The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1854-06-14
STATE vs.. LlDDELL.

would again. during one OF the interviews
which witness had with Jones, witness told
Jones that after what had happened if he
(wituess) were in Liddell's place, he would
consider himself bound to kill Jones through
necessity to save his own life. This was sta
ted to Jones as an inducement to made some
arrangement. Witness did not tell Jones
that Mai. Liddell would kill him. Witness
was intimate with Jones and said " Charley,
what in the name of God will you do then
You can't both live here together in this state
Of things" This was not said with the view
Of conveying threat from Maj. Liddell to
Jones. Witness had at that time never heard
Maj. Liddell threaten to injure Jones either
in his own house or elsewhere. Witness
never remembers to have told Jones that
!" there were two men at Maj. LiddelPs who
would hunt him like wolves" Witness never
knew such to be the case, does not believe
such was the case and could not, consequently,
have told Jones so. When witness was at
Jones', on one occasion, when Wooten was
present, Jones told witness that young Mr..
Smith, nephew of Mr.. Percy's, had been at
his house and made inquiries Of him with
regard to the Nichols plantation, stating
that he wished to buy the plantation, and
that as Jones had formerly owned the place
he wished him to explore the place with him
and to give him his opinion Of it. Jones
said that he did not believe Smith desired to
purchase the place but that his real object
was to assassinate him (Jones.) In reply to
Jones witness did not state that he believed
Smith would assassinate him, but that Smith
was young man of desperate character,
and that he did not know what Smith might
do. Witness stated distinctly to Jones that
he did not believe that Liddell sent Smith
there. or had anything to do with his going
there. Smiths general character in the
ueichborhood was not a good one, though
he was young man Of respectable connec-
tons, Witness believes the reason why the
duel between Henry Huntington and Maj
Liddcll did not come off was that, in witness
opinion, Liddell would have been assassina-
ted on his way to Texas. Liddell assigned
that as reason to witness. Glenn and
Pryor were to be Huntington's seconds: they
were both enemies of Liddell. Col. Stanton
was Liddelps second. Stanton said he was
not willing for Maj. Liddell to 60 to Texas
unless Glenn would guarantee that he should
return home without harm if not shot in the
duel. Glenn refused the guarantee.
DAVID Baows, sworn.-Witness was well
acquainted with Moses Virgins, and had
known him for many years-was pretty much
raised with him. Witness once met Virgins
soon after the latter had returned from New
Orleans. Witness asked Virgins if he had
seen Charley Jones, and if he was well
Virgins replied that he had seen Jones, and
soon after said that he had no doubt Jones
would pay man well to kill Maj. Liddell
Virgins was with Jones great deal--wa'
. great associate Of Jones-they lived Close
together during the summer season. Wig
gins was intimate with Glenn also-was witt
him great deal--they travelled about thu
country together great deal. Witness
thinks that the conversation with Virgins
alluded 10 above, occurred some time during
the year 1849, is not certain. Witness did
not testify before the Grand Jury which found
this bill esta yassa
RoBE D. PrRcY, sworn-Witness is very
well acquainted with James A. Smith. s. il
a nephew Of Witness wife. Witness is aware
of the fact that Smith went, on one occasion
TO Jones' house knows that he went with
no hostile purpose towards Mr.. Jones before
Smith went to Jones', he told Witness thai
his object was to see Pryor, so that he would
know him: this was before Smith went K
Maj. Liddell's. After Smith had been t.
Jones' house, Jones wrote aletter to Witness
in which he told witness, that his nephew
VIM. Smith, had been at his house; that b.
treated him like a gentleman while there
and that he (Jones) felt no alarm on accoun
Of Smith. Smith went to Major Liddell.
merely to assist in protecting his house, il
case it should be attacked: he went at thu
request Of witness. Before this, and just at
ter Jones waylaid Liddell below Trinity, wit
ness had advised Liddell to have his friendl
about him, az there was danger that hi.
house would be attacked. Witness did moi
testify before the Grand Jury which found
tia bill.
JAMES HExsIY, sworn.-Witness has re
sided eleven years in this Parish. Witness
was very we'll acquainted with Glenn and
Virgins; lived not far from Glenn on Little
River. Some few weeks before Glenn wa.
killed, he came to witness field, where wit.
ness was paoughing as4he time. He told
witness that was SLOW way Of making
money, and he could put HIN on an easiel
road to make fortune; witness enouired
howl Glenn replied that II he (witness|
would kill Maj. Liddell he should have
$500. Witness told Glenn that he had
1dthing against Maj. Liddell: that be would
not take the life Of any man in cold blood