Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-11-24
TRIAL OF DIR. THOMPSON-BEF Al.
LEGHANN SUPERIOR COURT.
TESTIMONY FOR THE COMMONWEALTH.
CONTINUED.

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NY was n,''l'aSe engagement between my
'a"S"'', ana me prisoner entered INTO IN May,
io'o' AslleS returned rom VISIT TO the Sweet
'PiinSh III S'P'. <oth' i0o' Mf. ihnrr and my
sen F', l9r Nis'' TO sampeeii ana APpomnttoX
o' 3 t'' ictn o' Cc'oo'f TOOK Agnes @ohg by
9' e' VI ~ "'i" ,"'ehdea TO leave her there
tlh 7Pilhg' 9ht was ~" spirited ana We were
~. o'" - p'i"S "'t o"eh' y lew Gays after my
i'"' II "a N'' ~ " ne was 'Tlllhg WITH Ag-
ne, m "a "i''to"s' lie fePhea THINK yon and
MI ha'i haNe Known me long enough not To
!li''lN III s"eh II 'hlng, nave three sisters, and
II any one S''pp'a ttRle WITH thrm' nothing less
nan NV "o"la Sa'lslN me- ana suppose nothing
lrSS "o"ia Sa'siy any one else we sPokes"t
Ile trne OF tneir 'ngag'Inent-SlX nontha-and
III Sad that ne had postponed the engage
mem ca account oil AGNES sickness; would not
i'hr 10 nave lne engagement generally known on
account o' tH' lax IL MOULD MAXI About
christmas asked i'f' l. to give Agnes IRON. lie
"tt''''e"' Sayi9 ne would rather see her get well
w.'nout n9a'cin@' nat promised to give her some
"l'Ii I"n'P' ne gave ilet neulenr ON the 29lh
al f'pfuarN' lo'7 II box OF 10 pulls y letter
was sent Win 'a'in' N"l,nesS 'dehtliied it,
copy
1'AlNt'ItN, Itb -Dlll. loJf
Dfar igneS orr to charts FUdg not re
turning aecodi"g to promise, have not been
abft goc to Bottetoort for 1t would be mpdSSibte
for me to tran that distance on horseback and
he'JoHr am jorS to ask Il pastponement of the
confermdt'on OF our engagement until such time
as l can go~ and make my arrangements. |
send you box Of pills 10y the bnrrer, and wish
you would take one three time day. In haste
remain your o0ecH0"Hf
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,;a, " ';,' P'''s "e'5 inI8ef 'aah 'he o'hera-
.t ntien' III Poior-alGh snow :" much OF
t'.,af - iH,'"'ii'p inv Pii'S N'
there was hIl different from fine ",her. She She
looked at them. and said she would send tbc lar
Ger one back. On tbeey of tLe 5tI, az March
Agnes showed the pills TO DIR. T. There were
then bu, two left. He remarked tbot thrra wa
only omore bread in the big one. She remark
ed that She would cut il in two He turned 70
me and said he wished Agpes TO take her Mills
rppularly Told him She usutll,. to,k ono 10
tween eleven and twelve o'clock. ONE before .nn.
per. and one nj bed time. lie rqnI;o1 tLat would
do. They were eupaned to he married an, The
18th of March: ON the 9th She died and - d,v
or two aftrr L,r vndd;n,, ,,ar,,o,,ts COMM fn,1,
Ivpchbnrg. From Noyembor mn +, tba 5tb
Agnes hal heen in the bahit If y,,i;tin,, ~, ,cco
sionaI MORNINGS. ON the ojtb. (tho dav Aones
received the notel she went to he'd onrlv after
supper: did NOT seem much DEPRESSED. was en-
gagged in household work Mt daY time. She kent
her bed Sunday md Monday Mr. pborr re-
turned home Monday. went for DR. Tbnmnson
He came: his conversation with Arnes had the
effect to cheer her: her cbeerfnness continued
till her death. On saturday. March It'll AGNES
received note FROM DR.. r. 1T was identified
by the witness. and real fl. f,llows I
CoyiXGrox. March 1. IS5l
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This note didnot seem To affect Agnes much.
Mr. Sproul was at my house on Sunday, and had
bad tooth. DIR. I. was sent torby her. Saw
the last OF the small pills IN the box that night
Agnes slept IN my room. She rose cheerful and
mppY on the morning OF the day OF her death;
'old her TO take her phi aud come to breakfast
',"PPoSe Sh' ana rs directed. Her Stomarch was
men III us usual CONDITION; occasionally vomited.
Ut OUT sewing WORK that morning for Agnes be-
lore l lei' to VISIT neghbor, Mrs Stuart; some
% "nlGn sl'e dIo' Agnes was up and cheerful
N"''i leIi-'"i some daIzoh PIE. Was sent Tor
at ABOUT noon -ohner was on the table mt MIR,
GUAR. s1ruh towards home-heard scream
rom me h2us'-ia"honed servant ana tod her
~ run ioI ~ thompson. sne Salu tIat Ut. /;