Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-10-13
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az tAs Pro .sedSsef he Jury of IEgaest acid ouer a
body Of Daddy Marcia HOyt, ia tAe CITY Of R,eAasHd
Oet. lOfh. 1916.
The following free holders OF the city were summone
by the Constable to constitute the pannel-wnlam VII
,,am,' orenshaw Jesse Williams. James Griffin, s,e'
ing Crump. Thos. X. Price, w Taylor, J A Clark
son, Logon Waller, L Ouaries, c NJ Nimuo. { q IIud
son, 1 IA Ellis and II Gardner. OF these all answere,
| to their names except Crump. and c & Hudson
Mr. Williams selected n the foreman of the Jury
ana INC Jurors being duly sworn, with the exception
gan waller who made affirmation they proceeded, unde
the direction OF the Coroner 20 inspect the body.
The corpse lay m the rosm IN which the wounds wer,
inflicted Ii situated under the Exchange Hotel and
inc BACK part OF the room that occupied by Mr. Hoy
n brokers Office The back partiIioned oil. anC
was handsomely fitted up and used by Mr. H. as sleepns
apartment Tho hoor of the chamber is elevated abou
two feet above that OF the ccmptng ROOM and one or tw,
steps are used 10 descend from the 10 the other
Dr. Ed II. Carmichael called and sworn to asst 81
The Jury IN the examination of the wound which he test
ned was tho cause OF death; and after they had examined
the BODY to their satisfaction the inquest adjourned
public room in the Exchange Hotel Here the Coroner
dSn'e'ed serious aud impressive charge tho jury after
which they proceeded with tho examination.
Dr. +. III. Carmichael then called on and depo.ed
as follows On the morning of 2sth OF September
called TO see Mr. Hoyt-lound him lying bed; upon ex-
animation discovered wound in the right side OF
the frontal bone, apparently effected by pistol shot:
bail had fractured the bone and passed the bran-
passed my hnger into the wound which about 3S OF
an inch IN diameter, and found the inner liable OF the skull
extensively fractured and pieces Of the bone driven
III on the brainresolved the operation of
pGnning the loose pieces Of the skull and any
OF the pieces Of the bone that might find. BY this pro
cess removed ID II pieces OF bone and part OF the ball
The part Of the ball that found weighed B grains; an entire
ball that was found in the bed weighed so grains Besides
TINS the most important wound, ball had passed through
the night thigh into the left and lodged under the skin; this
was however So slight an injury comparatively that did
not even attempt the ball Mr.. Hoyt observing
mat II was matter OF no consequence. There could be
no doubt Vt the wound his head having been the
MS DEATH Found Mr.. Hoyt perfectly sensible calm, and
eolecied-iniomed him Immediately OF his approaching
end, and the impossibity OF his seeovery-he very
cool and expressed his conviction that he would get
we'll When asked how 1t occurred, he said tina, he
lying IN bed when knocked the door, and told
BIN 10 in; MIR. VIM 5. Burr entered and remarked
that he had upon very disagrceabo piece Of bust
ness which he hoped however could be happily adjusted
ihercupon he handed him a paper, which he said IN,
signature requested. This paper afterwards pro-
daeed to the Jury, and was worded As follows:
a. d. Marvin Hoyt, OF the city of Richmond. DO here
by pledge myself to leave tbs said city forthwith, and
yer To return TO II. acknowledging the the
OF my life.
RIouNoSD, Va, Sept. %, 1916"
When ne declined signing this paper, and whilst he still
held It IN his hand, Mr. VIM K. Myers and Col Samuel ).
Myers came forward ard Col Myers commanded him
sign tue paper immediately which he refused 10 do when
William X Myers advanced the bedside and presenting
revolving pistol 10 his head, drew the trigger The ps
to snapped bat a. he attempting rise, Myers fred
the second time, and then continued fire several
aeEwards-that at length he staggered forward and fell
down the steps leading from his chamber his office
he knew nothing what happened afterwards until he
found himself scTamhlng back INFO the bed, having, he
hardly knew how, gotten hold OF a towel with which he
wiped away the blood that blinded his sight On We'd
nc:Gay the last DAY that he sensible then 1t had
become necessary him from the stupOr into which
he allng-l had another conversation with him IN
which his statements substantially the those
he made boofeasked hm IT he aware that Mr. Boy
den had been implicated in the charges that were brought
against hun no said he was, aud added, he innocent
a. you are"
This statement is rather more full than Dr. Carmi-
ehael IN, but for the sake continuity pre-
repetition, we have ascrbod him few unimporan
particulars that detailed by other witnessed
DR.. c. = Mills next sworn. ! was called on BY
Dr. Carmichael TO assist him tTepannng Mr. Hoyt-oi-
nclacd that capacity, and visited him frequently After
wards as consulting physicianhesd Hoyt speak lightly
OF his wounds up Saturday ast-since then he has hard
adyered to them. When first got there asked him
how he ie-answered, pretty we'll only thev have been
giving some blue pills.. smiling and pointing TO his
heau. lie commenced occasion say that il wa.
horrible affair TOR be shot down IN civilized
community and began protest his innocence but told
him that talk about would him too much and
that he had better remain quiot-ta which he readily as
scented. On occasion, he said he could get NJ and On
about hs business, 1t his physician would let hm-ds-
couTaged conversation the subject this affair
cause iorcsaw the probability OF my being examined on
his inquest, ana preferred gvlng my testimony only
medical mau.
James Evans was next sworn.-He is an alderman OF
the city Oi hIchmoud On Monday the 2-h OF Septem- |
be between the hours Of IL and II A NJ was called on
by Mr. Thompson Tyler with request from Mr. oyt that
/ would yIs him Immediately my official capacity
TO bis office, and found him bed-Ioyt ntmaed
TO that lie desirJus Of making statement under
the solemny OF oath Vt the OF the morning;
administered ~ him the usual FORM proceeded 10
take down hs writing Just as he delivered IT,
This paper produced by M Evans and Is In the fol-
lowing words =: