The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-07-20

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mornins thrown into stats Of The most intense
excitement By the news, that IN entire family had
| been murdered near the City Spring. The awful
rumor proved, ON enquiry, 10 b. true. Between
FIVE and six o'clock yesterday morning, Jane, =
slave belonging to Joseph P. Winston, ofthe nrm Of
Mace 4 Winston, grocers-who lives attheextreme
end of seventh street, next 10 the City spring-ran
out Of Mr.. Winston's house and stated to Nelly
Scott fellow servant, who was in the yard in the
rear of the house, that on going up into Mr.. WIS
room, she had found him and his wife and child,
she believed, dead. Nelly Immediately gave the
alarm. Upon entering the house Mr.. and Mrs.
Winston were found lying their bed with severa'
Rashes and deep brain.cuts upon their heads, evi
IDENTITY made with sharp, heavy instrument. Inc
bed was saturated with blood. An infant girl OF Mr.
and Mrs WIS, named Virginia B. Winston, was
found lying in the cradle in dying condition from
severe Commissions on the side of the head Mrs
Virginia B. Winston died after the discovery
OF her condition, and The infant after laid
bleeding corpse by the side of its mangled mother
| Mr. Winston remained insensible until between
and O'clock when he partially opened his eyes and
asked where he was, and reapsed into state Of in
sensibility. There articles of value, as we
| understood, missing Coroner's inquest was
| summoned and commenced sitting about O'Clock.
| The kitchen was then examined and large broad
edged hatchet with small handle and stained with
marks similar to blood, was found, together with
| portion OF bloody chemise hidden behind chest
in James room A small Ratchet was found in the
kitchen. In Jane Williams room frock was found
stained on the sleeves with blood An artificial roll
Of hair twisted and about IA inches in length, and
said to belong to Mrs w., was found in the YARD.
We annex the testimony as follows:
| James Bolton, NJ. D., being duly sworn, testified
as follows was sent for little before o'clock.
| found Mrs Winston dead and the infant dying
| Mr. Winston was lying in bed with Mrs WINSTON
| Mr. VS. head was covered with blood. MIR Win
ston had cut on the left brow, thenose, about
an inch long, going through the scalp and iojur ing
the bone beneath. On the back of the head, just
below the occiput protuberance, there appeared to
be three cuts in vertical direction and two in
horizontal direction. None of the cuts passed
through the bone. These cuts are little TO the
right side. The cuts appeared to be inflicted by
Ratchet. From the appearance of the cuts, they
seemed to have been inflicted by two persons, one
standing the side the other at the foot of the bed
or by one person in those two different Jsitions.
There was bruise on the left cheek bleeding from
the left ear and from the nose. His general condi'
ton was cemitose.
DR.. T. ]. Deane deposed.-I was called to see Mr.
Winston and family about o'clock. found Mr.
and Mrs Winston lying side by side and both ap.
parently dying The head and chest of both were
covered with blood Mrs Win ston survived about
90 minutes after my arrival. Before she died.
was called below stairs to see their infant 1t only
survived few moments afterwards. For descrip
ton of these wounds, the annexed memo ran
dunn. DR. Beale got to the house before me.
Joint Memorandam.-Juy 18th, 81 A. M.-Doctors
Beale, Dease and Bolton examined. Mrs Winston
we found murdered in her bed. Body still warm
Head face and neck covered with blood. A cut
about an inch long at the root of the nose and for
wards the left side, fracturiny the nasal and ad
joining bones. Two scratches between the inner
angle of the left eye and nostril. Three inches
above the right marks of tour cuts from an
inch to or inches long. The one nearest the ear
was horizontally, passes through the partial bone
chipping off piece about half inch in diameter,
carrying some of the brain with it, which adheres
to the wound, the fragments of brain and the ad.
jacent hair Four or FIVE other wounds extend to
the frontal bone, fracturing the skull; another at
the posterior part OF the occiputal bone also frac
tured the skull. These appear to have been inflicted
by an axe. A sulall wound through the flesh to the
left extremity of the left brow. Another about an
inch above it. slight cut on the ring finger OF the
right hand. The infant has marks of four blows
with some blunt instrument on the right temple.
by which the skull is fractured extensively These
marks very extensive Commissions.
paolo ;SaJt 10; \
and Mrs w. about half past o'clock His state.
ment of the wounds is embraced in the foregoing
Mrs w. died in about IS minutes after he arrived
Mr. w. vomted freely of blood while he was there.
The infant not in the room.
ORGY Jones, slave woman, the property of
Samuel Hardgrove, living with David A. Brown.
slddler, having been duly charged and sworn, de-
posed:
My master lives opposite to the residence of Mr.
Winston. had just got up and was about to kin
die the fire in the kitchen. am the cook and
heard screaming in the street and run to the win
dow to see what was the matter saw Mr. Win.
ston's woman Nelly (the cook) in the stl eet with
her hands up following for life. ran to her to ask
| her what was the master, and she said that some
one dead in the house. asked her how did
she know, and she said that Jane told her Iasked
her if sac had been to see for herse she said No'
Mr. Brown told me TO go over and see what was the
| matter. came over, and soon as entered the
room found the bed gore of olood. Hooked at
Mrs Winston and she appeared to be covered with
| blood. Mr. Winston appeared also to be covered
with blood. heard Mr. w. moan greatly. The
infant was in the cradle where Jane said she nut il
| l then went home and told my folks of it.
Jane Williams. slave belonging to Mr. Joseps
p Winston, was next examined. be ard breath.
| ing after came into the house this morning
sounded like persons snoring. 1t was after day,
| about 5 o'clock. ] heared loud breathing and
| then went to the bed and turned the cover down.
took the baby up and che felt so Timber that
thoughtshe must be dead. laid her In the cradle,