Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-04-20
Trial Of c. b. Christian for Murder.
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RocKBmDGE CIRCUIT CouRT-TnIRD DAY.

! and ngked If Christian was in his room told
/ him did not know but would send mp and see
| | sent up aud found he was not IN. b. then lett
| and in short time came back, and met Christian
| in front of the hotel They both looked excited.
! They went into the passage just above and went
| m the allcy towards the stable. When cnme
! back. they looked changed from what they were
| when first saw them,an seemed 20 be reconced.
| did not any weapon on either OF Them
Next night before O'clock, cadet came run
ming in, and asked for "A light, saying that some
one was hurt. ! gave him the lamp light that
hangs before the door, and then followed him
and saw that b. was dying. Mr.. Jordan soon,
camc, and sad | must show him all of the rooms
in the house. took light and went through
the old pnrt of the house, and was coming down
10 the steps that lead into the new part, when |
heard some one shy G. had given himself up.
Then went TO C's room; heard him tell Mr.. Leteh-
er where he had thrown the knife; that he threw
il into the ravne nenr the pump. | got wagon,
and took the body of i. to the Institute.
Mr. ANDREW MOORE, called again.-Alr. {.
was doing nothing, when | saw him ON Saturday
| met him on the steps i'll McDowelPs hotel
He showed me revolver, "a rifle pistol, and
bowie knife. Said he had been trying his re-
yolver. lie asked me if wanted n box OF caps;
that he had had to buy several boxes, before he
could get any to suit his revolver. He told me
that he had been moulding bullets. The stick
found after the aifray was Lurtee's stick, not
so heavy as his own. He wore the bowie knife
in his pantnloons, in front; the sheath was iasten-
cd by IA string, tied on a button. | was III his
room near % hours.
Mr. CHENowI11I Ia Law Student,) examined.
On Sunday evening, the 18th of ,Danr'y., Chris
tian came TO my room, about Is minutes before
the second bell rang for church. Mr.. VIM also
came in. Mr.. G. asked us 10 go to church with
him; that he would probably see Mr. II. and de-
mand an explanation, and he would like to have us
along when he met him. ! had not at that time
heard of his difficulty with b. asked him what
the explanation was about. lie then related to
me, in hurried manner, the whole difficulty. !
told him he ought not to COON Sunday night; that
it wns neither proper time nor place. told him
he could 30 down To the Institute on Monday and
see him, He said if go to the Institute, will
have 100 cadets me if | go TO the church
only 30. Christian left my room, and in short
time, not more than 20 minutes, heard quick
step through the passage, and G. entered my room
excited, and very bloody. We asked him what
was the matter He replied that he had seen
TINT fellow i. and had had fight with him. We
asked him if he was hurt. He said he was not.
VIM then told him, he must go TO his own room
aud change his clothes, and wash himself VIM
went out, aud G.. drew out two pistols, revolver
and rifle pistol, and threw them on my bed. |
did not where he carried them. lie had his
back to me, when he drew them out. After &.
had been taken to Jail, took the pistols and laid
them in Mr.. C's. room | had not heard much
of the difficulty, and did not think ii very serious.
! His face wns very bloody, and his hair cotted
aud stiff with blood. Ills clothes were muddy,
moro so thnn they arc now the shoulder of his
coat very muddy Some of us had been teasing
him about his mousiaoh frequently, and he had
pr, missed to cut it off, week or SO before the
death of Il. First saw it off ON Sunday morn
ing. The stick Mr.. C. had was Lurteo's. got
it from lurtees, and had had it in my room for
two or three days {. came in, asked me if that
was Lmtee's stick, and said he CO. would take
it, ns Lurtee had his.
CADET CARSON examinod.--l was n room mate
of b. before his death. | never him have
any arms ut any time. Have rJomcd with him
since last September. There is no place in the
room to conceal weapons no trunk nor drawer !;
shelves all common nothing in the room that
can be locked knew but little of the difficulty
between b. and c. b. told me about o'clock
Saturday, that he had been 10 Mr.. Moore's and
had note from c. to his cousin, in which
he called some one who had advised her not to go
with him to church "a calumniator." He said
he going to visit some ladies', and would tell
{. he WIS the person that advised Miss A. When
he came back, asked him the result of his in
teryiow lie said she CO. honors me for my
noble principles" He said this laughing. Be
fore that time, did not know whether c. was a
coward or not. After that time thought him a
er. 1t happened last fall year. was
sitting at my window, and saw two or three cow
droYcrs, and heard them cursing a small cadet
| got two or shree others, and went down, and
made them apologize. There was no fight.
MIR. GIBBS (Commissary,) oxamincd.-I ex-
aminod the body and clothes of Blackburn, the
morning after his death. | found no weapons:
nothing but pocket handkerchief and pair of
gloves. There was Il guard stationed over the
body, during the previous night.
W. NJ. MoRRIs, "a Law student, examined
| was in my room on Sat, the 18th of Jan near
3 o'clock, p NJ when Mr.. Christian came in,
seeming to be much agitated. He said he had
got into a difficulty, and wanted to consult Winn
and myself, as to what he should do | went
with him to WINS room. He asked, five had
heard of Miss. AS sighting him. and related the
matter as,eStihed by Mr.. Vim. He told us Black
burn had come to him few minutes before, and
told him he had given Miss A. the advice. | in
terupted him, by asking why he did not pitch
into b. He said he did not have his cane that
there were several cadets around, and that he be
heyed IT was n preconcerted affair. When he
had finished relating the circumstances of the
meeting, he asked our advice. said "chalienge
him" My impression that { had been baselv
slandered. c. fused to challenge. | told him
there were only two ways duel or a street fight
| told him then would have nothing 10 do with
the latter. He askedme then ifI would let him
lB.) beat him &. to death. told him no; would
pull him off. paid but little attention to the
conversation after that, Thought that c. would
back out, and that he had dsgracod himself |
think from the turn the conversation took C. seem
eduncertain whether b. meant by saying he would
be responsible &c, that he held himself respon-
sbe for the SANDER, or only for telling Miss An
derson of it, as fumor. A proposition was
hon Ia 10 ,t.,ft, -,