The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-01-20
LOCAL MATTERS.

Tuv C.sE on CuDLrPP.-The continued case
Of William Cudpp, charged with feloniousy Kill
ling Richard A. Thomas on the 9th OF October,
1851, was again up before the Mayor yesterday
MIR. G. Scott, Jr, appeared as assistant counse
to his father, who Is now engaged at the "orniey
trial In Chesterfield, for the prisoner. The testi-
ponv Of the three former witnesses, already ex :
anined for the commonwealth, a1d which we pub
ushsd in fulI. wa, again delivered at the request
of Mr. Scott, Jr, who cross examined the Witnesses
E. Culley's testimony was similar to that winch ne
gave at the first regular examination on the iitn
instant In addition, however, he stated tnat "hlis
in the theatre ON the evening OF Saturd ay, the 4'n
Of October after the egg was thrown down INTO the
pit where ne was sitting with Thomas and Carr
he heard Cudlipp say, from bis seat IN the second
tier that he had licked Thomas once and could 90
it again. He heard this in the pit. Witness did
not collect Of hearing Thomas make any tire ats
against Cudpp, or OF speaking about the affair at
the theatre When he went on Broad street W it'll
Carr and Thomas, he did not expect TO meet Cud-
Epp. When Thomas first met Cudpp, he ask ed
C. whether he threw the egg at him (Thomas) in
ten,oualIy, or let it fall accidentally Cudlipp re-
piled tina. ne did not do il Intentionally. Did not
know who commenced the conversation.
IL. Carr was next cross examined and in addi'
ton 10 his previous evidence, stated that when in
the theatre, after the egg was thrown, Thomas
stood ap and said something 10 Cud ipp, who
answered hun back. DID not know what wes said.
A: their first meeting, after CudpP had replied that
he threw the egg accidentally, witness threw his
hand towards Cud!ipp, at the same time exclaim-
ing, "wha. did you throw the egg at me tor'" Cud-
lipp ran towards home, when Thomas threw a
rock at hi N and Cudlipp threw one back. At the
lime when Thomas was stabbed, he had just called
Cudlipp a son of b-h. Did not go Broad
street expressly TO see Cudlpp. Merely took an
ordinary walk Heard no threats the part OF
Thomas.
Littleton Elicit also cr0ssex2mined, and IN
addition to previous testimony, at2ted He said
that upon the frs, meeting with Cud!ipp on Sun
day morning, after Cudpp had stated that ne did
not intend hitting Thomas with the egg, Carr
stepped forward and made grab at Cudlipp, when
Cudipp ran of, and Thomas threw a rock at c
who threw one back. He did not know exactly,
but supposed that previous TO meeting with Cud-
lipp they had been talking about the affair at the
theatre He did not know what Tn0 mas object
was in going up on Broad street
Mr. Scott Jr, then called Benjamin Cu1iipp,
father of the prisoner to the stand for the defence
Mr. C. deposed: On the evening of Saturday, the
4th of October, on coming homs l enqaired OF my
wife where my son was. She told me he had gone
to the theatre asked her what Induced him to go
to the theatre without my knowledge OF consea t.
She said that one Oh mis- acqaain.ances hal called
for him, and desired him to 60 About half past y
O'Clock, William came home before the pertor-
nance was over. Iesked him whist the mat
ter. lie said he tossing up couple OF eggs in
the gallery, when one of them dropped down into
the pitt and he supposed hit Thomas, for Thomas
cried out to him, as soon as tue performance was
through, that he would fog him. In order to avoid
lighting, he said he had come home before the per
Torrance was over. The next Sunday mora ing
early, William ran into the store where was and
said he had been whipped by two boys. told him
to sit down that it was Sunday morning, and there
was no use of making disturbance in the streets
and that two boys would be too much for one He
sat down, and stsid il the house very quietly for
some 10 or Is minutes. He made no threats.
thought that the party who had attacked him had
gone away at the end of that period and let him
60 out Soon after my little girl came in and said
that some boys were trying to whip Billy. This
raised his mother, and she ran out of the house
and wanted to know Of Thomas why he continued
to attack her son-whereupon Thomas called Viii
liam little son of b-h. Did not see Or hear any
thing farther. did not see any knife about vii
liam did not have any abou, the house. and die
not allow him to carry any.
The Mayor, then, stated that he should call
SQUIRT upon Cudlpp.
Mr R. G. Scott, Jr., said that at the present stage
of the proceedings he did not intend to argue the
case, but believed that before the had conclud
ed, the young man would be fully exonerated from
| the charge.
The Mayor then remanded Cudlipp to Jail tc
await examination on the charge of murder before
called Court of Hastings, to be held on the 9th
instant. The testimony thus far is certainly very
much in Cudlipp's favor.