The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-05-13
In tn bosni,al Lieut. De LagneI asked Weldon

Mrs Gouldman after some hesitation, IN = ia'sf'
ing voice, he replied no. When heard OF the
fight was at nv quarters, about 80 PAGES OIL
Heard that Weldon went to Gouldmsns house TO
get knife and pistol from the prisoner "neh 'ne
latter stabbed him. Before this difficulty occurred
on the 10th of February, heard the prisoner spesA
to the deceased about coming to his house 80 oteh
He spoke In calm, easy tone, and said, weldon
you will do me great favor if you will keep awsy
from my house and not come into II any more
| you have ruined the character of me and my Ia
mily.n Weldon, in a scornful manner, laughed at
him. The prisoner then said, al forewarn you to
keep away, and never come into my house again.
Charles Scott deposed to seeing the deceased "
ing stabbed in Leachs house and to helping to car
ry him to the hospital. Deceased said douidman
had stabbed him Witness lived In quarters oppo'
site to the prisoners house, inside OF the Fort
| Prisoner had blood upon his right hand Believe
| that Weldon was stronger than the prisoner. WIZ
mesa here exhibited two gold rings-one plain and
| one mounted-which, at the request of private Ty
Ter of the Band, he took off of the fingers of Wei
don sitter he was dead. The wife OF the prisoner
claimed the mounted one.
The Attorney for the United States here stated
that he had no other witnesses to examine, and
then proceeded to show, by lawful and good au
| tbority, that Fortress Monroe was in the jursdic
tion of the United States Witnesses for the defence
were then called Charles Buckley being first ex
amined was at the house of the prisoner short
| time previous to the time when the deceased was
| stabbed. There was a man named skinner, who
had stated to some of US that Gouldman had
| bought pistol and q knife with which to lrJuTe
| him (Skinner) Weldon then made bet OF
| drinks with Skinner that he would go into Gould
man s house and get the pistol and knife from hum,
some time between the hours of l2 and 2 o'clock
tried to persuade him not to Co. and then said if
he would 60 should accompany him. Did So
When we entered, Sergeant Gouldman told US to
| take seat Weldon then sat down and took u
little child upon his knee. | stood up. Soon after
Skinner came into Gouldmans and said, Come
boys dinner is ready, and Bill has lost the BET
He partly dragged me out after him. | lett Weldon
! in the house This was about half an hour before
he was stabbed.
Some time before this, l took seaman named
Frank Lee, who was left ashore from the frigate
Columbia down into Weldon's room to sleep. A
little after nine o'clock Weldon told me that he
was going to see young woman, and that knew
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with Mrs Gouldman and suspected he was going
| there. Was not sure, however, as he was intimate
with several women. Towards morning Weldon
came into the room while | was asleep, and COM
menced laughing. His laughing woke me up l
asked him what was the matter, if he had been
caught, and he said yes. He told me that evening
and next morning about 1t, and said that he was
lying in bed with Mrs Gouldman asleep, when
| Gouldman, who had been out on guard, came into
| the room with light in one hand and shook him
(Welden) with the other, and told him to go away
and that he would report him next morning -
| Weldon further laughed and said, twas he not a
fool that he did not kill both, when he had a
sword in his hand If he had been in bed with my
| wife, would have done it." told him he was a
fool, that would have killed the two Next morn.
| ing Weldon told me that the other matter was all
| right that Gouldm al had dropped the affair.
Private Charles Campbell testified to Gould
mans having been with Weldon and several OF
them, about an hour before Weldon was stabbed,
and to inviting Weldon to his (G's) house. Wei.
don da not go then, however, and they left Gould,
man and went to the place where the bet between
Skinner and Weldon was made. (This witness
gave the same account of the bet did Buckley }
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result of the bet. Left prisoner sitting down, but
could not swear whether Weldon there or
no. This was short time before Weldon was
stabbed. Did not see the difficulty.
Sergeant E. Burt deposed to hearing the prison.
err some time during last December, tell deceased
never to put his foot in his (G's) house again.
Private S. Tyler deposed to being very intimate
with Weldon, and that Weldon one morning gave
him the particulars of his being caught in bed with
G's wife the night previous. Gouldman had threat
ened, he said, to report him that morning, but on
seeing him, Gouldman told him not to say anything
about the affair, but to keepit a secret Weldon
had told witness frequently, that for a long time
before this he went to Gouldman's house twice a
week-on the nights when Goudmsn was absent
On guard. He said this In his ordinary manner
(Nitness was here shown the mounted ring claim
ed by Mrs g. This is the ring which Weldon told
me was given to him by Mrs Gouldman. Weldon
said something to me about Gouldman's being a
fool for not killing him when he found him in bed
with his wife.
General James Bankhead, Captain Pratt and 1t
T S. Rett, then aeveray testified to the uniform
steadiness amiabity and uprghtness which dis
tinguished the prisoner during the war with Mex
ico and while at the fort. His character was ex
emplary and unimpeachable. There was but one
thing against him. and that was that if anything, he
was too gentle with the soldiers under his com.
mand. General B. knew officially some time be-
fore this difficulty occurred, that Gouldmans term
of service would expire, and that ne intended &C
ing home.
Lieutenant De Laguel testified to seeing the de-
ceased in the hospital Asked him if Gouldman was
the man who cut him. He replied yes. Asked
him if it was about his wife, Familiarity called
Mary--he said no, and then tainted. He denied
any participation of Mrs G. in the matter at all, and
would make no disclosure Not long after, when
one of the men was trying to re.assure him of 10
covery, he said 81 am done for and it is al RICH, >
Something also was said about Wedon's taking
certain advice and ne would not have been there
Told Sergeant Leach to look after Gouldman-but
did not place him in duress at all that night or Tut
any restraint on him. The next morning Gould
, man was arrested about o'clock.
Witness was informed by Gouldman's mother in
law, Mrs Robbins, that Mrs Leach had sed that she