Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-08-04

ltobSon, Committee OF ST. George Randolph, a
OF unsound mind Defendants.
TcoSrixrED.l
William Nj. Watkins, sworr- Questioned tor the
state OF MIR. Rand .lphs mind during 1881 and IsS2-
Always considered Mr.. r. subject high excitement
and occasion. I'm 1929 previous s rnsg to
Hussin considered him derangcd On his return from
his mission 10 Russia witness visited him his
The Court house. and found him under great excitement
Al breakfast, he used obscene language which witness
considered very extraordinary Fhat day list Monday
IN Novenbc) MIR r. addressed tic people Al the Court
house and from his speech witness did not consider
hiin deranged few days after, witirss visited Mr. r
al his house. aud his opinion was, that he then de-
ranged. MIR. RS slaves excellent of ne
groes and lie had formerly been kind master In his
absence they had behaved very well. The day on
which witness visited him. Ms r. said they had be-
havcd very badly, that he lad made will BY which
they were TO be freed al his DEATH bu, they nad
havcd i'll, that he bad revoked the will and
would send them TO New Orleans and sell thcm-
Witness had heard him speak of his will before
Tie abused his overseers and also abused his friends
Judge Leigh, and Mr.. john Marshall, of Charlotte Mr.
had recently bought costly carpet, he asked MIR
Clay one OF has overscers, to compute the number of
yards would take 10 cover eertas but several
times when MIR. Clay commenced tin calculations he
would interrupt him, and then fly off some other sub
Jrc Witness told MIR. Clay lie must take no notice of
what Mr. X. did that day. Witness repeated his visits
and was of opinion that Mr.. II. getting worse.
Among other circumstances that induced this opinion
was MIR. r. S conduct TO Mr. r. Darlington Nix. C's
plantation was bordercd three sides by Mr.. II land,
and Mr. H. purchased two tracts Of land Xii.
sha iundley and the ether from DR. BoSldin he sad
70 shnt up MT harrington illness asked MIR. r. if lac
did not know that every had right of way TO mar
ket, &c lie SAID Oh yes but he could get i'm 10 the
Court of Appeals, and that would his purpose He
said he had expected MIR. Bryan, bnt he was glad he
had not come as IN that there would have been
duel between HIM and Darlington ME- r.. changed
his house servants for field negroes TO wait ON him
There was an old servant, named Essex whom he used
to call Daddy Essex Nh 4 abused Kim very ,,,ch
as well as the Ies and put awkward field hands in tiE
places Poes not know that lac the old servants to
work in the fields, but believes THAT he did of them
Essex and his wife Hetty great iavorites before
Does not rccolcct that Mr. r. abused lietty After this
witness does recocct ha seen lula or Jo,lv
about ihe ho9se They were among those who were
turned out The purchase of land Shut VI, Carving
ton was perhaps two months after MIR. r. returnS
About that time it became painful to visit
Mr. H. that he determined not to do unless sent fou
Witness next MIR. II. about the middle of February
lie came to witnesses house in his carriage driven by one
of his field negroes. He brought with him beef tvl.
rum, wine tea coffee, and pa and brown SUGAR WIN.
very cold night, but when I've came into the house
instead OF warming himself he asked for brush say.
ing that some sugar had been split in the carriage
and If it was stained he would send il to Richmond and
sell II at auction lie then 10 clan the car
rage lie afterwards told witness that in brushing GU,
e carriage ir got bitten lie told witness that he
had not intended to to his house He was goin,
TO Mr. Green's to acknowledge some deeds but hearing
that he was sick he had come witness who was, s
Magistrate. MIR. Daniel with MIR r. and while
Mr.. d. was certifying the deeds Mr.. r. wrote several
letters, and them off by the servant telling him io
be back by sunrise IN the morning liz intc nded TO
start at that time. Witness up with MIR II until bout
clock IN the morning He would not 90 to bed and
was constantly talking, anistrangc talk of it was
ms ahguage was ut times exceedingly obscene. But
IN The course of the night he spoke as brillautv n. he
ever du Ill was on the position which he A;rn
SELL mat the more Tree COVER Enent, the mens cor
rupt it is. lie also wrote very handsome lel,er TO
Mrs Mildred Darlington, who had been the
quarrel with Robert Carrn{Lton. About do clock wit.
ness retired and left with Mr. II who told Wit
ness IN c morning that MIR. II. had not silent nj all
In the month of March Mr. H. sent for witness 10 come
and dine with him, stating that Judge Leigh
were with hiln lie had changed his dinner ho,,y -n,l
dlned alter cande-ligliiag Found MIR. r. oaS sofa
and as witness did not hear well andh could no, sneak
above whisper, he told Judge Ipigh,,o tell ,yitr.s
mat he was drunk-that he had had wititiJudgc
Leigh ana Others and had sent for witness keep il
up Unless directed by the court, did net wisl,
to state what took place The effects OF cation on
INN were the same as on q Ills deranremc, y,
was as much worse than bis former arrangement as the
difference between sobrssty and denukenuesa II v,.s
little better than madness.
Questioned whethen NJ r. usually ind edged in drink
lngSaid that the FIRST time witness 81 him at his house
after his return he (ir r. said he had drank very M,
tie for several nonts but he had not seen witness
Tor long time hc would drink glass two ,Yit,h;.
He then drank two glasses. OF wine and on another DC
cason lie drank glass When he ears % vfitnessis
mouse ~ tcbruarY he dpgcdia lump of sugae in fn,
ana succeed III wlcs Did not him drink otherwise
Witness thinks he had ceased visiting M n nbnn,
probably had visited him four or xc times
between his Tetua: and lbet period THINKS fl,e cor
tract with Hundlsy f0E the land was uoirg beifc he
ceased his visits. When witness went 10 dine with Mr.
t. IN March, he staidthere ali night, aud sat Up with
MIR X until about d. in tIo morning Iudre oh was
let on early ~ first MIR r. said ne was Determined Ia
keep up The iroc, and. aud for Sc Vpra bcxs ol
wine, aud quantity OF ice; but lac soon. Grsoi il and
witness and Judge Leigh drank but glass OF wine
ar IL drank hot toddy during the night as witness u,
derstood to drive the govt from his stomach of ,v,io
ne SAID he had had. n violent attack
About the last OF March the FIRST Of A uril MIR
visited witness who when he arrived and
found him on coming home on a bed lie seemed more
hNe an IDIOT t.iln a niadman; and very weak lie
sad, " MI Watkins you have not the faith. bni
Mrs. Watkins has the faith have moi fbe firth
but Mr.. CIopiou has the faith " Mr.. Cloptt,n was
BnPiist Clergyman whom I've had united 10 MIA
house lie tod. w4tnrss thai when he set out from,
home, Juba and MIR. Daniel out with hn but tl,a
the Devil nsst them Farmers Branch. and tina,
Daniel had gore up TO Cub Crek pra ycd for and
Juba had Iun back, home. Jnba was then A. tho
house OF witness Blr r. also said tat the Devl bnd
beset William Il Grrra and that he had gone np b
CuO NTcek 10 be prayed for All his conversation
was OF THIS nallre. shortly after this, MIR r. ven,
10 the Courthouse TO ye aud I've seemed il, few
weeks, to be much better, and sometimes rnite ra
tonaE but winass did not consider that lac was fully
night During that period witness semi linn a FISH, aud
ne wrote nos OF thanks, saying that he had not been
able to write tor loug tDc lid him, drint a,
al while ct the COufthOusc. The state OF his odD,
health from ths time Of his arrival 20 March was yrey
bad Witness alribuied mnch Of bis cxciiabiity TO his
want OF health Ills abusc Of has servants was very
gfeHtoncc witness BIN sick fork into the car ~,
boy, WHO had formerly been great favorite 50 that
the blood 4ricklcd from tie wound Witness did not
cell The cxtravagat a0nducto Of Mr. r. dcraugenept for
some TINE mil be ioued ihnt lie was OBLIGED to do so ia
save Mr.. X cl@raeter and be was blasncd by ludrs
Leigh Tor DOING soon the ground that might he iun-
rIOus 10 Mr. X. Witness remarked when Mr. mad,
tie contract wiin Ilundey hat I've (,gtness) yond MOI
have made tts coniraet Coz az Randolph was worth
meaning that W. would purchase OF &C sell To man
N his state % mind lie dld not consider Mr. n com
pecnt TO make oc0nract from tie linte he returned from
Russia to the month Of Marcb. Relieved that Mr. II
would never have parahased the lands shat Up Car