The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-03-24

day afternoon, ct quarter pas: O'Clock, In the
esd year Of his sge. We defer saying anything of
the character of this worthy and es:msble gentle.
man and officer, until tomorrow.
EXAMINATION OF CuDLIrP.-Hsving been re.
quested by persons particularly interested in the
ease OF young Cudlipp, charged with feloniously
killing r. A. Thomas about eighteen months since,
to present the evidence advanced by Mr. and Mrf
Cudlipp, and her son, George Cudlipp, during the
examination before the Hastings Court On Satur.
day last. We give 1t in full as taken down by our
reporter.
After the examination Of the boys, who were
with Thomas on the morning of the day when he
was killed
DR. Anderson was called to the stand He de-
posed in substance as follows: On the morning re-
ferred to- at about IL O'Clock, while passing along
Broad street, my attention arrested by the con
versation of female standing opposite a young
man or boy, around whom several other boys were
congregated. As approached the crowd, Cudpp
came up to the boy called Thomas, and observed,
"you called my mother id little BIB, did you. !"
or some phrase almost exactly similar, and struck
at him. He had dirk in his hand Immediately
after this, he turned around and went into Cudpps
dyeing establishment. Thomas. soon after, sup
ported by two boys, passed me on the street.
There was blood upon his SKIRT.
Mrs Cudlipp, the mother of the prisoner, then
came forward to give in her evidence. She ap.
pearsd very feeble, and obliged to be supported
during her examination.
She stnted through Mr. Howard, clerk of the
Hastings Court, who was obliged to recapitulate
her testimony owing to her indisposition, that on
the morning referred to. her youngest son. George,
came up to her and said the: some boys had been
whipping Billy. Upon coming down stairs she
found him crying bitterly. He told her that a
couple of boys, then standing in the sueet, had
been whipping him. She then went out into the
street and walked up to the boys, enouring
tae cause of the beating Of her son. Thomas
answered that he had attacked Cudlipp because
he threw an egg upon him at the theatre the
night before, Saturday evening. She then told
he deceased that it an accident, and that her
son was very sorry for il, and hoped he would par
don him. Thomas then said to her, tha. he did
not want "any pardon begged" but that "he would
kin her ID little son OF bitch before the suc.
ceeding Saturday night" She then went into her
house and ssw nothing more CT Thomas. She saw
no attack made by her son upon Thomas, and no
knife in his hand. She did BOT know that Thomas
had been killed until she was informed of the fact
by boy some hours subsequently,. Upon her
cross examination, Mrs c. stated that there hsd
been no weapon of any description in the house
She was perfectly cool and calm during the inter
view with the boys On Saturday night, the even
ing previous, her son William came home from the
theatre about half past nine O'Clock, crying. He
told her that while tossing up couple of eggs they
were knocked out of his hand by boy, and one Of
them fell upon the shoulder OF boy in the pit and
that this boy had threatened to kill him after the
theatre was cut. For this reason ne came home
before the theatre was out
George Cudlipp, youth about twelve years of age
was then examined. He stated that after coming
home from Sunday school he met his elder brother,
William, who was crying. Upon asking him what
the matter, William said that of the boys
had been beating him. As he said this several stones
were thrown at them. He then ran into the house
and told his father, who engaged in reading pa
per- of the affair." but his father told him to tell Billy
to away from the boys and continued reading.
He then went and told his mother, and she came
down stairs He did not see his brother William
strike Thomas
The father of the prisoner then examined. He
corroborated his wife and sons testimony and stated
that he did not go down into the street when informed
by his George of the difficulty, because he was
busy reading, and thought it some foolish, boy
ish quarrel of no materiahty. There was weapon
in his house of any description, and had been
any. He nothing of the difficulty.
The examination here closed, and, at we have al
ready stated young Cudhpp was remanded to Jail to
await trial before the Circuit Superior Court during
next month.