Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-11-24

nuence OF = objection taken ny The ffi'oh,I'
al "a The interpretations OF MIR Bndam l ne MAJ
Ter, however. was nj last settled by Two seh''e"s
being sppoiaied TO assist him.
CASE OF CRUEhi 4
The porland (SIaino) Courier ofthe lltii inst.
.,,vs. a sketch Of IA trial which took place le" |
j,y. since bafore the Supreme coafs sh1ns N In
town the particulars of which arc 81 cxiTaoioiin'y
a. almost TO exceed belief The prisoner was boy
midi, l. ycars old. by the name Of Major Mitch
oil lie Was ifd.eled for felpniousy assault
~, and mining a by named David r Craw-
cTt - years old, on the llth OF June lasi.
trawfofds account of the matter, as gwen IN es-
,,lenrc before the Court, was 10 the following ell
feet
On tic lh day OF June las, about o'clock a
NJ | n1et Major Mitchell. lie asked me to go ana
get some naes with him. told him didn't want
to he SAID If | did no, 20 he would lick me-so
zen, with him. When we got to the back OF Mrs
Mclnrosh's house he threw me down aud pounded
me- 20, up and went along rle further
lIe threw me down and again pounded me. Mrs.
Mcintosh hear me cry, and came oui and drove
hin, away md put me IN The road aud sent me
home She toll Mr.. Mel. what Molor had been
doing. After | had got along liuIc way, MAJOR
came across tic folds and me, me between Dyers
md Thomas's houses, | was then on my way
home lie TOOK me by the collar and SAID NOW
you'y told Z.ck (Mf. Mci) lickd YOU 'rH
lick YOU" Then he took me by the collar and car
RED me buck Of Beal's house ihro piecc OF corn
in the woods When we got ihcte, he struck ana
s,amp'd me and threw me down among the brush
and bushes Then Re dragged me along 10 tho
pond and put me in Then crawPd out on my
hands md knees md he got hold of me-, and set me
do = ~ then he pat his knee on me, and pulled OIL
nv clothes. Then hc tied my hands upwards with
wIihls to two trees, one 10 each tree and then
toek off my suspcnders and tied my feet with them
| He made me eat brakes and boxberry leaves ana
| unl grent handful Of mud into my mouth, and
| when spat II out because could not swallow j.
! he whipped me for H. The witness here describes
a cruc and revolving manning while 'ied to the
uccs lie then dragged ms TO where tree had
| been blown down, AMI put me under the roots, and
made nov nose bleed lie struck me with a club O..
yer my nose and when put my hand to my nose
! he struck me agaln or the back OF H. crawl onl
| on my hands and knees
He then carried me to the brook ndthrew me in,
where it about knee deep, and h tried to hold
my head under water bol got away and got out.
When | cranlcd out he sad If | would help
him build dam he would lie, me 80 home. Twas
naked all th, time. went and helped HIM build
the dam and then he told me clear for home, and
no, lc, HIM see me again. ! hunted for my clothes
} and could not find them and so went home naked
The witness here described more particularly the
, wounding and manning did not cry hardly q
mite because he kept saying led lick me harder i
; DID He hurt Inc good deal. fe sick ant
J ,rcmbcd lie swore mastery when asked him &c
let me 20. Sometimes red say he wouldnt le, me
' 90 TIL nsht, and sometimes he'd say he'd XIII me
He whipped me with switches which he got by
breaking off limbs from trees. There OF
examination OF the hoy by the jury and the med
IT, cnl gentlemen before he was cross examined
{ Eliza Ann era wfotd-l am the mother of Da
u vd +, Crawford | sent my boy to school the
t. morning of June llth-abou 3 o'clock p. NJ.
" left my house 90 and spend he p. NJ al n n.ie h
u boris. met Mrs. Mclntosh-sh r asked me if Da
" yld much hurt-i said hahn seen hum sine
10 | sent him to the school She told me about III
y beating, &c and asked her TO go with nc and &c
Mr.. Mel. to SEE whether the boys were at the mi
:" - could find nobody at the miIl-told her to apolo
'" glse t',se lady was going To coo, - --"~'
'' f6d 55 we were coming he bn I0er 10 my mouse
= 'oIn US the boy was there. We went IN and cou,b
- glimpse of him coming around tho sbod -,
r 'en lhtee or tour times to HIM before nc won't
10 conc AT last he came. He was as nalod -
>, "heh "a was born'-he was gore of blood fr,n h
~ "sc 10 hS lhstrp-l was IN great distress oot hin
- INTO III house and view ed him-sca1cc en-, =.
40 "o"F' ""ic" was not either covered with blood
ofusc or mud one place in u mi MAR ,vns ,,,,,
4 very bad he ncghbors advised IN sond r.
u Merrill, and I'D SO. did no, discover h.
+ was ba9ly hurt unlI the nci hbors cnme !, H.
h"d large btusc on his nose two on c,cb s;do =,
us llP-ohc on the chln-somc on the head-ono
." NC end OF tic tongue, and upon each ear HE
back clear up and down looked as tbopt h Lo H.. 49,,
p''h torn toy The ends of brusb.wooa s,;I.~
ms ''"'s ana the rest of him looked as ,bonob h.
n"u p'ch beaten with sticks and clubs h,s Lo,s -
10" INC Knee must have been beaten w,,b ci,,l. .
Wv S"'' was broken IN great many places. and
| ny Inc marks beng crosswise on bis Lodv s,.,
pose he was whipped with sticks
tie was confined 10 the house nlovo = nh.
tore he went out at alt and fer two or three 49,
Il" uouou" about him In something over TO-,
| eiSm n went 10 school w
loss tx ID questioned him alou, !, n t0,,,
lays a''er when there was nobody else y, Lo..
/ 'i' S"u "heh Mayor tied him M he wh;nnod L;.,
CIV "'ch ne asked hun how mnch more be ,,a1
| 7'"S w. Wh'p MN, Mayor told him no should ,;vo
"'''' Nv" Vows, and told him 10 count M
counted 50, and couldn't couo, onv NOR.
counted them and skipped some, so az IN m,l-o ~.
""'''oe' 'esS' About year before, Majors sis,or
ANU one OF my boys quarrellcd no other 1if;c,I,.
mere was place as big as my two hands m n,
.'u 'h'Shs, winch looked as though scratched ~
""Se' hn'is. We washed some of the womb. ,.,,n
u" "''u "aler-oihers with NORWOOD ,,d 49,;
cS"-oha rubbed him with sweet oil. rb, wo,,na-
"o'n me hheeS TO the instcps were tho lonsos, =.
INC bruises were visible nlont sly v,a,,.'
,, ''''u mas different walk and poi, tro,,
what he ever had before ' gun from
David f. CrawforJ-c,u.J
y hn,1rad =, 'i"Jot sad he was going TO give mo
"'"a'eu o''ws and bid ME coun, them-I e's. .'1
when he COUNTED W. ,o,.,o, :, counted