Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-01-09
CITY AND STAVE NEWS.

EHtNINiTi"N FJ"H>>nN.-Om Saturday the "X-
;uminainn of t;c". W. Johnson, charged with IA"
murder nf Nathan Burnett WIS continued in Henri
County Court. At II late hour in tie afternoons, Mr..
i"un,. the Commonwealth Attorney. Informed hr
Court ihat hr had nrrruc"d all ,lie witnesses pre-
sent Tor the Cn.munnw"altli, although there wcr,
Others absent. whT> evidence h. wished iG Introduce
al another time. Mr. Mciay, r"I:i>,.l Tor tlr PRISON
81, preferred TINT IN" Commonwealth cumC.ut!" h.r
testimony against the accused, b'nr" hc introduced
tina; ui the defence. Mr.. Young oppressed aw.llius
Hess u submit the Ia ia" Court withuu. waiting
r his absent witnesses, but the Court lrarniUE that
thcr" were II number of witnesses for the defence.
concluded that there not TIME 70 finish ihr rX-
ainma"ii thu; cvunIir and therefore continued the
examination until to-day iMonday.I
Portions nt the testimony Saturday wee un:a.
vorahlr 10 the prisoner. He had been visiting Bar
urit hous" Tor lon. tilr alIAou.h he WAS aware
"t the reports concerning. hlm-c!t aud Mrs T.. and On
several occasions he heard 10 threaten 10 take
Burnrti- life. On the evening ut the murder. u
young lady. Miss Mary Krrsey, who resides about
humdrcd yards from tn" Lnu-" ui Johnson. the
Meadow Bridge road, East Of tlr City Poor House.
SAW Burnett, in his cart with hi, head Iyins the
Tor" part, n ii drank asleep. pass her h"r~c ana
proceed III the direction oi his home in Hanover and
lew minutes cr-aiirr,~l, SAW JuhnsnIr. the !,
following "n IN The sun" direction: and about one han.
Gr'd yards behind the cart. ,ln!>um had It brown
oTrrcoHt, AMI had hi1 hands in lis p"rkot- af IN"
lIllt lH.s WI, HDput huSh III Inc evening. ttlti
testimony >i:uwc, iha; Burnci. killed early
hour the same evening. Thi~ bring, Johnson uu In,
tracks I" III" murdered man Immediately before lr
death, a an !Ionr unu-al In leave hu;nr tor the
Try. unless II WAS for the purpose al Icc"mp.I>h-
IN dark deed. = wit,.>~ ul-p testified i.i
johnson, slnrrh confinement IN jail, h!s attempted
I" brlDr witness "a prove that he all the time III
ms cunIpnny Oh The cvr!lng "t the mUrirr.-
Thu, i;,r th" hidden r,rli th. threats AMI the fol
lowing "f burnett Immediately before hr killed
arr tllr prominent inct- III III"
AN lMro>r"E.--A fellow, who seems from hl'
speech To- BE- an Italian has lately been travelling
through Frederick county, pr"i"rSmg to bc IN pursu
Of land TO purchase. After bargaining inr II nrIn Ia
was detected - an iustnr and had H. make truck:
io avoid punishment. Subsequently, liiIr Wncl,rt,i
Nirgnar >;atc-l III" sim" fellow. calling him.Scl
Smith, or one :" his gang, nlaic Il sham purchase
itrm from Mr.. Saunders living near Taylor Furnace
]" obtain the purchase money, sn! I" h, deposited IL
ia" Valley Bank Mr. :. rod" H. ."wm. with the p-,u
du-purcnS,.r by hi- SIDE II horruw,L horse. After
awhile, booking round lrr hi, fellow traveller, Mr
:. found that hr had disappeared, and ,anru IL" horst
with lin. Oar cncr-"rlr friend SOON put after h
Swiullr nmd overlook him Upper, lie. in Lou
| d"un county. ilr brought him up before magi,
! tratc. but the fellow could not he committed is
horse Ih"i. Tn" offence was considered only brcar
uf trl,;. However, Mr.. Williams flor that was in
scamp assumed na;nc.l hu! t" endure upon his bar
back twenty five nsrs, well laid un b. stout negro
| lInNICIpE ~ lTSKSBrKG.--Ou Thursday night
2SIh December, difficulty occurred between lshnl
Nadrn and james Winn. oi Luncnburg county. at tll
residence Of the former III" particulars oi which 0r
Given by tn" CIark-ville Tobacco Plant, ~ follow
| The par"- were engaged III game O. cards, when
! quarrel cIsucd ana ubus!yr. lnnuug-c indulge
| III Oh 10th sides. Wnm lc:t lie h"s,... and prp
! rr,drl beyond il. ward "nrr-ur.. Nn"u'- an