Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-17
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r.on III, Ricbmond Enquirer of December 8
Ige Commonwealth Adjourned case from the Superb
,ga,n.t or Court ofLyGchburg.
.Lan NJ. Jones, deit)
The defendant was indi ted for murier aud
The Jury imraunel led for his trial. T. nnd HIM
r,lty Of murder in the first degree. Alter
Yards. he defendant moved the Conrt tor a
new rial, upon the ground that the verdict was
%, war antrd bv [ re evidence ,shihited to tire
Jury IN the irill; aud the = "r asprfo' q he
nam, Tbpreupon. the lef an NOV q th
Cn,rt tn spread h evide t. on the tec I'd
the Court COZ sen ed TO state tie snb>'arc u
the evidence, 80 as to shew, as far as the Judge
cooId aided by his recollection and notes, a.
,hs mates of counsel on both SIDES, what we're
tina material facts proved in he case he prs
ooe,s counsel expressed a wish, that the eFi
dencp should be stated from the mouth at he
Witnesses bn, no surh statement Na'ing been
written at the time, the Conrt refused to e-eh
mine all Inc witnesses but said, the Judge
would make an accurate sta cment OF all the
facts he considered 70 be proved 10 he fnry.
before ,ha verdict rendered and such statcmen;
vas arcordisgie made, aud spread upnn the re.
cord-Thp length of this statement makes II
m Fraciicable 10 n ert II n th's repo't.-lhe
Judgment nf the Gourf re 'nsing a new trial on
The merits. was afterwards sci aside AMI tue
Count, with i've assem- OF the prisoner. refer-
red 20 the General Court he following qaes-
tons
OUGHT a new t,ial TO he GRANTED 10 he pris-
onpr. and the verdict OF 'he Jury set aside upon
the statement of facts set forth?
OUGHT the court 10 re examine he witnesses
after the verdict rendered, So as to state rerJG-
tim what they said ? and having declined 10 10
this ought a new trial TO be awarded for that
cause
At another, and -ubsequert day ofthe term.
the prisoner moved The cont to set aside the
verd,c', because Of objections TO th'ee OF the lu-
rors sworn for hi trial, to II X bert VII
kins, Ches NJ. Gillian and An Angle, who
had been called az hystan!ers Each OF ese
persons had been impannelled to answer qnrs'
tons before he was imp'nnelled. Wilk'us said
iha, he had heard part Of The eVid"lcP at the
called court, had expressed some opinion as 10
me public result, thought nevertheless he could
give the prisoner rs far a trial u ii he nal
heard nothing was Lousci3nt of 40 bias or pei
nice to prevent II. Amor this statementt the pri-
soner elected TO he tired bs HIM. Inc p oil
upon the molion Tor 7 n " trial WAS icy Charles
!. jones, that he bad head Wilkins say some.
tue before the trial, that be was at the called
court and heard part IT The evidence, and il be
's J - Sb'H''A Ni W. = i'"i w 'N'S
tsa man Of good character, and did not speak
s'ifhs had any personal prejudice against
mes. III as i he was speaking in relation to
'be saprosra truth of wha he had heard.
lfHe was also proof by a " ness, Roberts, 'hRt
he ae''d Wilkins sa, in a 9 neral conversation
N etetenc' TO thu prisoners case, that If he
was fu tn uenlTe, he should hang the prisoner,
am another witness, illiams, thai he had
head wilkins say that he thought Jones would
be hlne
When Charles NJ. Gillian was sworn, he said
ne had heard nothing Of the violence against
The prisoner; had heard his case talked of
through town by various persons. BIT did not
Sno" that any of them had heard The evidence ;
De lad expressed his opinion MS others had in
Conversation had no bias or prejudice on his
min ard thought that he conld give the rris
oatras far a rial IS II he had hoard nothing
ABOUT hi. case. The prisoner elected 20 oe tried
w nm, The proof upon the motion for a new
,''al vas 10y a witness, named Shoemaker. that
uf mad hea'd Gilliam say that he thought from
,"e evidence h" had heard that J mes onght to
NC h"ng hadt r quen;ly heard him repeat the
'""e sentiment had a conversat'o with him
o' "e ii v'and Def re the Jury were impan-
-" wh"h he repeated the opinion that Jones
-, .u'I " n""g' and If he was on the jury he
""VtH'u from tlP etliPnCe ne ndu
"eaid TO hang him. Witness told him he could
"" o' one of'be Jury as he had expressed his
"l""o" ana Gillian seemed to undo rstand the
,""r Beng cross-examined, he could mol say
"a VIVA n SAID he had heard any part Of the
sun ny nor does he knom that he ever had I;
-" "'"ess inferred that he had. Gillian was
"F,peciable man aud deserved 10 be credited
on his oath.
nh'n Alfred Angle was sworn. he said he
~ "e"'a no evidence, hui had heard various
o5o's o' what was the evidence does not re
- rom whom, or know, that any of them
L "uei they were different in themselves ;
,r AP'essed an opinion of what would be the
r'2''n'e result 10 conversation with Others had
'"l'fss'on, bias, or prejudice on his mind to
psae"t ms giving the prisoner a fair trial had
p,'J'"'ce against the prisoner or his family
a','y ana thought he could give him as fair
rt'd'as II he had heard nothing about the
,bs lie was elected by the prisoner. Or
Inv moron Tor a new trial the prisoner proved
- ",'ness, Mr.. Johns, tha, shortly after III,
WV :" was Committee, he and the juroI
,f' IN conversation about il. when Angle al
a ~ PRISONER wouiI he hung the witness
~ ne would not. 4 gallon of wh,ske,
"P"' 'e event. Angle said, If wines
w.. a much Is he did, he s. oul1 not bet. n.
'"noI lar of when prisnner killed Han ;l,o,