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

Mr.. Brink and myself made the comparison be-
tween the string on the cloak and the hstchets
Cannot say that the coroner present, although
he was in the yard. did not Cali the attention
of tho coroner To- il. | considered the discovery
as Of consequence. Brink and myself went 10
John street in carriage, and then walked to Mai
den lane. We were absent about an hour. The
wa,chmcn were round tho door. The jury held
iher inquest there. We had no difficulty in seeing
Mr. Robinson in his boarding house in DEFY street;
he was in bed. saw him dress HIMSELF
| Mr.. Brink, in answer TO Robinson's enquiry,
what they wanted to with him, told him, they want
cd him To go To the Police.
Dutet-r,sum,d I did not notice any thing
about his clothes when in his ROOM; but did the
same morning, abou, half past 4 or9 O'Clock, when
in the house II Thomas street, in the lower back
room, left hand side. II was the right side Of
! tho right leg below the knee and On the left side OF
tho same lcs, below the hip, that saw something.
took il to be- lime; but cannot say whether it
was or not There wa, person in bed With
Robinson when went into his room, a Young
gentleman. lie got mp and opened the door and
shook aud walked Robinson mp, who laid on the
from, side Of the bed thought he was asleep
hut he soon jumped up and dressed himself with
oui hcsi,aiion whrn said We wanted him. Tho
out door Opened by girl. and when we on
tered hi. bed room the other Young man was Just
getting back into bed. The ynnng man went with
Us To Mrs. Townscnd's by Robinsons consent.
In the hall Of Rohinson's boarding house, there
was something said about u cloak, by Brink, IN
Robinson'S presence. Brink asked prisoner IL he
ever wore, no, the ncr Of blue eloil,
CLOAK or some such inquiry. Robinson answered
no. lie said thai his old camc, CLOAK hung up in
the bedroom. There were other conversations
about cloak y or ! minutes. There is a light
board fence around Mrs. Townscnd's house in tho
rear on the right hand side, 9 Or 10 feet high.
Ii is II white washed fence in the rear on tho south
west side.
Gross resnmed.-Thc person in the room will,
Robinson was or minutes III dressing himself,
while We convcr,ing NTH hin, in tho entry
about tho cloak. &c ] nm sure that Robinson
said he was not the owner OF blue cloth cloak.
| Dennis Brink, Police ONo,r, srora.--I was NJ
the house of Mrs. Townsend on the morning of the
10Th April. went there about half pas, o'cock,
before daylight. there when the cloak and
haehct were found. The cloak in the yard,
in the hands of Eldrdpc, Waterman, when first
saw it. had tho cloak and hachct both IN my
hands, before they were taken into the house.
! (Cloak and Ratchet know, aud identified as the
Same) Tho sulng was on the cloak, in the yard
before it carried into the house. II was las-
tened to the cord OF the cloak as it is now. ] had
the hatcher also in my band before it went into the
house. saw ut that time string upon the han
/
the Ratchet 10 the string the cloak. 1t ar
poar,d MS ii it had been cut apart with scis-
sors or knife. am not positive into whose POI
session the Ratchet and cloak were given, after
they were taken from the yard II was one Of the
wachmcn. They were found and seen BY me be-
tween daylight and sunrise. il was a dark morning.
Within two minutes after the cloak and hatclct
we're found, saw tho string in both Of them, af
Ter the Waterman took them. did not see them a.
t..E, stsrx.sa
hours. There was no difference IN their appear
anoc then and before, nor in the length Of the
string rs far as could perceive. went with Mr..
Noble aud assisted in arresiing the prisoner We
went about Z o'clock in the morning and entered
the house I'll Dcy street was admitted by the ser
van, girl. cnqurcd if Mr. Robinson boarded
'hcrcl She replied YES. asked where his room,
was She told me. ] found it.. She knocked ~
the door, which wa, aar. l then asked fRobin-
son was in. lie answered yes that is my ramc.
told him wanted him 10 &c, up, as ! wanted to speak
TO him and he got up and put ON his pantaloons.
I discovered something white on his pantaloons.
but though, nothing OF il then. Ii afterwards be-
licvc turned out to be lime. told him wanted
TO speak to him in the hall aud he went there
with me. asked him fhc had blue cloth cloak
or a cl ,ak Of any kind, and whether he had worn
one. lilo answered, that he never had cloth
cloak but remarked that he had an old camIet
| cloak That hung there Nc were STANDING III
! the hall at tho time, and tho cloak hung in the
room. | then told him wanted him TO go with
me to the Hall or Police Office and no walked in
to his room, and finished dressing.
| lie asked me if his room-mate might 20 with
him, and asked Inn to 60. We all then got into
the carriage, and went up TO Tl'omas-street. Al
ter getting into Mrs. Townscnds house, ] oh
served again tho whiiawash on his pan,aoons,
which noticed more particularly after seeing thu
whicwash ON the fence. The wh,,cwash, as I
thought it TO be, the right leg of his par ia
loons partly on the side and partly on the front.
| was satisfied il was whitewash, though did
not examine it. l discovered small draw bench
in the yard, when was pas, there in the morn
ing, which could assist person IN getting over the
fence il was two or three feet from the corner.
1t being 3 o'clock, the court took a recess OF
half an hour.
The court net pursuant 10 adjournment, when
the examination Of Mr.. Brink was resumed as fol-
lows:
! ! Obtained some articles from tho room Of Mr..
X, bnson in the first place his miniature, after
thi, brought up his trunk and bureau containing
many articles | examined them for letters but
found none, before brough, them to the Police
Office. | found the miniature in the bureau
drawer at his lodgings on Sunday afternoon after
his arrest. Miniature shown and identihed.]
delivered il to Mr.. LownJs a, the police office. l
locked the drawers of the, bureau and brought tho
keys to office I found two trunks and brought
them to the police office; not present whom
they were opened was present with Mr.. Welsh