The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-06-13
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CrscuIr CoUar or PxrEasBuaa The 60. =
Montague. charged with killing g. Thomn.c.
was again taken up on Friday morning Gso-a.
w. Sutherland, for the commonwealth ta.,issS
that he heard the shot, and soon after saw two ~,
sons coming from the direction In which n -.
ired, one of whom was Montague, ami the o.h.,
ne believed was Mccarthy. Saw them enter IN.
passage OF Montague's house. They were v.lti..
lesurely, and he had not the slightest idea :. -.
tune that Montague was the person who had .bo.
Ihompson Eli Totty was next sworn. and 49,,
ned substantially that on the night of the r,urs..
ne was passing In Sycamore street. and h..,d..a
one say 'd-n you, Is that the game van !. -
Ing ~ but did not know who said i, -
no' "sAeo up and saw crowd around Thomp-
sun VINO was lying near the alley. Met Mccar,hv-
'a'u ms nano on mis- shoulder and asked what va.
.ne matter. Mccarthy said sothing, but loolea
down and walked off. After witness went dov.
70 inompson's, heard Thompson say "Mout. hirea
me-" Went to Montagues; there va, noboav =,
the bar room but Montague and Lorenzo M;chse,.
Montague asked witness to make mn game of =.
pins; replied there was not enough To maLs mn
game This was In the ten pin alley. Mout.gue
returned to the barroom, and witress followed 4
crowd had assembled, and some one said that !.
man was shot, and Montague said he heard the m.
port Of the pistol as he was behind the bar: ana
added, che did not leave the bar at ALL" and that
he knew no more about it; did not on any occasiop
hear Thompson say anything else Of Montague
sbouti only as before stated would not be positive
of it. This closed the evidence for the Common
wealth. having any direct bearing, and Mr.. Wat.
son announced that he would rest the case
In the afternoon, VIM. N Friend was sworn for
the defence. Had known the prisoner since jam.
ary, ls44-had employed him three years. and
during all the time he behaved himself in every
respect as well as any young man he ever knew,-
SO far as he knew his character was unexcep,iop.
able, and should not think him guilty of such a
crime a. he 10 charged with. DIR. Coz and 8. a.
nrisser also testified to the prisoners good charac
Ter and peaceable disposition. Jas Lufsy testiied
tnat ne was at the prisoners house on the morn
ing OF June IL, 1852 Thompson came In and
ASKED nj. question, to which he made a mild re.
piy' soon AFTER Thompson called for glass Of
| brandy and water. He drank off his brandy and
water and then turning to Montague said, "Mont.
you have once treated me very badly, and for that
one thing, I'll have revenge" What tba. tb,n.
was, witness did not know Montapue then ..;d
to him, "Mr. Thompson this Is not the first t,me
you accosted me this way, and if you want IN have
difficulty shout it, you must get Gu, of nv houss
10 have It. thompson stood on some five or ten
minutes, perhaps fifteen, and then said, "this ia
public house, and you can't put me out of it," Hs
then went into the Billiard room, and don't think II
was more than five minutes after, when he and
Michaels came back and asked for drink-thev
came from the Bowling Saloon. Montague wsited
on them; did not seem to be excited. Lorenzo
Mchaels testified that on the I7th of June, 1852 he
and another person were playing a game of bill.
liards. Thompson came 10, much intoxicated. and
said to witness that he had words with Montasue.
and ''that he had given him h-In Witness asked
him what 1t was about and what he said to him: hs
replied witness knew and that for the same thing
he called Montague d-m rascal, and a d-n liar -
Said to Thompson perhaps if you were sober You
would not speak nor act so," to which he replied
that she was sober enough, and drunk or sober, he
would say SO and be revenged" Witness and
Thompson sjon after went into the bar room. where
Thompson asked him to take drink. Montaeue
was behind the bar, and Thompson went ND 10 him
and said, "give me drink-give me some brand W
Montague placed the brandy and q elass of ic<,
water on the counter, and as Thompson took the
deeanter in his hand, he said, .'this thing il not
settled yet" Witness slipped out into the yard.
and did not return until Thompson Left Msnta.
que never said word, nor did witness see him
stir out until he went on with his business afisr
dinner. Was in at Montague's about 8 O'Clock In
evening Montague asked witness to stop at the
bar, as he had to 60 out for little, and would
soon be back Did not think he was gone more
than four or FIVE minutes. Thompson told witness
q month 30 before the occurrence that Monfa.
que did not treat him right aud that ne would have
revenge before he would die. Saw Thompson
with pair of pistols SONS time before. Did mot
hearthe pistolshot on the night of the murder. j.
T, Robertson, Jr, deposed that the day In ques.a
ton he went to City Point In company with Mon
tague and others, to make arrangements for pie /
mic. Montague drank two or three glasses Of
brandy, witness supposed, and appeared In kind
of stupor on the way home. Prisoner left the cars
before their arrival at the depot and witness heard
no more Of him until after the affair Mr. Ford WAS
next called, whose testimony related to loaded
pistol which he saw In Thompsons hands about twa q
months previous to the shooting of Thompson, of
which matter he knew nothing. Mr.. Birchett gave
evidence that at about the time Of the May races,
before Thompson's death, Thompson had taken .
pistol from Mr. Scarborough, which he, Thompsos.
kept for a day or two, and which (Ar. b received
again from Thompson. This witness proved noth-
ing which could be said to have weight against the
fact of Thompson being in the habit OF carrying
arms
The court soon after adj ,urned to Saturday
morning 1t being understood that the defence had
but one other witness, who was absent.
We have made up our summary from ths Pc
tersburg Express avoiding details which We have
heretofore published. AI g
9pO ALRxAN Il e .. b ROWNs
i Patrick w. Brown, Chas. l.. Brown
George L.. Brown. Thomas Brown, A.
b. George and Jehn r. George, Trasfse
Of Anna u. GeoFge.-Pease isAe notice,s ihst
on the 18th day Of fJune A. p. 1853. we shsll apply