Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-21
REPORTED FOR THE Ricuxosp who'll
TRIAL OF CHARLES b. CHRISTIAN.
Monday An,,t 1S,h toxs


REroRrED FOR Rrcuxosp who'll
TRIAL OF CHARLES b. CHRISTIAN.
Monday, April 18th, 1854.
FOURTH DAT.
Evidence for tho Commonwealth continued.
X ii. FEGGAT.-I went around to the place of the
murder on Monday, he day aer the occurrence about
IL o'clock walked up the pavement leading from Main
street to AcCleand and stopped tho pool nearest
pool Of blood the bay scales then walked IN
where understood that the ARRAY commenced When
had gone but short distance discovered another pool Of
blood, being the third looked at it. and came back to
the pavement where had first stopped These three
pools OF blood were all that One Of these pools
tho srd was some or feet from the hay scales next
To McCielapds. little more towards The right and TO.
wards the engine house. aud the leading
along the Presbyterian church than direct line leading
from the scales to McCleaud's. examined this pool
carefully, aud bad no doubt that Il was blood 1t
some or inches In diameter aud some spst-
tered from it was within step two of Il when
hrst saw it, This srd pool Of blood Is 20 feet from
the pool at the other end Of the hay scales The street
tte below this great deal tramped and about this
third pool was but little usmped. horses track was
noar iI.
cross KxANISArIoS
The gate from the yard in the Of tho Presbyterian
church rather where this Srd pool blood was
think. had not been on the ground before II O'clock
| on Monday. No with me- Most of the peopl.
were at the Coroners inquest at the Institute. dont
recolect when 6rst spoke to any one a out this srd
pool. was summoned first SATURDAY. last dou't
| know who had me summoned Mr. Lindsay told me
Saturday evening that he had been examined about this
Srd pool. told him that my notions about the matter
would come out yet had frequently said that believed
that Mr. u had stabbed Mr. b. in the neck directly after
the atrsy commenced In this general way only I had
spoken OF the Srd pool OF blood. Since was summoned
several persons have asked me f the Srd pool.
thought and still think that Mr.. Q. had committed hor-
nd deed was very little present the preliminary tr
ais did not know that witness had spoken OF only
two pools of blood don't know that ever spoke to Mr.
q. in my lfe.
Mr.. BR0CHES.-I saw Mr. G. have a bor;s kn;e. nm
Sunday morning before Mr. B. was killed. Mr. O. came
mao McDo"ehs bar room in the morning. Mr. Curry
ana hehahn were there took Mr. C.'s stick and began
ieucng with Mr. q. in fun, and Mr. C. pulled out the
knife IRON under the back his coat and said IL that is
what you are for, come ahead. All this was jocuarly
sad. asked him what he carried such a knife tor lie
said It did not belong him. and that he was carving il
for another man. Mr. c. could not get the knife hack in
to his pocket conveniently and he gave il TO McKahu and
mr. h. put 1t back into Mr.. C's pocket. 1t such
knie as me one IA Court AT the tme dill form
idea about What Mr. o. by the remark that he
carrying the knie for another pei son."
L. siklbLlNG Ia law suddenly On Saturday, the l4;h
January last aoout or o'clock in the evening, mad
SonSe.sanon with Mr. c. in room in which olr
me that he had made cement TO accompany M,s
\. To cnuIch previous that that she had seat hun
note declining bis company. He then her u note
having some lntiauon that had sanderug
nin and that he had heard nothing from her yet-th.
Mr. b. had, ON that day, called him aud told him
ne was the persoh who had advised Miss A.
she had taken;-that he her COUSIN aud from Mr. Cs
character III Lexington, he felt il his duty give
th't auViee-that Mr. b. had him with his ham,
III tue breast Of ms coat and he supposed he arme
-that ne Ar. W turned away and said To him "ali Is
nshi Tor the present. lie then told that OF his
READS had advised him challenge d and asked me IL
thought he should do He expressed a doubfabout
Mr.. meaning in saying that he would be responsible
whether Tor the SANDER itself for merely telling Miss A.
OF IT, and the latter the case he wanted trace
the report to Its source and with whom it originated.
told him TO Mr. b. and ask for an explLnaton
b. would not give him ore then he should tell him what
he thought OF his conduct. Mr.. c. had two pistols
told him that he ought carry them. He SAID he
nad gotten them because he satisfied that Mr.. b.
armed aud that he would only them in self defence.
About that time Mr. VIM and Mr.. Mason cane into my
room. Something was said abouta knife. Mr.. " asked
M T. TO let him see his knife aud they all left my
| and wentto Mr.. Winn's room.
On Sunday night Mr. Morris and myself we're sitting in
my room and Mr. Chanew came in hurriedly and said
that Mr. q. and Mr.. b. had had fight, We dis
posed to think that he in earnest He reiterated it,
ana said that q. very bloody. We 30 Cs room
am at the door Mr. Linshcrn Mr. c. sprang to the
door and inquired in very anxious il b. hurt
We asked him what was the matter He said that he had
fight with Mr.. b. and that B. had him dc choking him
aud that be had him in the face make him lose his
grasp Mr. C's face covered With bloOd-:here was
blood the bosom OF his shirt He had taken
of has coat, and the back OF il very muddy. Some
one, think Sir. Winn told him to go into another room
and wash his face. He went into NJ. Strayers ROOM
Some then came in and said that B. dead dy-
ing and advised him To mako his escape He said he
would run, that he compelled what he did
| went TO see Mr.. b. and of G. until saw
him in jail Ga Saturday before the murder Mr. c. asked
me- TO get him box OF caps going dow the street
and got box at Mr. Whites and took them I'D to him
This before the with Mr. sad before
knew that he bad difficulty with Mr.. B. don't kuo~
that had seen his pistols knew that he Kept pistol
SAMUEL CAMPBELL examined the ground about
o'clock the next morning after the murder noticed
three pools Of blood There more blood the
Of the scales than at any other point This
10 inckcs in diameter and in wagon This is the
point where Mr. b. last fell) The second pool
the pavement leading to McCleand's. The third pool
between the upper Of the scales and the engine
hnn.a
there less oft There a trail from il a short dis
towards the engine house The earth at that point
coidv This pool about4 inches in diameter
MARTIN PHlLlPS-I examined the ground at eight
o'clock the morning after the | to the
ground on the night Of the occurrence and but
pool-; when returned in the morning three. The
pool at the lower OF the scales Main street
was larger and had blood in it than the other th
was where Mr. B. finally fell. The the pavement
leading TO McClelnnds scattered than the first
aud the between the scales and the engine house
tanned les flood than the Others /: did all
the ground being scattered and had the appearance
being thrown ont Of cup Including the spaces, il
was some twelve inches n diameter have 10 doubt Abou
its being blood.
SAMUEL CAMPBELL-BeiDg again called stated that
some weeks after the killing, he the blood two
of these places. He dug the earth both places 9TH,
one at the scales where Mr. b. last fell the other
engine house.
Mr.. sTRAYER-A Law s,uden,-on Saturday night
the 18th Of January was in Mr. Sewers room, and Mr.
O. came in and sad he had found who had been ak
ing Miss A. preudcia his character We had heard
whisper about il before. He said u.s. that he wa.
standing in front e the hotel with cadets and Mr.
b. aud other cadets up, aud Mr. b. asked bin
aside aud they went into the passage Of the hotel IL,
said that Mr b. there told him that he the caunndo
mentioned in his te to Miss A. aud that he advised Mis-
A. not TO 60 TO church with him. and he felt It his
BIS duty To do th that Mr. g. sustained bad character
IN Lexington. Mr. O. said he told hin, d that /. was ali
right that be would him again; and Mr. d. had said
that he responsible for his acts and acts of his
cousin. During this conversation, Dir G. made display
Of his arms revolver. s' gle barrel pistol and DO
knife told him that II useless b. going about
armed. that he would Mr. b. up there that night
aud that he liable a 6ue for carrying concea led
weapons lie replied tina ia person expected to b. attack
l tba he not amendbetO the law Nc sad In regard
TO the single barrel pistol that hO would not shoot at an
With that for anything in the world for be knew
that he would be "goner." He said that he had, at
home, put five balls into the space OF dollar With it
lilo said lie lad tired the revolver, aud IL shot only toefa
Dle think told him again, that it foolish for him
TO he armed, and that had doubt that he and Mr g.
would settle the difficulty smicaby. lie said he thought
20 too but that his character had been asailed and
you 90 not consider that Insult take some notice
Of, don't know what you would" lie said he Intended
TO see hr and ask him for explanation aud II he re
fused 10 give IT, that he would tell him what he thought
Of hm that H. that he had treated him an
y manner aud Nr -. struck him. that he would let in
upon him with his cate, aud that ho armed himself Nc.
cause when he would meet Mr. b. it might be in a com,