Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-01-31
DOMESTIC ILL
From he Philadelphia Herald.

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THE TR1AL.-Pe,haps no trial ever occ,
IN this region that has excited such intense int
as that charging murder upon DR.. Channeey.
tanie,) Nixon accessory before The fact, and
Armstrong tBc,aBic,) after the fact. Our Coz
house has been thfonged every day during the I
al. The other day as Nixon oane out. he was nd
ed al by The mob, and had ii not been Tor the mol
II IS thought that some personal rndienily wnI
have been i ilicted in the then excited condition
the populace.
In addition TO what we have previously pubiisbI
We viii now present. such pertinent potion nfthe |
tintony as will afford 4 goud idea Ia Dur readers, |
at the same time TO asold much OF a character no
DC pnaied ~ tie Columns Of a paper, that goes to
family boafds.
The most material witness Is Mrs. Kinsl,y. \
whom hanncey placed Eliza, (the vict,m.) TO bo
Her testimony is very polk. but the pitl, OF
TINS that Chauncey desired her TO take a qirl
The countty 10 board, who, he SAID, was his pati
and that he mIehi see her oitenef, MS he found IL
heuli to go out into tile country so often Ms
ought to be visited. The witness saws Ate
brought Eliza TO my house he attended her, and
sired me TO make solne tea froma powder. viii
looked something like black pepper. This kind
lea was several times administered. Eliza was I
INTO awful agony by II. She said The Doctor has |
me on ere. | shall die. Chauncey ZANE. :
caused her to raise up on the side Of the bed. 4
called me in TO assist him. Alter this, he said. 81
WI - UP III v udNS. l was lDICDu 10 Cldure n
irock Immediately afterwards.
When Eliza came, she WAS well. that is. she n
heartily, Channcey brought peaches, which 81
ate. and also took her meals regularly, until Chan
cey gave her The tea. After this Ghauncey took ii
away. ! helped hen out. When she got doJ
stairs, she exclaimed, : o, ] shall faint - She VI
nearly bent double, aud was in intense pain. Chad
eey came after she went away and told me to mad
light of the whole a1lir, if any OF ELIAS fried
should come to ask about her. saying, Drot I'll
gil. she has cost me trouble enough Is there
body about ! said no. lie then said, Eliza
dead" but you must not let her folks know any ,hil
about it If they call. When Nixon comes in wi
pay you. Afterwards he came again and said. I'll
zas people are going to make a great fuss I'd
must make light of The whole affair. II il eJ
comes to trial, III give you fifty dollars"
From Mrs. hinsley, thauncey took Eliza to Il
house of Mrs. Hubbard, likowise a house Of no l
pnte.l She was in intense dgony, and Mrs IIubbJ
testified that she sent for DIR. Rush, with the ed
sent Of Chauueey.
DR.. Rush arrived and taking Chauncey into nno}
CT room, asks" what has the girl been sick d
"Chauncey said I've been attending her for bow
complaint. Dr. Rush said q They tell me she \
been encioate. " II So" replied Chauncey, " KIND
nothing oiiI.', " " asked Eliza il her mother I'm,
where she was J She replied. 1" she does not kno
that I've been a mother !" | told Chaunccy that 81
was dying. lie said, e" must remove her, TO
'' 80 ""''' wv 'h' way, Nv ciitttu neIIdf.
ordered her some port wine; aud then Chaunc
got some iahotcrs aud caused Eliza 10 be ,cmov
on a sellee, l called afterwards al his house, and
told mt she WAS dead. | told him the whole thi,
would come out, aud advised him TO 90 to Mana
unk and tell her folks. He came aft rewards TO ,
residence and said he bad been. | told him ] hon
he had told them all. lie sand - could no.. TO,
have signed a certificate al the request Of Nixon, III
Eliza died OF bowel complaint. and have got An
strong. Botanic Physician, to certify SO also | to
linn that all would be exposed aud he had better go
the post norton examination and tell all.-Ile a.
Why | have sworn before a magistrate tina, Eli
died oi inflammation in the bowels.
The post mortem examination at Mannyunk,
Doctors Egbert, Clark aud Meigs. left no doubt
TO her untlmely death. And this was what led to ii
arrest OF the prisoners.
Judge KING charged he Jury most ably on Satu
day forenoon. when the case went to the Jury, wi
Immediately wentto their room 10 make NJ the We
Dict. STU crowds continued in the vicinity of II
Court room. anxiousi 10 learn the result of one off
most painful investigations that has ever slai
ed oui criminal docket
THE CHAUNCEY CASE.-The Phlladelph
Inquirer OF yesterday, 22d, says: The Jury. IN II
case OF Cbauncey. Nixon and Armstrong, return,
lnio Court yesterday after an absence of forty cp
hours, with a verdict OF " Guilty Of Murder IN Il
Second Degree against Chauncev aud At n
Guilty with regard TO Nixon aud Armstrong.