Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1846-03-26

hand, and advanced towards where
Richie WAS standing. Richie had
four pistols in belt around him, and a
cutlass, and a revolving pistol: Green
how had two pistols in his belt. His.
impression was that the pistols Rit-
chic had was .luelling pistols. Richie
took his position in the middle of the
ground between the canal and the river.
left of large oak, William Scott
look his position behind the. tree oppo-
site Richie. Greenhow stood of, a.
long with Archer. Peasants turned
round and said something to Green.
how-Pleasants then advanced, and
and hadreached 20 or % yards of Rit-
chic, when Greenhow and Archer cali
led out, s.stopI' Peasants still APP
preached, and Richie fred twice, and
at Ritchie's third fire, Peasants fired.
I A ball from RICHES pistol struck
Peasants near the shoulder, which
threw him around, and he seemed a
bout falling. But Peasants still press
ed on towards Richie, and then there
succeeded succession Of shots very
rapidly, witness thinks eight or nine.
Witness then saw Peasants in close
quarters with Ritchie-Ri,chie in the
act of thrus,ing with his cu,lass, and
the hand Of Peasants raised, seeming
to strike. Immediately Peasants
seemed staggering, and witness thought
Richie also. Archer and Deaae ran
and called out to stop. Peasants walk
ed off supported 10 the toll house Of
Mayo's Bridge by Deane and Archer.
Richie was helped to his carriage, and
from the dollhouse Peasants was
brought 10 his residence in this City:
Before the renconntre, Deane SAID TO
Greenhow, could not the matter be adj
justed9 To which G:eenhow said,
that he had brought his friend there,
and he had waited fifteen minutes, and
if he was not assaulted in fifteen min
utes more, he would take him off the
field. At the Toll House witness
thought Peasants was MORALLY woun-
ded. The sword-cane which Pleas
ants had, had long blade, 2 Or 3 feet
long with a curved handle. Before
the deceased died, he was asked by
the witness, why he did not stop when
called upon? He replied, sit was too
la,e.:' Asked ifhe had heard any one
give directions' He replied, he heard
Scott tell Richie when TO shoot, to
shoot low no,O, to shoot high, to draw
his sword. Asked why he put his re-
volver in his coat pocket Replied he
did not wish to use it. Asked Why he
did not shoot Richie? Replied, be.
fore he went out he had drawn the load
from one of his pistols. Asked why
he did this? Replied, he did not wish
to kin him; that he intended to rely on
his sword-cane. Asked how he got
the load out Of his pistol, Replied, in
the usual way. Asked if he said any
thing to Rilchie' Replied, "Yoa see
/ am no coward" Peasants said he
recollected beating Richie over the
head with the cane; he thought be ran
him through twice. He said Richie
was brave fellow. On Sunday eve
ming Peasants stated to witLess that
he was determined to have his Rlt-
chie's) life or Richie should have his.
No one aided Peasants in arming him.
self. Witness thinks. Archer handed
him the Bo,oie-knJe. .Deane did not
aid him in any way. The witness tes-
tilted, one wound was upon the left side
of the chest, just in front of the shout
der; another wound was through the
left arm just above the elbow, making
two wounds; another wound passed
through the left hand, fracturing some
ofthe metdcdrpal bones; another wound
entered the scrotum, passing out at the
anus; and another wound in the mates
of the left side, where the ball passed
out. In regard to this wound there
was no appearance where it entered
There was no stab in the body.
DR.. John Cullen, being duly sworn.
testified, that he attended the dect sed
before he died. The deceased fie-
qnently SAID he would not recover
Pbe deceased said his object was not
TO kill Richie, but TO prove that he
was no coward. The deceased said
he had drawn the load out of one of his
pistols the preceding night-that a Mr..
Scott was behind a tree and told when
Richie was to shoot, and directed him
when to draw his sword-that the de-
ceased was asked If he had drawn his
sword from his cane. He replied, he
could not say, but thought he did not.
The deceased inferred some one drew
It, as il was bent. The deceased referr-
ed 70 Mr. Richie without saying what
Richie. The deceased was asked if