Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1854-05-04

Bist.tnrr ~ h.e- 1, 4, 80 ckEisti@o abpul
filicuitv a. 4 1kev hrd no, had one notiEsd p.
df..s, bit cid nnlnoiiee anything Eez..ns:,. -.
aprnfznce- There vas nothirs - ~ . !. "
o. rnaBncf. which Indicated eEeiiertent N.el 3
loach.t Bisckburu. and said be wasted @ fteak 2
hirh Ther were BAT . fey steps apa1 VII
Blaekhnrn Ieii TIE LADY, a lhe door 9. iee
Jsxss W MissrE.-0n Sunday n.99-, ns 49,, 49,
ofJaoosrv. 1854. about q1.rter helofe = go =, 80,
p Al .,rssen nv uav 10 the Presbsfefian CtuIen.
- ro-,na,v vim LADY, vas ca fhe efosst
Icaffne ION NcCIsllaas 70 the mAla-st -,
ing % he pavement % the s,den d S,s..a-
ss5e-t. AZ opposite ihe Engine-haefe ~ nas
DARK nirkt 90 nOtremember whtinef thers w.re
INV .farr. The around was vet tht not h-.zen, /
and fhis Increased The darkness Al VS. place I
which haze described heard 800, scum II
was about the Engine house Twas on he side /
Of The street opposite 10 where sFss. 4 conznued
waking forward and Immediately after fhs seRf- !
DC there were several srof OF Iicks in yery quick
succession. They sour ded more ike The stroke Of
some plant subSiap Se such Is a whip or switch. |
II might have ben stick. INT did ncs sound like
one. AN Pr familiar wiki he spn1d Of stick
uD6er So h circumstance Il suggested 10 my 4
mind ri idea Ct some oae whipping negro. !
W. xed during this time about Is yards, ans until
came up with ~. Bsnton Ia5ior, Nne ha8 s.op,
pee ia front Of me. The pfvemeni gpon Eshich |
was, was illuminated BY light from tbe Chnreh-
Perhaps before or about the time reached Nj Tay-
Tor, n. blows Increased, and t0ieta6lY v5olent
scnltis ensned. Ths groua1 beirg sen, li.e per-
sans scufiinz aid not make much noise ltmisht
have heen more violent than supposed. locked i
around and saw tvo individuals ifias sn the
ground. about a yard and a half from the pave
menp upon which was and abcat Is or2o feet
from where was sanding. saw Two pefsons With
their heads lying directly towards nsf LEGGED IN
close enhraek, with their heads closssosesSer. ~
heard no noise. heard no blows ffgek. Il may
have heard their brea,hing. They wrre lylag qui-
e. One was onthe top Of The chez 50 fsr e !
couA see. As far as could see teAg wese thea
partially their heads most, in the ssht coming
from the Cbarch windows. They wete nesriy OPP
poslte and perhaps iistle above th7 upper win
dow II The Church As a. icodd place me
lady under my charge in the hands OF hir. Taylor.
and gave him book which had 10 nj hands, and
which asked himto take, turned AID went To-
wards the individuals upon the grouad, rapidly
peIhaps ran. Aboutthe time that laurrea, pei
kaps before al gotten half way, the indiv iduals
rose. cannot say distinctly that | saw ihem Iise,
as there some hnr.y and confusion They
were standing and seemed 70 have h2i Oh eaCh
other When | had cot within abobta sard Of
them, one or them had his Lack towards me- and,
was on he side Of the street next The pavement
from which had come, and about 4liysfcs from
the pavement. The other was With his iros! and
left size rather towards me. WhenTl reached this
point saw The one with bis bacS towsrds me give
The other a.riolent pnsh with his right hand ne
/ seemed 10 have hold Of his collar. ~ me same
! moment that he gave The push, be sfdang 10 ms
4 lett the pdveu ent, anu Inc Np4luNly
towards The main street, his head toward ht man
| street, and his body lying along with aud 10 tne
direction Of The cross street about ~ or 70 feet from
/ the place where he received the puss. BIS BODY
4 lay parallel with and within about 2 ieei q me
I Hay scales His heal was about with the corner
1 Of he scale next main street. not quite so Jar
perhaps lacking effect. The point from whlcn DC
was pushed on The opposite side OF the street from
where he was lying, about the upper corner OF
the scale. He feilso kimberly and beafilY, seem
j iuvnluDiaralV
ranidIy in the direction in which he fell u oc.,
] enrr.d 70 me thar he was drunk. The individual
\ who gave the push and sprung upon The pavement,
4 turned whilst | was advancing and as Stopped
4 about the point where the push was gwen lock-
4 ca over my shoulder and be made stepor two on
The pavement in the direction OF the man street so
thar he had passed me. looked Iouni over my
right shoulder, and he was Sending tactng fhe m
/ Siyilual who waslying and aboni oT Nusue + MN.
5Out ewes met and we looked al each other lly
1ihe face for an instant. l. did not recognize
him could see that he was whiiemap gen
teely dresseo with seTt Of sack oyerceat o. np',
/ toned in front A. bw II was saek' ~ nau
seen hts back as firsf anprosehea rs 81 - ss
as person low and heayil, se'. tAe ~. IN H.
| the Church was falling full upC. nls Dsl son,
turned 10 the right whilst whilst tn. 9ea y ~ iu
dfyidual ppen the ground and apprOach,h hlti
| When got 10 him be was lying on bis haoA, am
/ err turned 10 his left side. His head vas t.ot
| round more TO the lef than his body-he tace Is
y tuufufuE. fudEC uu TlOdu OF loVStlFe
i edthat il was v hite man, ana judsing ton The
dark APPEARANCE Of the lower pari Of the face,
Il thought he had whiskers. ! afterwards supposed
that IL must have been blood for the deceasei had
! no whiskers. took hold Of his right hand end
I arm, and pHlledzhis iace partially out II the nut
/ and into the light OF the Church, which was par
| tally kept from the BODY by the scales at he
i same lime asked who il was He made no mani
festation Of consciousness al ALL then exclaimed
believe the man is killed or something 10 that
1 etfer and cal he No rem
! tleman. in citizens clothes, thought came up rap
idly atlhat m nment and asked what was the matter
replied, :" believe that the man Is killed, orlhat
some one has killedlhe man. With sone excla-
I mafion II hoFTcr, he turned and ran Off In The
~msan,iue, | was pulling at the PROSTATE man /
observed Cadet uniform oyerccat and directing
my tenton the more narrowiy-io his face, re-
4 c6gnised the features ofCadet Blackburn, whom
/ knew very we'll AT that moment a tall Cadet
/ came up rapidly on my right, and went 10 Mr..
! Backbuln's head, with another low gentleman
I Who came round by my left and went TO Nj. BIS
/ tcet. don't know that the Cadet said anything.
+! said this is Cadet Blackburn; | beiieges that
somebody has killed him; lun after dociof.p lie
| Immediately started. The other gentleman seem
ed tohave 6n dark blue uniform aud cap, and Il
] Suggested 10 me that be was musician. He i'm
/ mediaEely said "this is Mr.. Blackburn, ADD get
/ ting between the body and the scales, got down
on his hahd and knees, and putting his lace close
10 Mr. Blackburn called him by name, Mr. Bsck
| burn, Mr.. Blackburn several times qnite lonfly.
I He gave no sign-ei consciousness. he teok him
by The shout iers whist held BY the igt arm,
ana we pulled him Up the scale and la)dihim
| on his back By that time perhaps texsn 81 peo-
| RE had gathered around. DIR Chfisisu was the
| 6rSt DIR. who arrived The body wasearried dag
onsly across the street TO lhe eounine-rup4 door
! Of William W hiie's store The counting Tfom is
rot as wide asihe sore-room, which caves. space
between counting room door and the payment,
aud this is enclos 4 By high fence. TEH b3ty
was brought into his yafd and laid opoa q eel
lar doar 81 this time light was procules. and
il vas fouad that tie nose and mouth Of tte de
ceased were foil Oh blood. lie was gaspiIS and
his eyes blood shc, and about halfepen. bought
he was diving. Ike blood from his mona apd
nose had ina, frolhy appearance, which waqld ia
dictate that he had been breathing through u
vent with Mr. Jordan the Mayor to the H0il for
the rurro>e OF arresting the individual who Did it,
We went together to Christians room. from whom
we had received a message, atteF reaching the Ho-
tei that be wished 10 see Mr.. Jordan. Ia fpnss-
Quence Of that message We went TO Mt Chris
tian's room. MI J3rian and myself weni 10 The
| Hotel with posse, and we wen, into TIE bafroom
or efice before receiving Mr. Cafistiau's mssssEe.
The Clerk said that 10 one had come into be hnF
room. isugges;ed that some one might haks i'm
10 al the upper passage about four doors atbee The
har-room and frohting on the main street. AndsAt
The "a ne time suggested to Mr.. Jofdaa snai
guard had better be placed at The eRtfanke IL
The passage which was done az once. WeiWnnt
through Ihe har-room inio the passage nextIto it,
thence through a covered way Ieadlng 10 lie a.
mag room and up narre~ pair Of sIafS lekdiDg
10 the second story which terminated at a9oiher
pair cf steps leading from the upper passage into
he second sturs. MrJordan stopped 10 ofdei Thai
We might get he Clerk or Landlord TO pih6t Us
through The house. A servant was with Us with
light. There were several persons on The steps
leading from the upper passage To the upper $iofY.
TIE fms m ~ az them Mr. 4 Rarrlav "a Il 4, ~.