The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-01-12
LOCAL MATTERS.

TRANSLATION OF CuDL1PP.-0n yesterday
morning William Cudpp, the youth who MORALLY
stabbed another boy named Richard A. Thomas, In
| this city, on the 5ih of October, 1851, was ar.
raiened before the Mayor on the charge Of feoni-
ously and msliciously killing said Thomas. Cud-
ipp Is very small in stature, and sat, prior to his
! examination, with his face turned from the crowd
of curious spectators crying bitterly. He is abou,
sixteen years of age. From his own staten ent i,
appears iha. after he fed the city he took refuge in
the house of friend some twelve miles distant. and
was there joined by his father, who sent him out
| West Cudlipp was there employed in various
ways liz large towns, in indiana and Illinois, and
| upon boats on the Ohio river Some few weeks
| since he joined his parents st Washington and
again brought shane and sorrow to their afflicted
hearts by stealing demjohn of whiskey. For
this offence he arrested, and bailei out by his
| father few days since. We understand that his
trial for the offence was to have taken place during
this month. [. this arrest, when Cud.ipp gave
| his name as Benjamin Smith Cudlipp, that led
some Of the officers of Washington TO suspect Cud.
lipp to be the murderer of Thomss; and upon writ
ing to officer Tyler their suspicious were verified,
| and they in r1ediately arrested Cudlpp. As we
have already stated, officer Tyler brought the &C
cuEed here The family of Cudlipp are pung ed in
the deepest Distress Mrs C. being in fact danger
| ously i'll at Washington.
The following witnesses were called for the com.
| monwealth Eugene Culley, John J. Carr, Little
ton Elicit, DR. James Beae and Joseph Wiggles-
worth Mr. Elicit did not appear.
Eugene Culley was first called TO the stand. | was
ho atub nod So
Cudlipp raise his hand to make blow at Thomas
| did not see any knife in the hand OF Cudhpp.-
Stood within lew feet of him. Thomas excia lined
as soon as he received the blow, "boys, / am
stabbed" | then went with Thomas to his house
He died about half or three quarters OF an hour at
ter receiving the wound.
John J. Carr was next sworn. On the evenin g
of Saturday. the Ath of October 1851, was sitting
in the pit OF the Theatre IN company with Th omas
when an egg was thrown down from the gallery
above which struck Thomas OF the head, broke
and spattered over my coat. l did not know at the
time who threw il, but was afterwards in formed
that Cudlipp threw it. Next morning Sunday,
Thomas and E. Culley came to my house and asked
me to take walk with them, | went out with
them, and met Cudlipp on Third street Thorn as
| and Cudlipphad some words about the throwing Of
the egg the night previous. Saw Cud lipp strike at
Thomas, but did not see any knife in his hand
Thomas, Immediately after receiving the blow, ex'
claimed that he was wounded. There were several
other boys standing around. Did not any one
besides Cudlipp attemptto strike Thomas.
Littleton Elicit met E. Culley and R. A. Tho
mas Marshall street, near 9Th street. on the morn
ing of Sunday, the 9Th of October. | went down
Fifth street to Broad, and stopped at Cars house
| for him. He came along with U.s. w then went
down Broad street to Third where we met Cudlipp
| Thomas asked Cudlpp what he meant by throwing
an egg at MIN. Cudlipp replied that he did not in
tend doing it. Some words ensued, when Carr
asked Cudhpp what made him throw the egg on
hin and jumped at Cud!ipp Thomas then threw
rock at Cudlipp, when Cudipp ran off home
We then came down Broad street short distance,
| when Mrs Cudlipp, her daughter and William Cud-
| lipp came up to US, and Mrs C. commenced speak
| ing to Thomas about the difficulty with her son.
was ding few feet off from the disputants
| facing them. Thomas made the remark to Cudpp
| ':you son of b-h, | will catch you yet" This
| made Mrs Cudlipp mad, and she and Cudipp'z
sister both tried to catch hold of Thomas. While
| they were doing this, William Cudlipp ran up on
| one side of Thomas and struck at him. DID not see
any knife.
DR. James Beale deposed, that he examined the
| wound of Thomas and that it was a small one in
the region of the stomach, as If made with knife
Thomas died before witness left his lTs) house, in
few minutes after his arrival. 1t was the belle
| of witness that this wound caused Thomas death
though he was not prepared to say positively tha
the wound did kill him, as he did not examine the
body after death. The wound no doubt penetrated
| the stomach.
At the request of Mr. Cudlipp, father of the pri
soner, the examination was adjourned over unit
| the 18th inst in order to allow the attendance 0
Mrs Cudiipp and other important witnesses for the
| accused Mrs is lying very i'll in Washington
city. Mr. C. appeared completely heart-broken, snd
manifested great emotion. Young Cudlipp wal
| then committed to Jail to await further exsmina
| ton.