The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-07-21
LOCAL MATTERS.


stated in yesterdays paper, that before the Coro-
ner's jury finally adjourned Monday, they again
visited and examined the premises occupied By MIR
Winston and family. They also examined the
bodies of Mrs. w. and her child. The edge oil the
large Ratchet was found to st the wounds In Mrs
VS. head, and the back or eye of the Ratchet cor
responded In size with large COMMISSIONS upon the
heads of Mr. and Mrs w. and the infant girl gold
watch beloD ging to Mr. Winston, which he generally
hung up near his bed, was missing; his money, of
which he had large amount in his pocket book in
a dressing case drawer in his chamber, was undis
turbed Nothing farther resulted from the examine
ton. Yesterday morning at o'clock the exsmina.
ton before the jury resumed in the City Hall.
VIM. Gwathmey was first called to the stand. This
young man testified to being aroused by the alarm
going to Mr. Winston's room, and while there,
telling Jane Williams to help Mr. Winston t. get up,
which she refused to do, alleging that it was not
worth while, as it would do no good He also said
that Jane appeared very unconcerned. He then
went down stairs and Jane brought the child down,
who appeared to be asleep Jane sad that the front
door was not fastened when she came into the
house early in the morning
J. r. Gwathmey, the brother of William, was
next examined His testimony in the main was
similar to his brothers.
David A Brown, who lives nearly opposite to Mr.
Winston's, was next sworn. His testimony was
to the effect that he aroused by Nelly's alarm
sent his servant, ORGY, over to find out the OF
it Heard of the n1urder-went over to Mr. Win
ston's house, several gentlemen there and Jane
coming down stairs with the child in her arms
The child appeared to be dying, and several ladies
Immediately undertook to attend to il. He then
went out in the back yard and saw John Williams
standing in The door of the kitchen not at all exci
ed. He then saw Nelly sitting in the dining room
door, who told him that Jane was the first one who
went in the house that morning. Jane appeared to
him Mr B. totally Indifferent to the affair." so much
so that he would have taken her for one who did
not belong to the house.
James Green was then sworn and deposed-that
he hired John Williams from Mr. Winston for
short period-that he turbulent and refractory,
and that he woald have whipped him for his inso-
lent behavior if he had not been afraid of having
his house burned by him. He finally told his fore.
man to give John note to get place as he would
not have him any longer in his shop if he lost his
Jane Banks, slave belonging to James D. Elicit,
of Hanover, and living with MIR A. Lyons, was then
called to the stand:-
Nelly came by our house screaming when was
going out with the baby to walk. heard her say
Mrs Winston was dead and Mr. Winston was diving.
then went there. Soon af,er got there DR. Beale
asked Jane for come rags She appeared very
much confused, and cid not know where 10 get
any. told her to take any she could find re.
manned until Mrs Winston died, and then came
away. When got there Jane was coming down
the garnet steps with the child. l met her at the
bottom of the steps. She passed on down stairs
with the child to the sitting on This witness
further deposed seeing Mr. and Mrs W. in their
chamber. She did not see Jane shove Mr. w. into
the bed.
William Wayne called and sworn.--There was
no muatto selling the east side of the centre
of the New Market on Sunday morning. There
was only one muatto man in the market, who sold
at Mr. Sledd's stall.
JOHN Blair testified to being aroused b. the alarm
Monday morning-to going for DR. Beae and re
turning with him. Wht he went up stairs Mr.
and Mrs Winston were lying on their backs On the
bed. DR. Beale wentto Mrs Winston and said there
was no hope of her DR. Deane then came up and
attended to Mr. Winston. The doctors gave Mr. w
some brandy which he spit out He saw Jane with
the child in the room Jane told him that when
she first came into the house she did not 70 into
the chamber Immediately. She heard noise like
some one snoring, and then went in AMI found Mr
aud Mrs w in bed and apparently dying. Jane
manifested great want of ceiling.
Lucy Taylor and Ann Smith, slaves to, and living
VITA Mr. Samuel Greenhow, near Mr. Winston,s
were called, but simply testified to seeing Mr. and
Mrs w their bed Immediately after the alarm
was given. Jane appea ed to them very much
composed aud not excited as they expected. Jane
told Ann that the baby was lying on the lounge
behind the door where she put it, Ann asked Jane
to lift up Mr. Winstons head, and she did So When
she first came to the house she saw John Williams
sitting on the railing in front of the kitchen
Andrew Kinney, slave belonging to Mr. Sledd,
was next sworn, and stated that he was in the new
market on Sunday morning while it was pen, and
That he dld not think there was any other mulatto
man selling meat IN the market. His stand was at
the ent ance of the market on Marshal street He
did not recollect seeing sny woman on Sunday
morning in the market ri b only one eve.
Peasants Crew, free colored man living with
Mr. Lynham, also testified that he was in the new
market on Sunday morning. He was there all dav
and sold meat at Mr. Sledd's stall He did not see
muatto woman with only one eye
Jane Williams recaled-I think Ar drew KENNY
sold me the meat. am positive that the stall at
which bought the meat was not the first one from
Marshall street. took the child out of the bed
and put it in the cradle. Never took it out of the
room. There is lounge in the chamber. had
the Key OF the dining room door, and don't know
'e1etAer the Other doors aoere fastened or not.
bickerton l.. Winston deposed- went into James
room on Monday, the 10th July, about O'Clock
M, for the purpose of making minute examina.
ton OF the room and contents-and after examining
many things, tlshed in bucket of dirty water and
from it dragged up bunch of hair belonging 10 a
aehtefeaale Because of the offensive nature of the
water went to the spring and rinsed the hair, pla.
cling it wet in my pocket book. On Tuesday, the
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