Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-11-15
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AUQUIER COUNTY, OCTOBER TERM, 1881.

FAU9UiER COUNTY, OCTOBER TERM, 1881.
We. E. Gayle ''"''''"e'
The eSsHiiing e0us', sops,iDg OF Richard Rix.y,
Won r. Su b, James French. Thctgas Turner and
Robert Randolph. CURES, on Tuesday 1iyb, n few
minutes before IL alter patient 4, airing, fer two
days, di9tharged Capt. Gayle custody. on the
charge OF killing Samuel Wi hers in hi, ,owr IN tbr
29h 81 Sep emb,r last.
A'eSan5er J. Marshall Esq the Common W eal,b',
Attorney, had in this case the assistance Of Thoma,
Moore, y q. ard John y Barbour, Era For Ibs pri.
sope,' Ma: TJis-' jones Green. James b. Thornton
'D TS Ss @ "'ss, siqs' spPssred as counsel
monweah IN beautiful Introduce, ou. and an AIMEE
p'i1'e expase' defining homisids laid down 10 The
boeks and be then, in a perspisuous manner stated
Nha' vas % be proved in the then about
10 be eSamiued ~
Mr Tyler ior 'hs prisoner read al the law deemed
necessary aud then eCed viii Du III ab 10 a,,
what would be cifrsd 10 the court 10 excuse and ius
ny al 'ha' was charged a! ayi, & been done.
Thomas Il Sse', ID. T. Wnhers Jesss How,ra
Wi hare, Ambrose II d, James ID shields, Hend.,son
Fie cher, William II. Jennings, and Neil MeIearip
were examined as WI nessss for the Cemmonwea h.
George Carter, AN bro3e Walden, Thomson Smuh
fieldins S,otiar' Adrdse Smith, George 4. Smith,
SAMUEL Chiffon, $. G.ig.by, and Timothy T,ylo,
wine sizes for The pr:soLeT were examined.
We gaIter Rom ID masg Of Of les,inonv o;van in
me eass mat on ihe morning of the fatal reneounier
Capt Gayle. George Carer, and Capt. Walien we're
TidDg towards Warreu and were oyertakan bv SAM
Ell Wiihers, also horseback with walk ny sick in
his hsnc-argry words passed between WIhsrs and
Gayle, growing ou' OF some imputed remarks realiy. to
hgh
was men lOned, the parties dsmounted no blows pas.
se1-NitGeIS horsS went of, he pursu.d min,
.nd me company continued on to Warreuton-
APpehensive al he all ged, OF attack from Wi herr
Ia the course of he day, Capt. Gayle borrowed dou
ble-barrel p!s'oi Having transacted some bueness in
town, he and George Carer mounted their hor,e and
rosie near 10 The gate al Fishers tavera whsr, ,bsv
wer5 requested 20 stop Or moment for other sompany
going TO the rdce field. la short Zine, Samuel Wber.
walked down ths foo'way near TO where Gayle wa, O
heIsebtsk-angry ODDS again psssed-Wuhers nos
eto GAylsto go into the let add gh, bn Gayle refused
80 INTO the io'' 6u pFopofed TO meet him in private
room, and have fair 6ghi.-Wihers insisted on IN.
lo-Gayla taid he would tight Do such I'd rascal
Ia the strse-on which Wi:hers instantly advanced a
step or two, snd struck Gayle With the uisk he adj i'm
his hand. b. Ia had gloves on-one W lkire on k Tho
oiher riding whip. Gsyle quick disn n,sd cnbbed
h whip and bEiskIy Islksd 90 The head Of hi, hor.e
WishSrs th re- met him, ard issy truck ash
both dropped tbsir weapon', hnd sez.d each o her
blows aud sculllis eusueG!hey sppeared to b. w.
match, q aud for some time the issue the combat wa
very douo iu Wihsre, af' a IotK soniest ia wa,
meuiies', had 'he best of il, AID got ihe bead Of q lie
under hs arm. and his hand in his h. between In.
'seh aud sheekin thls situation, ths pare, ,r.d
90 pau-e. 'N0 attempt had been made TO b,
"a lbe friends of tha parties had at tho commencement
called iof lair hshi When IL thong b, GAVE VIZ
iiLkng undat Wi hers although both were on lb,,t
feet, az they had ben r71o the time GayIe d,mono,J
several caught bold o! WiU aud vie al IN, o.isn
me latter hred 'he pidti. WibeTs sxssined hs was
died n.y. ' "'"e''
Gas 10 appeared hl! he little Gngsr On his left
hand broke al the cCmnepss;nest ot Tho b,,,, ~,
MS caeek was separated ,iJt rally hom tie gum,
Otherwise hs was not f Injured a. far a, mo ite6
by ~iinessss From The po,i,lon he was in II wa, mn,
NJ Eou', % SPPfIsed relief was at hand when
he hred the pistol.
The egidsnes (Which ne hay. not room for io.iav,
was 'ome"hai contradictory, bu, not more 90 than We
nave Always noticed in hearing de TAIL. from d1,.n
Ptr'ons OF the events Of hurried moment VIII 90
Pious notes CT every thing testified in The Gaze 49,,
Us, w have endeavofed 10 giys this condan.aS
he material iaeis discJossdif err in adv resnac, il
~ not insDtioDsi-We would mi,represent enc
dead. ' "''"s VI Inc
After tho ie'imony wss c'osed. Nj, M,,,h,u =,
considerable iergib, and with much adroi,oe,, com
nented on tho testimony, and applied The law TO The
ICES 6sssrteGed. " =" 'He
go M Green yielded tie argument OF the cas. IA NJ,
yfF' VINO VITA MS usual abili y, in guccessfu
" ne. 80 hou,' eSIian q the testimony !, making
mr. Barbour closed The sxamina ion bv a no., 10
queni aud noweTy spssehhe occasionally adysrtsd ~
gao enc on 'he law Produeed by hOss who had
sell The pleading Uas 10 Mr. BIS bapnis, sIyJ |
ase9rssd With beautiful illusrstion' and sppropiI,ts
quotations from sss,sd and pro'ane biiorv apfisn1 r
Ouern po'try and encgeIed ia fsytooDs of 1bs ,i,h
nue. we've b. eSubefani fancy.
tWorenton Gazette
LEWISBUKG CON VENTION
FVst days PT0ceedtngs-At a mse,irg NJ nj.
gates from DumbT Of tho sopa,is, NJ rs cSn
wealth OF Virginia West OF The Blue Rid' lT,
al Le"iburg, on Monday 'be 3id Oct issi' ~ saSs !
1910 confederation The sutjest OF the Internal I,o,o
psnt OF The ate, by means Of line Of sommsssJ i
nfsour'e, uniog The Eistern and Western sections
he Commonwealth u' VI
no convention was called to order by Cyrus C2y,v
".' On MOTION oi 10 qis Summers, Caaf1ss A. sew,,,
"a, u3ahlmously eho'en President, who being con
Cho'ed % the shs', 10 neat and appropri,s sosesb
,ouIsl ~, 'hanFs to the body over whose dejibera
ions be bad heen ssled 10 pre- ids '"''' "''os'''
On mo ion OF Wm 9th ,bo A Nil -. ., |
mouSy appointed Sssreaty. WITS vas """"'-
Ths counties being ,hsn called over bv ,, s.,.,..
the following Numbers reported ibensSvss. ''''''J'
J4HsghonY-George n Paine, S,m'l M.,,.
augusta Charles A. siswart. John M.c1.
CaDdt john Evereti, +. e. J.. BuhrnV
GreelbyiT-J mes Witbrow, William S1ta g..
Seslsy SAM MsCiung, jos ph DIugesfed' J,Sy r.
- n an0Dha r. Lewi5 Summers, James G MsF,,I,rd
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