Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-10-13
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or WILLIAM n. spILLER.
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MospAY. Oct. 10.

MospAY, Oct. 10.
4 mrs having been impannelled, the trial va.
apeaea Is thu examination Of the following WITNESSES
on the par Of the Commonwealth In the report
here given of Testimony, il Is proper TO shy that lit
not assumed by the reporter TO give any thing more
than the substance ofthe language used by witnesses.
A NJ report would occupy more space than the
limits Of our paper would allow. For facilities af-
arlca In. making the notes for this report we
confess or special obligation to Judge Fulton3
G. I. Tripe-Came to Boyd's Hotel, On the even
ing Of the 3lst March last; met Spiller about & oelh
in the bar-roon. Described position Of spiler, Cox,
Terry. himself &c. Graham was between the stove
and counter had been conyeraing about1j minutes
saw Graham standing where he had been sitting,
with II pistol pointing towards witness and Spiller
room was darkened after the first or second ffei wit
neas wa wounded. hy the first or sccond shot; spill
Ter preceded him on Of the door; went a few steps,
aud fell witness inquired. =" are You shot2-i am,
4, which spiller made no reply. Quickly turning
bis bcnl. witness saw Graham at the door. He fired
al witness. a. he thinks at that time, he seemed
10 observe Spiller-caac within four or five feet of
s5.lcr. aud fired ut his side. lie then stepped up
aud applied the pistol to the side OF his head. Wit
ness saw no more of him after that. Two or three
shots were fred in the bar-room, as they were going
out. Three shot were fired on the outside.
First pistol seemed 10 be Aliens sclf-coekinP lis-
ol-from the rapidity Of the firing.
The firing out of the room was rapid. There was
It very brief interval between the firing on the inside
aud on the outside. The first shot On the outside
was from the pavement in front Of the door.
Graham stopped over Spillef, to shoot him inthc
head. spillcts body was taken across the street to
Dc. EWingas. In his conversation with Spiller,
wiucas rotated a gay and ~lauehable a%neeioie; but
cannot say whether. or not the a%necloic hmineli~te-
Is preceded the fhoofius.
Graham was about 10 or II feet from The witness.
THINKS he had pokeu 10 Graham, during the even
ing. and that The expression of bis face when he ahot,
Indicated vengeance or Indignation. After tue light
Was PM out. it WAS too dark 10 distinguish persons.
Cha J. Crockett was in the baf-room that even
ia2, thinks Crockett came while he and SplIler were
eoufer-ing. VI. Toliaicrrp Was there ale, Mr..
ems. Thinks. in the reference to shooting, IL the
a4cel3.a told h. witness, the phrase was, sshoot
aAts.
YIN. TerrY-WaB prcsent in the bar-room at
Boyd hotel. on the evening referred 10, sitting rs
described Is the other witness, lnamely On thc
left Of @plller-Gox on witness left and TrigG en-
thc right OF Spiller. behind the stove The CONVEX
sltion between Spilcr and TrigR was OF Il light and
i4,osr character: the fire began unexpectedly witness
was sitting. at the time, with his face turned from
dc prisinor; did not see him when the firing COM
mrnccd, nor afterwards. MS The light Was eXtingti5h-
cd: thought Spnler was just ahead of him when he
lst The room. Thinks he received the second and
laird shots :. was somewhat between Spiller and
Graham. thinks the second shot took effect on the
MEX and third on the arm: in leaving the room,
had IN pas@ between Graham and where Spiller had
l.ea sitting poos not reeoIlect the anecdotc re-
f,tal l,.Trt4g Had no conversation with Graham.
Grlbar "a, - gcen the end Of the stove and the
,,n,t.- Witness attention was not particularly
5s,a3 10 the prisoner. Did MOI sec spiler or Gra-
Inn afer illness lei. the room.
0...r Gov Was at the hotel tbat evening. ar
,;ycj ,bort ~ o,,Iort ordered sumner. Graham
wa in the har.room when he went to supper. Came
-, VIM. ha, hoc, rs,enine Ia fine conversation
l..,.a u.al.r md T,ioc. 10 orl, minutes when tho
e.a. haa,n. ,h,,ab, all had left fine room started
=, - ,,t and rat no,r tho FROM window. when he
=,.. e~,b,a, y~,,,lio, At the door. ona leaf or the
3,,r v,. OMEN Graham's left hand was on it
..;.llr roisod tbo aistol and fired tbc shot taking
cfeet IN The LETT side, AMI was cut on the right
mere was ny 1t '"'Rsa '' az 10 .''os"1s s'
os'zfi @"4 '' 49, ~ '.''.'"' "
3'ee .a3Ha. lniah+ mere "@s no 'ns ~ Il u
ia'h nut himself ana ''f''am' ine Sno' s''' sun"
witness "a5t TIE Ia4t that WAS hfea III 'ac room "a"
9i}l''af "ser lac eai'eo"' "o"' s'PPei' ''' ~
I" 'ea 5ioNe "''a Tue last wall ooout i've u t INN
nies before the hflng eo"na'enee", Hi"'s' u0 h'
hear the anaed2te' lolnNz II hau p'eh f'''eo
while he Wa "a the room II would nave alif"e'e'
IN attention, witness went oU' ~ INV o'S" poo'
e' t' oaf-to'm. s"PPo'es ne 'es's''@'s f''S'h''
nom hs si5e and h9nre, when are fi'A'rAan'ei 1aa}