The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-07-22
LOCAL MATTERS.

omit in yesterdays paper, owing to the crowded.
state Of our columns:
i John Williams recalled-Y Yesterday, when YVES
examined, 1 did not explain myself ss fully as
wished to do NV wife has had the care OF Mr.
Winston's kew of the house ever since have been
there. Last week my wife ceased to sleep ctfh me-
Che alept with her daughter on n bed about four
feet long and l. ON last Friday night objected to ner
seepina with the child She persisted in doing 90,
and told her if she did not stop it, would cut the
he'd nm. 80 that we could sleep together. was
awakened one night Wednesday night think, by
the noise she made in getting up. then asked par
ticularIy what induced her to 60 into the house so
early She told me she would 60 in the house and
be prepared to take the child then told her if
the child should awake they would ring the bell
| tor her and she would have time enough to 60 iE.
On Friday night, when told her to sleep with me.
got up and locked the door. l should have taken
tine key out, but felt unpleasantly. did not feel
satisfied with her conduct in getting up On Sun.
day night last Jane came out of the house pretty
cary and went right to bed. She got up Monday
morning before kneV any thing about it. Jane,
until within the last eight ten days, was in the
habit of waking me when she first arose On Sun.
day night Nelly had her bed carried into the ki,ch-
en- to Sleep which was contrary to her usual habit.
Isuppose she wanted to get breakfast early. Nelly
lisa very wakefu woman and slept right at the door
/ of the kitchen. When went down in the kitchen
there was a good fire, and it looked as though she
had been up for an hour or two. had Just receiv-
ed the alarm of murder, and as / was going to run
out, met Nelly's husband who said to me, the wo-
men are making great fuss, don't know for what;
1 sptdh hot hnY, CHI kI..r I,l 4
turned and put on my pantaloons. l went up to
my room about O'Clock Sunday night and went
to bed about 10 O'Clock. If said o'clock on yes.
terday, l was mistaken. She slept with me Sunday
night.
By juror never did say that my wife COM
mitted the murder. l believe that she ought to
know of it. She goes uto the house early and must
have known something of it, if any one on the lot
Committed the murder. can't say that she did it,
or that any one was with her to help her do it. If
| /, or my wife, had committed the murder, and
knew it, would te. you. If you would kill me
could not say anything else. Yesterday l said
'she did it," because heard say that did it.
Jane Williams recalled-There was one thing
about Anna that forgot She told me one day
last week, that one night when lit was raining,
| there was gentleman talking to her through
the wind-w. She could not come out and the
| gentleman was very angry, and said that if it hap
pened SO again he would knock Winston in the
| head some of these times; this Anna told me- She
| appeared afterwards very much put out because
she did not know before that the parlor key would
unlock the froat door. have no statement to
make. Hccmy husband has made any statement
against me, he has said that which was not true |
| hayo m pcsIn 70 Ito / how ,1l ,l,o
truth. Whatever punishment is inflicted ON me-
will be wrong. did not go into the kitchen Sun.
day night after O'Clock, or in the morning before
| gave the alarm Did not see any bed in the kitch
| en- at O'Clock. Sometimes would not sleep with
| him for week. He was dissatisfied once or twice
about it. do not know that he was in bed. all of
| Sunday night. Ibid not wash the Ratchet took it
| out of the bucket Sunday night. This eas my
| bucket in my room. have three buckets don't
know how the hair came into the bucket That
is the truth if l ever spoke it. Some hair was
| here taken from James head and compared with
| the hair found in the bucket 1t did not cores
pond
| AM a, slave to Mrs Austin of Buckingham was
next examined. know nothing of this murder.
| Saturday morning l left Mr. Winston's house. At
| night went to white woman's, ON Cary street.
| Did not go any where during the day. ran away
because of being whipped by Mr. w. Was sorry
| afterwards few nights before left there
man at the palings while was at the garnet WIN
dow. did not hear him make any threats against
Mr. Winston. Did not tell Jane Williams that this
man would knock Mr. Winston in the head some
of these times. Did not make any threats against
| Mr. Winston. John did not like me; Jane did not
| aithar I If RI
was at Ann -, on Cary street, on Saturday
| night. The house is kept by a white woman. l
slept in Mr. Branch's factory Sunday night with
a white man. left there in the morning before
sunrise. then wased about. Did not 70 near Mr.
Winstons. Monday morning, after walking about
the streets, went back to Ann ISL house and stayed
there all day heard Jane say that she did not like
Mrs Winston and never would. 1t was not long ago
| when she said this. John to d me he did not like
| master Joe, and never would This was lately
| He cid not like master Joe because Mr. Winston
| said that he would whip him if he told any more
lies aboutme. Only nursed the baby occasionally.
Have had no difficulty with Mr. WIS family Jams
says that she never forgets or torgves anything
| done to her. Jane, or her little girl carried the
| boots into Mr. WIS room. Jane was mad one time
| because master Joe threatened to sell her without
her child Nelly is good woman. Know nothing
OF the murder strongly suspect John and Jane
OF committing the murder. suspect Jane because
she always had such bitter feelings towards Mrs
w. and her child. heard that she was suspected
OF poisoning the other child of Mr. WIS that died
| lsuspect John because he never liked Mr. Winston.
did not hear yesterday that Jane and John had
anything to do with the murder. My opinion is
| formed independent of what heard in the street.
never said that wished the key OF the back door
fitted the front door. | used to take the KEYS up
stairs. Ever since Mr and Mrs w has come from
Hanover, about three weeks, Jane has come in the
! house In the morning earlier than usual Never
knew that the key of the back door fitted the front
door, Always carried the key of the front door and
the back door up to master Joe. There was always
| broad bladt d Ratchet about the house,
| John & Halav nd Mr. U;c.,on L..