The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-09-15

kitchen door soon after The alarm was given, and
70 his looking tosally unconcerned
John B. Yarrinsion dsposed to sitting with The
prisoner IN the Hastings Court room The day Of
the examination before the Jury. At the time Jane
was being examined before the jury gentleman
observed to him (Mr. Y that the wife Of this me-
gro was making full confession Of the murder
Immediately, John altered his position, appeared
very restIeSs and alarmed and exclaimed, "Welb
she did It." He had kept John apart from Jane all
day.
Captain Jenkins test Ito thefast Ii at John and
Jane were kept separate from the moment Of their
arrest.
Mr. Lyons then read letters found in Johns room
Mr. L. said he read them for the purpose of proving
that there were expressions in them of the deter
mination of John to transfer hmself to Libens,
there to live with some of his friends and also
some ambiguous terms referring to previous sub
ject of conversation and to some hidden motives.
Mr. Gilmer objected to the reading, but was over
ruled One addressed!to Zachariah Miller, Liberia,
care of Rev Mr. Roberts, was dated Richmond, July
Sd. The only sentence noticed particularly by Mr.
Lyons, was as follows: although distant, think of
what have been talking about. shall use every
prudent exertion to see you all again"
Another was addressed to Jane Williams from
Charleston, March %. portion reads, "Now dear
wife, be of good cheer; know that you viii do all
that is In your power. am glad
to hear how you are situated will tell you how
] am situated. Tideman, you will remember, had
been trying to sell me, but Mr. Green, OF Richmond,
tried to buy mo- At last r. fell at my feet and asked
my pardon for the manner in which he had treated
me, and now he is willing to do anything to Pre-.
mote my comfort.
G.. w. H Tyler, police officer, who assisted in
the search of Johns room, said he asked John what
he meant in his letter by the phrase think of what
he had been talking about" and he replied that that
was q matter between Mr.. Miller aud himself
(John) In relation to the phrase prudent exer.
tion," John said he meant just what the language
would convey, and that q friend wrote the letter
from Char leston.
Messrs Wayne and Blair were called, but knew
nothing stfecting John.
Bickerton l.. Winstor deposed to seeing John
early after the alarm was given. and that he ap-
peared thsme-iaced and restless, exhibiting no
sympathy whatever. Witness examined the rosm
occupied by John and Jane, and found the pail of
slop-water containing the human hair. He found
also that John had not cleaned his brothers boots
taat morning. as it had been his regular cnstom to
do early every morning. They could not find the
clothes in which John worked during the week.
The testimony for the commonwealth and the
defence here closed.
Mr. Lyons then summed up, with running com
ments, the chief points for the Commonwealth
and was followed by Mr.. Giimer, who spoke at
some length in behalf Of the accused, deducing
those points in the testimony which be considered
most telling, and abiding to some of Mr. LIS ar.
gumsnts. DIR. Mayo closed the argument. When
the case was submitted, the court Immediately
announced their unanimous opinion, viz: that john
Williams YVES guilty of Murder. Upon being asked
whether he had any thing to say why sentence of
death should not then be passed on him, John re.
iterated his innocence-afi rming before God that
he knew nothing Of the murder til after its 90 M
mission when the alarm was given early Monday
morning. Then the noise awoke him, and he came
down stairs. John was then sentenced to be hung
by the neck until he was dead, between the hours
of 10 and 4, on Friday, the 22d day of October
next.
The sentence was received with loud applause,
but appeared to have but little effect on the crimi
nal Groups of excited men were gathered around
the court at its close. 6o'clock P. NJ, who talked
strenuously of taking John out and hanging him in
advance OF his allotted time.
MAYORS CoURT.-We have to condense
these proceedings. Justice L. w. Glazebook
presided yesterday.
Bartholomew Friegan, an Italian, charged
with using abusive language towards Mrs.
Mary Bailey end destroying $40 worth OF her
property malc iously, was examined and sent
on to the Grand Jury term of the Hastings
Court, in November next. Bail had not been
given when our reporter left court.
Betsy, slave to j. w. Wright, ran away
from her master and was arrested and COM
mitted TO Jail.
Paul, slave to E. s. Turpin, received fifteen
lashes for being out after hours unlawfuly.
Randolph Carter, free negro, received 10
lashes for stealing ragged coat from James
Madison, another free negro.
Jane Allen, u slave, hired to the Name hester
Cotton Factory, and Mary, slave to Mrs.
Bowers, received 10 lashes each for street
walking.
Henry Cooper, slave to S. S. Myers, was
rewarded with 90 lashes for drunkenness.
Monroe Jordan and Robert Gray, free me-
groes. arrested without papers, were commit
ted for further examination.
Terrence Rooney, for using threatening lam.
guage towards Mrs. Susan Undertake, was
bound over in the sum of $50.
Henry Green, slave, for severely beating
his wife, Jane, received 80 iashes.
A peace warrant, against Sterling Heath,
was continued for trial until to-day.
Ellis 81 Peers were duly fined for the unlaw-
full driving of one of heir teamsters.
ELECTION On Monday last the Hastings
Court elected Alexa nder L. Register as Alder
man, to fill the vacancy in Jefferson Ward, &C.
casioned by the death of Hugh Rileigh.