Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-05-19

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IN RICHMOND HusrINas COURT.
or March 19, 1859.
Present--Samuel T. Pulliam, Recorder
James X, Caskie, Joseph @. Wing6eld
Edwin Farrsr and James Bray, Alder
men.
Jordan Hatcher. . slave. who stand
charged with felony, by him committed
In this, that he did, on the 25th day o
February, 1859, in the city of Richmond
feloniously and of his malice kill and muir.
der William p. Jackson, was this day leo
to the bar in custody of the Sergeant
and William w, Day being assigned hi
counsel, he was arraigned and pleaded
not guilty to the charge and the Cour
having heard the evidence, are unanimous
ly of the opinion that the said Jordan
Hatcher is guilty Of the crime with which
he stands charged. And it being deman
ded of the said Jordan Hatcher if he haG
any thing to say why the Court should
not now proceed to pronounce judgment
on him, according to law, and nothing
being offered ia arrest or delay of judg,
ment, it is considered by the Court, that
the said Jordan Hatcher be hanged by the
neck until he be dead. And it is ordered
that execution of this sentence be done
upon the said Jordan Hatcher by the
Sergeant of this city, on Friday. the 93rd
day of April, 1859, between the hours of
ten O'Clock in the forenoon, and g O'Clock
in the afternoon of that day, at the usual
place of execution. And the said Jordan
Hatcher is remanded to Jail.
The Conrt atfix the value Of the said
slave, Jordan Hatcher, (who is proved to
the satisfaction of the Court to be the pro-
perty of Mrs. P, o. Godsey, of the county
of Chesterfield, at six hundred dollars,
it being the opinion Of the Court that he
would sell for that sum, if sold publicly
under knowledge of his condemnation,
The following is copy of the Certif-
cate Of the Mayor Of this city, under
which this trial was had, viz:
"CITY OF RICHMOND, TO WIT To the
Clerk Of tie Hastings Court Of said City,
l. William Lambert, Mayor of the said
city, do hereby certify, that have by my
warrant this day committed Jordan Hat
cher, slave, to the Jail of this city, that
he may be tried before the Hastings court
of said city, for u felony by him commit
ted. in this, that he did, on the twenty.
fifth day Of February, 1852, in said city,
fcloniously, and of his malice, kill and
murder one William P. Jackson, Given
under my hand this twenty.cighth day of
February, 1859.
WIN. LAMBERT, Mayor.
The following are copies OF the deposi,
tons of the witnesses for the Common
wealth, taken down in Court and filed,
viz:
Robert Jones, a slave, being charged
and sworn, deposed that the affair COM
menced by Mr. Jackson speaking to the
prisoner about some inferior stems which
prisoner had on his bench in Walker and
Harris factory. Mr.. Jackson was over
seer in the factory, and called the prison
CT from his bench up near the stove to
chastise the prisoner about his work.
Prisoner caught hold of the cow-hide -
Mr., Jackson told him to lot go the cow
hide; but the prisoner did not let CO..
Mr.. jackson kicked the prisoner and pris-
oner caught hold of Mr.. Jackson, and
threw Mr.. Jackson off; and picked up an
iron poker, which lies generally at the
stove and struck Mr.. Jackson with it on
the forepart of the head, which caused
Mr.. jackson to fall. The iron poker pro.
duOed in Court, was here shown to the
witness, who stated that it was the same
poker with which prisoner struck Mr.. Jack
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Jackson got up, and then the prisoner was
not in the room, Witness did not see
prisoner when he left the room, This oc-
CURED about nine or ten o'clock in the
morning, rs witness thinks.
DR. James Bolton, being sworn, depo.
sed, that he was requested to meet DR.
Cunningham, about 4 o'clock of the day
after the wound was inflicted, at the house
Of Mr., Jackson, Witness did go and or
examining the wound, saw that it seemed
to be very slight wound but on more
minute examination, found that Mr., Jack
sons skull was fractured, and portion O
the skull were forced into the opening
and upon the brain, Witness operated
upon Mr. Jackson's skull aud found tina
the brain was very seriously injured. TIL,
substance Of the brain itself was injured
by the weapon which had broken thu
skull bone, and puucture of the brail
WAS observed Immediately under tn,
fracture OF the skull. Witness put his lit
tic finger carefully into the puncture i,
the brain, to see if any fragment of tn
skull had been driven into the brain wit
ness found no portion of the skull in thi
puncture. After the operation. Mr., Jack
son seemed to be somewhat better, an
was reused up and said he felt better, but
shortly after, he relapsed into state 9
inaensibiIity Next morning about tel
o'clock, witness SAW Mr.. Jackson again
when he was evidently dying. Wines
has no doubt that the death Of Mr.. Jack