Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-09-26
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Eon ne Orj5rd IN e. Eram0ter, Sspt. 10.
aTAIt. OF NORTH CAROLINA,
CoUNTY OF G8ANYlIIE


COUNTY OF HRAN'IIE d
>"Pert7r C"Hf' " L'", 0fsat an" "eI" on ne
.Jtfa NohhHy " . Pe"0sf' IL u 100
The Jurors ior the Stat, npnn their oath
present, that ko teIt potar Uember Of CoH-
gtEs3, lat. OF tbe comfy OF Granville aiole
sad \ torney al Law, b Ing person nj =
wICNed aud malicious dEyosllIpn, aud c,n;,i,-
q and Witkrdy ,ntendIuE one Lewis K. y Il.
IL, a,ou.h o. trnder ngp, 10 MAIN aud dl,h.
CUR, o. the 2olh dry OF Angasr, ia the year Il
0ur Lpfd, Que irUlstnd eighf hundred and thii :
Y.on", 1t aud ia tie said county of Grauvtlll,
vi h for aud arms, in and upon tie sad Lew
IS X. Will IN ,h- peace Of God aud me at,
III and There being an raippsr, uniawtul.y
I'D make an assault ami that he The sad K j.
heu Potter, Mi, certain knife, Whtc1 he the
said Il. POttaI, N In tIghl hand ihpn a. there
had and held OF h,nI, TIE sad Levi,
Il VIII. on purpose. nula"fItlV did cut uai
with intent INA tue ,ald e~t5 Il. !, ilae, IA 50
hping II MAIN a"d DIFF. cure, against the form
"i i..e Act OF the Genelul Assembly, in sn,h
case made and provided, aud ag4ins, pea,e
and dignity ni the 5 A..
Aud the J .rpr3 atot,siiI, UPON thair oath
aforesaid, d. tnthcr present, inhi tie saul Ro-
b IT PaneI atietw rds, cn ,hr same day aid
yen alOrcsaii-ht and "a the county of q an.
vI'ia alnres I'd, Win fnlce auI arm. IN aud M.
on the sad Lenis X Willie. IN the d ,c. 81
God aud inr STAT. then anl ih,re bpiug, On.
hWi,ly, aud 81 hls malice aio.rtnungHt d,i
,ntke an assault /; aud tat he the SAID Rlh,rf
Potter, with a certdtd kUile, VII. Oh he tIe sttd
hphrtt Pote, Ia III, ut had, then and t,err
h't aud heij. 81 INN thu said Lr+is
Il. VI he, thu aad lhrre uniaw luiy, v,t,,lt,
aud Of G,, mahce aluleihousbt. Il Il al out. :.
enurels srvrr tom the btd, al hni tue st,d
Lewis Il dl'", ""h l".rot m 50 doing. MN
The said Le"Is II. Vile, 10 matu aal d. 81.
= r., M "lbrr ohss 80 hin Ia" sdld L.,ts
h. Hultt, tatn au.i i4ein cd. to tar -sesl damn
~ Oh ne ,eil lew, X. VIII, against ,up
peace and digapIy Oft = .I,e.
JOIN SLUIf, Sorr q Ut
The lndiHimen, hay ~ brru rcd from tie
Gle - Table, TIVE defendant Va. de.,rrl T.,
i, al -rhfn H. It'd, That he cuulA nj ul-4a
HoqnHiFe1'Y -ui.ty --bul hrtns intornrt "a I'm
tue eetcn ,nas he lnast say anr o. tn. ot4er, H.
sal !. 10 wave. az loru.iry, he .yonli -,
W Lif' Inc CONT then proceeded to uy
niru upon he snhm,.sIon.
Lawl n, Wine Wis called on the part OF
the SAG. he witness was brought b~lore thr
Cont ~ "A atter-hIs apprttaucr Va, paie, ,ad
apparenty very feel Having bren swAn,
pr proterded Ia gjv, I sjimony. as i,IlpYs a.
loar as may b.. Mf Po trI q,r.,,,I hit
Tho Court "oal adm0uish tie yonny man rs to
h, uHtnre Of ,he ot,h ha IA, t.L.n 4. L.
Counsel tor nro,euuti ~ hatIng objected. Tin.
Court tein ed, al - Il VAS alleged that tnc
witness Vas OF uusUnn mud, 81
hn'ss Ptncerd"d. - hat nnui the time Of
committing tue violence CHdIg ed ia the ,udi q
neut, h had never seen or suspected any linn,
nhtfehdy on the par Of Mr.. p. but tn, ~
verse. hat on Suuda, the Is Ii of August the
prisoner came 10 nIs II hers house, aud reqIes-
tei "l"e's TO aud bun IN grt,ag a dog hone.
which WAS a ms fttle shat defendant nro-
cured his RID ani dol, aud they procee ed TO.
se'he, about haif = uni , when Defendant de-
sued witness 10 help him tie the do4-viruess
saId II was unnecessary, but the de endant in
sisted when n,totss dsmounted aud cauph,
Ihe dog o hold hln until Defendant couIl tie
hIn.-lhe defendant nppolcnad and th,.,y a
'ed'"tr trap over "'tness' neck, and drew it 50
AS 10 choke hia-llen r.ouys ad biu, =, -
his hands, which heing done. they were tied
Mr. Potter then led vi ness out OF the road.
"na told NIr ta" h. had made his cousin I,a-