Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-06-16


saw In his room but once. and then il but for a
few moments. and then he NOT deceased.
The glass Of brandy taken by Hays was common
-ixrd glass, nearly full ofbrandy and unduicd. Ii
was HAYS cstom to leave his cane in the bar dur
ing the day. and take i. gu; night, when he said
he wa. going towaik aboaf. Never saw deceased
with Eny money. considered Mountcastle very
dangerously woaa,.d, bul l do not know whether
ornot lie was conscious of his situation. saw pris-
oncr ith February, bu, do not remember what
was his situ5tion. Deceased set in To work at Mr..
Bsiley'son Monday and this wound was inflicted on
the following Sunday.
George W. Po'vell-On tic l9th January last.
was boarding at the furtncr's Hotel. (Bailey'.,
prisoner and deceased were boarding there then :
deceased had been at work for Mr.. Bailey about n
week /; saw them together about shutdown 10Th
January, 1851, and heard one Of them suy they had
been linking n walk to the Presbyterian graveyard.
Prisoner usually walked with cane, and the cane
IN Court, ia just such hc used. Monday
morning, prisoner to TIE shop rather later
than usual, the day later and the third day he
did ut come until after breakfast II was prisoners
custom to bring his to the shop before break
fast, carry to the Tavern when he went to break
fast, and leave it till night. Prisoner was more init
mate with deceased than any other workman
On Monday morning, when told of HAYS condi-
dilion, md asked whether or not deceased had
money, prisoner said he didn't know. but though,
he did not as he (dcccascd) had borrowed sI.50
from him few days before. The night the prison.
was arrested, he spoke of going away.
J. L. Ilarrison.-Was living at the Farmers IIo-
tel 18th January, 1851 but wa. absent that day
returned next morning at about 10 o'clock. Saw
dee, a.cd t'ut evening he in a very bad condi-
ton and thought he couldn't live an hour 1t was
several days before he opened hiseyc or spoke
The stick in Court is Hay's walking cane. Suw
deceased and prisoner together frequently, but
never heard deceased SOY lin presence ofioys that
he had any money.
Dr.. X. 8. Paypc.-Saw Aiountcastlc en- 18th
january, 1851, ut MIR. Blacks Tavern, about o o.
clock, p. His condition was n desperate one
spcechless almost motionlcss "a wound the
right side Of his head. cutting his ear in two, and
one ON his forehead fraciuling the skull From the
Appearance of the wound the side Of his head !
supposed it given from behind the wound
could not have been produced by man in front, un-
less deceased was On his knees lying down. The
cane in C0urt could have done the deed. The
wound on his forehead rather perpendicular.
leading from the ear towards the eyebrow
triangular portion Of the skull was driven in upon
the brain, and when this was raised, Mountcuste
brcathcd easier, and thought, perhaps, might re-
cover, but he died Of the wounds. Upon the cane
in Cour, j thought nnd still think that discovered
traces Of blood.
Cross examincd.-from the time deceased could
understand what | said, | cndeavorcd to ins, in
to his mind hopes Of recovery, than
entertained myself never. that / am aware Of,
betrayed to him any doubts of his recovery. The
wounds could not hive been produced by wagon
passing over his head. Do NOT know wlinl was his
(Muuntcastlc's) opinion of his condition.
DR.. L. II. Murrell. i was sent for, and went 10
see Mr.. Mountcastlc ON the night of 9Th Junuary
1851 finding his situation critical, ] sent for
DIR. Payne. never, at my time. entertained a ia
vorablc opinion of his casc. One wound was on
the right side hi, head, ranging forward and up
ward To the temple, cut ing the in two this We
supposed was inflicted by a stick; the bruise and
ndcntations defined very clearly the form Of stick.
rl. .,l..,. ,lo ,r i'll I'll. c,ro,o,J soor,-
ed rather to have been made by stone The stains
on the stick in Court, may may not be blood
stains cannot determine.
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Sunday afternoon, I9th January, 1851. lie and
Mr. Lamhin came together, and after staying short
time went away Hays said to Mary Sndsberry'
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