Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-19
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY COURT.
Examination of John S tormley and james Reed charged
uith the murder Of A. r. Robou the 10Th Of July 1851

Examination of John S Formcy and james Reed charged
uih the murder Of A. r. Robiou the 10Th Of Juy 1851
SECOND nAy-TUEspAY, Auo II.
Below we conclude The evidence taken in this After
Mr. Haley Cole had ended his eslimony(whch was published
in Yesterdays Enque the witness called in behalf o.
the Commonwealth was MIR. VIM. Robinson. He dcposed
as follows: I'VE copy from the Dispatch):
wM. ROBINSON saw Reed when he returned, sometime
last spring on Danvie He came 10 my store, and
we had conversation in regard TO the difficulty between
Rubuu and his wife. He said Rohou had used HIS nam
pretty frc during absence Said nc had been Inform
ed so through letters Spoke if he offended at Ro
b,uus course He had been absent since e" days Pre'
Dus to Rubnus marriage in February lSoU kooon was
was II, his wedding The company were invited 10 saIen.
tine drawing, and it turned out 10 be Welding never
heard wny Reed away Did not ask him. Aware
,f the rai and difficulty in connection with the matter
felt a delicacy in talking with him concerning II.
A. t. HuorEn On the evening oI the 10Th OF JnlV hcao
Robi"u had been shot started 10 go 10 toolou s..
Reed said need take any steps 10 have "ony arrest
3D. iu hr had already surrendered himself into MS hanhs
.rt asked m. To accompany them 10 Billy Coles went
On the wav observed that the shooting OF kohou was
BAD Ib Wumlry replied that he was very sorv ior H. an"
di as well as ecoect that he killed him IN st'-de'
fence asked him what he shot kohlon win. lie saiu d
I Gave me no particulars about the shonting. Nor did
ne nr Reed say thai either Of them had been attacked by tn-
niou wormley said he had shot him on account oi ms
.nundcd feelings He had soud R,hi0u's anusc so long
mat he could bear il longer Witness here retired IL
make way for Mrs Rubou who desired that she might give
m her evidence and 90 home
Mas EMILY RonloU This witness Is the daughter OF
wuuury and the Of her father killed She Is
apnaenty about is years OF age ni handsome sZc ior
face. Never in our lives have we listened 10
win al much interest. He: entrance into the courtroom
excited the most profound feeling All seemed TO regret ta'
she could not uvc been spared the pain OF appearing there
S m she was present when her father killed the man who
only mou!hs before she had gone with 10 te sac'e'
altar and pledged herself 10 ever love- honor ana "oy
ali were anxious hear history of the tragedy ion one
occupy inu pecuara relation il rs herself: Her aihef
life in ,npardy ior sending her husband To an rn'lH:y
grave and she the principal witness IN the case van e
,cd father sitting before her in The tons bnS 70 oc urea
r an offence Involving his life and The reputation and happ
ness of herself his wife and other children ny MS su a"u
ais, facing her the whose name rninor has Intimately
blended with he's in scandal all these things constereu we
expected wnesss scene OF feeling beyond any ..i
Which had under observation mol So ""e''
There WIS no feeling sensiblity diencc no eoaf
ras ssrn,n any thing which denoted mat shc ''uo
and lnate in appearance she possessed the eafi
u woman She entered the cour: :n'n VIII "h az "
5olIness Her feminine appearance and her t.s
. nj war with derleunor that we BOXED up)' 3f "u
om,zemenr Snc is puzzle perfect enigma I" u.s. We
hazard nothing saying that she was, 0: I'll VINO c'o""eo
that cuu-ruom, the cHst affected person mere. -
yuicc and respectful manner there vas yc '1h- ap'"
her indicative refined feeling u ,nose -' nI ''' 'u
lsc!ir". qualities whc! constitute the ciie' r!t' 81
iu.clv woman. She gave evidence IN ciea H'i M
unaIfering vncc. without the least heSnncy one spohc
OF the ruitcr her PA had committed as II u were nothn+
more ta, ordinary yday ransacli"n' nu 'eoheo
The counsel attempting make her repent Po'ons Vi he
testimony. She has however, at least one W.
less We deceived Nuwith tandng her ce"cences NC
cnud not doubt The truth Of her testimony rec
il confuedi in regard to transactions
The report of gun which killed her husoiho ye
we venture To say other person, under similar
ing circumstances, could have maintained more
sun or hE:ler recollection. Profound silence, ol! nos m
~ hrkno nv an involuntary sigh aching oreas
In the crowd regned during time she was delivering ne
.stimonv ,y our feelings at the 'itne we ao2e una
~ nro heart would been broken oy occupying
r nor m her unfortunate fathers situation on this "cci
SION She however came and went away without Tear
even sign But TO tesIinony vas at my taIhei nous
Air R,hi l
i,,d nu did no, see him killed heard the report of til
mn The family and MIR. Reed were there Mt the time
did not sec Pa shoot Mr. Robou He was standing out i
n vard NOT far from the door, when he shot Saw MI
ph: l,na an the wagon after he shot Pa was stand
linz near cherry tree front of the Kitchen when he sh
M3 Rubiou cannot tell precisely the spot In which