Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-08-10

had in the absence OF MIR. X. requested witness TO
fix tho prices of some of Mr.. r. horses, which
gentleman from Culpopcr was about purchasing.
Witness did so, and fixed the prices higher than
they were fixed in MIR. RS list. Mr. X. thanked
witness for this service when he first came home
but afterwards the gentleman came to Mr.. KS
house to exchange one of the animals he had pur
chased, and Nj II. got them all back before he
went away Witness had hopes OF Mr., RS recovery
from the state of mind in which he in the WIN
ter, and was very much opposed to his getting the
till> for wluch he socmcd ANXIOUS because he
thought that the very fact Of his getting her under
such circumstances would be source of annos
anec to him when he had recovered.
Questioned BY the Court ~ 10 the scraps OF
wills written III Aprl.--N itness read the papers,
aud MIR. read them to him. liz was constantly
ronvcrsing while writing, and ii Is not impossible
that witness has blended what he said with what he
wrote lie stated, in ono OF tho papers, that he
is writing WITH his iron pen ON English paper Tin
one of the piece II. wrote Il clause winch wis rs
clear as i, could be sc,lng his slaves hee--ana
witness thought ut the time Il that scrap should be
dropped by ITSELF aud found after Mr.. r. death.
il would be difficult, to contend against it. Docs
not think that paper or the others were signed
On the first piece that he wrote his name WAS put
III the commencement, but does mol rccocci that
il was in either of the others. Docs not thlnk thai
the particular piece OF paper setting the negroes
free was found among Mr.. Rs papers. Wnncssis
nndcr the impression that there were three pieces aud
only two were found. Witness thinks II was IN
December when Mr. II. abused johnny in his hear
inp. Docs not know that MIR. r. imputed dishon-
esty to johnny, but he had taken the keys from
him previous To Moses coming into the house. MIR.
Il. told witness that Johns excessive intercourse
with females since he came home, had impaired
L. II. Ia.
wing forgotten whether he had locked n door not,
He said that John was rs fat pig when he
came from New York but that lac had lost his flesh
and his memory sln1c he came home. " dnnAS
reeollccts that Johns appearance was GOOD deal
changed.
BY the Couft.-Was there no reason that lndu-
ccd ,on to suppose that the cNtravaganccS which
You Witnessed in Dcccmhe, might have been
continued in January Answcl-No. Have
no recollection Of being at his house but once IN
January, (the 2lth,) and then MIR. u. was 81 oc-
cupiod with writing the contract with MI lar
vcy and the letter to Mr. Watkins, that he had
not an opportunity to exhibit the same eNtraya-
ganccS.
William Berkeley svorn.--Saw Mr.. John Ran
dolph in his room at Charlotte Court House, on
the first Monday IN November 1881. There were
many persons present Ills conversation seemed
very unusual especially with foreigner he had
met on the road The feeling which witness cx-
pcricnccd was distressing, as he was impressed
with a belief that Mr.. Il. was not himself His
conversation with this foreigner, his purchasing a
gun from him, and what passed before hc compile
ted the purchase, increased wltncss's unpleasant
feelings During his stay in the room, Mr. X. re-
aucstcd one Of his Charlotte friends to take Steps
pre- aratory 10 his addressing the people. Wit
ness listened to his speech, and his former impress
|. ,,I,,,,, Alp
II, avowcd obce, to reconcile any conflicting
feelings between Judge Bouldn and hS friends.
Instead Of pursuing TIN, object, he for the FIRST
time in any public address witness had ever heard
from him, seemed anNions IN defend hS own cun-
duet. He explained and defended his Russian
Mission, and his stay in London instead oi ST. Pc
icrsburg, whichho justified by asserting that by his
Secretary remaining in 81. Petersburg, hr could
through the Russian Mnste- al London, carry
on a negotiation equally advantageous 10 his
country " illness also thinks Mr. X. said that his
health would have been endangered by remaining
ut ST. Petersburg, as the Cholera was prevailing
there.
This course Of justification added to witness )
former impressions, and when he porscvcred III II,
witnesses modification became great that lac left
the crowd, and does not think he again came with
in the sound OF his voice.
During the winter witness made frequent mqnl-
rics about Mr.. r., and every thing he heard from
those who had seen him, confirmed his opinions OF
his state of mind and although he had been in
the habit of visiting Mr.. II. when he STAYING at
home, he could not muster courage To do 50. At
length he thought it was his duty to visit him, rcck
less of consequences. On the first Monday in
April, 1882, witness and Mr.. J. }. Flournoy hav
ing dncd at the Court House. concluded to visit
Mr.. r., and took with them some provisions, as
they did not feel entirely confident OF being per-
mtrcd to 20 into the house, much less TO stay. This
was frequently talked of on their ride from the
Court House. They arrived al Mr.. RS about !
O'Clock, =. NJ. Thinks that John came up 10 them
and asked them not to 20 in until he could see his
master. After some delay, John returned and said
his master wished to know how they got in; they
replied through the cate. John went back and re-
manned, as witness thought, rather longer than ne
cessary, when he returned and invited them into
the house. Witness found MIR. BarkSdalc at din
ner. Mr.. K. was in his bed in adjoining room.
lie sent for witness and commenced talking, and
after a while sent for Mr.. Flournoy. lie told Mr..
+. he must sleep up stairs in the house with him,
as he was the Youngest, and he should call him il
he wanted him in the highland Berkeley, who is
the eldest, can sleep in the new house" Nothing
disegrccablc occurred that night Mr.. Il. rot up
next morning, much in dishabillc, and remained so
all day. Atdnncr, or supper, wine was produced
as usual, and his treatment OF Mr.. BarkSdalr about
opening bottle of CHAMPAGNE, was shameful
and disrcsSng--and he acted as much unlike Il
gentleman as he well could, rudely sna'ched the