Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-07-26

that correspondence was in the Bank OF Vrgnia-Said
he did not know Ii was formerly deposited there in the
hands of Mr. cambridge, by lady who received from
Mrs. Morris. and who sent il there to get rid OF It,
isinm Rando'ph being examined for the defendant,
iubson stated that he to Roanoke with Mr. Ran
doph, in the spriug Of 1919. Witness went TO City
Point, where Mr.. K. vas TO meet him; when they met
there Mr. R. went 10 g. Harrisons leaving wItArss at
City Point TO pack his trunks preparatory for voyage
to Europe. When they met few days afterwards, at
Petersburg, Mr.. r. informed witness hat'he had given
up going tn Europe. and they then went To Roanoke
Witness stnd with him week, and had frequent
versations with him, in which Mr.. R. talked inc"hcrcnt
IT, and spoke dsrespectfuy and harshy of his relatives
SAID Jud ge Tucker was rascal that his sons were no
better and that they would get any thing from him.
Mr.. r. offered witness the plantation which B. Tucker
formerly resided, and urged him 10 up and live
there This offer Mr. r. repeated, when witness visited
him in s90 and in the fall Of that year. witness started
TO 90 up End take possesSion met Mr. t. at Pcyon Kan
dolp s, on the road going 10 Congress During the
evening" Mr. R. talked upon frivolous topics, aud seem
ed lighly-ln the morning. witness mentioned to him
that he going up to the plantation; but Mr. r. made
and came back to Richmond. Mr. R. mentioned the
subject Of the plantation afterwards. Witness being
questioned to the dates Of these visits, sad lie had
memoranda by which he could fix them; hut afterwards
asceraned that he mistaken, the visits referred
to made in 1920 and 1921, instead Of 1919 and 20
Witness did not visit Mr.. R. again until lS27, and after
that visited him every fall except when he was in Russia
until his death. Questioned whether he had heard
had Mr. z. spoke 10 witness Of will be had made set
ting his negroes free; hut that he dsapprovcd of it, and
would change it. He said he thought his brother Dick
must have been cut of his when he emancpated
his slaves After his return from Russia MIR. r. told
witness he had revoked that part Of his Will. Witness
under the impression during every visit he made to
Mr. r. that there were intervals when he not him
self Questioned as to his opinion whether Mr.. R.
ever from 1919 to the time he went TO Russia, capable o
making sound disposition of his property-Sad, he Oh
served that whenever Mr. r. spoke upon the subject of
the distribution of his property of his WILL lie became
incoherent, and would fly Off in other words lie would
Joh, and leave the subject abruptly 1t witness
opinion that whenever he spoke that subject his head
began 10 be disordered After little time he would
tie down and become rational again
MONDAY, July 4.
Mr. Cooke offered series Of letters, written by Mr.. !
r. to Beverly Tucker, and from Mr.. B. T. of vari-
dates and intended eucdae The sta'e of Mr. r.
mind in the year lSl9 having first called The attention
of the Court to passage in the former testimony Of
Judge Leigh which bears upon these letters.
Mr T. also, with the consent OF the other counsel,
offered portions of the record Of the former trial evil
dence in the present case and particularly series of
John Randolphs letters from I7sS to 1869. Mr.. STAN