Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-08-05

aver. ~ is was saoTt time after the Sc
eond bel rms. G. O'Clock In few minutes
mas eyes shll towards the Office door. saw r.
osaezer Cox enter. with something under
ms cloak, which made the RI sht side stick out:
what u was, he could not tell. About a min
ute and y half after Cox went in. witness
heard report, which he then took 20 be he
proving OF gnn-barrels, "a common operation
al The armory,) immediately after the report.
saw Iox come out of the Office, shut the
door with his right hand, draw his cloak
round bun, fold his arms, aud walk ,Ieliber-
aieiy away. Instantly, MIR. Bsckham and
mr. Stephenson came down the steps from
the upper Office: MIR. h. threw open The Of
Dee door, and gave the alarm that Col Dunn
was murdered Witness then entered the
oihee, which was full of smoke: found Col
II. lying on his back, who turned his eve To-
| wards han anxiously, but never spoke The
gun was ly.ns near the tody Of the deceased,
anu appeared to haye heeh Just discharged
sox had nothing IN his arms when he came
out, as witness believes. cross examined, wit.
! ness stated that be saw no one else in the
street near the Office; was SO situated, and
hls mind so engaged TO sse Col. d. that he
thinks no one besides Cox could have rome
into the office door without his seeing him.
IIdiiam Sasa.l,sood, ON tho day Of the
murder, was returning to his work in the ar
inory, alter dinner, about , o'clock, in COM
pany Miih Niliam Adams. After passing
The supeiihtendants Office a short distance,
! (abeat 10 yaIds,) Adams and himself step
ped ~ conversation; while standing thus.
saw Ebenezer Cox pass them and proceed
towards the Office with muskct on his shout
dehf noticed that the mu4sat had a white
mark ON the butt, as il a name had been era
sed. In a short tiine, witness heard 4 singu.
larrepori, turned 10 ascertain whence il pro-
ceeded, saw Cox return deliberately, with
t.is arms folded, without the gun. Ar,ntstead
Deckiain immediately came round the cor
ner oil the oiiicc, proclaimed the murder Of
+ Col Dunn. and pointed to Cox Witness
then went 10 the Office, and found Col Dunn
dead, and a musket lying by him, which he
recognized. by the white mark on the butt,
to be the same which he had seen on Cox's
shoulder, noticed tho wound in the left breast
Of the deceased, the wound was large, the
flesh much torn. but did not pass through,
seeinedto go towards the heart, saw the con
! tents OF the stomach on the iioor, and large
book near, bloody, &c. Lfoss eaamined---
When wihaess saw Cox, the latter wa $ pass
ING down the Potomac, towards the office,
The gun on his lett shoulder, exposed, not
concealed, musket about four iect long, tho L
II would bc diihcuit to conceal it under the
Cloak. oaw several persons standing Dear,
did moi see Cox 80 iio the office, as lac (wit-
ness was on the side opposite 10 that ia uiicl,
the door IL situated vi tie habits Of tic
prisoner, did not know much--was out uf
employ, aud did not sec HIM often.
SAMUEL ~. Hauasag, ON the day Of the
murder. was at iialpers Ferry, with Mr.
John Conrad, nearly opposite to lie door oi
The superintendent ONCE: Col. Dunn pass
cd them, spoke pleasantly, and proceeded
TO has osiIce. Saw Philip ctridcr come up IA
view oi the oifice; having his eyes on tic OF
Ice, intending To go. IN un business, witness
saw Ebenezer Cox coIae down the street: did
not at hrst sight observe The gun, but alter
wards saw nhai hc thought was the niux1el
Oh gun sticking out Il onl Goxs cloak us iic
entered the Office door. Witness thought i,
was about hall : minute after Cox went in,
until he heard u report; did mol think of any
mischief being done, had but little time 10
iiiiuk VI, until sir. bsei.liain exclaimed that
Mr. Dunn Was murdered. Saw Cox moving
oil obiiquely, tiie impression was, that lac
hishea 10 keep the Office between him and
The spectators. Gross eraolassa Witness saw
nobody near, except Conrad, otrider, Duke,
aud Shallwood; Cox never turned his head
while ia sight Did not know much Of Cox's
HABITS Tor three months pfe,ious, having.
been hui seldom at tho Fern iatlerly.
frederick He'dslhy stated that The day be
lore The murder, Iox came 10 his house ia
Ma siand; stated that he had been up at
brien's iron-woiks TO get work, where be
was offered wood cutting; said he could MOI
cut wood, and was much vexed at and cursed
those who had offered ham wood cutting
Cox spoke abusisely Of MIR. Dunn; said he
had called him id rascal to lis face:
would ask him ior work once more, and iihe
did not get work, he would be id if he
did not make an alteration at the place Wit
ness laughed at Cox, and told hun, he sup
posed the alteration he would make, would
be to leave the place; Cox shook his head
angrily, and replied, ~ say saothingn Pri
| soncr seemed Ill a bad humor all the time he
was at witnesses house. Gross ezansinsd-
Was well acquainted with Cox-was not in
toxlcated-thought on other occasions be had
q rash way of speaking.
Johnsfon Garrett stated, that en- the day ef
the murder, he was at Twins blacksmith
shop; it was while before dinner, saw Cox
standing on the hearth before the Gre, APP
pearing TO be in a very dissaufed state of
mind, cursing, &c. Cox remarked that az
something was not done. which witness did
not hear he would commit murder before
night; d---d If he wouldn't, &c. Witness
left Cox in the shop; there were three or four
persons in it, Jonuthan Irwin. Joseph Welsh,
Raleigh Cocps, and he thinks Henry Coops
Witness saw the body OF Col. Dunn, after
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