Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-11-29

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,f,hs loser .hasi vas unoas lice was the
MOOSE. the hsnis conss sssa,is considerably, re
..,sd the FEET about fsst from the s'Dsn"
a hat fonsd i.sfie 10 his right, and ss'a "ss
n he his-Ihsrs WIS mud upon I've hesa'
,houldst rs aad th. left siis of The 81" " '"s
,.n,.loops 4 !, shoes aerv siso mnhay' Up
IN The chm lhefa ssstas mara OF shAs"', ""a
ga ,bs rivht che. i me nash st srssfe Nov
The face VS.. psliis. AM no appearance "i con
.s.i.a hlooa tie ell eye little closed, the
-, .,en and .nnk the mouth was little
,,,er. and n slight protrusion 81 The tongue
a.. toes not painfe 4 10 the groand. aud the
,.., nearlv boriz sntaL Oac uf the physicians
Who saw The body whist hanging. thought the
,u.,i,on aud appearance very unnsihrai iei
= mar WIN had died bv hanging. The face
rss no, black. eor ~ere the eyes starred.
After the body was cut down !, ~ateianih-
cd; the throat was cue nearly rom s"' ." ear
where the hsndk erchiAf passed around on 'hr
right -iie. a little ahoss the 'erniins''oh 81 'se
RIBS. there "a tae Appearance of tiow, pu-
,,.f,.,,nn h.s,us smmenead The inquest
could no, say Il vas . btos. Inc body,
though IL had BEEN ini.siag for isn daJ,, VAS
hot very Offensive.
The following /. a summary Of the evidence
sisen before IN. inquest
I,epold Tru..r deposed That On Thursday
mo,ninr, 18th, Nov. he was Singing the house
Of M sehonbrrger TINT between o AMI
.'eloek A. Nj. he saw ihe deceased approaching
ths house OF Rhiaslow Answorih that he saw
10 more of him after that he had on blue
over coat, win espes aud ,hr, he did not
bell va the hat found by the deceased was
the one he lad on when he saw hsn on the
4fh
MIR. Schonbefger depase1. thai on Thor.dsy
morpips. the 9TH Nov. between and o'clock
A, M. he saw the deceased before the door OF
H. Ainswo,i IN conversation with him that
he saw the deceased 70 into the hose Of Ana
worth with Rim that he sac no more OF the
deess.ed ahsr that, aud that the deceased had
on y blue over coat, With cspes.
Rainsiow Aainswofth deposcd, he never saw
,he deceased before; that on Friday morning
N. b,h he went down IN the se.u boat with
two sailo. to chip ,hein tn he returned by
Saturday evenings boat.
Captain Turner deposrd. that The deceased
lett th- steam boat Columbus early lhursIay
morning the 4th Nov sfer paying his passage.
That The deceased was on deck all night told
his mate TO watch him when going ashore, TO
see that he did no, take Cd something with
him that did not belong 10 MIN. Capt. lni-
osr and hs mate thought him perfectly sane
Peter Mus,ck dupused, that Stacey came 10
bis house Oh Friday the 9th November, TO get
an aie, hoe and pick-aIe. about two o'clock, a,
M.
Stacey deposed, that he never saw the de-
ceased before. Admitted that on Saturday
eight about IL o'eipck, he went 10 the house OF
Musek Ia borrow an ase or pick-aHe, the oh
ieet Of hich was TO beat of somc sailors who
were pulling down . neighborng fence Upon
being tuld Mu.iok ss,h " was on Friday night
he came, he admitted IL might be sole DE-
med asking Mnsiok for hoe.
~ a,, If n. A.fe
I'D a lett from hi, brother inviting h,m TO
come to Virginia. There was found IA the pos
session OF The deceased, el"yrn letets Wrapped
10 n siik HANDKERCHIEF addressed 10 different
persons these letters were vrry damp. lO the
LEFT psnisionns pocket, led With = dark coiured
sIt1g near the en-. was found - 10, princi
phil. English money this Mas all the money
abost his person.--Ihere WAS touad ~ hl,
pockets, two pipes, a small pouch containing
cut tobacco. the pouch "ppencd to have been
very wet. the tobacco has been yer, damp
n PAIR Of sprc'acles, raaht, KNIFE, and IN his
left coat poke, erasa' ad.--ine clothes gen
orally we're very dsmp, aud had the appearance
81 having been wei.
Ihe Ju,y say thu the said Reed ~ns NUT
dered by some pe,son or persons, tn them ia
known thai the body had bern under water
that some marks VI violcnce apIIeared upon
the face, but not such ms 10 Their opinon were
likely 10 produce deHib they say Also, Mhi the
body, hen shown 10 them, was suspended
from tree, by two handk ens,fs, in srnvinr,
in North Eastern dir ,uon rom Mrs. GEO.
Blskey's. FROM th. evidence il appeared that
the deceased arrived n Richmond hurs
dny Worn'ng the 9TH Instant that Iheie was 10
syideuCe gong 10 prove the I'shteai mental
alienation, and TINT he had not heen s-t.i sue
that time. The Jory WAS satisfied thai The
deceased was suspended 10 the tree after he had
DerD murdered, and tom the appearance otihe
body, that be could not have bren remaining
IN tbat situation NICE the day he was missing.
Evidence was sddnced before the July, 10 prove
that the deceased was last seen nj he house OF
n. Ainswotb. AT ko, ketis. who ia ptoprieiot
OF Seamans boarding house. But MS IL WAS
de 't-l ut sutiir. 10 authorize any proceed
M agains, said Al"swottt. - m,ntipn WIS
nade vi that evidence in the vtraci.p