The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-09-08
C.rre.p0rderce Of the Dlsp..eh.
SECOND TRIAL OF CHRISTIAN.

SECOND TRIAL OF CHRISTIAN.
LIBERTY. BEDFORD CO.. Sept S. 1854.
MsssRs Eprross: You arc aware that the case Of
Biaokbarn on the 18th OF January last 10 Lexing
ton. ha. been removed to this place. He was tr d
before the Circuit Court of Rockbridge in April,
and the jury were unable to agree.
To-day the second trial Of Christian commenced
In the Circuit Superior Court of Bedford, Judge
ego. H. GnMKR presiding. A jury was empsn-
nel,ed and sworn by half past two O'Clock, and
Mr. Mnssie. of Lexington, the fret witness on be
half of the Commonwealth. 10 giving In his tesii
nouv as write. On the occasion of the former
trial you made full and accurate report of tibet
timony In the case and 1t would of couree be
merely numbering your columns to go over il AGAR
understand that Mrs. S. MeDopeu Moore ard
Miss Anderson are summoned TO give evidence
low Tney were not witnesses at the former trial
Il vii. be remembered that Miss A. is the nei.e OF
Mrs Moore and visit to her AT the time of
the murder-and that the difficulty which termina
ted In the death OF Blackburn grew out of advice
given her by B.. not to walk with Christian The
introduction OF these ladies witnesses Cf they
introduced) will be about the only new feature
of the trial; and even their testimony will hardly
add single ray of light upon the case, which Is on.
of a very perplexed nature.
The counsel In the CAGE sre: For the Common.
secabh-JNo +. SALE, Attorney for the Common
wealth For the Prisoner: CHARLES l. MosBY,
H. STUART, JAS B. DoRMAN. SAMUEL II.
LRTcHKR, Ro L. DOYLE, and JAMES d. STERRKTT
At the former trial, you remember. THos. j. Nh
CHE wss associated With the Commonwealth At
torney, Capt. MOORE, for the prosecution sup
pose he will not appear In the case now and from
present appearances Mr.. SALE will have to con.
duct the case for the Commonwealth unaided.
Exp Il h.
the name Of Ferguson, Living upon the premises OF
Capt John Gobbl-, in the lower end of this county,
ia some in q bear fight" when he has 'ittle stearl
on. When drinking, he is full Of fight, but his
age has yet been known to arrive at the stick
Ing point and heEce he is at suC times object
for the sport of such your gste in the
as have not fear of Gsd before their eyes" Fer
yuson has wife however who 10 not afraid CT "ihe
ID or any other gentleman" and often has to tab
up the quarrels of her lord and MASTER and fight his
battles On Saturday evening last, young man, by
the name Of C. f. undertook to anuse himself a..
the expense of "the lord of the mansion" when the
better half O.! the smiabe twain, hearing the orst
haB thr' atened, snstched rlie that accidental,
happened to be in the house. and made towards the
door where the young man was sitting upon his
horse. Seeing her advancing. add knowing some
thing of her disposition and pluck he put spurs his
h.rss and fed. Compg to a turn in the road, about
100 yards from the house, deemipg himself out of
danger as he was out of sight he siackened his
pace In the meantime, the enrsged lady, with
the gun in her hand, encountered another younE-
st-r at the door, who. to prevent her shooting
the refreshing horseman, seized hold OF her, but
she tossed him down the bank into the rieer
ran up the road TO the bend aforesaid and ,ein g
her enemy leisurey riding along only about $50 Yards
from her she raised the weapon, her eye alor z
the barrel and fiji ed, barely missing her aim. The
young man. hearing The report OF the gun behind
him and tins whz Of the bu let as cut the air close
to his ear had neither time curiosity to turn in
his saddle but put his hoss to the top of his speed
made a Decline for he didn't where, SO it was
from that neghborhood. and rode some half dozen
miles beyond his stopping place befo he could get
the consent of his mind to hold up, all the time
looking for blood and feeling for bullet hole The
went abroad that he was killed, search
made, and late in the night he found fast
hmsaIp IA be, ~ Iobm S;; ard e.. 81 p.unae,
arrived at the sensible conclusion that whilst it ~
sometimes do sport with the ire of the lords OF
CREATION" it is often dangerous to the lurking
ID in calico and dimity.-Abingdon TUginian.