Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-21

Moore remarked that Mr. O. very agreeable and Gu
ent gentleman. and that abe would DO happy for him
continue visiting her house whether Miss A. would not
MS A was staying there and Mrs. Moores necc)
o remark Was made to Mr. Chaneworh In my presence.
eSmmunicated this remark to Ar. O. when returned.
think that Mr. O. wrote the motto to Miss A. ater this
Tue Commonwealth counsel here excepted this evil
a being foreign to the case, and Il discon-
WIN CHARLT0N-I was on the ground abou, hall an
9oor alter b. was killed. and saw three puddes Of blood
's' was at the lower end Of tho scales next to Msiu
street ms was large pool-about le inches In diam
eer Thcsecond pool near the pavement leading to
aeOieands on the other side Of tho street. There was
49, o' Ns much blood In IL as in tho third pool The
u one was between the scales and the engine house
sns was not as large the first saw this by the light
oh .ne windows OF tho Presbyterian Church. The up
p.s SUI lower windowswere both open. This last pool
-as or inches Ia diameter. There a little stream
aoou' yard long and as large my finger and the
enu' apering to drop, the towards
me second pool there between 7 and s O'Clock
o next morning and saw all the pools. examined all
nese on me night Of the murder satisfy myself that
they were all blood. and also the mex, morning.
Cross EXAMINATION.
a'd not say to that night that had seen the
'u"u pool and no one with either then 10 the
morning first the third pool about half an hour
aIter MT D. was killed. The moon shinng-but the
moon did not enable me il. Tho light from the
.inuo"s OF the Church enabled me to see L. The
'nrd pool was about feet from the pavement running
along tie Church don't remember that ever told any
person matt had seen this third pool summoned
ed don't know that Mr.. Bumppus takes any active in
terest in the matter -'' gu
A. 9. SrAYER-(Again called by Common CouuciD
anu saia-Just before the Christmas holidays Mr. c.
was introduced for the 6rst time Miss A. aud agreed
WIN her to accompany her Church Christmas nirbt
MT had seen Miss at Judge Brockenhrough's party
before 'na out think not introduced to her She
came to Mr. Moores about the first week In D.cemb -
NJ e. met With Miss A. two evenings at the fairs 5p
ring Tue mondays Upon these occasions Mr. a,ten.
ions 10 MISS A. were marked and so much so as IN
attract observation. Miss A. was a lady of beauty and
very attractive saw nothing indicating that Mr. C's
a"en'ohs were not acceptable to Miss A. did not pay
particular auenton 10 them, as attending to some
ladi, myself
The witness here remarked that he had omitted to state
before ,ha, Mr. G. told him that the reason he did not
strike Mr. at the interview referred by him. was that
he was surprised and another Cadet had his stick
Cadet HORNSR, (sg,iu called by the Commonwealth b,s
Council said-When Mr.. @. into the passage with
Mr. b. to have the interview, Mr.. O. had his stick in his
hand under his arm. $50
Mr.. CHANEwoRrH, (,gsin called bv the Common.
Council s,mIAt the Fair (EpiscopaD during
the holidays heard Miss A. ask Mr. he had
hts engagement TO go TO caurch with her.
HUGH LAUGHLlN, (asan called by the Common
wealth CounciD, sad-l DON'T know whether Mr. c. had
MS stick when he went with Mr. b. the passage for the
interview or not saw Cadet Gillian take O s,ick IN
look at IL and return !; TO hin.
The Commonwealth Couacl then exhibited to the
Jury, aud explained to them diagram of the streets
hay scales aud buildings ab,u, the place where Mr. was
killed
The testimony being concluded on behalf of the Com.
monwealth the defendants counsel called and examined
the following witnesses, who esti6ed as follows:
JAMES w. MAS$lE, ESQ, (who had been examined
by the Common wealths council AFTER the killing and
after seeing the body returned into thu Church snd II
occurred in thinking the matter that the time
the knife was used would be material matter in Mr.
case Ia gong from Church passed by the place where
the heh had taken place and there number of per-
there did get into the next morning IN
I'll about 10 O'Clock, aud came to town by the same
place. When got about Mr. McClelaud's house | saw
about tha
the two pools of blood, mentioned in my evidence
were looked carefully for blood about the eno;ne
house and between that and the scales and ed out as
near as could the line of the scufe the night before
| Persons came up to hear about the fight
as had seen the hgh. / pointed out the place
where 1t commenced aid the direction and line of
| the scufie. told the persons that il was inpor,-
ant to know where the frs blood spilled was then
standing the scales. discovered no blood ber ween
the hay scales and the engine house. but the two
| pools l was then summoned witness AID left the
ground. met Msjor Preston and Col. Smith and thew
asked me TO give them account Of the fight went I'm
with them to the ground or the purpose examine if we
could hnd blood in any ether place. Some other persons
were there pointed where the parties were sculin,
aud where thought the ight commenced aud we all ex
AHMED the ground from tie engine house the two pools
described by me. Our examination minute a. cr
cal and found two pools Of blood If there had
been another pool bod there large the other two
It extremely improbable that should not have seen it,
frequently spoke OF il important matter that blood
should be found where the fight began. never heard
any before this trial that they had seen blood
here After several hard rains and several days after
recoSse, several clods saturated or
stained with blood the hay scales and towards the
engine house and McCleland's Our copclnson was n,
that carried there in clods by the wheels of wa
CONS passing thought thatt impossible that blood
should have been there at the time Of the murder aud
not discover u the next morning after the killing
considerably near sighted can better comparative
iy, in day time than n night.
! MajorJ. T. L. PRESTON-I had a supposition when
ground that the knife was used while the
a.lin IN a
on the night OF the murder. The morning between
and o'clock, / went to the scene Of the conflict
found number OF persons there Some excited in re-
gard TO the matter that did deem proper for me 10
remain there. took cursory view Of the ocalty oh
serving the two pools of blood first described short
time after returned to the place with Others aud Mr.
hase pointed out where the scue took place Enter
tanning the supposition above mentioned examined for
blood in the direction in which, and from the engine house
TO the point, where Mr. Masse the parties down to-
gcther scrutniZed this ground from the eugine house
10 the has scales and in that space there was no
ance OF blood We all impressed With the
"i discovering blood between the scales and the engine
house aud IL was impossible that pool inches square of
blood could have been there and not have seen
recocct that while examining in that section some one
remarked there is no blood here.
Col. +. III. SMITH, The examined for the Common
weath)-0n the day after the killing | went with otbers
TO the ground TO make the examination for blood bet cen
tue engine house aud the scales While was az one of
the pools, other gentlemen we're walking over the
ground between the engine house and the scales also
examined the ground ani did discover the slightest
trace Of blood there and the Others thought 80 too
S." oniy two pools. have heard runors of this third
pool OF blood, but believed until positive de-
caraon OF Il was made TO by Mr. Pole on Saturday
morning, and then Inferred the Common Atof
neg.
10 The Secretary of the Cincinnati Chamber of Com
Deice says that is statistical fact that rrh of IN.
sugar and moasses produced in tho United States 1, dis
posed Of in the markets Of Cincinnati