Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-10-09

no recollection oil seeing tho lady slncs that tims up
aeou, three weeks ago. when DO called upon By Mr..
jacobs the commonuealths attorney In Lew istoun 10
30 to the tavern to her. Hs happened be at his
mothers when Mr. Jacobs there TO Inquire for the
register kept by his father, and upon mentonnp tho
Of Prcntiss aud Huntethe record Of whose mar
rage he was anxious to sscoranhe (wines observed
that he was present at their marriage Al tho tquest Of
Mr. Jacobs, no went to tho with him. aud upon en-.
tering, pointed out Mrs. Prentss among three other
strange ladies' as the person whose marriage he witness
sod.
The lady, (Mn P) who wa, eeated behind the justices
on the bench requested to stand up and raise tho
veil oil her face and the witness bpg asked II she was
the person. replied 10 tho Affirmative He had no recol,
lection OF the accused having observed him closely
az tho young lady, who, at that tmo had her chss for
him. because OF her gay prepossessing appearance He
was young man a; the time and hsoce this scrutiny
ana observation which enable him effectualy to re-
eognise her after apse of many years, lie did not
KNOW at the time Of the marriage, whether the name OF
tho gentleman or lady PrenIiss
The witness was here examined BY Mr. Iyop,-
Tue result was any thing, unvorsblo to the prisoner
Iot tne Witnesses memory appeared to be some what re
He;ned oy TIE cross examination, as to little incidents
Waich occurred at tho time Of the marriage and which
when related appeared natural as to have given
uonal force to tho testimony.
Charles Steiner another witness from Petersburg other
wise nuncannon, Perry county, Ponnsyyun,s ie.tB.d
that about hieen or sixteen years ago he kpey tho nc
cuscd 10 tho town OF Milton, PENNSYLVANIA Bein, s,,r.
driven be bad occasion TO call upon him to hire horse
NJ ono une, ana while ut his house, he informed him that
tho lady then present In Court whom be observed sewing
In an inside room, his WIFE, Ito kept livery ,,sble
III Milton at the time, aud carried the grocery 6usues,
In addition. '
The witness being asked Il he could recognise IN. mn,
whom be had known at the time referred to- said be
could; and turning around pointed at tho accused lie
SAID that the report Of his having left bs wifi,
Northumberland county, where he then res,Jsd I, -, ~
thee years after hisirst to the house in Milton
ours rrent'ss some time AFTER removed to the town 10
"hch lie now lives, and has resided there since She
carries on tho Millinery busnsss aud h.. aI.... -.
known there as Mrs Prentss.
rus comprises tho pi.h Of this witness testimony
IL Is loo proliI to be given 10 detail.
Jonathan Benjamin Franklin Prenti,s son Of m. A..
eused oy his first wife, then sworn lilo said be va.
son OF inc lady then 10 Court (Mra Prents) Reside,
W ie'ersours, generally known as Duncaunon Pennsyl-
Vana Believed his age will be twenty YEAR. IN. las J,x
next August Had some recolecops of circum.,sncs,
tnat Uanspted IN his younger days Recolected that
man hveu with his mother whom no styled as iatuer-
au no particular recollection to what time no Ief
Heard his mother say II about fourteen yc.rs .oo
hecoiected seeing the man whom he was accustomed
style father place his trunks in carriage aud leave
tue place Also recollected the circursance of his "a
theirs brother having followed him with drove of boss
Never saw him since then until that day. as he was en-
,erhg inc court room. Could only recognize him from
,d sc 10 his uncle who lives in the neghbor-
hood oil the town in which no resides This unco al
ways recognized him as his nephew.
crossed examined by Mr. Lyons.-From his fathers
present pr. appearance he could not recognize him. Was
nor apprsed OF the object Of his coming to Richmond
"hen ne LETT fennsylvania Tho only object he had IN
coming was TO accompany his mother IN ,d M ilea "A
-. e'ls carried mere Tor witness until he came into
Srur', Nnen subpoena was served upon him. Consa.
oe LeNeen oid hm his appearance or rather his re,
semanee to his father might be turned to account up,
on the trial Went to the jail that morning for no o,hr
purpose than seeing that establishment He had no OBJ
10 see every thing in II il he could only get thu
Anderson Grubbs was next introduced to provo Thu
marriage OF the accused to the seconed wife but ,b
Tor the prisoner, having admitted that fact no eI
animation had. ' "
Inc case was then given to the Court and they anc
'ess 'nan Minutes conference unanimously agreed q
SEND the prisoner the next term of tho Circuit Cour
which commences the 25,h inst
eefe was no address by the counsel on either said
pearance at that time.