Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-10-22

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dsa nj aag-z hlf fsitse= Couldn't sas "hfHeI he
lhauel addressing nfhers used the "oa my
Ia ' DE,roS-wiinass 6f.t became araaa5aisl VIII
praoper IN ie SIMMER Had contract near prisoners
mother there offr Is. Yfar. was very ahttsts ~
him Whon first iuradueedi hongm there was .hns -
prisoner De didn't uudersaud Formed ON aegnaHiantt
hlgh opinion ~ Prsener character but thought so s
gnenfy .jako being badly treated by people making sgs
| IT contempt at hiia. Complained Of hr Aeeafe.k hr
Crawford Judge aud lis Complaint against Judge
D. one Il principal for thinking Pri'oer insane SAID
pay attention to If the Judges family Ihonght the
i, ~ % ,,tt ALLIES br1bat The rule didn't work
,oI way prisoner in the situation described
by fnsed swollen, eyes peculiar DC
ppened the dsto agreeable conversation
Witness always guarded in intercourse with prisoner
liked him but dreaded him IN some drgr saM nm N Jal
eonfered ~bh Two or three times Prisoner very much
affected WHOM witness approached y" conversation for some
time prisoner too much overcome Hpoia q inc aiar
Prisoner seemed toTegfe much sli there was 40
b sa,s ." @ a s a suc a spill
Ter about fire him said be drew he pistol aud com
aao Ind s, falsely hut tint he had recalled sona faint
impfes on II samohing having happened ont
bee under the impression thai
Mis- 3pHlr hur.elf elope that nigel 10 be
rie yad that they suspected
watched and wond have postpone il said he
had made preparation purchased articles M "paia iahu
something her and had spoken about horses
aud buggy all" stated that ne did not ble'e the report
about Miss Spiders mar tGy had gone Is 20
bring him paper with the marriage published to plague MN
saidif wt would tell him she married. he could not
d#pn. It'll, II 80" "as hfaie II way nor 70 t L.
wanted. Said witness would not tell him So Thought h"
he 6rm undcr thai belief Thinks prisoner said there
pistol fred thai he dill not ire Had no notion Of
Killing Mr. three nuies before it occurred although Mr.
did speak to him he REGARDED him very clever man
thought people had Told Mr. lies ON him and prejudice in
too Dr. h4i threatened to shoot him If he
looked him that others had done the same thing That pr
passed through the room while he was hefe that ne hd
bought the pistol to defend himself -,
flosse. aafioa-Witness voluntarily to the jail;
,ent of prisoner Col 10 Graham, the
prisoners brother went with him to Jllor and aor peIntte1
him to prisoner Witness rigdy xanned and
much length but testimony IN chief was not affected ny
hr replies oo. it,, ,.
witness about what prisoner said {" the shooting
oulof Heard also prisoners statement about his eN
Dg4roS recalod)Dont remember the name of the per
sonwho to procure horses said he hs4 " re5ghs 20
her fathers servant Arthur, SAID ne would nave
married Hiss S. but for the efforts of his enemies.
Mns SARAH WARDsN.-iriaoner came to =" tness house be
tween shutdown and dark Sunday evening ida after murder)
something to eat asedf had heard what ne hau
dome then asked whom he had shot; told him .o,o
him something eats was in house about i've minutes }oh
some meat would wait for to cook IL did not see
him afterwards Witness husband saw him XXI morning
Jas. W KGNG--Has been well acquainted with prisoner
sine Fall If ~ Worked for him that Fal in getting
coas him pursue his brother Robert with piece OF oak
quilting frame another tme at the coalbahkh ne'ea MN De
gin 10 rave without anything hm vengeance in
his faee; often afterwards such things prisoner looked
ing about horses in his eornheld Witness went and examined
aud could find no horse witness got to be 'aa 81 ai'ne
and moved away from him Witness has seen defaEe per
thinks prisoner derangcd when he had spoil on hun
Cross aoion.-Wimcss would owe prisoner, on fair
settlement Don't know how much. Witness testimony and
his peculiar language and gesteuafion produced much ner
mcnt The prisoner with others Seeming to be greatly ased
JosEpn IoIsroNllaye known the prisoner for !! years
there trial andsut
in this prisoner witness him advancing to
ccr table when called clerk told him he was not waned
produced a.bee That he
deranccd, lie excited flushed Sc prisoner fell ON
similar excitement Thought he
did W he doing Witness gave particulars
spending with others heretofore
his habit breaking OH from the
subject introducing others and then returning
abruptly 10 the iirst had an odd way OF rising abruptly ana
starting of Sc. sc.
aoti9a-Ihought when the spell was him he
dangerous.
WM Ssnrp-Gesdes Nvthevillc, has known prisoner q
deal of him within eNeafs Has
considered him all that ana 10 certain per
Has sscd himself
luenty Has attended parties nj which prisoner was present
such occasions when Miss Sfiller
nrng catch her by the dress when she was and
when would L. round prisoner would smile in silly
w i'm on me a
NInatou who showing her attention Have seen him
watching her In street. lie would nehtN and his
abs jrbcd has noticed such things frequent
" Prisoner passed great dea of time walking
of spiders Have linn stand
Spillcrs house .king servant Have him in
the house late night in weather. The Young
habit him great deal about Miss
S very III afraid ofhim lie the terror
Of her life She avoided i'm whencyers was possible Wit
did regard him of sound mind, lie is well
read when c these moods everything seemed
confused mass of fooishuess-
crdmacd-Thnls him general subjects well IN
formed intelligent When he gets excited there is
sense in anything he saws
WHITE & RYAN--Saw prisoner last March at Nacks Mead
thought him deanged man from his department with
out knowing who hcwas There fulncss about his
but little world hang his head and mntter
himself Witness spoke of his derange whcnh returned
home but dYs after remarked to
that my had kill d Spller'
reeuct expressions used by prison
er. judged from appearance and manner,
Court adjourned till TO morn 3M morning
fro RE CONTINUED