The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-04-06
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
CHESTERFIELD CIRCUIT COURT.
SPRING TERM.
BEFORE JUDGE JOHN B. cLoPTos.
Commonwealth vs.. Wormiep.
GTRrAL Continued
IpriI 2d-Eierenth Dnp..

| examination of James Reid, witness on be.
half OF the accused. whose examination was
commenced on yesterday.
Wormley brought up the gun and fired
think it was at near about his shoulder. Will
correct himself in regard TO the lire drawn Fl om
| door to house and to fence, already spoken Of
When the wagon stopped, Wormey was stand.
ing some ten feet west Of the house. and four
| or FIVE feet from the fence. When Wormley
fired. 3biou was nearly erect, in the act Of
sprnging from the wagon, on the left hand
| side nearest the house. His position was as
if he leant back TO give himselfmore power to
spring, with his face towards Wormley. |
stated before the Coroner that Robou was
| neither sitting, standing Or lying. Did not saw
then that he was on his feet, as the question
| was not asked me. When shot he fell on the
| wagon. with his head north and his feet south
| NO other matter Ut importance was ELECTED
| by the ecross-eyamination. During his exami-
ration the counsel for prisoner offe red 10 in
| trOduce two letters. one from Wormley to w.
w. Day before the commission OF the offence,
and copy of letter purporting to be in an
swer to one of the letters OF Robou heretofore
read to the jury, and constituting part of the
correspondence between Mr.. and Mrs. Robou.
| We expect to receive these letters from our
correspondent Objection ts their reading
was made by the Attorney for the Common.
wealth, but the court overruled the objection,
| and they were read.
Attachments were then awarded against Gill
ly Williams and Joseph Twentyman, wit
| nesses on behalf of the accused.
Mrs. Fanny JeWeH dep0sed.-In 1850 re-
sided at Davy Wooldridge's place; in 1851
at English Company Pitts. about four and a
half miles from Coles store. l saw Mr.. Robiou
at Coles store on Sd March, 1851, only time
| / ever saw him had no conversation W 18th him;
| he ~as cOnversing, but did not hear what he
said. He said nothing about pistol to nv
| knowledge. | saw none and heard of none.-
| Never knew Mrs. Roblou until after MIR. RS
| death; saw her several times after that oc-
| Cured.
| Vna. c. EAeH srorn.-Ths gentleman
| was examined day before yesterday in behalf
Of the Commonwealth. Shortly after Robiou
| was married had conversation with him-asked
| him how he liked married life. He answered
| very we'll. | told him he had put it off a long
time. He fnrther said he did not regret mar
| rage he had good wife, and a virtuous one.
| This was eight or ten daysa fter his marriage.
Doctor J. L Archer deposed i practising
| physician have been CARED upon to Mrs. Ro-
| biou. Have practsed in Wormley's family ever
since they into the neighborhood. practised
on Mrs. r. before her marriage, and since then was
called her afler the first time of separation
| from her husband. When visited her, found she
had slight bruise on her cheek, and a in her
mouth Saw Robiou afterwards; said he had slap
ped her, bat she did not get those bruises from hi
| that they resulted from her falling over chair in
| trying to get away from him. He said it was
painful occurrence to him, and that if it was not
for her mother they could live together She (Mrs
W. had been the cause Of their separation. told
him thought he was wrong to strike her. He said
he might have been rash, but he could not help it.
He said he did not doubt her virtue. THIS conver-
satlon took place during the year 1850, think in
the Spring two three months alter the marriage
| Hal conversation with him some time after that,
| concerning his wife. He then commenced talking
| about A. w. Trabue; said he (Trabue) had been to
his house and in his chamber with his wife, and
| that he meant to kill Trabue, and that Wormle,'s
house wes a bawdy house and equally free to white
and black. This conversation w held at his house.
after the final separation, some tlme and short
time before the taking OF depositions. In that
versation, he sale he meant TO apply for a divorce
Did not say nythlng about Wormley Mrs. Robiou
| was then at her fathers.
Crosseranined-Robio commenced the con
| versation, talking about Trabuc. | don't remem-
| Der what called me there. may have gone to see
| patient. Rooiou was perfectly cool L did not
think he had any serious int ncn of killing Tfabue
Mentioned it to Trabue. Did not regard the threat
! in serious light SO far as ever knew Robiou,
he was good natured, peaceable man. Never
| knew him to carry arms
| Joseph Ttceatyman.-i was at home the 10Th july
| when Jas. Reid came to my house, was washing
| in the Kitchen and saw Reid about 4 O'clock
| Leave my work about 2 o'clock and go home, then
| wash my hands, eat my dinner, and afterwards
| WASH all over. Reid said he had received letter
from his father, and hoped he would soon be back
and bring good news The clock then struck
f. Reid asked what it had struck. told him It
had struck o'clock. He staid probably, twenty
minutes work in the pits about three quarters OF
| mile from my house
Mrs Mary Pa1eson deposed.-I am slightly ac
| uuainted with A. L. Rooou. Saw him lst Lay
| July 1851, and had conversation with him He
told me his wife sent the day before, for his
servant to come her fathers. and that he did not
want aLy communication with them, but as he ex
pected her circumstances were bad, he told the
tckx Il
| want came back, said she wanted nothing, except
/ to have him come and see the child; but as
i she knew he would not come TO her fathers, she
wanted the servant to take 1t to he meeting house,
/ and wanted her ather TO 60 with II tor lear Ro-
bou would take il away. he eid he sent servant
the next morning to take the child to the meeting
| house according to wnat she (Mrs r. had said
| He then started to go to the meeting house IN his
buggy when he met his servant returning hame,
who tod him he need not 60 any further, Mr..
| Wormley said he should not see the child As be
had business with Mr. Young, he (R thought he
| would go down to the mill to see him. de
/ said he did not go up TO the corner OF Wormey's
i fence bur across the Old held he supposed Mrs.
| Wormley was looking out for him. Mrs. Worm
/ ley came out and abused him, (Roblou) he all
| swered but one word to her; supposed she went
/ and told Wornlley OF it. Wormley came cut and
/ abused him as ia be could see asd hear nlm -
Kobiou said ifshe did not let him see the child that
day, ne intended makiI his Will nsxt day, and not
to leave dollar. That was all hobfou toid me
/ he said Never was in Mr. Woimieys; never
saw WI rnley in my lie, until saw him Ut court
Cross-examiRed II stopped at Wofmleys fence
i and my daughter went into the yard. 90 not re-
collect whether she went into the house or not
/ Robiou told me he had not been TO Wormiey that
day. ana that he started to the meeting house
where the child wis to De carried. be Shooi ~
did not desire me or my daughter TO tell Wormiey
/ what he said. He did not tell me what word he
| said TO Mrs. Wofmley
| When met Robiou was in the road leading
from Foundry goiag to River Road. on my way
to M Celton's, at the pits, h.bou was going to
| Youas,s mi,l, on the read towards foundry Don't
1 ihink my daughter heard any OF the conversion
/ Nv daughter went with me; she was absent from
~ ~. when she went into Woimey's q, about ~ MI
nnles. and stopped sud waited Tor her.
The eouns lior prisoner waived examining Miss
4. Marin Pattesou and MT Rhodes Tor Ine 1onitaon-
| wealth. called her to the stato.
i n.ria paaeson dsposed- Ibid not hear the con-
i as.s,,r, Il, sfe ween iIy mother and Mr.. kob'ou-