subIec, Of The wound.
Mfr. M'Kenzie-Kept q por,er.house next
door 10 the Gazette office IN his visits TO the
Office had seen masket in the 2rinting-room
bu, don't rememember seeirg il elsewhere
heard arms fred of frequently a, the Office, in
the night.
Cross -eransinei-Did not see the arms, bu,
heard them cred very frequently-,oo often for
good order, sometimes as late as or o'clock
in The night dad not loan fire arms to any per
son attached to the Office, but Loaned stick
had refused 70 lend arms no apple alton had
BEEN made for arms during Eenning's time a
The Office.
CIt vas Submitted to The Court, by Mr.. Bur-
nett, whether the witness shoold answer as tc
occurrences a, the Office before BIS time. The
Court decided that il would be proper 10 an
aver as to the keeping of arms at 'hs office, oil
, the borrowing of arms by persons attached &c
\fhe ONCE. for the use Of the Office.
~ Hisnsss proceeded Meriwether had fire.