Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-04-21
rr,al of c. B Christian for Murder.
CONTINUED.
RocKRRiDaE CIRCUIT CoURT-FouRTH DAY.
InrroRrEp roR THE vnRanAS. ]

H on the ground, where the ARRAY TOOK phee, Oh
Monday morning the 10th of Jan. about III o.
| clock. | went up the pavement ON the side o
/ the street next MoClelland's aud first saw thu
pool of blood next the pavement. then saw tbs
! pool near the hay scales and walked over TO ex
anime that. | concluded then To walk up Il
where the aifray was said to have commenced
| went but short distance, when ! discovered
another pool Of blood. looked at il, and then
walked over to where first stopped. saw none
but the three spots. The last spot or
feet above the end of the hay scales pointing Ia
Mr.. MeCleland's. little to the right Of the di-
rect line of the outer edge OF the hay scales, and
a little nearer the scales than to the engine
house. examined the pool carefully, and have
no doubt il was blood II was or q inches IN
diameter, and was spnttered. aroundit J Was
within a step or two of il, when | saw it. The
distance from the spot near the hay scnes was
about H. or 20 feet. There was "A horse track
close TO the last spot. did not notice that it
was otherwise tramped. There were not near
so many foot prints around this pool. as there
were around the other two. The witness was
further cross examined, but no material fact clio
tied
Mn. BRoAoHEs examined.--I saw Mr. c. the
Sunday on which Il. was killed, have u bowie
knife. c. came in the bar-room of McD's hotel,
when Kahn Curry and myself were in there. He
had hickory cane in his hand. took it, and
commenced fencng waving il before, but alto
gether ia in fun when he drew out knife and
said if that is what you for, come ahead.
asked him why he carried such knife. lie re-
Piled that It not his ; that he carried it for a
mother man." He could not put il back himself;
but gave il TO Mr.. Kahn, who put it baek for
him Could not say that the knife exhibited was
the knife.
TALIAFERRo SrRmING, examined.---I am Il law
student On Saturday 18th Jan. last. between
the hours of ! and ) p. m, had conversation
with Christian, i'll my room, in which he told me
that he had made an engagement with Miss A.
To take her to church, and that she had sent a
note declining his company; that he had written
note in reply, saying he supposed some one
had been slandering him. and requesting her to
inform him who was the author; that he had
henrd nothing from her. in regard to it. On that
day, Ii. had come up 10 the tavern, and called
him out and told him he was the man who nd
ysed Miss A. to pursue the course she did pur
SUE; that she was his cousin, and from the rep
utatiou of c. in Lexington, he OBJ felt it his duty
to give her that advice. He said that b. had
his right hand under the breast of his coat, and he
Co. supposed he was armed; that he (C.,) turn
ed to Il. and said "all is right for the present"
BIS reply twas very well, sir" He said some of
his (C's) friends advised him to challenge him.
and asked me if ! thought he should. lie ex-
pressed doubts as to Rs meaning in saving he
was responsible. Did not know whether b meant
he held himself responsible for the Islander, or,
only for giving Miss A. information as to the ru-
NOR about his (Cs,) regulations if the latter
WIS the case, he would trace il to its source
He said Inc would see i. and ask him for an ex-
plantations; if he did not give it, he CO. would
tell him what he thought of his conduct | saw
two pistols with him. | told him he ought not to
carry them. he said he got them because he
thought b. was armed, and that he did not intend
to use them, except il became necessary in self
defence. Mr.. Wimn and MIR. Mason then came
IN, and something WAS said about n knife. Ma
son asked VIM to let him see his knife. On
Sunday night, Morris aud ] were in my room,
when some one came in and said that G. and b.
Ind had fight We went down to C's room.
(lhe witness testified further rs to C's appear
anee, and what was said and done from that time
until he WINS lodged in Jail, which has already
been testified to by several other witncss.)
On the cross examination. the witness stated
that ON Saturday G. Ind asked him to get him
Co Il box of caps; that he, (winess,) had pro-
cured box, at Mr.. Whites, and brought it to
him; that he (wtness,) at this time, did not
know that c had had difficulty, aud that it was
before the conversation alluded To above.
SAM'L. CAMPBELL sworn.--l examined the
glound of the fight, next morning after it oc-
CURED, about 7so'elock, | noticed three pools of
blood. There was more blood at the spot near
the scales, thnn at any other place. There was
also n pool of blood near tina pavement, on the
opposite side of the street from the scales.
noticed another pool of blood between the eastern
corner of the scales and the lower corner of the
engine house. There was less blood at that
point, than at the other point, ut the end of the
scales. The stain was or 10 inches in Diane
ter, oblong in shape and mostly in n rut The
pool near the pavement was of u round shape, and
about inches i'll diameter The third spot look
ed like it had been splashod, as if thrown from a
cup. | did not notice the body of the stain 50
much ms IA trail which extended towards the en-
CINE house. IN line from the upper corner of the
hay-scoes to The lower corner of the engine
house The third pool was outside of the side
walk. a carriage would probably straddlo it,
when coming out from the gate of the Presby-
terrain church yard. examined tho spot snbse-
quently to that time, when MIR. Lindsay was pre-
sent. We compared the dirt with that taken
from the spot near the hay scales, and | am sat
ished that the dirt saturated with blood.
Mr. MARTIN PHILIPS examine IL examined
the ground next morning, after the fight about
O'Clock. had been at the place the night be-
fore, but at that time saw but two pools of blood
In the morning saw three. The pool near the
ay-scales had the most blood. That on the o.
ther side OF the street, near the pavement was
spread over more ground, but had less blood
The third spot had still less blood and seemed TO
be sprnkled. | examined it. as closely as did
the other spots and am certain it was blood
| think 1t was about II inches in diameter, inolud-
ing the spots around it. The spot near the
pavement was larger than the others, about Is
inches in diameter. The spot near the lower
corner OF the scales was about II inches in diam
eter' oblong in shape more blood here than at
any other point
Mr. a. G. SrRAYER, claw student, examined.
On Saturday night 18th Jan, was in Sewers
room, when Christian came in, and remarked to
us, that he had found out who had been talking
To Miss A In dernrntinn of hi. chnrnn.n. -. 8