Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-04-21

| meaning by that IL was "A very fatal weapon; Ahat
at home he had frequently put D balls IN a space
the size of dollar. lie said he had tried the re-
Yolyer that evening. Nothing was said about the
knife, except that he got ii from VIM. again
told him ii was folly for him to carry arms mat
| he and Il. would settle their difficulty amicably,
and asked him if he did not wish lie SAID
'csrtainlys' but that his character was assailed,
and that If did not think that IN insult that
ought to be noticed he didn't know what would
think an insult. He said then he would go and
see b. and ask him for an explanation; If he re-
| fused TO give it, he would tell him that he, lc.,l
/ thought he had treated him ungentlemanly; and
/ If h. assailed him. he would let into him with
| his cane; that his reason for arnng himself was
| that when he met Il. he, 3D. would be in com
| pnny with other cadets, and he would need them
| in case they should double on him. (The wit
ness referred to n subsequent conversation with
| &. on Sunday night, in which he declared he
would use his arms only in self defence; and
stated further what other witnesses have already
stated, 10 what said and done after the
death of b., until c. was confined in jail
On CROSS ExAMINATIoN.--Ikn know &. very well.
lie told Inc one occasion that he would address
Miss A., and marry her, if she would have him.
lie went to see her ON Thursday following the
day she had declined his company to church, but
she did not CORE in to see him. Igaye Miss AS
note TO G., but did not see the contents. Ii
handed to me by servant. | knew OF the en-
gagement TO escort her to church. was at Mr..
Moore's on the night of the same day G.. had
been there. Cbenowith and White were with
me. Mr.. C's visit was talked about, and it was
mentioned that Miss A. had declined ~ see him.
Mrs. Moore remarked that G. was a very pleasant
and fluent gentleman, and that she would be hap
ply if he would continue his visits, whether Miss
A. would or not | told c. of the remark, when
| came back. | think the note from G. to Miss
A. was written after that time. remember the
Ginn rplntp1 hv SavopS Mt no ~ tbouoht
his parentage as good Miss AS any one
else.
Mn. CHARLTON examined. was on the ground
in half hour after i. was killed | saw three
puddles of blood. The first puddle at the lower
end of the hay scales very large, about II inch
es in diameter; the second between the en-
CINE house and hay scales, and not large
the first | saw it by the light from the church
windows am satisfied it was blood. | saw
little stream from the second puddle leading to-
wards the third pool, about as large as my finger
and tapering down TO drops. The third puddle was
towards the pavement, leading 10 McClelland's,
and about the same size the SECOND. ! saw
the second puddle mentioned that night and al
so the next morning. 1t was darker than on the
night before. All three pools were of the same
color. There was no one with me, either time
when examined the ground. did not disclose
the fact of the existence Of the I'd pool | men
toned to any one. Have not mentioned it TO any
one, since that time. | think the I'd puddle was
about one fourth of the way across the street. |
was first summoned to-day. Mr.. Bumpus had
me summoned.
Mr.. STRAYER was again called to the stand
think Christian first introduced to Miss A.
| ut MIR. Whites party, short time before Christ
mas. He was in her company after that at the
Episcopal Fair. His attentions to her
marked, though not exclusive. He had seen her
at Judge Brockenbrough's party, though think
1Vns not intrn1upp1 to bar at mt /
not notice that Cs attentions either disa-
greeable or very acceptable to Miss A. | con
sider Miss A. lady of great personal attractions.
did not pay much attention to Miss A. and c.,
while talking together at Mr.. Whites party, be-
ing myself engaged in talking to another lady
CADET lloRNER, called again to the stand
| When Blackburn and Christian met on Saturday,
! c. had his stick either under his arm, or in his
hand.
CADET GILLIAN called again. When | got
C's' stick from him, or Langhorne | returned it
To him before he went to the door
The Commonwealth Attorney here announc-
cd that they were through
The witnesses for the prisoner were then call
ed and sworn, and
Mr.. JAMES w. MASsIE called to the stand
After looking at the body went into the church;
and while sitting there, it occurred to me, as
material point, to ascertain at what time, during
the progress of the fight the knife was used.
nation of the ground. came back the next
morning, about 10 O'clock, through the same
street the fight occurred in When | got to Nc
Cleland's, saw crowd of some Is or 30 per-
sons, standing near the scales and the two blood
stains | started over to the engine house. and
followed as as | could the line of the scuilie
as heard by mo the night before, looking very
carefully for blood. | scrutinized a space of a.
bout or four feet in width, and had got to about
opposite the upper corner of the hay scales, when
the crowd seemed to see me, and came up to
where was; as it seemed to be generally known
that had seen the fight the night before | gave
them running description, and pointed out the
general line Of the scutle, and think renarked
that 1T was important to know whether there was
any blood split near the place was then stand
ing. was standing near the upper corner of
the hay scales. | did not discover any blood at
that time. | came down the street then and met
Col. Smith and Major Preston. They asked me
MIR. Joon b. Lyles book store, when a crowd
! gathered around the door, and in the room, TO
hear my statement. described the scene as in
my testimony. | remarked then that | could
! md no blood near where the fight commenced
! Mag. Preston suggested to examine the ground
IN reference to that point at least that idea was
! III my mind. We went up to the ground. 9th
ers went along, and others were there on the
ground. pointed out the ground where thought
| the fight commenced,and we examined the ground
| closely from that point to the first bood-stain-
TO ascertain If there was any blood in that line
! We found none but the two blood-s stains men
toned. think 1t is impossible that spot of blood
3 or inches IN diameter should have escaped my
attention never heard of the third pool until
last Saturday. | remember to have been ON the
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