Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-05-11
RICHMOND ENQUIR ID is.
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 9, Iso1.
TuE CONTINUATION or DEATH-pEN ~ c,.a.,or

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''Ahso" ~o ;an 'indignalion meeting having
cher lno go Hall Inst Might've at tho request oil
een ea'' NO Governor publish below The transcript OF inc
''en1 49,, tho petition, signed by large nunoer OF our
fecor'' citizens upon which Gov Johnson based his
in The conscientious discharge OF what he regarded
m solemn duty We have affixed to the names of the sign
s their different occupations in order that The distant read
.r may form some idea of their character and stanuns III
| this community:
| " MARCH. IL, 1852.
present-samue T. Pulam Rccrrder; James n Caske,
Joseph G. Wingfed, Edwin FaIrar and james pray' a.
Jordan Hatcher slave who stands charged WIN iso.
no nv him committed in This that he did, on inc zol Gay
. ,e5s in The city of Richmond, eonously and
r b; Iie lIl and murder William P. JACKSON was ms
DAY led 10 bar in custody OF tl.e os.su"' irs md
dd M, oulv to CHARGE and The Cour having nrao
h evidnce are unanimously of opinion mat inc SAID Jor
Ian Ha,chrris guilty OF Is crime %n a, W'a aran ach
~ if he had any Thing say why the Court should mol no"
proceed TO 10 pronounce Judgment on hi', acIIh -
and nothing being oiiered IN arrest or ae,ay ~ Juas
nent il is considered by the Court that the sai 'V'-
| dan Hatcher be hanged by the nec6 until he DC
| dsnd And il is ordered that execution OF this SEN
,snc. ba I,o, upon the said Jordan Hatcher by the
Ssrgean, of this city, Friday the 2Sd day OF April
1879 be,w,en the hours Of O'Clock in The forenoon ana
un ocIocx in afternoon of that day. at the usual place
Of execution And the said Jordan Hatcher Is reanded 10
The cou afx the value of the said slave Jordan Hatch
Or bo il proved satisfaction Of the Court 10 DC ne
oroney of Mrs. .. Godsey of the county OF Chesefeiol
at six hundred dollars being the opinion OF The Court tas
he would that sum- if sold publicly under knows'se
The following is copy of the Certificate Of the Mayor OF
this city, under which This ,rial was had' VIZ;
Gerry OF RIcHMoSp TO VIII To The Cierkof ne Aus,
nngs Court of said City,, William Lambert, Mayor 0.
the said civ do hereby certify that have by my "atIaht
This day committed Jordan Hatcher, slave ~ VIC ~, ~
this city, that he may be Tried before me M I hn did
hui
ON The twenty fifth day Of February 1857 IN sao CITY, e'
oionsy and of his malice, kill and murder one William =
Jackson Given under my hand this twenty eiahth Gay Oh
Ehrnnrv, 1852 WM. LAMBERT, Mayor
The following are copies OF the dispositions OF The witness
es tor the Commonwealth taken down i'll Court ana hieo
viz: ., aosod
that the af r commenced by Mr. Jackson speaking 10 Tue
prisoner inferior stems which prisoner o o
seer in the factory called the prisoner from MS bcnc p
near the stove chastse the prisoner ABOUT MS wufh
soner caught hold If the cowhlde Mf Jackson .oc ' o
90 the cow-hde; but The prisoner dd not let 60 nj
am kicked the prisoner and prisoner caught hold OF Mr.
Jackson and threw Mr.. Jackson off; and picked up on
iron poker which lies generally al the stove ano sfucS
| Mr. Jackson blow with it the iorepart oil the
head which caused Mr.. Jackson 10 fail. Inc IRON
poker produced in Court, was here shown 10 the VII
ness who stated tina, the poker with when
prisoner struck Mr. Jackson few minutes passed before
Mr. Jackson got up and then the prisoner was not In inc
room. Witness did not see prisoner when nc lei. .e lo''
This occurred about nine ten o'clock in the morning. as
witness thinks
Dr. John A. Cunningham being sworn, deposed that ne
was c,ed on Wednesday, the 18th February last ABOUT
o,cle-. m. morning to see Mr. VIM p Jackson who nc
oun Yith slight wound cut on his ioehea ana "hc
he had been battling with cell water; witness saw no cyl
cnce OF any serious injury and Mr. Jackson not complain.
ing OF any pain OF stomach witness told him. he
supposed that he had befn doing all required and
witness left him and did him again until next day
when he again sent for and al glance he saw mat All
Jackson suffering from very severe injury 10 Inc o,a
Witness having particular reason Tor not having any n
10 do with the case and knowing that what he would MINK
necessary was directly variance with the opinions Inc Ia
Their of Nj Jackson the subject told The mother of 'l'
wha; the injury stated that he could not have
any thing 30 with the case unless in company WITH another
physician Sometime afterwards witness received ohother
urgent message come and Mr. Jackson IN company
with another physician. Witness immediately went and
met Dr.. Deune there and they examined The wound and
thinking that operation necessary, urged that ano
or physician should instantly be sent Tor, aud Dr. Bolton
was sent fO; and when he came, investigation OF the
case made and il was found that the sEu haa oecn
broken and portions of forced upon the brain An 0e
ration performed upon Mr. Jackson ana portions oi me
broken skull BONG removed. Nness again sa" All
Jackson about O'Clock night, when the symptoms al
his still and more alarming; and on next
day witness him again about ten O'clock, when lie was
evidently dying Witness is perfectly satisfied that the
death OF Mr. jackson attributed directly 10 The blow
inflicted his forehead
Dr. James Bolton being swrn, deposed, that he
ouesled 10 CT Dr. Cunnir nam, about o'clock Of me
day after the wound inflicted. OF the house oil MI
Jackson. Witness did e and on examining the wound,
saw that seemed be very slight wound but on more
minute examination tr nd that Mr.. Jackson's skull was
fractured ana portion Of the skull were forced into the
| oneniur and upun lie BRAIN Witness operated upon
Mr. skull found ha the brain was rt:y 80.
innsv inu,,d The suls,nnce of the brain itself was IN
urcd uy The which had broken The skul nn" and
puc the brain observed Immediately under W."
fracture the skull Witness put his little finger carefully
into the punc.e the brain il any fragment OF the
skull had driven the brain witness found no portion
of the skull puncIure After the operation r jack.
n seemed somewhat better and vas reused up and saA
he felt better tut shortly after he reapsed toto state OF IN
sensibiiy Next morning about ten O'Clock saw or
Jackson again. when Inc was evidently oyin witness mas M
doubt death of M Jackson was owing cntrey 10 INC
nunctc made into the substance Of the brain by the nsu
inent which, was used in inhicng tho wound witness
thinks that The fatal termination OF the case ~h ~" nave
been in any changed by performing any surgical opera
lion earlier periud after the intclion OF the injury
No post examination was made az lar as witness
Ia aware Of injury Mr. Jacksons brain, Tue mo'hcf
Of Mr. Jackson refusing TO allow any such examination 10
| be made -,
ed tina, he saw Mr. Jackson strike Jordan Hatcher with
and Jordan Hatcher took up the iron poker and
struck Mr. Jackson with it, Mr. Jackson fell on receiving The
blow and Jordan Hatcher oil on Of The room nnd VI r.
ckson 20: % Immediately nnL followed Jordan Hatcher
on, of the room Witness thinks this occurred about
! 8 O'Clock in The morning Witness was going from his
work place 10 the scales weigh box when he saw air
jackson strife Jordan with the cowhtc "inses went 70
lie scales twenty re, I'll, and weighed The box and
as returning his work place, hc saw JORDAN sHe
| AR Jackson on the head with the iron poker.
Alonzo Heath, slave being charged ard sworn oePoscd
that the first commencement Of the Tray between Mr;;
jackson and Jordan about some dirty stems ofunn ha
OH his bench Mr Jackson attempted 10 whip jordan ana
did give Jordan several blows with the cowhlde when JoE-
dan caught hold Of III. hide; Mr. jackson tod JORDAN tn
lei 20 tie cow!e but Jordan would let go, and Mr..
Jackson kicked jordan and They had use and jordan
pushed Mr. jackson OIL and picked up the iron peker and
struck Mr.. Jackson blow with i, on the forehead AR
Jackson fell floor when he received the blow and Jur-
dan immediately Of the down the steps, drop
ping the poker the floor Mr. Jackson got hp almost i'm
mediatey and down stairs after Jordan The iron
ker in Court heinz shvwn To witness he Identified rs the
same poker with which Jordan struck Mr.. Jackson.
William i3arkus slave, witness introduced and exam
ned behalf OF the prisoner being charged and sworn de
posed that he his bench in Walker and Harris facto
~, when the fray commenced between Mr. Jackson and
Jordan Hatcher Mr.. Jackson looked at Jordans stems
and found fault with him about them, and asked
JORDAN if he had told him not 10 have
dirty stems Ills bcncl and said he would
whip him. Jordan said that he had told him and that he
would try do better ii he would whip him. Mr
jackson said that he would whip him about il first and
make him do it. Mr. Jackson did Jordan several times
with cowhde and Jordan caught bold Of the cuwhd.
and asked Mr. Jackson whp him any MIR Jackson
told him lei 60 the cowhde and out by tn stove
and Jordan did Witness more Of the matter,
bu, shortly alter he heard OF and saw Jordan
down stairs Mr. Jackson down after him directly
afterwards, with his forehead bleeding.
i a Transcript of the Record,-Testc
CHAS. HOWARD, Clerk.
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