The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-04-03
The DAILY DISPATCH.
cHEsTERFIELD CIRCUIT COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE JOHN b. cLopros.
Commonwealth vs.. Wormiev.
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biou and Richard Beasley, the two last wires.
ses examined for the Commonwealth. nm IN.
Ninth Day-Narch 81.
Mrs. Emily t. Robiou dcposed Al the
time of the shooting was living at nv lath.
er's. My mother, father, James Reid and NV
sisters were there sAbout half past two o'clock
Mr. Robiou's wagon passed up TO a saw mill.
WilIams's wagon came along first Robiou's
behind from Is to 80 minutes after. Did not
see Robiou's wagon when ii came down
heard one of my little sisters say Robioa's
wagon was coming. l Immediately went up
stairs. As passed up stairs looked out of
the window. Saw Robiou drive close up to
the fence to get off the track of the road, and
as he was in the act of rising left the window
aud went to the fireplace. Heard talking;
could not distinguish what passed. Heard
Robiou's voice. took my baby and sat down
by the fireplace. In about 5, 6 or 10 minutes
heard the report OF gun. Put the baby on
the bed, and ran down stairs. Saw Robiou in
the wagon, shot. He was sitting straight up;
he moved about and groaned for some min
utes. then left. When saw him last he
was laying across the wagon, with his feet
nearly of, towards the ground. did not go
exactly TO the wagon. About7 or 8 minutes
after saw Robiou sitting in the wagon, saw
him laying across. When looked out of the
window Pa was standing near a cherry tree,
IN front ofthe kitchen, about 5 yards from the
door OF the kitchen, and about lU or Is yards
from the fence. When | saw Robiou on the
wagon. near the kitchen, father was nearer the
dwelling house than the cherry tree. As father
was gong from the tree towards the kitchen |
got slight glance of him. The kitchen and
house are about yards apart. There is 10
gate; there is low rail fence. The wagon
was not before the window the horses were
nearly opposite the door of the house the
body OF the wagon was more in front of the
kitchen. Do not recollect where Robiou was
sitting. The cherry tree is in front of the kitch.
en- door. His, RS body was further up from
road than the gap,a little lower than the cherry
tree. Did not see Pa at any time lower down
Than the cherry Tree. When | first saw him he
was standing by the tree. When | came down
he was going towards the kite hen from The
tree. When went up stairs Reid was either
IN the door or out in the yard talking 10 Maj. he
talked to NJ through the window. Don't re-
collect when saw Reid again no recollec-
ton of seeing him afterwards. Saw no gun in
Pa hands; when looked through the win
dow did not see Pa with gun in his hands
at all saw no gun when came down. The
report heard was not uncommonly loud. Pa
went into the kitchen. First, | went towards
the wagon, then turned round, said Lord Pa
or something to that effect. He then went into
the kitchen; L don't fecollect seeing him af-
terwards. went into the house, staid there,
walked about little, and got very sick at the
time; went up stairs in few minutes. Did
not see Pc, or hear his voice. after that. Heard
Reid talking to Ma. / did not see Williams
when he caue; heard my little sister, or 6
years old, say some one had come did not
tell me who il was.
Cross-examined-The window looked out
looks up the road from West of the house.
Merely looked through the window; did not
put my head out the window up stairs; the
window down; no curtains. Saw wagon stop.
Robiou was IN the act of getting up he had
raised. Did not notice the driver. Don't re-
collect seeing II gun that day saw gun next
day, brought TO Robiou's residence. Do not
know where it was brought from suppose
from home. Do not recollect what gentleman
brought the gun. The gun sometimes sat out
by the cherry tree left any where. The cher
ry tree was large tree. Time of day, about
o'clock about dark, or little lighter than
dusk. Reid came between and o'clock,
quarter of an hour before Robiou was shot; had
taken his hat 10 go Ma stopped him, had
letter 10 finish for Reid to carry 10 the Post Of
fee. stated did not recollect of seeing Reid;
l think now | saw him walk from the forepart
to the hindpart of the wagon. Reid was not in
the house more than once that day. Heard
Ma say he passed up the road that day. The
WdSOl WGBt up tue IUdu dDOut past TWO
o'clock, and returned about sundown. Ii was
about two and half miles from PAS to John
sons saw-mll. l was in the yard at the time
the wagons came in sight, going up. | had
either my baby, or one of Mas small children
IN my arms. The moment | saw Robiou
coming jumped up and went into the k,ch-
en-. | saw Williamss wagon first, some 5 or
10 minutes before Robiou's wagon came along.
When ! saw Robioa coming father was laying
on little couch in the Kitchen, reading d
newspaper. The couch was in the back part
of the kitchen front door partly open If
person looked in particularly they might have
seen him. Mother was in the house., think
do not know exactly where; positive Reid was
nut in the house at that time. After hearing |
the report went out of the back door through |
the lower room. Saw the wagon and went |
towards it. The front door is nearer TO the |
road than the back door; l do not know why | |
went out that door. Al the report of the gun |
ran down stairs. My little sister said Robiou /
was shot. 1 came 10 see what was the matter.
The report seemed 10 be West of the house.-I
After hearing the report have no distinct re-
OF what occurred. Where Pa was
when went up stairs, don't know, but just
before the wagon came down in sight he spoke
of going TO the spring after pitcher OF water.
When Reid first came, Pa and Reid were
talking about shooting at mark. Pa said he
had made good shot, Reid SAID he could
beatit. The matter here dropped, and Pa went
for the water. Saw him take the pitcher. Did
not see him until saw him through the win
dow in the front door of the dwelling house al
West end. The stairs go gradually up. As
you pass up the stairs the window is at The top.
When | entered the kitchen saw Pa on the
lounge. Told him Robiou was coming told
me keep out of his sight. Witness was here
very much afected.) Dir. Robiou was in the
habit of abusing me whenever he saw me, and
Inc terms of his reproach were most vulgar and
gross. His habit was TO abuse all the grown
members of our family; he did il daily; used
he most vulgar language, cannot repeat the
exact words, they were loo outrageous for any
1ne to repeat them. Rohiou came about ten
lays before this occurred TO the house, and
sent in for the baby. | was afraid TO let the
person he sent carry il for fear he would take
i away. Iconsented 10 let my mother carry
i. She carried il 10 the door. When she went
10 The door be. tRohiou,) shook his fst.at her,
.alIed her did old prostitute Of tie devil
iaid she was not only prostitute for whites,