Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-06-13

was a, Mrs. Townsend's the morning after the
; murder VAS committed. and at the tmc tie cloak
was found and exhibited CLOAK shown. and
identified b, her, This cloak is the one had
reference 10, and IS the one saw Robinson wear.
| never heard him called by any other name than
Frank Rivers There was another came there
who called hmsefby the same name, and who
said he and prisoners wcfe cousins. lieleii jew
cit has lived with Mrs. Townsend about three
weeks, bu, had known her before.
While llelen lived with Mrs. Townsend she
never had any quarrel with any one ia the house
or out of IT, She was a general fayourite al all the
! girls. Twas close in my room Tie night OF the
murder Some person called 10 see me towards
the morning that the murder occurred. IL was a
quarter of an hour before the alarm was given.
At the time of the alarm he nndfessed. |
did not hear him until he III my room. ! aId
not hear anv person call for champagne until after
| went 10 bed, when heard Helen Jewet call for
a bottle of champagne /; il was about | o'clock.
conversed with the prisoner about two weeks
before Helen, death in relation 10 the manner
the ta,sel became separated from the cord. lie
said he on, sleigh riding ant got II torn of.
He SAID his tailor ,c"ed II on. had II III my hand
when he spoke to me about II.
Cross-eramined. last convcrsed with Mrs.
Townsend about this matter to-day. have not
seen her for tine before to-day. l have
talked with her before, aud about the cloak aud
assel, the morning aitci the murder. did not, on
the l0ih April, pretend to know tine cloak. l
swear 10 II naw, because the sewing on OF the tas-
sci answers the description. There Is nothing
particular III the sewing of the tassel that
know Of dont know the cloak. | closed the
door OF the room when went to bed. My room
was in an angular direction from that of Helen
Jcwctt, and heard her call Tor champagne.
could not hear what said IN llrlcn's ROOM.
was ~ the last da, of April. lived with my
mother before | lived with Mrs. Townsend. |
left my mother two Years ago. have aso lived
with Mrs. Barge, who kccpsa pirate house. There
several men in The house OF Mrs. T. that
night /; cannot say how mauy. Heard no knocking
or alarm that night previous to the alarm of tho
murder, except OF the person who came into my
room. | have heard Mrs. Townsend say that
some person tried TO get ont of the house the night
before the alarm. Don't know who he nor how
he got out. | don't know that Helen knew Ilat
prisoner IN The habit of visiting the before She
/ came. The other Frank Rivers la, 10 visit
me the prisoner and he together. ] have
seen them dressed in cloaks and Boston wrappers,
/ not however AT the same time. | was not dressed
when the alarm given. l came out on the
! landing and persons, but WAS 81 irightcn
! I'D could not tell how many. All the men III the
house went ont after the watchncn came in, rs did
my man.
/ | did not hear Mrs. Townsend or any other say
when ile waehmen came, that there IA Young
man AT the door of iielcn's room, tia, there
were Two men in the cntIy.--llclen had watch
and some EARRINGS and hnger-rngs. saw Mrs.
Townsend have the watch and rings the next morn
ing after tie murder After the person called
Frank Rivers entered between . and 10 O'Clock,
Helen, said INV dear Frank | am glad you have
come. The other Frank Rivers also visited
Helen, and have heard her say that some person
| other ihan the prisoner came regularly 10 81"
her on Saturday night.--Nlrs Townsend mcnon-
ed to ne 3eeeh that there wasa bare place on the
back pat u prisoner head. lhave bad opportu
nifty during our intercourse 10 his head and
person. aud had not noticed the bare place on his
head had not known II until Mrs. T. told me Of
/ the bare place on his head.
! Dreof, resumed-1hc person WHO visited Helen
rteularlv on SATURDAY. nights WAS called Bill Easy.
Cross, reSumcd-Aiter Helen came, Frank Ri
vcrS quit visiting and went 10 Helen, but did
not know he came to see her.
! DUet,-lieen and me had no quarrel
! count of IL.
James Wells .morn-I lived in the employ of
Joseph Howe, as porter, since last June. Their"
was a Ratchet belonging to that store, used by me
for splitting up wood principally. The last time
saw that hatcho IN the store WAS on Wednesday
! before the murder. ! have never seen II there
| since. The prisoner was in the employ of Mr..
| lloxie AT the time last that hatchet there |
opened the store IN tho moruincS.I first missed
the hatchet out OF the store on Monday morning
after tie murder and before heard oil the murder.
looked for IT, asi wanted TO use H. did not make
any particular inquiry for it, (thc hache, shown
believe that is the Ratchet | have no doubt of
II. have never seen There since.
Cross-eramined.-Th hatche, was used gen
orally, sometimes for opening boxes on The walk
Mr.. Robinson left the store Saturday night
think about hall past five. lie was convcrs'ng
that afternoon pleasantly. Since | have seen
him, | ALWAYS found HIM cheerful, amablc and
mild IN hS temper. | have seen him with hat on
aud hat of, and If there had been bald place on
his head, | think | should have seen il. painted
the windows and upIghts that support the ceiling,
ard wdtewashod the ceiling of Mr.. lloxe's store
on Saturday afternoon the oh April. \ person
might casil, get painted by the uprghts in passing
them M. llo>c got some paint on him that
Saturday afternoon, The cord the axe was on
when it at Mr.. iloxic'S.
Emma Ereath, sc0rn.-Lved ut the house OF
Mrs. Townsend Al the time Of the death OF Helen
Jewcu, and had boarded there sixteen months
Had seen the prisoner there four or five times
Saw linn there the night OF the murder of Helen
Jcwct,. He wa, dressed in hat and cloak ; saw
him b,twcen and 10 O'Clock. | wds standing ii
my room door, and saw him passing, as expect
ed somebody 10 see me. He went up the right han,
stairs | SAW him 90 into the recess saw Heller
about that that time heard her say that tranl