Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-07
THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

h. came in. BosIes' ,inrer-shop is The corner
above Sehad's. Cook KEEP! his books iot ni,''
Mamma had been sent away from home lile w" a..
day before Cook was shot, and remained al WI.
Gcnlrys; only going up hcmc once or lwice ~
The mean lime.
INo.s.-Bricrc introducing The above namea
wlness, K. G. Scott, Esq one OF the cours ! loI
the accused, rose and stated 10 his honor li'a' ~
pronfs ID now To- examine witness whose ih,io-
auction h.d been the subj ct oil consultation oe
tween himself and colleagues, and that lhey haa
concluded rs an act Of JUS ice 10 the accnse"' i"
was their day. and yet mosi painful one -
have him sworn. Some f-w years ago ne nau, u"
q simijar case, been placed IN like eEoarrass-
inc and painful situation tlc and his colleagues
in another cause were compelled TO call upon
IN. aesa and respected father To give 'esl'hony
against his own daughter, and brother 10 'esl'y
against The sis'eI; but. in this case, tney ~t'e
driven 10 The still more painful necessity oi re-
curing the child To testify 10 The mothers shame.
During The whole recital If The testimony OF
his youth he tears w.rc necessarily rolling Gown
his cheeks e7iGciug how keenly painful was
lis situation; and The emotion o, the bysanheis
showed hcw deeply they symPashized with hun.
This youth is moi yet iwclge years OLD, bu', lnr
his age displays unusual sprishiliness and intei'
lioeuce. Lie i, the sun of Mrs. Louier oy her
FIST husband.
PLEASANT Z GENTRY (tecalled)- Lot
tier came TO nv house on Monday-John Hoh-
man came with her aud remained there while
his mother was lhere-as 10 81! the facts Will
in his knowledge John hoiIman's testimony was
correct. Mrs Lottier was anxious 10 90 Oh
steamboat excursion OH the 4.h Of July ard want
ed Genry aud his wife to co. this they declined
to 1o.-As G. was going down the street on the
4lh Of July he mel som. ladies' OF his acquain-
lance, and also Of Mrs. LoicI's. They asked him
what gentleman that was walking win Mis-.
Loller-lhey said they had never seen hun &c
tore-he did not know who il was {! ihr iime,
but is satisfied now ii was Cook. John ll"fmsns
statrmen, entirely concuTs with his own leco!-
lection of the events Of that week.
JOHN HOFFMAN, (Iecailed)-lI was about Two
or three weeks before The 4lh OF July that hrs!
saw MIR Cook and mamma kissing each other ana
sitting in each Oilers lap Mr.. Cook com.
maoc,d coming 10 our house before The general
muSef.
ROBERT DAws (recallrd)l accompanied
Cook home the evening he was shot. Ire only
hing he said 10 me was that hi was araiG Ee
Won d die before he could gel sasiacIion-hc sah'
he had been locking Tor Lotlier all the morning
and he knew he wa IN The European liolei
when he went in there, and that he went III 10
settle il-he said he had been informed by MI.
Elmore that Loiier was going 10 leave Inc inallef
to MIR. Gentry and Mr.. Emore ant that they
were TO mte. al LorieI's house IN that evening.
Cook sa d lie regretted he had nj strength 10 use
his pistol.
pheasant E. GENTRY, (recalec) -Lolier was
moi apprjzcd Of the ueldsd meeting 10 which
Mr.. Davis refers. We wanted To sec ii ne mad
suficirn, grounds Tor abandoning his wife, and, II
ne had moi, To reconcile The mailer
JLma ucFFMAN (rccalled)--l carried Two lei
ters on The Friday preceding the shooting.