Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-07-25


ness went to City Point where Mr.. X. was 10 meet
him; when they met there, Mr.. X. went TO u.
Ilanison',, leaving witness at City Point 10 pack
his trunks preparatory for voyage 10 Europe,
aud they then went IL Roanoke. Witness siaId
wi h him week, and had frequent conversations
will him, in which Mr.. Il. talked incohcrently,
and spoke disrcspt ctIuly and harsly OF his inla-
tyes--said Judge Tucker was "A rascal, thai his
Sons were no better, and that they never would
yet any hing from him. Mr. Il. Offered witness
the plantation on which b. Tucker formerly resi-
died, and urged him to cone up and live there
This onor Mr.. R.Iepcated when witness visited
him again IN 1920 and in the fall of that year,
witness started TO 90 up and take possession; met
MIR. Il. al Pcyton Randolph's on the road, going
to Congress During ,hc evening Mr.. Il. talked
upon frivolous topics, and seemed highy-in tie
morning witness mentioned to him that hc was 90
IN. up 10 the plantation; hui Mr.. X. made no an
swcr and witness saw that lac had changed his mind,
aud came back to Richmond. Mr.. Randolph ncv-
err mentioned the subject of the plantation after
wards Witness being questioned TO the dates
ofthcsc Vi its, said he had memoranda by which
he could fix them but afterwards ascer,aincd that
be WAS mistaken, a. the Two visits referred 10
were made IN 1920 and 1921, instead Of 1919.
20 Wincss did not visit Mr. r. aeanunll 1927,
and after that visited him every fall, except wien
he was in Russia until his dcatl-Qucstio VIE
thcrle had ever heard MIR. r. speak on the subject
OF emancipation; sad he had. Mr.. r, spoke to
witness OF n Will lac had made setting his negroes
free bQ. Tia, he dlsappro,ed of it, and would
change ii. He said he thought his brother Dick
must have been out OF his senses when he rnianci-
patc1 his slaves. After his return from Russia,
MR. told witness he had revoked that par, his
will Witness was under the impression during
every visit he made to Mr.. II. tia, there were in
tcrvals when he was not himself. Questioned as
10 his opinion whether Mr. r. was ever, from 1919
To the time hc went to Russia, capable Of making
a sound disposition Of his propcrty-said, lie OBJ
served that whenever Mr.. r. spoke upon the sub
lrct Of the distribution of his property, OF OF his
/ will, he became incohorcn,, and would fly of, in
other words, he would boh and leave the subject
abruptly. 1t witnesses opinion that whenever
he spoke on that subject his head began to be dis
ordered. After little time he would settle down
and become rational agnn.
MoxDAY, July !.
MIR. Cooke offered a series OF letters, written by
| Mr.. Il. to Beverly Tucker, and one from Mr.. Il. T..
of various date and intended To elncdate the state
of Mr. RS mind in the year 1910, having FIRST cal
! led the attention oil the court to passage in the
former testimony Of Judge Leigh, which bears up
on these letters.
Mr. &. also with consent of the other counsel,
offered portions of the record of the former trial
as evidence IN the present case, and particularly
SERIES of John Randolph's letters from 1898 10
1909. Mr.. Sianald also offered continuation OF
the series from 1910 to 1920
Mr.. J. A. ChcyalIic states, that he we'll ac
quaintcd with Mr.. John Randolph, deceased, for
thirty years preceding his death. He met with
him on board a steamboat coming from Noriok to
Richmond ON the ith Of April, 1920. Mr.. Ran
doph ON the preceding day had arrived at Norfolk
from Washington or Baltimore. When he first
saw him aboard of the boat, Mr.. Randolph appear
ed to be very much excited, about something that
had occurred ON the day before. lie stated that
Frcnchman. who WAS servant OF Mr.. Hyde DE
Melville, the French Minister, and Who had stood
behind his chair when he dincd with them, had had
the audacy and mpudcncc to sit down by his side
at tie table aboard the boat the preceding day
thai he had resented his inSolcnoe, and threatened
to shoot hlm with bis double barrcllcd gun, which
he had with him, (and which the witness saw if
he did not quit the table Nj. Randolph abused
the frcnclman very much, and said h called him
/, 10 his face c0Yuin and pofiSS0n, &c After break
fast Mr.. Randolp pin came where the witness was
sitting, took "A seat by him, treated him with
ked poitcncsS, and engaged in a conversation with
him respecting French literature, tue ctymology OF
, French words, &c: which conversation lac conduc-
ted with much ability and learning proving him
self fully master Of the subject. When they arri-
were cot out ON the wharf for him 10 proceed
, WITNESS un,erstood) to PctcrSburg-witncsS was
then in the cabin, and IA servant came and told him
Mr. Randolph wished TO see hm--whcn he went
ON the deck, Mr.. r. was standing the wharf, and
as soon as he saw the witness he salutcd him
waived his hat ovcrhiS head and cried out three
times " rirc ic roi,' III "A | I'D voice. During The
day, after they left Norfolk and before arriving a,
I, Cny Point, Mr.. Randolph drank great quantity
Of porter. Questioned what his impression was
at that the time, OF MIR. RS state of mind, saws
| that Mr.. Randolph variable in his conduct
( and conversation that he hardly knew what to
, think If his state ofmind. When he first saw Mr.
Il. aboard the boat, and heard his account of the
meeting with the Frenchman, he thought it very
strange, and that MIR. Randolph talked wildly "a
bout it-ihat afterwards, in the conversation res
prcting French literature and other topics, he
see med to him to be composed and raioual-tlai
when he took leave of him he acted like mailman
which might have been occasioned by the quantity
of porter he drank during the trip from Norfolk to
t City Point.
To III CONTINUED.
: The appropriations for 1886, including the I'M
expended balances OF last wear, amount to TIllR-
Tl-EIGIlT MILLIONS, SENENHUNDRFD
, AND THIRTY THREE THOUSAND ONE