Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-06-20
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He did not hear any thing that was said TO them,
neither did he them till their return. When
Robinson returned, he finished dressing himself,
and then sad those men want me to 90 with them,
and asked If he would 20 along. Witness said no
would Nothing was said about returning togctln-
or. Before he got out Of bed, he asked Robinson
in whisper what was the matterf lie repi1ed,
hc did not know. Witness did not discover any
thing in the prisoners conduct during the proceed
ings which indicated confusion guilt, or that
was different from his usual manncr.-Witncss
went with them in the carriage to Thomas street.
There was general conversation IN the carriage
gong up Broadway. When witness first got INTO
the carriage IL raining very hard, and he re-
marked he though, it would clear the ice out of
the river. There was nothing sad or done by
Robinson, nlter he got lnto,hc house IN thomas
street, which indicated guilt, After Robinson's re-
turn from seeing tie body of Heller, witness did rot
see him immediately. On Saturday evening, after
tea, Robinson made arrangement To take ride
on horseback before breakfast, with Rodman w.
Moulton. Some time before the officers came,
witness got up aud looked ont of the window, and
saw il was raining. lie then told prisoner there
need 10 awake Rodmnn, MS II was raining,
and they could mol ride. Robinson replied there
was no use 10 call him. Rccocels while n, Ro4
Ninas thai Mr.. Noble asked Robinson whether
the white on his pantaloonS moi whiiewash.
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at the stone where they had been recently paint
Was nj Roslna lo"nscnd'S on Saturday nieht
previous 10 the murder Did not see Robinsonaftcr
parting with hlm ncm the American Museum, I'M
I'll he saw HIM IN bed, between and O'Clock on
SUNDAY morning.
BY the Gonri.-llc was not awake when the
prisoner came 10 bed. " hen he awoke he asked
the prsoecr when he came in, he answered be-
tween II aud II o'clock
Cross cxamined.-Wns examined before the
toronor's inquest about 10 o'clock on Sunday
morning. as also examined before the sfahd lo-
~ THINKS the prisoner had u nrhi KEY 'an-
not say that hr has known Tim tn come home alter
the family had retired. The door is leii on the
night latch both day and night Has sometimes
known hlh' Ia stay ont late.
ttoss-ctdmination rcsum,d-Thc prisoner me-
yer told the witness he had night key. Before
the witness and prisoner went ont on Saturday
night, the bitter had on a black irock coat cant
tell What kind of pnnlnoons. " hen the officers
came lor him he put on dark or mixed pantaloons,
rs he thinks hui he cannot say whether they were
the same he had on the night before. lie did not
notice paint On his pnn'aloons when they went
ont on Saturday morning, ncnhcr did he notice II
ny ON SUNDAY morning AT Rosina's, until ii was
spoken Of hs MI. Nohlc--kohInson nj Tins time
had donh,c-lreaStrd Ntilout coat. lie
IilllkG me WINE Oh lHN l'"'''''lH was w '''' ~
side OF the ,rhl Ter, Just below the knee. lie cant
say whether his attention was '"'eo 10 ''e '""oe,
before he was examined az '''c coroner Jay' VI
alter. iiness about nan ah ''o" pe'o'e ''' w
lonci $ Jury, aud alter 'hh' was "pou' ',''e'''
rrS oi an hour Win me prisoner ana oo' '"'
the attention o The prisoner J." "'''' '',o po'" s'
ed RESPECTING the "l''' "po" MS I,'n'"'oons' '"'
never stated 10 any person '''' ,oo'ps'' nv
"d nm thai he came nome 1T "'"c'''' '' ~
that stated by witness INA nov swear pe'o,o 70
grand jury that Robinson ,'d nm ne e"n,e nome
about l. or hn'' past ~ i'au oo'h'" MR. OWNS
end several Tunes pr'"i to '"'S ''a, u"
there the ifst 'lne '"o"n'N "oo"' noh''s ne'o'e'
lie was known there ny the name OF RANK hNe.s'
lie never told there ht was inc cousin o' INC
ot''"' rank RIVERS, h"' nc mas hea.a uc ,e'''"rA
made there, an ""Sci u'"''" IT, " "''n ne was
there on Sunday night he ma" -" inquiry a'.es
Helen Je"en. here was no cloak o' The descf'p-
no" 81 ''o one h' mas sen l'''o"'' we"' III 'pe
'",'' oi ,,' "o'"'''e VI us '''' ;" "' P''sone'
AKA moi ''n III" ~ any VIC o' "",o'daY evening
""c'e ne was eoh'e' ""'" "''y "r'' home 'nat
evening Inc prisoner ha' S'p"'S u his room. lie
ana Hio"'on IA" ''' VS. togc'icr, bu' ne canno'
say "he'h'' NJ were any sugars IN II. links
ne mas seen kob'nsoh write, pu' ne IS mol ac-
ihalhied with his land "rltIhG-hc eonid moi tell
It from his cousins Cannot say he has ever seen
HIM have n journal
The prisoner generally wore Il hat IN the day
time and IA cap at n'ghi.-ilS impression is that
he had mol seen him wear hat at night for two or
three months previous to thus altar. lie did not