Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-10-14
NUMBER 90.

| following: ~ ''a@f" '"' No
"." OF william ~. Myers. sss.u.I .. mysr.,
nha WiittSm =. burr, for IN. u..rs.r "a n a.
| ley Marvin Hoyt.
"AfoR's COURT, Oct. N, psss.
! 'e."eN me Mayor took hts seat, aud the sceused.
were afesdy under reeOgnssnes, appeared with THAR
counsel a few minutes Afterwards. Tn. MAYOR sen, f.x
Mr. Jos Mayo. the Commonwealth. Attorney Tor an. city
Of Richmond and requested his presence dining m, ..m,
'"' inst ha might have the benefit Ut his assistance IL
"e should require IT. Mr.. Mayo said he engaged in
an"hef Court, and that IL would be O'Clock before he
could get oil. and ssked the examination could no, bs
delayed until that hour After hesitation the N.vor
resolved To proceed and send for Mr. Mayo IL any question:
should srso on which he should need his ....ane, Tbs
examination was then entered into
| = VI To- ~. Csfmiehsel was sword Here Mr. Robt @.
% one OF Tie counsel fer the accused arose. md sad
ey had intended 10 ash Court TO t.aue-t IN, s,n,le
men OF the PRESS whom he before him. suppress.
me ek pafe statements that gwen IN n. TIN. ,ta.e Of
" n'esnsauon "i tbs sort. that the minds OF the public
s remain uneont'minsted, and tho fountains OF Justice
"sh NJ" be poisoned at their source But a. wa, no. too
a.-'he press OF this city already teeming with ro
p Tue evidence taken Saturday before tho cero-
nef winch the pres. he would say Ia hot and pd.eeot
haste To Pander 10 the morbid appetite u the c. mmuaitv
1so PSonsned greatly 70 the prejudice OF HI. clenu-
ihey had suffered wrong aud cruel niu.te. m TIM.
statement that had been thus given to The pub
ne In ono paper he read u document Ialudnx 10 the
Nooners ehage the that had ever fallen
updef ms eye most and indecent IA &C.
hei'her true IN morals law Beur. these
We're made be had ask tn. Conf ,o maj. ~ h,
nS request mat he had already alluded to- which he
nad no doubt would have been respected bu hat now h
was too late His unfortunate client, asked for M r..
s'rani now they Only desired from the pres, IN, NOR
| and fairly reported. ~ s"' "e 'u'S
| Or. Carmichael then proceeded with HI. te.t,n,,ov;
aehee substantially as given Saturday before IN. Core,
| nor:-Wss called Howl on IN, uo,n,.. = -
2Sth-tound him severely woun led IN The h.,I III I.
he could not hve-exhibted great 80 -
me tho ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Burr wrapped at his dor toa
| Ia euuna in h.. a 4
was reading II, Col s. ). Myers and W r NJ. n,.s.J
aud Colonel s. 5. Myers required HIM ~ .ien II imme'
ea eV'-deeined doing II, and then w. X. Myer. came
forward aud shot him. s
on wednesday. befue he died. was reoue,,ed l., ..L
MN 10 relaie again the so
uo ainei-he was perfectly IA hs senses aud entirely
competent 10 give evidence can he NO d,h, -,
| the wound Ia his head the couse OF his DEAN
Cross examined.-ln answer to questions fron, NJ, T.
ons Know nothing about this affair Of wha Nr Ho,,
Tod me said he was resting eb,w reading an.
the paper presented by Burr when the Mes r, No..
came forward lie didn't tell What time he yoI oar,
Of bed did not see the paper-both h.,
on Monday and that Wednesday las, >,s,. -. -,
aud hured-l held tue last on "wednesday a, Tho 800,
OF the Mayor simply ~ whether he continued 10 r.ne,t
ms hrsi account, aud he did exactly DR. Mills sworn
Called by Dr. Carmichael -ist in the ,n.,,,,on 90
be performed on Mr. Huyt-wen IN and ash ed ho,y n.
uo' saa pretty WELL except that they bad giving him
some blue bIiis-remarkec that had never seen man
exhibit much tOrttudr he replied that the re,.on ~ 4,
was that he was sustained by good conseienee Cros.
examined Did not make post mOrtem examine toa-ya,
present AT conversation held by Dr. c. with How on Wa
nesday '. and heard him tell Dr. c. what he had n., r
aied-aI that time uoyt spoke but little and ,sdon s,
GsP' 10 reply almost categorcaly questions put to him.
Tie never put papers relating To tins mau.t nt, nv
hAhos nor did encourage hun 10 talk about t-wben ha
spoke !" me oil hl= innocence he did of what but
only IN general terms that he innocent
Dr. Carmichael YVES called, and IN reply 10 ou.,tion
from Mr. Lyons. Hoyt only said to me he vas innocsn, Of
vac eei nc Ola not say what crimeDr. L. began TO re-
late what he said u Mr.. Boydeas innocenee hut v,.
stopped by tho Court as being Irrelevant u the case
MI Evans vas s~Orn.-kepeated his testimony 81 S.-
ana again read the affidavit signed by HOyt which
We PUB hsd yesterday Cross examined In ing IN th
paper put downihe lords loyI them even 10 tauto
osy-s the end OF each would ask hmif il ve,,
CORE and make such alterations he irscted-dd nor
converse with Hoyt ON this subject Afterwards but went
again TO take his affidavit upon the subject of Mr. Boyn
no enee Of aly participant n the n.suer-htard ian saw
on that occasion, well Boyden this presents something the
Appearance OF butchers bloek-wss told by Mr. Tvl.r
who came for methat he sent eher by Mr. Hos, q,
| DIR. Carmichael. don't know which
Dr. Csrmehael was called and a>ked BY Mr. LYONS If
Ne knew how Mr. Evans came 10 be cent for-repied: I
was "a an adjoining room To the patient Mr. Boyden
asked me II was not customary 10 take the affidavit Of
Sy'ng man under such eTeumstanees-I thanked him
of reminding me ct the omission ct part Of NV profess
slonal duiy-l went back and asked Mr. H. NJ he IL.
s'red to make an sffidaut-he SAID he did aud than
Mr. TYLER To 20 for Mr. Evan =. ,,,. -, 4, -
uate.
| Rev. James d. uose was sworn-Under,tood ON We'd
hesoay last that Mr. HOyt dying-went see him in
my Ministerial eaPacily;-~hen | went in said he wa,
H'HeA Obliged TO Tor cOmng-l told him hoped he VISA
making Of the Time that was lett hum 10 rnaLa ~,
peace with GOdhe SAID. have already bean irving n,
sol hSn sPeni the lime IN quoting such passages Of
sem lure a. thought Ppeal his case and in payias
win him-ho seemed perfectly calm and collected and
| entirely IN he senses.
Orlando Pegram sworn. Deposed as on Saturday-
l'es II sio next 10 Holt-Issw the Myers 20 M n
suee'-heard thiee pistol sbcs supposed in Hoyt,s
rOomi 0dn 60 in-IOur or five minutes Afterwad. sau
them pass down the sireet-hsd heard runr, abp, Uov
aud Mrs Myers two or three days before for the first time
but had seen nothing me in supposng ,hsm 10
/ be uue s ~
JnS' A. Halves sworn. Lives two doors below Hoyr,s:
"a" the Two Myers 60 into Hoyrs oce dad not see Them
when they came out, but them lew minutes affair
WHus Win ano'her gentleman return aud get in hack
standing IA the alley the the ENehange-he,d ths
Iumos about Mrs Myers aad Mr. HOyt two or three day,
before. but know nothing Oi my own knowledge about
hen-heard several persons talking about them on tho
pavement before the Exchange. rhi. gentleman stood
very close almost browbeat examination, without
snehing, although ne was evidently little aKitstedJ
Euguehe Pendlston sworn. lust ,hen, il being I
O'Clock, the Commonwealth aitofney appeared in court
and took his by the side Of The counsel for the
Mr. Pendeion went To give ia his testimony exactly a.
he delivered on Saturday. Cross examined hive been
living with MT ioyt three years last May head report,
which connected the name Of Mr. Hoyt with Mrs. Myers
several days before II. was shot
Nj Mayo here asked II rumors had been previously r.
ceved IA evidence. The Mayor stated hat thev had
that was his custom whilst setting o. aCommu6ny Maj,
trat" To receive all the evidence that offered that the Ma
gsrste knows what witnesses ought be recognized o
appear before higher ubana OF course he took care a,
discard a that was Illegal in making up his opinion
Of the ptUpcty OF dischargng sending ON the prisonsr
The triEi suou then proceeded
Mr.. Pena oon cOntinueds-Mr. HOyt asked mo two or
three days before he shot, Il hid heard any reports
| shout HIM and Mrs. Myers.-l said had-he asked me
TO notice who talked about them hereafter and to let HIM
Know. as he wsncd put stop to hem:-I told him
would There was not much iniinacy between me and
Nj. Hoyt Tbs was the first time he ever spoke 10 me OF
Mrs Mycrs-siier this conversation DID take notice anL
never heard any one speak Of tho Tcpor-ihs subject
was ncyor mentioned between again NATL alter he was
shoi do not rCooect who was ihat h, ord speak OF
these rumcurs-can't rumomber-(a question
ed agan by VIZ. Scott, he raidl think remember nov,
hca ing Mr Poore speak Of them, sbo Nr WIN gror. Mr.
Hvy did not ssk me o. tell ~ shO had heard talking
about ", only 20 inform huH heard ny body "a king
about sgain, therefore dad not tell hm whom hsd
| heard talking about g. o. answer 9 qlesons BY Mr.
byons have sccn Mf. a. aud Mrs Myers IN convsrsa
ion her door. stood the street, re
| collect only which this happened-I vn.
standing door when the earage drove no opposite
Mr. CunL's door, t~hce Mrs. Myers doslt) Mr. Hoyt was
10 the once, bat whether he behind OF IN front OF The
that before the cinaot cay; never tbsn
nor aHr ume him, either BY word OF signal Botee
OF Mrs. Mycts' approach. tins occasion he came out
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