The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-01-06
LOCAL MATTERS.

der Of NATHAN BURNETT, resident of Han
over county, on the Goth of November last.
Having heretofore given the evidence Of sew
eral Witnesses before the Coroner's Inquest,
we shall now only add such additional testi-
| mony as may have been introduced.
The first witness sworn was Mr.. o. II. 4.
G. Jones, who saw the prisoner and Burnett
together on the Saturday before the murder,
| in Richmond. His evidence was substanti-
ally that given before the inquest
Mr.. FL. G. Ha-fegroee was next sworn, and
| repeated his former statement, with the add
| ton, that on the morning after the murder
Gus attack upon Burnett, he was out on q
| shooting expedition, and learning of the af-
| fair fastened on to where the wounded man
| was lying in the road He heard Burnett
tell DIR. Terrell, that he had been beaten by
a negro. When DR.. T; went for the cart, ne
| (witnessl was lett with the wounded man,
who, ON being questioned as to how he was
| injured, replied sometimes that |" a negro did
| it, and at others, that he did not know. l
asked the question at least twenty times,
sometimes receiving one answer, at other
times another, and then no response. think
he answered :" a negro did it, oftener than
any other.
James W. Games, sworn.-On Tuesday
evening, the Goth Of November, l rode my
mare up Valley street as far as the creek to
On getting within short distance of Mr..
John Towards house, the creek being but a
| few feet off saw johnson Standing there in
conversation with Howard This was about
| shutdown When l stopped Mr. Howard
came to where l was, commenced q CONVEX
sation andtook my child off the horse. John
| son then started off, but am unable to say
which way he went. Johnson lives about
300 yards west of Towards S, and in tine diree-
r Rr;l IN
morning after the murder rode up to my
brothers ON I'd street, and on my return, met
Constable Childrey who informed me of the
murder and at his request | accompanied
him to Dr. Terrell where Burnett was then
| living. While there statements were made
which threw suspicion on the prisoner, and
induced the officer to call ON Justice Hanes
and get a warrant. After this l went with
| Childrey to arrest johnson. We found him
hS1T Mr.. Towards and took him in custody.
Mr. Childrey, after reading the warrant to
johnson, told him that he must search his
house, and we at once proceeded to do so.
On getting there, Mr.. G. told me to examine
the basement carefully, which did, while he
followed the prisoner into the second story
and searched it. was in the basement when
the Ratchet was found, but was in the second
story when the old dirk was discovered. We
took the prisoner to DR.. Terrell's where Bur-
nett was lying, and while there, johnson re
marke ed to me, "if Burnett dies night,
shall be convicted of his murder"
On the Monday following the murder. received
information that MIR. SinOtts sons had found
bucket of oysters, small basket of sugar and coffee,
al large chicken basket, in Diil's woods sup.
posed to be the property of Burnett, and immedi.
ately rode up to enquire about 1t On getting TO
the residence of Mr. 5 his boys took to a lane
dividing the farms of Belts and Hill, and leading
from the Meadow Bridge road to the Central road,
J.. 49, E,,S
where they found the articles have mentioned
The chicken basket there in the bushes but the
other things had been carried away The boys first
saw them on Saturday. There were several spots
OF blood on the basket and cover. They were with.
in ten feet of Dps fence.
[If Burnett was assassinated at this point bis
mule and cart must have been taken from the main
road into the lane while he asleep from intoxi
cation, AID after the deed was committed, turned
back into the road and permitted to go on towards
home
James II Smith, sworn-(The chicken basket al.
luded to by Mr.. Gaines, was shown to the witness)
think knowthat basket. Have sent chickens to
market in it by the deceased On the Monday night
bsfore the murder, sent ten chickens some butter
and eggs to Mr.. Burnett, and as my basket was toe
small to hold the fowls, requested that he would
put them in his basket. | also sent him memo
randum to get me some nails sugar, coffee a box
of backing, and half gallon of brandy 1 never
received any of the articles, but satisfied that he
purchased them of Mr.. John P. Tally for me; as
have bill for portion of Them B. having pu rcha
sed whskey instead of brandy. reside about one
mile from Burnett's, in Hanover county.
Atgern0n S St0rrs, swOrn.-On the morning of
the Both November saw Burnett lying in the road,
the sun then being about an hour and half
high DR.. Terrell and others were with him. and
had moved him across the road. On the east side
of the road were three pools of blood, probably
half gallon. Before getting to where Burnett
was lying, tassed a negro wagon idriver on the
southern slope of the HILL who was engaged in
,hnot from t1,ny fha aix
stalled | asked him if he had beat Burnett and
he Immediately answered that he had not, As my
sister was with me at the time, did not stop. MY
market boy passed along that road before day. but
says he did not see Burnett. When coming down
the hill the horse became frightened and he took
him by the bride and led him. He says he heard
noise, but could see nothing.
When the inquest was being held asked johnson
at what time hs left Burnetts house. He repei
that he got home about O'Clock the Tuesday night
before.
of IL and IL years. sworn.-I know Johnson the pTi.
soner at tbs bar. Have seen him passing the road
Saw him coming down the road from towards Han.
over, Wednesday morning between 9 and 10 O'Clock
He lad two dogs and double barrel gun with him
and said he had b ZEN ten miles in Hanover, hunting
Snow 1t was Wednesday morning, because nv
father got home en- Tuesday evening, and thu next
dav | vert to Mr.. TayioI's
Joseph II. Saunders sworn i am overseer for M
Dill, at his ia m came along the Meadow Bridge
road TO town, on "wednesday evening lest before
night. In a II ctaway, having servant with me- /
met two wagons, one having five mules, ard the
other four, at Mr.. Daniels fence, near Belts dip
spring. Saw no cart on the road. The cave spokeu
of by Gaines sdjoins DilPs farm. The servant who
was with me was going to his wife, and dire ct.
ed him to meet me the next morning at Mescoe's-
When morning came oversept myself and on INV
was to the farm overlook the servant at Morris cor
n II, II k.rg up herrings. then took him ia with
me and went on 10 the farm. Ifa cart had been
within halfa mile of the wagons should have Sc en-
It, unless it had been taken from the public rosd into
the woods
Here the exauinst ton adjourned until this
morning at IL O'Clock. We havs no idea that the
case will be conclude to-day, judging om the mum.
Der of witne sses yet to be heard.
ALARM OF FIRE.-Cn Thursday night
last, about II O'clock the stable of Mr. Burnett. on
Franklin street, caught fire, and would have been
destroyed but for the prompt action OF persons on
the spot, who soon succeeded in extinguishpe the
flames. Liberty Hose Reel arrived very shortly
after the alarm was given but luckily its aid was
not required.
HIGH PRiCFs.-A day or two since Mr.
Thomas w boswell OF ths city hired to a gentle
man OF Kanawha. eight negro men, for $500 each,
These servants are to be employed in mining camel
coal the present year.
LAID ovER.--Robert Birch, John Smith.
John Carter and William II Gallagher, charged
with receiving stolen money, knowing the same to
have been stolen, were called for examination. but
owing 10 the fact that Cavanaugh and Williams.
two OF the PRINCIPALS had not arrival frc,, ~ .