The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-08-13

aiding his wife, Jane Williams. in the commission
| of the murder of Mrs v. B. Winston and daugn
ter, on the morning of the 10Th of July, came up
on yesterday before q court of Oyer and 1ermlher
constituted of justices Evans Cowies' Inioes' Der
nard, Farrar, Bray and Wingfeld' In the musings
| Court room. At IL o'clock the prisoner was SET
70 the bar in custody of the Sergeant the court
1 room beiup thropeed Mr.. Mayo then announced
| thu, the Common wealth was not ready to proceed
with tho examination of John upon the first charge
of killing Mrs. " B. Winston, owing to the neces
| oh.ence of Mr. Winston, who was still conhn
al ,o hi. hou,e BIZ reason OF the wounds he had re-
| .eiv cd about the head, although they had almost
| .n,;,.,v healed A dizziness OF the head and gen
ersl languor OF the body yet remained; and con-
,;,v.,.e of the case was therefore asked for until
the next fseptember) term, when Mr.. w. could
mo,t probably attend court The court granted the
continuance. The second charge of aiding in the
murder of Mrs. WIS daughter was then read by
the clerk to the prisoner, who answer ed in firm
tone of voice =" Not guilty" This case was also
continued until the next term, and witnesses were
recognized.
The prisoner was then taken before the Mayor
for examination on the charge of conspiring with
his wife, Jane Williams, and ate mpting to kill Jo
seph P, Winston, on the morning of the 18TH OF
July.
Nelly Scott was first called to the stand and de.
posed-John Williams came home tie night previ.
GUS to the commission of the murder l did not
see him Monday morning until after l had finished
alarming the neigh5ors and had come back home
Then John came down stairs. 1t was about
rise when returned home from alarming the neigh
bors. went in tine yard and was crying, and he
was standing in the kitchen DOR. He asked me
to come into the kitchen aud not be believing and
making all that fuss. told him that horse ought
to cry on such an occasion, let alone woman. He
then said to me 'that it was Gods will and it was
obliged to be done.' never heard John making
any threats. He and his wife have both said sew
eral times that they did not wish to serve Mr. and
Mrs Winston.
Joseph Scott (Nelys husband) was then sworn
got up little after day. break on Monday Morn
ing. was going out to cut wood when met Jane
and she told me Mr.. and Mrs. Winston were dead
l then went after help. 1t about half an hour
| before sunrise when came back. went into the
| kitchen and John came down out of his room into
| the kitchen. He did not 60 out of the house but
| said Lord, what is this 2 Did not hear him say
anything ABOUT UUU VIII DeiuS uOuc w EiiG was
! in the kitchen.
Anna slave in the employ of Mr. and Mrs.
| Winston testified that she heard John and Jane
Williams say that they did not ike Mr. and Mrs.
Winston.
| Bickerston L. Winston deposed-On the morn.
| ing of the commission of the murder l went to
my brothers house soon after the alarm was given.
| A few moments after l arrived saw John standing
in the kitchen door manesting great indifference.
| NV brother has told me aud others of an occur
renee that happened two weeks before the murder.
Since his mind has become sane SO that ne COZ.
verse nationally have asked him if he recollected
| anything of the occurrence | eude to, and then he
stated it. He said that about two weeks before the
10Th of July he retired to bed late, between IL
| / o'clock Soon after retiring he heard door I'M
locked below. He then went to back porch on
the second floor, looking into the yard, and asked
who was there. No reply uas made. He then call
| ed for Jane who came out from stairway by the
house and he asked her about the door, She said
that she had left the key in the door and had sent
John to take it out. He did not sec John at the
time.
Joseph Scott recalled-I heard Mr.. Winston call
Jane the night spoken of. | was up late attending
| t. my sick wife. l did not know that any one was
in the yard at all. Thought that John and Jane
| were both in their room. | John when he
csme out of the house-he was shutting the dining
| room door. 1t was late in the night. | understood
Jane to say that abe had her hands SO full of things
that she could not shut the door and got John to
| do it
Bickerston L. Winston recaled-My brother
| g tb boo 4
is perfectly clear. The muscles of his wounded
jaw still sore.
Captain jenkins stated that John told him when
he frat saw him early Monday morning, that he
had not been off of the lot, and knew nothing Of
the murder. When he took John into custody
and was about going out of the gate with him tied
John commenced loud laugh. which seemed tc
, be forced and unnatural and said, This is the trs
, time have had to walk The streets of Richmond
tied" The Captain thought the laugh very un
seemly one, considering the serious circumstance:
of the
| Several witnesses were here examined who first
got TO the house after the alarm but they did moi
, see John then. When they did, he was in the yard
appearing very Indifferent.
Captain Jenkins recalled. John told me in pri
son, some time since, that three or four weeks be-
fore the murder took place, his wife Jane told him
she intended to kill Mr. and Mrs. Winston, but that
he did not believe it any more than that he couli
fly to the SKY. He said he did not think ally wo
man would attempt such thing, although they
might be disposed to talk Of it.
Officer Warrington disposed. was sitting in the
Hastings Court Room with the prisoner nearly the
entire of the first day of the examination before
the Jury. At the time his wife was being examined
before the inquest, some gentleman whom did
not know, observed to me that the wife of this ne
grs was then making full confession OF the muir
der. looked at the prisoner when the gentleman
said this and he appeared to be much alarmed, and
altered the position he had occupied long time
and said, WELL she did it," Knowing that John
had not at that time been examined, stopped him
from saying any more, believing that his statement
was true.
David A. Brown deposed to seeing John in the
kitchen door soon after the alarm was given iook