Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-02-28
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public iochng which has grown out oil the cfcuW-
stances attending the dcnih If Rice Parker, am IN
d1ced to appear hef1re you ON this OCCASION Ny
APOLOGY for this course will be found in due res
pee, fnr my own feellngs, md tiose Of highly
respectable f1mily aud eonaes lions. Permit me,
then, To makr brlet slatemeu, ofthe pnt which
hts bacn AIR huod 10 me IN relation tohiB death /,
md If the proceedings which have bscn had there
o..
On Friday evening last, about dusk. set oui
from Lynchburg 10 70 home | reached home
some time AMER dark, md. going INTO the house,
| found an old man sitting by my fire. had pre-
viously seen this same old man IN Lynchburg,
otorug about the streets nnl II all appearances n
man OF loose md incorporate habits | a, once told
HIM (bul ~ mid peae,aile manner)tha my fam
" were sick anl1lu could not stay all nigh, and
asked HIM to 90 some where else-the old man nc
cordnsly want I'll. Afer lac hui been gono for
Some sldnrahlo tune think n least n half hour
my dog WA turned out, Is II usuel every night
when the family are freparins TO % u bed. About,
this t,mc heard the dog making considerable
noiSc-l went 10 the donr called negfo mnn, and
told hun to cham thr dos agaln that he might get
upon the old mnn's TIN X. whe had gone oil, and
perhaps bite hiu. TIN do wns kept chained that
night later than usual IN consequence OF Me old
mou's BENG there He was not turned ont until
II he waa htby my dog II was witboa, my know
ledge do most soennly deelpro that never did
set ON the dog, as has hcen stated caused or per
nitcd another TO set hun on, IN any shape or form
whatsoever never saw or heard Of Rice Parker
n0cr lc left my ho1seon Friday night, as above
stated until about five clock on last Monday eve
niux | then undelstood he had that dny died III
lNnchburr IN consequence of the bites received
from my dog, md thu proceedings were had 10
bavo mr. arrested a. hayins beer Instrumental ~
his death. On receiving ths Information, which
greatly astunished me, forthwith sent for ma
eisttatc-rclatel whit had heard mud surrendered
myself up for tial-nt the elmf time addressed
the letter to Lows L Wilans. constable, here
unto luucxcd. Tn tuesday lasl, my tflal was had
hror. Reuhen Norvtli aud loeoh Iinus, E,1rs.
two ofthe magistrates IN Amherst county hear
ing iii, t-stm ny the substance OF which ~ here
to nunrNed) WIS forthwith dtsehsrgod from custo-
dy
Those who know me- we'll ean testify TINT | am
nj wanting N hospitality situation OF my
family AT that time lmnny oi them beng then down
with the qcatc, frserl was my motive for request
ing Mr. Parker 10 leave my house ON Friday night
AS before stated the rcloeat was made in m polite
mouugr--l used towards HIM no harsh nnsdag',
and SO Gr from HAVING act the dog upon him. ]
never knew on hrarl until last Monday evening
that he had hrcn sick thai the dog had come n
cross him. II the death oi Nj parkor was produc
Cd from tho biting ofmy def, "a la, been reported
nothing can OF ought to attributed 10 me- nm
wholly innocent aud lnst that the minds of all
unprcludJcod men Will come to TINT eonclnsion.
GEORGE w. PETTYJOHN.
1hr rubdaHtc NJ Tie irsttmonR cieen IN on Mf
ttjot ri GcotRe u. Patty Joh1t, TIC e6fh ffb'"'
~ lSa3
lcssc Clarlt stated, tim, ON Saturday last the dc.
ceased Rice Parker. eame II hls house III Lynch
burg about o'clock That lac had boarded with
him for about Ten dry, some short tmo before
When Parker came to his house he snld he wns We
~ unwcl mad wished 10 shy with HIM again
The witness ngrecd for him to do SO Parker sad
he had boon bV adog nj a house IN tho country
-d,rcrlb,no it as he residence of Nh. PettyIohn--
tina, he went there last Fridny evening aud requcs
ted Mrs Pcuy lohn 10 let Inn siny all night, which
she agreed l,l hun TO du=thnt ahcr dirk Gcity-
lohn) the rruleman of the house, came nome and
ordered him Of aud sci the dogs upon hm--et the
sane time clrsog HIM The written mcmoran
DUN, signed by James Ncwhhll, WINS taken IN the
presence ofihs witness, and lac believes 1t wan cor
rcctly taken down The deceased was drinking
man.
james Newhnll stated, ihnt, ON lost Sunday
evening, between SUNSET aud dark, Jesse CLARK
sent for HIM, rs pollce Master Of Iynehburg TO
make some provision for the removal of Rec Par
kcr, who was ll.cn sick al his house. The witness
accordingly wcnt-asked Mr.. Clark TO Let Mr. Par
kcr stay all night, and TINT next morning he would
try and do something for him On Monday NOR
ming, nftcs breakfast, the witness again went to
Mr. clnIk's house Mr.. Parker Was then very
low-his pulsr scarcely beating, md about one o.
clock died About ten O'Clock yesterday morning,
the witness wrote down what IL stated IN the me-
morondnm hcr'to annexed at the instance OF the
deceased, who WINS then requested 10 mike state
mont the circumstances IN relation TO his having
been bit Thspapef WINS read 10 the deceased
lie said was all rlgbt. The deceased spoke We
ry slowly when giying.in his stutementa, and did
not know for what purpose they were written
down SO lar as this witness knows. The W.T.
ness saw the deceased once before sometime last
week in I.ynchbug-he was apparently an old
tnnn nnd informed this witness that he was %
years ofngc.
Do c. A Rose stated Tint on last Saturday he
was called in at Wihungons house IN Amherst to
gee n nan y ho han been bit by dog. He made
an examination ofthc wounds and d d not consid-
Ct thea mortal The deceased stated to this wit
ness, that p,tyjphn's dog had been turned loose
and bit him--bnt dad not say TINT Pcuyjohn sci
him on Or Rose was Of opinion, that if tho
wounds had produced Parlser's deoti', modification
you'd have first en.ued-he Informed there
was no modification. The witness did not sec the
i licensed after Saturday.
Or Owens states, that, on last Saturday eve
ning, he was called to the deceased at Jesse
did not consider the wound, as mortal
he saw hun aenln on Sunday, and did not then
consider the wounds AZ mortal On Monday he a
gain saw him, vixen, apparently dying. DR.. Ow-
Gus cannot say that Parkcr's death was produced
IN consequence Of the wounds he received from the
bite Of the dog. There was no modification ensu
inc from hose wounds He thinks ifibe wounds