Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-06-20

no person III Tie put that lie was acquainted Wi''''
Don't recollect what part OF the boxes they ocou-
ped--was part Of the time nthe second ter and
part in the third ticr--was not crowded but
that they could Z I seats. Saw no person in the
third tier that he was acquitted with except by
sight Knew Helen Jcwett by sight. She was
there that night, and saw Robinson talk 10 her.
Has met Robinson twice NJ PaikeI's coffee room
IN John street, TO 20 To the theatre, but don't ro-
collect whether they met there that nieht-no'-
thcr does he rGcollcct whether hc wore II cloak
that nght--has seen him cloah halt n dozen
times, once IN tine day time. II mnsn blue cloth
cloak, the collar and aclngs oi black velvet, with
cords and taSSclS--haS not seen the cloak, that he
knows of since the murder MS eommli,ed-is
shown the cloak but cannot sweat 10 II positively
/ II mas cloak Of similar appearanee-has been ont
sleiph-ridine with Robinson twiee-does not know
WHO made Robnson's cloak and never heard HIM
say.
Does not know where he kept his clonk--cN-
poets Robinson had night key, ~ al the other
hoarders md-ha, been NJ Ms. Iounsrnd'>, and
WIS there the fore part al the niphi which the
murder nas commtcd-urnt there with compnn,
Nj James Tcw-DouS not know by what name
he went.lcrc-ncvcr heard him called Fran Ri
Scf,-lt WAS bali paste WHEN they went 10 Rosl-
mas but he can't say who lei them int vas u ir-
mnle Did no, know Mis-. rownscnd--had been
ters by name, and saw her thai niehl IN the entry,
but had no conversation with her lhete MI. T,w
went in with him and con,rrsed with hcf-,-Wu-
ness did not 20 upstairs with hel--was there onl,
Ten Of fifteen minute, and remained IN the entry
all the limc--did not see Helen Jeweu that night,
nor did mahr any inquiry about hcr The pr'-
soner told witness after the sleieh rdc, that he had
lost OF the tas>cl> oh his eoal,--dranL tea the
Saturday evening ht Z O'Clock.
Thomas Gnriana-Is one Of the city watch
man and belongs to Captain llns watch. Was
stationed on Saturday AT the corner Of Thomas
and Chapel streets, and WAS on pasi iiom To !
O'Clock. About 20 minutes past !, while stand
M nj the corner of Thomas and Chapel, heard
an alarm from houNc between Chapel and l'ud-
son streets, on the left hand side eone down. and
wasn't the house IN minute after alarm was given,
was the first Waterman, 10 his knowledge, who en-
tered the house. When he went III the front door,
he SAW Mis- Townsend and two men standing IN
the front loom on the riuh ms You 20 H. The two
men were III their SHIRT sleeves, and he took II thai
they Going to FIGHT. lie then ran Ia the front
door and gave loud rap upon the step. Mrs
Townsend told him. rs lac entered the front door
that there girl murdered III the house, and
the room SCI ON fire. llcweni# mp slalis rs quick
as The other Waterman came, wlliel was IN about
, OF IL minutes. IN front 81 the door ol llccn's
a
nndressod-lt was dark.
Alter he had been IN the room, he saw woman
come oul of the front room with Il lal aud baud
boy and 20 down stairs, and he ed not sec her oi
the sonnt mnn afterwards After the other two
Waicllmen came N, witness shut the front door,
and told Mr.. Townsend to lock II, and let no per
son III OF out. There were tlcn three w1tchmrn
and four other men in the house. \ number of
Other watcImon came in, and then II was he dis
covered the four men had escaped Witness went
into the Nn1d rs fan rs the cistern, aud looked down
II with a lieht-Ihrrc was II step ladder close by
the fence, alongside the cistern on tine riph, neat
ilin house. The night was very dark, and rather
damp toward morning. When he went into He
lens room, found the ""dy with the head on one
arm, and lylng on the stomach. About fifteen mi
mites elapsed from the time he irs, heard r" IL
nrm till he went into IIclcn's room. He was the
FIRST person who applied water 10 eNiinrnlsh the
fire.
Crosse xamincd-W on the watch III thc car
" pali OF the night, between ., 10, aud ! !, during
winch lime il >p,inklcd some Tie water which
he pm upon the FIRE was brought up by female,
and he thinks il was Mrs Townsend The water
Wis brought in pitchers aud natcf-haslns The
vounn man hat he Cought hold of, Told Inn iic he
onecd 10 another room which was confirmed by
Mrs. Townsend, when he let 10 oi linn. There
WI, Il handkerchief discovered b, MIR. ColIycr, be
tween the pillow and bolster Of Ileeu'> bed, who
cave il To Witness and Inc observed "A name on it.
He afterwards gave it to Mr.. Noble, assistant cap
tain of the watch.
Jared l.. Moorc.-lS matchmaker. He recelv-
cd this morning silver watch from Mr.. ll"xlc.
The watch was sold to him on March %, 1888 it
was charged 10 him on that day.
Joseph Iloxic, rccallcd.--IIe gave an order ON
Moore the prisoner, for tie watch, and the pri-
>oner paid him for II with money received from his
father for that purpose.
James Te~-ls Ccrk-has known prisoner
about four years. who boarded at II Dcy street
where witness also boarded Saw prisoner at his
boarding hou>r at or about seven o'clock on sun
day niehl--wituoS, remained in the house al bout
half an hour after tea, and went ont iIs ahead OF
the pfsoncr-hcy parted IN crowd opposite the
American ,nuscun-Robinson had cloth cIoak
on, which he had worn for about two months pre-
vious. lie always understood from Mr. Robinson
that the cloak had been left with him by VIM. L.
GRAY, lor money which he had lei him have.
Witness went to bed at past ! on Saturday
night the 9th of April lie occupied the front
room on the first floor, and Robinson was his room
mate and bcd-lcllow. They occupied the same
bed on Saturday night. Witness retired first
/ lie awoke during the night he had no light ant
as as he say, it was between one and two
o'clock-Robinson was then in bed with him. II
was not very unusual for witness to retire FIRST.
Witness thinks he awoke again between three ana
four O'Clock, but did not examine his watch. lie
spoke of the time as from his feelings altogether.
lie was awake when til, officers came on sunday
morning-heard loud rap al the street door, when
was cn,ted nv ;h, servant. and heard some one