Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-08-02

ton upon the objects which came r,rhc and his
his travels, highly s,tsnon to every thing
| ie"n' lie conversation Was OF similar charae'e,
ne saw inrn from Russia His mind otten "an"eIeu
CIV o-;od Witness thought he was III tunes u''eei
al tn"t pne Of dcrum. Also thought that his minA
,ie boon in II similar state while in ST. PeeEsburgn-
% es,ioned to his opinion OF the state OF MT H.
-, nd while in England after lie lett Russia: Witness can
nniv saw that according TO Mr. Rs statements, he was
ick apd under great depression Of spirits; and witness
inferred that his condition the same in England Us
here Was convinced from what Mr.. K. told hn' eia'
many Of the statements in the newspapers Us 10 MS e
duct ia Russia and in England. were iabricatio"s u"
though they had foundation in truth lie was
much secluded in London, and only went out on puuo
occasions. to satisfy his curiosity lie went 10 nG J
breakfast given Oh the opening oil Inc he" h' o,
Bridge Of which he gave witness minute acco",'t'
bracing personal descriptions OF Earl "fry a"u ' ~
distinguished individuals present Oh me oceas ii @
tl.is narrative he expressed opinions Which ~ "'uu "
be supposed John Randolph woad nave c'''.
d. r,.rod u.;, rr.at ocu,en the impressions derived
from cIosc examinations with those he had formerly GU
! ,crtaned of those persons-correclinS ms oPr"E
experience and obscrva'on l1e was ~ lIo y. i1I'
Crews polcy and was weii-wisher 10 'he e"'sI VI
EnrIj,h rp;,r,n but he fucned on that occasion 10"
estimate o. Earl GIryS capacity he also spoke OF OH
OConnc and assured witness that he was not mere
| slang whangcr; but in,h o. sfe1l "u..y ill.,, ,;,ns
Whole witness thought Mr.. Randolph was al th' ','e
| latorinr under deirum and he felt great anxiety Wnen
Mr. Randolph left kichmone hest At should emu III IN
sanity. Witness had no more doubt that such %ouiI o
!
d,th nn,ess il wus removed He not therefore, sur
priscd when his and Mr. RS friends at Charlotte cons!-
deed him insane. When Mr X was III tlls city
in 1926 he went over Petersburg and performed an eS
aordnarr ride TO Roanoke. and back to Richmond, ana
then VENT Bacon Quarter Branch. e. as TO what reason
he gave fox that rideSays he does not kow-e assign
ed some reason for it; but witness iorgetS whether ne
stated to him not Witness had said he never h'aru
Mr. K sneak of Mrs Coatcr aud children otherwise than
aff-ctonalely-he meant 10 say, when he was sane
Witness occasion, when he was insane, heard
him speak unkindy of Mrs Bryun-t was the only t''e
he ever heard him speak Of her in that manner lie al
wars spoke cnkindy OF Judge fncEer, alter he LOOK up
The IMPRESSION thai he had treated him unfairly II" some
times spoke kindly and sometimes unkndy ol fcny o.
George Tucker-Aer the breach with Beverly ncker,
never spoke of him nlhc rwse than unkindy Az The time
when witness advised b. Tucker not to see Mr.. Il
| witness knew that he was much excited ana thought
the interview would be painful one beverly Tucker
sent 10. Witness consult Eh him on the SUBJECT lie
wished TO see his brother he did know what he had
done offend him. and did not desire to remain under
his dspessce. Questioned by Mr.. jones' as to the IN.
teGvew with Mr. H., in Chesterarld on tle suoIect III
commencing suit aguinst Judge Tucker You say that
he stated the law and the facts you give
| him al opinion rpnn the merits: Ans No. u Was
| il not claim which nan Ut sound intellect mGhl
have thong just: A. 1t was not all irrational ca''
apart from the length of time. he stated IN substance,
that when his father married his mother her tdller Col
| Bland gave Kim parcel OF ssres-thut It was paroi
ciitbu possession delivered to his ather and held
by him for than FIVE years, llil his deah-lhat the
slaves were nvrnoried part Of his fathers estate
that after Mr. Tucker married his mother considering
that parol gift Of the slaves 10 her hrst husband was
void under The statute of Los. he procured Col Bland
to make deed Of gilt ut them 10 Mrs. lnckeF which
was recordrd aud Mr.. Tucker thenceorlh claimed and
held those slaves under that deed Such was the impress
| sion left mind as 10 the manner IN winch MI IL
supposed Mr. Tucker had contrred 10 geta ltc 10 lhosc
slaves and he said that il tie paro gilt OF The slaves 10 his
father was originally void yet as the possession followed
the gift and his t:er Eeld the possession Tor more
than five years, that possession gave him complete title
! O. Was he then in his sound mind: think so, Ger
tuny. He WAS we'll informed OF the decisions OF the
Court Of Appras the subject and understood the law
OF tie case at least we'll as did O. by Judge Scott
fad not The principle the effect OF the act oil im-
perfect the title to slaves III such cases. been
previously settled ~ the Court Of Appeals: A. am
no: scre-I think The effect Of the act OF limitations as APP
piled arising under the statute OF l135 had not
been positively seted-e effect Of the statute OF m
tationS in general TO perfect title 10 slaves was well
settled and generally known. Questioned as TO the time
that Doctor Dudley 10 Richmond to llpc-SayS II
about 1890 Did not undersan nd at the time That Ills
removal was IN consequence OF any difference between
him aud Mr.. Z. Does not know when the final breach
between them took place bat thinks il before lS2
There had been difference between them before
the final breach Mr. RS feelings tnvaids nr; ~ n TsFs
feelings towards him long before their separation, and on
one occasion witness thought Mr.. r. misunderstood
'Dr. Dudley conduct. and told Mr.. X so. lie seem
ed ratiied Witness opinion. The breach long
after this Questioned Mr. RS loss by The failure
of rompkins " Murray, and whether his intellect
was affected By it: A. No He very angry, and
good reason; but he used to talk on the subject in
such manner, thIt it impossible to avoid laughter,
computing the OF the Burgundy and Champagne
which he had drank at Mr.. Murray housebut there
was insanity in his conduct that OCCASION Cues
toned by Judge Scott. Do you think the state Of Mr..
RS mind sanity with occasional i!s Of insanity; or
insanity with lucid intervals: A. Sanity, with i'll
stances Of insanity, and those not of periodical occur
renee. g. Ivy Mr.. Stanar. Did lie speak 10 you Of the
disposition OF his property? a. He said any
in I'm ma
slaves and in the latter part Of his life, he opposed
to emancipation Witness often said TO him These
are your own opinions, yet when you die you Will
thing Witness drew this conclusion from the temper
Of Mr.. Randolph, and the belief that he would not con.
sent that any other should be the master OF his
slaves. O. Should YOU suppose that he would express
freely his designs The disposition of his property:
A. should not think it wonderful if he communicated
his intentions in that res?rcto Dr. Brooke Through or my
self G. Should you think II consistent with Mr. Il cha
racter TO write will in public office, in the hustle of
business and III the interval Of writing letters and then
throw it unseaed into drawer: \. should not think
any man would do dn nat think it Iikr Mr..
r. to be careless such subject. G. If such
occurred should you think deliberate act OF Mr..
RS: 4. / should be greatly influenced in my judy
mcnt BY the intrinsic evidence Of the paper itself q
Had Mr. r. into your office, written paper hasll
w. and handed it to you open, saying this Is my will.
would YOU have thought ii his deliberate act; ~ Yes.
if he had given it me, should; because | should
have believed that he had confidence in me, that would
not read il, ard tia! would take care OF it: should
have though, ii important paper should lave sralrd
it up and put i! iii safe place. @ by Mr.. lonesHad
he not that kind Of confidence in Dr.. Brockenbrough
Ans leleve that Mr.. Il. wocd have handed his will tn
Dr. open, with full confidence that it would moi be read
and that it woaId be preserved Such conduct with MIR.
r. depended altogether upon the individual to whom lie
gave it. This acl is exactly like him. but it not
unnatural. Witness should have acted as Dr. B. did
in regard to the paper--and this would have
been funded knowledge Of Mr. Randol ps charac-
ter Mr. Randolph was not communicative sub.
iec,s in which his feelings interested, if third
party were present If alone with one in whom me
had confidence he cnnvcrsed with unbnunded freedom,
which was checked by the entrance Of another friend.