Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-10-20


s d seeming 10 Win his horse but witness could see no
noticed linn since Noticed change from prisoners
youth which has increased; and upon tie mn" H.,
from hs manner of address, ana TINS a'''0" at ' ~
III, ,.u Prisoner was grown when witness
ert kne,y MIN He was pleasant and sociahe PROM ina,
time did hear much from him until wines saw ~
% g h Wnf home ani spoke OF Graham derange-
men, 10 his family conversed good deal with prisoner "e
yout-but SINCE heard him express an r''on"i
wM NJ oLARK-Kaew him well When boy Considered red
him good tempered. Little older than me prisoner
been much linn since first knew him Never hase sen
any thing different but time SINCE that was iof OF NV
yeats ago Went to his moher when ne got iho ~
commenced telling me how people, IN town ana eou,s
trying ruin him. his character &c spoke OF aieSaa p
Brown Judge being of the number sand pasei
of damned trying make out he was raHy-s
and said he be damned if he would sink
them into hell Did not consider hm Of sound na
Brown Intended send - Commenced telling the whole
circumstance and discontinued it. =,
Knew him about years. Would stay in town sometimes
Mr. spiders house great Had business in town that
he Did consider him rgh-a very foolish man
consider him mad and not right.
Cro-. craaned When he would Miss $ sometimes he
would appear cheerful and sometimes not talked good dea
about Indies none like Miss s.
JNo L. Johnson Known prisoner 10 or Is years
because considered him insane; prisoner restless
always moylngwoud only converse for afcw minutes however
finished, would re-
off We rcstss Win nccnlar motion; never noticed change
color him mad; struck Mr. Layers
H. then fled that saw always avoided hli
was afraid of HIM always friendly with me- watched him
closely; spent much time in for last two three years
particularly noticed lcngh ftimc he stayed here did
nothing but walk up and down street ana stand at eo'sh
orally by himself; speak to any one he met;
Cross Examined by ProsecuoHGcneraly walked In sight
of Mr. SIS house; never eonversed with HIM about MISS p
Mr. Layers stepping into H. when prisoner stepped up
behind and struck him with cane think not in habit OF
walking a cane; don't know that Mr. Layers armed him
self afterwards for HIM don't know prisoner went home al
forwards After having struck persons about here avoided
Era,qiaatiga in Glf resumed Afraid of him
i'm OF
surprised at the murder but would not have
been more surprised if it had been any one else.
WGLkERsps CARRco-known prisoner about 10 years !;
lived with his brother Crockett year. then went 10 his
father place lived in the neghborhood about three yeat
Thought hun toerabe man until harvest time when r t
died Heard in prisoners field eusing and char
gng might y found was prisoner sad something 10 nun
about biz wheat when he ceased aud came to me- speaking
about how persons had treated him oil went talking
about the wheat as had seen him in his anger and was
afraid of him Following Fall he and my brother and myself
face red aud he said there three raseas
anshinE and ssoi%g at HIM "pa cut club which h, he
Crockct Graham, Cap Gibboney and T. Mctrayoek said
that he had been taken mp for insanity and then added that he
not surprisedat it, as he id fool somemes-
Another time at his mothers cutting up good deal with
Crockett Graham and alarmed his mother very much Saw
him another occasion when piowg. remarked to per-
present. that he deranged Thought linn crazy
Looked more venomous than Mallory could look Never
for his excement told Joe sen that he de-
brother Crockett Could not pow at al do good and
talked to his horse as to man. saying he walked SO Id
slow for purpose he believed.
Cross Examination by ProsscaOaManner dnerent from
Never that know of him in this way, without cursng
Don't know ifhe cursed them without giving
said Crockett Graham scofcd him others did
certain yhe il ,yas' wa moi bcrc !, vas MOI Mr. nayer as
heard lin speak Of that affair himself saying Boyer laughed
and seofed At HIM don't know that his temper more violent
han others showed violent the alluded to
Tho sick he like walking feet long;
cut itaefhe hl struck Mr. Sayos at that time expected to
come to court next d1gi
Examination IA Cf Icsaiaei-TIis conduct did think,
was a,trinutabloto temper, but to insanity,
EMANUEL EyEtsULE-knoWn prisoner for about IA
Lived with the widow Meayock at the time PRISONER came
there frequently Have him here often since Can't tell
whether " ctPape vi Judging hih thcn but thoashi iee
was something peculiar in his manner frequently at table he
would drop ms knife and lower his head stitching himself and
gazing upwards with fixed eyes Seemed lose control of
himself This would not continue !Jur Rather gloomy and
Always friendly For two last years has passed frequently
cc much he Visits unscasonabe Would
nearly always meet him at Church. and he would accompany
home. lis visits would annoy the household and they
Were continued after should have known that he
ought Mrs Nee did him other gen
emcn but ~ manner to show him he ought not to COME
Would call On to take him to my early hour did
Crocahaiao15 by frossntiop-IIavo never heard him IN
GonEer'atian say anything irrational Don't know why he
Nockelt told nun ne must discontinue his visits Mrs Met
remained widow OF years after his visits dscontn
Never exhibited any passion when in my room Don know
whether his attack Mr. Sayer before after this
SAMUEL L. CpFfEE-known prisoner about 20 years Was
nearer HeYer knew him very ntmatsv Have set on bench
with him Last April year several days with him
after went tMereer county he came to house,
when at Mr. Daeisons and went with lin Kana,yha.
Have him in of his excited spells Did think
his mind altogether sound Thought his
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u ana prisoners mother were cousins My brother about %
VI ~ ~ s ''lsoat
CfoSH"fta ~ H'"--f rom what have observed
mai the PRISONER was insane ar iad some very
i7 ms '?o was Su'ise' ll'Ns he3d nm
III 'ii1H t,iNei''Iioh HIS enquiries on the
va" ''h ,Ho puShG" 10" uif' We travelled To-
D., 'is IN Jay hHi'>pu u" "hnuIst Our TRIP was
o. 49, tta '.'.u III aule "i ?9selh 'aie8o OF
richmond which, a le instance 81 Dr. t'i he TO
upon ana lake possession o. having portion OF the land for
Tue if"opie object was accomplished He had awren
contract WIN Df TIN and seemed thoroughly to understand it.