Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-11-25
Trial ofDf Thompson Il he Murder Of Mis-
PhaIY

oh the part OF the commonwealth y ohitteH-
that on the part of the prisoner is published en-
tire
Peter Drsssitr. sr0ra Was acquainted With
Miss fharf. and va, at tho eAhumatipn. ldsn-
tilted the grave and body.
John l.. Piiztr. arorn.- Na- present when
Miss Phau Wa laid ~ her cnfin Identified The
grave and BODY. THE witness Described the
grave cloth, = 6e..) Wa- present ntthe first
p'~tn Nil Agne- hed-thc eye- we're dilated.
D. VI DoaHid rtcaiisd-fhere wa atre-
mulnusur-- throughout the whole system dur
ny the -pa-iu-ihr face distorted. Never
knew Of a bug in NJ Agnes ear-neser knew
tttau9- from bug n ure- ear.
Naftheae " PeadaH srorn.-Was IN town
the daF NJ ihnrr died Went a fishing with
Dr. Thompson that afternoon. IL didn't seem
much affected Al NJ Pharr.- death. lie WI.
. siicut -,ue shat-pcople usually are VIM "a "a
1 filing and expect any luck.
D.. Colemaas srideaes read BY consent Of
coassti-A gentleman understood 10 bee Mr..
james Bunk. called al my hnu-" IN February.
and askcd fnr bottle If -trychnine for DR..
fbnmp-ou 1T Couugtau. Nout 1t "a h5eled hy
the apo'hec3rY- about ~ graiu>. Heard the
evidence If D.. Mcdonald, Mr.. izer, DC,
aud concur that the -P,-in- described were lie
faf,r. Dnu"t think tho denih wa from Apo
prte. lls,rJ thr me- -nr.rut"t The fptu-. and
ih.uL II W. from - month"; old.
I'm. T. Norton, sifosn=- lde.tied the 10 y,
-,
II hasit.s' S"of"s- Wa, IA ~ nom .
- ''nHs ~ 81 '"'t' WIZ '',t' ''
fhaT dfaih. H. VA making pun hh'' war
m 'l'i "h ii' 'a'Ie' AN ny W Ha,,' ~
bfrad aud b,ur of non wefe tor Mis- iharr,
AID that such YER. .- good for her am others.
>ai' q" -ha'i1 MI hf surprise" 10 ''" ~ h''
Ia .s 81 sudden Hat b, could II Ct 20 b'r he
f1rr IL tH- e,usz Frequently ro"ned With
~. - so ht- ff'n t3' Al-li 'lt-s ita1'I
atf" ~'N ~ 'hah.rt1 Inn. lie IA, ''h'' NJ
engagements 10 W. l'Hait u. H'' "'A 80
N fslh' 81 c!ia- al 1T. i'''ih VIZ MN ~
a'-- : hnft "'1h= h' .''h "A uah' ~ H.
Let''H h Yh' Stf7fH.-ila4 '"un'' -'ii'"
WI III. thompson B." the mt 81 fs9'utif'
ID IL d"htrd h. engagement VIII Nj
ih'ff. >hid h'. COMA ""l l'i"Al'-' b'"'N'h mn"
f"H~uI' III ~uchH nnI'''' "h account 'l nj
hta"h sud IL ~ nj eaf' any 'hihS an'9' il'
fnio'f at the engagements he only iehIra IL -
irei upon another lady; BAT MY No. 'u
'1"'ll gt"h. he ,ady aliuu'" ]" hg- H'"' aaH
: supposed hl-o !" have heth engaged II III J.
li'T h3scnef l. supposed Reuefh'\ l" h /" pr
Nent eng forced t. give evidence against III"
prisoner.
~. 1drsS II. Jofddh' s"orh " as present
m liz post Hnrt"n 'Aalnnhi"h' July -'th'-
Nh. 6lIIlntn, y Vi. /, and DIS. y ""ds"n ana
Run were present WITH me. Nief 'h' JURY 81
t@lnr-t Saffri1e'ed IN" body 1" NJ We ION II
at" The school house. observed tafriRliN inc
eravesclotho-, and took notes 81 The -alne lN1t-
n"-- Described thrm) The body was tightly
aud carefully handased by apparently the part
Il "A sheet. Ihr breasts We're very largr, and
tn ctt"rrnl appearance Of the nudy Indicated IT
remarkable etats of preservation, though gene
r1lly dark co'nred, aud covered ia mnnY places
With white mould The whole surface was m
hr"ken. We opened the abdomen from the
-ternnn 10 the puh-. The muscles Of Tia" atdo-
men were strong and covered with much fresh