Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-10-15

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ts.s better way Of makias money a. he Was better dressed
.ss, u.sal lie raglieI 4 lam taking ny rest After l came
cut from dinner, he asked ne f would takea walk WIN mn.
: aid l would. We walked down 70 the Depot ana waking
oiho far end Of The Depot. hesee1aed 70 become very lhnea
.xetel looking round as though he Vas looking Tor soine BODY
al ,hs ssn,t tine putting his hand into hs rantaloans pockets
lIrh led Ae 10 believe lie was about 10 ORA" a weapon. /
.en Put mY bandon my pi.toi-nt the same time reinarhlne'
ba is HAT eoInias he then beeaite calm ana walked u "e
Was in Aug. or Sept, is5ii his face was flushed aud dark.
,ps.arad to IcexcHted In yasslon-vas afraid he Wa eoingto
haat HHa. Illye Lrd apprehensioas Of lin sihee-La'e gech
naii ef lin hat was friendly. Thought there was some.
line wrong an4at his mind. Fearedhe was going to shoot mn
bout the jaar al BeydsZ
q ,..fq1jaea by ncGnfe lie was at door when asked
walk to depot It was after dinner. M one else at depot
Sben lie put his handin pocket witness Thought he s" Il
is,ol. aud put his hand ON bis. Then asked who Is that coming,
IS object in asking was to turn his attention. which was done.
saw boy and mqn coming. Walked beidnd prisoner back to
iotei Had had but little to d. with prisoner before that
looked v IDLY out OF eye at depot. Thought he was going to
shoot him. Have seen nothing like insane department since.
Ret1aafaa3 big D fncc Have only spoken to him since DC
casianaly. Had concluded he was doranged.
THOMSON CROCKETT :-IGaye known prisoner since % CT
IG Yeas old. Is - years old. Wentta school with prisoner.
Was young man of tnc disposition and good hnmor. Can't
say nj what particular. time the change took place. was mol
great dead with him after he len school; can't well describe the
change that has ttken place; complexion ar&er-expresslon
IF eye wld whom excited; noticed him after a difficulty with
Mr.. Brown; staid with lin all night-whcn the difficulty was
mentioned BY Nlthths' 9piahE up as peNaHt Ei'dHY Avn"
said persons about town were in habit Of Insulting him by
sisus-nauod Judge Brown, \. T Crockett aud some others
Next time met with him at Ito, Cr1ekettsisaid he had been in.
suited by certain persons & that the same persons were going
- TRY binfsail he was insnitcd by signs, which were the worst
Ind of insults; manifested great excitement when conYefsing
Oh thissubjucti noticed his eyes were strange; did not observe
veins in lis neek;wasn4 50 soeialj"as restless and melancholy
most always on h%sfeet# particularly when ia town saw him
tho evening Of te occurrence; first time he observed him;
thought nc wa excited from his color; had come 10 buy cattle
Of hin. but did moi Ike his appearance and said nothing to him
on tic sutjceti face was very dark. This was same evening
sitller was Killed Was his habit to shake hands VITA prison.
er on meeting during tho day } or ! times or more, Have no
lorht whatever of his arrangement.
CsofsHtomtAed 6g ifosee4'io4-lt was late IN TIE evening
when witness saw him excited. 1t was then generally spoken
Of that Ms. spiler was to marry DR.. iIalnme'i witness had
heard it, did net know it obe af1ct. Can't fix the hour when
witness left town. Had no conversation with the prisoner that
evening. Didn't know what he was excited about Was al
Ways friendly with witness. Never had any prejudice against
prisoner. Don't think hc cony.rsed, generally, eonneetedy.
boat think he was fond Of canyrfsing on the subject Of ms
reaHingi MAS fond Of it, however, when at school. Don't know
Inst could mention any thing eyer ssidby prisoner that vas
foolish.
NAJoGJtS.F GLEAyEs-iIaNe been acquainted with the
prisoner from tho time he 1pris5no) was appointed justice 81
Tho Peace have watched him closely since hs arrest, solne
years ago, for inaaAiyi was a member Of the Court; did not
tAha hsi4saai'F such ms to Justify send.as him OH, have fFe-
4nendy. since, noticed Il slfange manner in his appearance,
which had induced him to believe that he was insane, and that
BE Gouft was wrong for mt sending hna on; passed witness
sometimes Without speaking or noticing Inns at other times
wa very friendly. Don't know that any counsel appeared
aganst hdm whcltia Coalt for insanity; Wasa rare thing to had
lin sitting.
CfeSses'"Satd by ifoSfcei0a-Dhl decide, as ore'cf The
Court. that prisoner was mol a proper sghjcct to be saut taan
insule asyiunf thinks prisoner relnsinel and acted as a Justice
of the Peace apt the time II the nov Constitution. The pris
mncris a cousin cf witness wife. Prisoners Experiment Is a
Magistrate Wa good; never saw any thing improper in his ron-
dncto oil the belch5 d,tt r,ooltet tltI eyer heard lin express
an irrational opinion.
R-EIdafar3 bB }1efHtC-The appearance and dep0rimput of