The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-10-04

LOCAL l1A1r3Hs.
HxrnIco CousrY Couar .--Justices
Hanes. Waldrop. Cox, Nesfl~s IA Jarsis pre1id-
ine.--This Court was engaged pneii oSciork -
fcrd6y afternoon, ia hearing the eyfdenoe eSsfnef
Was6ington, slave 10 Thomas o. Barton, charged
h :ss g; e sc s.y s9sss az E1 ,ss Z.
and deitrDJine about esooo vorsh q preperty-
John 3. Young, Esq. appeared for The Common.
wealth, and a. Judsol Crane, Esq, tor the Dc
fence
country wa lay before cur readers portion OF the
evidence, to show upon what foundation the charge
has been made.
ssevsn, hiredto Mr.. B. W. Green swor.-Ihear
Wsshington say he Intended 10 set the hay house
on fire. ss,uEdsy night ssss a, ialy2 w.ssasstS a1
some time-then got up, went tothe barn and laid
on the platform ofthe machine until near day, when
fading cloudy, said to him, let ~ 50 up In
the balm loft Washington got uP and passed down q,
lowed him and saw him sci IRE TO one end of the
bay house. He then went to the other end and
fred it and afterwards dred the straw mex about
thirty feet from one end. told him TO come away
rick on FIRE he went of to the orchard. Shortly If
ter this Ben came along crying fre, and immedlafe
" after Washington came through the iitte aiiey,
between the hay house and straw rick crying nre
The next time saw Washington he was carrying
TO me and askedme what was going TO say Il
questioned about the fire. l replied did not
know. He then told me to say, that when heard
the woman cry fire, / came to the new barn, ana
aeeinp the house on fire, went TO It. When was
first questioned about the fire, made the statement
suggested to me by Washington; but when caution
ed 20 tell the truth made the same statement ihaye
made here to day. The hay wasset on fre about
day. can't say what time We iaid down wash
intimate terms. met William Pitcher on my way
to the house He asked me how the fire happened.
said / did not know, unless 1t caught from the
heat.
near enough cried ire. As Ipassed the barn saw
nobody there. Saw VIM. Pitcher between tho fire
and Mr. Green's house. When got back there,
and master said pull the doors open, Washington
was there and assisted. Stephen came soon after.
HIM. Pitcher. slave.-I met Stephen and asked
him in the name of God how did the fire occur
He replied that he did not know, unless tcaught
from heat.
Monroe heard Washington say he was almost de-
termined to 90 away and NOT return. Then hung
bis head and said he would have his revenge out OF
old Green yet
Benz. BaagAan-On Monday, after the FIRE, we
examined the servsnts, all of them gave correct &C.
counts Of where they stsid the night Of me nre ex
ted that Stephen and himself slept on pile tim
Der under some trees, at Guys place, all night
Stephen stated that he staid on the pile OF timber
about two hours, then went to the stable lott aud
did not come down till the alarm OF fire. During
the examination they were separated. On Thurs.
dav we examined both Stephen and Washington
again at the barn. Stephen then made the same
statement he has made here to-day. Washington
stuck to his old text that he was the pile of tim.
Der. We then obtained warrant and took Wash
ington before Squire Dicken. When there, Wash
ington desired to have word with me. went out
with him. He said that Stephen and himself nten-
ded to have gone down to the mill. break 1t open,
take meal and carry it to Richmond. but they over
slept themselves and could not go. Stephen seemed
to be cast down at the first examination, but Wash.
ington seemed to be lively and cheerful. At the
next examination both appeared alarmed, and
Washington could not speak for stammering. Ste.
phen appeared more oh eerful after the second ex
examination.
M. Browning. Sunday, previous to the FIRE,
Mr.. Green and myself were on our way to the
brick kyln, when we found Washington on Ed
wards steps. engaged in a quarrel with him. Mr..
G. ordered Washington to the quarters to which
he belonged and told him if caught there again In
difficulty, he should be chastised. Witness saw
the fire, between daybreak and sunrise, and wen,
to 1t as soon az he could.
Mr. Baughan recalled. On the morning of the
fire Mr. Green said to his headman Billy ii any one
would come forward and tell who done it, he would
set him free if it cost him $1,000, something to
that effect. Witness could not remember the ex
act words.
James Anthony, manager for Mr. Green. On Sa
turday night was watching my watermelon patch
the greater portion of the night The timber on
which Washington says he slept was just before my
door. passed 1t several times in the night. and
am Satisfied that he was not there The distance
from my residence to the place at which the fire &C
CURED Is about three quarters of mile. Wash.
ngton Is am impudent servant, and told me that he
would rather 90 to the end of the world than stay
there. 800
Sam.-We were all questioned about the Are On
| the day Washington YVES arrested, asked him how
| they had made it. He said did bad asked how
| He replied, Stephen is telling every thing about
| where we staid that night asked "whare did you
stay9 He answered Sin the barn loft in the chat
then asked if he knew who set the rick FIRE r
| He answered II know where the fire commenced
| but don't know who set it" He said Stephen would
| get rope around his (W's) id neck yet and be
| didn't care whether he did or not
BENZ. " Green.-My attention was called to the
FIRE by my wife, Want to it, and from the position
could not have communicated from one to the
other. On the morning of the fire remarked thai
l would give $1,000 to discover the guilty party
| Do not remember having said any thing about set
ting any one free, Stephen has been IN my employ
Washington has also been in my service seyera
years, and up to March last at which time he wal
taken from mule driving and put In the field, h.
was good servant Since then he has been dis
contented. would az soon have suspected am
other servants on the place a. either of them.
Here the evidence ended, and the Coul tadjourn
ed until this morning, when counsel on both side
will be heard at length. Al sss,4
APP0INTMENr.-Wele learn from the En-
quirer of yesterday that young Mr.. DANIEL s. De
NOON, formerly Clerk of the Gas Works, has beer
appointed Clerk of the Bank Bureau In the Office o
the Treasurer of tho Commonwealth.
THEATRE Our readers will perceive
hv refaryino I'm the adverfisfno co1uYuns hat 1e
Theatre has been opened for the season with new
company, and that Mr.. Taylor, the manager, has