Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-06-22


mia on aqueson plain and clear as this?
"rhe Whgs" only for Lieut.. Gov Daniel in com
muting the punishment Of Benjamin Jarvis for at,emp
to kill TWO white men, "tha there (no) murIe
committed in the case" Now VIC present beloyct
brother of the Wing Of MURDER murder of the
violent a nd aggravated kind.
| CoMMoSwEALTm VS. CHESTER, SLAvE.-fn Pittsvlvan;
county Va 10Th July 1886, tried and convicted Of The
der of Thomus T. Williams on 2yIh March, 1896 and zen
fenced to be hung on the 25il August, 1896
TEsrIMoSy.-Brmus negro man. slave, sworn deposea
that decedent with switch in his hand the quartz
where witness and Chester were and asked witness WHAT 1t
was doing. Witness said he cutting; that dccease,
pulled ont rope and was tying him, whcn Chester whc
cutting another log, Started of towards The neares
part Of the woods and being aske by deceased wca hs
going said out here and directed by deceased
come bac and go cutting he did not back and de-
ceased started utter him. that Chester threw down his axe
Rer he started 10 rn and in about three Of hour
aftelwurd the deceased came back in sight, called witness
and very bloody about the head and acc; witness then
went 10 him, took him down TO ditch and washed hin.
Hail. negro man, sluve, being sworn deposed that Mon
day before the murder committed Chester
his master, Colonel CoIeman'sl quarter, 10 help
roll logs md sha, he worked with him, and
10 him, Coleman Calling him BY his masters namc,)
would stay with you tonight, but there was fuss
a our house this morning. and must home; and il there
any fuss in the morning will Kill the HAT makes it
The witness sad Terry (culling Chester BY His masters
name Kill who2 He replied, Tom Williams; meaning as
The w!ness hos yh M negr" man nan Des
where he was sowing oas-and that the place where
Dick sowing OATS four miles from The quarter where
Chester livcd-1a being asked if Chester drunk
swered he had only drank two drams during the day
And being asked how long il was after ne heard Chester
make the threat, before he told OF H. said Wednesday
Thursday and being asked what Wednesday Thursday,
said he did not know whether weeks that he
could not find it in his heart 10 say when II was.
David c. Williams being sworn, deposelh: That he first
deceased about forty yards from his house. when
OF his negroes were carrying hn-,hat witness 10
him and said: "Why Thomas, what's the matlcrl'-
and deceased said, Chester had killed him. Witness then
asked him how it happened? Deceased said, Chester
ran from him; that he pursued him, and whtn
he up with Chester that Chester struck him with
large stick Witness carried deceased who very bloody
into The house and sen, after Doctor Martin; saith that the
deceased said when he first him. he should dc that there
the top nf the head through the skin abOu;
inches and half long, rather the back of the head
Witness produced large handspke in court and saith the
deceased said ION the having been shown him that
stick with which Chester struck him; that deceased
lived about fortnight after he was woundcd sometimes
appeared derous and others perfectly In his senses that
deceased said he should get il that the jar
too great Witness further said that he thought the de-
cease of sound mind when he fret saw him. that de-
ceased told his mother he should certainly die. That
deceased told witness s ahe that he had made him
right TO the land he lived on and thought his (deccase)
operation deceased was entirely in his proper mind and
remained till Saturday.
Doctor Chesey Martin being sworn saith he deceased
six eight hours after he received the wounds the
head which very much swollen; tina, the wound
was rather the back OF the head; witness in
lroduccd his finger and found the skull fractured,
but depressed al that place, but further eS-
animation found fractured and depressed the side The
head that Thursday at the request Of decedons father
he got Doctor White 10 go with him. He then describes
treatment operation &C. and lhcn says "for three days
deceased oil perfectly sound mind Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, during which days deceased thought nc
should die"
Dr. White being sorn gave about the same dissertation
Dr. NJ and said deceased had hack Of the head
and considerable brnise the left Of the head from which
The pieces of the fractured skull were aken also consider
"a Witness
supposed the wounds given with stick On the We'd
ncsday Thursday and Friday, after the operation had been
performed witness considered deceased in his right mind,
and during those days he said he went 10 whip Chester
Chester ran he pursued him. and upon ovc:taking him.
Chester told him stand off he came any nearer he
would kil him ndjhrl ShaHS' h ihs ; no, ~
live the shock was too severe NntsS ocle'es hc eu "
the wounds on The head"
Other Witnesses testified to about kc facts and 10
finding the place where The murder was connt.e. lwn,cn
was about 200 yards from where the other negroes were al
work. and of their slightly the bloody hanaspSS &C.;
One Of these William Wumack, said deceased, wnen IN ms
rtpht mind told him of the circumstance and made the same
statement as abovc-aJding shat prisoner s'rhck deceased
several times whilst deceased was down. with what hc d
not know-that deceased said Chester struck hlr the fs
blow with stick which wes sns against Ios, anu "u
been used as a handspke -
The residue of the testimony contains no material addi-
tional fact.
The document has the following endorsement:
"Tbc slave Chester is be reprieved 70: sale and trans.
portaon-the epeve 10 be carried by the messenger VINO
was sent TO bring him the re1919Myp poprnTsoNn
"AUGusT 10. "1NDhAm ltODENi S.''
Now sweet love- there is palpabe case OF murtef ioi
vou-one where the slave sruck-onc "hcre
the demon was shown throughout, where his ceclaed OPP
MONS 10 murder this same Proved before e
had uttered any expression OF arshness 10 INC me-
n and vet Lieut., Governor Robertson "a Whig at the N
stance of the prisoners counsel and one other person. VINO
now doing the State good servcc in the ana
aosinst the remonstrance oil the Commonwealths atoe!
conmucd The punishment of "Chester 10 transportation.
Nor is even this ALL On the back Of this paper, t
same communication paper is endorsed the following
nThe slave Chester is to be reprcvcd for sale and ranso
tatiou-THE RErEIEvE EE CARRIED hv THE MkSskNuh'
sEST TO BRING TO THE PESiTE%T!ARf.
Now believe, that rcprieves are usually scnl oy 'i
bt in this case Gov Robertson says the reprcve must oS
scnt by the messenger We have seen this messenger
thar whom more high minded honorable gentleman doe
not live and We give the key TO this endorsement.
was no moro nor ess than this, that Indignation was s'
high against the negro that the acting Governor was aa
that If il was known that he had conmucd the punishment
f the negro the ncoplc Of Pilsylvana would take him from
, and mn in force "Lynch Law" Now recoect this was
in 1885, Is not this precedent with vengeance?
Ia this mudcr7 Our friend Of the Wing will answe
canddly Of course.
But enough for this branch Of tho subject. The R!ch
mond Whig of Friday the following language or ale
throws out the following challenges
'S'-'
"a bad law or logic the present Democratic Governor '"
| will give up"
Now we accept the challenge, and we will prove ina
the man whom the Wings attempted 10 make their Govern
or and whom they have made of their Judges under IN
new Constitution has expressed doctrines of which Cassu
81. CLAW or even Jno. P Hale would almost have oee
ashamed We have no time comment upon the following
Extract from speech delivered by Mr. Geo. W. Summers
in the House Of Delegates, Tuesday the 18th january
1882.
The question asked by my friend from Montgomery wal
ONE of much force II will not be denied that the slave
living man. has right assert and regain his liberty
he can Here then, two conflicting rights TO me sah
thing The master absolute, unqualified right
the slave an authority direct and control his every mo
ton THE SLAVE AT SANE TIME HASA RIGHT TO olREe
AND CONTROL HIS ACTIONS; RIGHT NEVER sURRESpth
Ed NEVER ALIESATKD; RIGHT PARAMOUNT TO ALL eo''
vEsr1osAL GUARANTEES OR CIVIL CONTACTS
virginians, Shareholders, we call upon you to scan
study TO anayze this extract If you do not see in II
the elements of Higher Law if the principle is not nel
expressed that the negro is a level with the whi'
man. we cannot understand tho meaning Of language.
To the Wing we kiss hand really hope that II WI
not lose its appetite "Love dos thou like the pcturs
-oes--
From the Baltimore Patriot. June lSthl
WHIG NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Third Day = Friday June 18th, 1852.