Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-15
"HEADoUAnrERs, EASTERN DIVISION
Troy, y. y, JGiy 1851.
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY COURT.

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY COURT.
Eraainution of JOHN S ornAey and james Reed charged
ph the murder of A. r. Robiou The 18th Of Jay 1851.
SEoSD nAY-TuEsDAY, ArG. l2.-The examination
Of Jon Williams continued From tho Dispatch We
copy he following report:
Crss Examination of John IIIAicms continued: Worm
ley ucE RJnun twice last Fall, the day he (RobOu)
liking dispositions 10 procure divorce from his wIir
Robitu told him 10 strike him again. Womley did
strike him again. and Rubou then picked chair and
struck Wormley in Rubou afterwards went
home and Normlsy followed 10 his house. and continued
TO abuse HIM there, swearing he could whip him. and all his
id ST. around him. kobiou not armed at the time he
was killed. lived with Robiou at the time OF his dearE
and had lived with him since November last never snc"
Robol 10 interrupt Wormy or his family Have On Two or
occasions seen Wormer liking about with his gun
not much used, between the TWO houses. A gouI man?
hares about hne Never dog With him. The last
time him in the pines with his gun, month
before ltubou shot Robcu ta,cled part III that
road the way the mill pretty often. knew that R0lon
had revolving pistol in his possession Saw lie pistol at
his house three four weeks before his DC III. When s
clothes taken oil after he Killed. wcpon, eXc"
small knife, found his pas,a. The cvenin. Of his
dca h III. pistol in hnx siLcool:i in his house
n. b. ri,at u".E ana go cxcIlnso Tor
another When went IL the BODY of RDbi3 on the Wagon
Hurnley's, took my gun with RDhi told why
he Kept pistol There had been uncndly feelings between
Worm=y aud Roiou but they appeared 10 &c again upon
friendly Terms al the time RJbiou was shot | have
them since last fall meet the store and have observed
Worm1y call Robiou aside and talk with him awhile be-
iEve orrnsyS friendship for RJbIuI all pIctrncr.
have Reed very often WormIeys house. nearly every
time passed there Ro5nu and Wurnley's houses II
little over mile apart. ,biou married Wonleys daug
er-they part.:d-and IoDpu suing for divorce
Do know thar Reed party WumIcy and Rubi1u's
difficulties Never have heard Reed say anything about
those difficulties.
RpbIous body acting Coroner Advised the jury 10 get
lysicinn make careful examination OF body
Dfs L! ia and W. H. Johnson in conjunction performed that
duty The body frs, exposed from the lower part Of the
n bdumen up 10 the neck. There wound apparently
made bv bullet The left side Immediately under the snort
nbs-anoiher near the nipple Of The right breast nst below
and IN front vi The pit OF the and also wound on the
inner part OF the just below the shoulder connection
We use our own Terms the peculiar employed BY
the Doctor in giving the locality vi the wound- The
wound on he left side was pruoed with kntng.ncetc.
The probe inferred freely in direct line with The wound
tho right beast ana would not enter in any other direction
Found fragments Of flesh attached 10 the shirt the right
side Examined one of them TIE size of your finger in cir
cunleenc AMI about uc in length and believed il 10 BE-
"a portion Il the liver Examined smaller frag win
MICROSCOPE and conclusion ihIt they por
tiuns OF IN muscu,r fibre eIlrdcd the wounds the
left and ret side made by ball passing in the left and
ioui on The light side, crossing the IN. point aeady
Indicated My examinations convinced ne that the ball en-
tered on III e side, just below the short rhs, pa-s!ng
Through tn Spleen the left portion OF The stnIc, through
1.-The dldrhrsn through the Upper portion uf the lnwer Lobe
and the lop.r pUriion OF the lower lobe Of The right lang aa
passing on on the right side.
Cross Examinations The ball must have had cnnsiic
he urcr ass il did through the body. From the dfec
ton OF fwound think Mr. Rob:ou must have ncen ling
Sth - 10 side up, with his face avcrrcd from the Indvn-
VINO me ana mat me pefs1n VINO Sl'l
lin sInut,nck Of in obq direction rp,n his (B )
eel rs ntcnted by The drertun Of the ball The wound
IF yal character Nr. Kobou could have lived hu
very SHIT iinc after wing Here r0nlrnccd an
xamlnat :" Or. 'yil wholly INN ,iGfil ihrtS IN
ntinn hl'ls wounds. the probing n them he III inner IN
whicn ~ b'iy WIS lin. they were rcc"irr Nc
which led wo i''S e.irng nuthng The wnoic tin: ii
tie leastnplrl incc l., the issues IN Vowed
WV. NonLDRDG.: II ard W'rmhy make threlts
against :'oG The crrnin. dispositions m tn divorce case
were ha taken ut the sture o NJ Cole. "nniey ana
WmnP sly To Rn'iou Will Mil you or will XII You yet
! chtot say which. Heard han another ocann t'k
Jug abt klhru ana nsn; abusive crrts. Inc nfst de-
psts we're 10 - Daipre the LrgiS! nre the ist ones Ia
pc read before the Circuit Court application for
Dive. went with RJbiou home tnr day neore The
ihrs'ta IN "ie Worminy ;oiJwc: &'oou 10 his * >
h"us4 ~; daT D" not rrcvccl whether the threat was
madf RS house, or AT IN: Wom!Hy was IN pas
sion i under the influence Of iqror the time He
very fntylng Willie we idkng III" drrosiilDns-
cofer 'S threat 10 THAI he really intended II
Kill H. AMI ] communicated ny Impressions III Rorbu
ROOF seemed 10 hpprciend danger the sl'ec,-pr9u"
dan4 Sad he did not fear "oneY in any lair and "e"
conf R"o!"u informed that lie mad heard from others
tlaEofmLy h!d threatened hin. Never heard R"n'"n
10 ht Wnrmey 10 bail for his threats He feared it Nigh.
prcjee The cpmmuny against him, and affect his arnica-
un ga divorce Rblon frequently came 10 my Office
Worny and Roolou gu! into gIt the day the deposit
onst taken and Others separated them, ard Roohu
left t4"ns' The threat made after the si-At. Both
were sEqIor al Tie lime
H4 Coils: On The night Of the 10Th OF july last went
inh Vi John Cole. Saw R"5ious dead body lying
the ank on the wagon. Met WonIey and observed 10
him ~ this WIS terrible aii.r. tie replied IL was
and hes come 10 give himself w. asked him il he Kill
ed R,ka. He said he did; and give !-asons
why E'iIci him. Ro5iJu. h. said, in :he ia: nj
coIny his hnusc and abusing him and mis- family calling
his h. bludy house. and that he tWormey) prvy
it, Fe said Robuu had passed his house three
tines day, and INDUCED such abuse-nnd rather than
take 3ny longer he had killed him. | told him should
arres(m, and accordingly gave il to
Will Robinson Jr, who took him into custody and kept
him might. He did not tell how lie killed sublon.-
Did say that Robiuu had made any assault upon him
nor dhe say that he had Killed him in selieance. Reed
and Hopper were with WormIey when had the
sati5sh him. Reed did join in the conversation;
did ER him any questions. The morning saw Reed
On Hsay itIcn,nond. then asked him if Worm
lev Bot Roiou. He said he did Afterwards he said he
couho say that ne The gun fred but he Wo!rny
iie gun up TO his face in the Of shooting He
didG say why Wormley had shot Robiou. asked him ii
hahud be the inquest at II o'c"ck. He said he would
T6istance Richmond from the place met Reed is
irs. Found Reed al the inquest when reached there
az clock. examined while at the inquest plank
ole wagon and found the topmost board MARKS
oEood in obIiqne line OF each other. In
tkwh Wormley the evening teore, Wormley told me il
duf HE f,uIyo nd do n.,l