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


when without any indictment being read, or Ia
single question put to the prisoner, they pro-
ceeded to take the evidence. The first witness
introduced was DIR. Terrll. who stated that
he was returning from the country, and when he
had gotten Just opposite 30 DR. Richards Office.
which was about o'clock on Saturday he hcnrS
the smoihered report 81 pistol, accompanied by
a slight scream. Instantly the Office door WINS
thrown open and DIR. Richards came out his hands
drawn across his breast, exclaiming, Lord q
Lord ~ at least rs often as twice. At the same
time be reigned up his horse, and looking over
his shoulder. he saw the prisoner IL the Office III
the act OF putting the pistol in his poeket,ram'r
king. take that" and on his repeating II sinl ar
declaration thinks he said damn ven take that"
As the DIR. disnounted from his horse. Caldwell
came out of the Office. The Dr.. asked him what
was the NATTER Caldwell replied, Il shot that
mani killed that man Richards aud confess il 10
you: He separated me and my wife and ruinedmy
family"
We will here state that Dr. Richards, aft or
passing through small porch at The door of his
office, turned around tho corner il to go 20 his
house. hnt fell eft the corner of his Office.
DR.. Terri then said, looked up the street and
saw DR.. Griffin some 30 or 10 yards nf, aud cal
led him, telling him that DIR. Richards muir
dered. DIR. Griffin came immediately. and we
both went 10 where DR.. Richards was lying. and
instantly obsffNtb ibhi ue was III Tue AEtuieH tt
death the wound being of such fatal chara ,tcr
that nothing could be done for him. Mrs Richards
had come out of The house, aud was with the DR.
when we got there. During this time Mr.. Cald
well had started off down street, saying that he
going to deliver himself up to tho author ties
After he had gone some little distance DR.. 6 ri lin
asked, "Where is the murdeier1" ] told him
that he was IN the street, then stepped in the
street 81 look after him, and saw him opposite 10
Snyder's in slew trot. Just then ! saw Mr.,
Jeter come out If the alley near his house OBJ
served to him that that man had murdered r.
Rchards,and asked him TO go on I'd help TO cat oh
him. At the, same time saw Chas i R1erson on no
street the tan yard shop aud hallooed 10 h i'm
TO stop that man. ! observed that the man tn on
stopped running. and walked oct ON the side w,.lk
where Anderson was. ] then returned tp whc no
the body was lying. A number of people in this
time had collected, and feeling quite nnwel | We MT
home, and returned again about o'clock in The
evening.
Cross ErQmintd DR., Richards fell ON his
face and turned ON his side. The wound was in
the pit of the stomach, and from its external mp
pearnnce the pistol must have been very close
when discharged A six shooter was the instr1-
ment used
DR.. Gritiin's statesments did net materially
differ fsom those made by Ilr. Terrill. He heard
violent screams about the time DIR. Terrill called
HlUs uHu THOUGHT tilHI some Oh Inf cDllufen were
burnt. II think got there before Dr. Terrill had
hiicbed his horse. | asked what was the mat
ter DR. Terrill told me that DR. Richards was
was lying around the corner OF the of
fee So that did not then see him. On DIR. Ter
rill pointing nu the place, ! saw DIR. Richards
lying, and ON going up found thai be was merely
breathing don't think he lived more than two
minutes. The wound was very large 10 have
been made by pistol fully az large half
dollar, and blackened with powder ON the out
side. saw Caldwell running up the street, and
Mr.. Samuel Jeter after him.
''On the next day ut the request of DR.. Rich
ards friends made an examination for tho pur-
pose of trying 10 ascertain whether or not two
shots had been fred. found that a cons idera-
BILE portion of the stomach had been shot away
and was nearly empty. The liver was very much
lacerated did not succeed in finding the ball;
thought that the range was little downwards."
Mr. S Jeter bong sworn. said, ] had gone from
my store to dinner, while there ] heard some
noise in the street. got up from the table and
went to the door, which is opposite TO DIR. Rich
ards house, and on arriving there saw DIR Rich
ards lying on the ground on the opposite side of
the street, and Drs. Terrill and Griffin
him. l started across the street, when | got
about halfway across DR.. Griffin hailed me, and
told me to catch that mamie had killed DR.. Rich
ards. then stepped back and got my hat and
started down the street after HIM fast could
un. He looked back when he had got near the
bridge and me in pursuit of him, aud started
to run. / hallooed. 'catch him! CATCH" That
brought Mr. Anderson from the lanyard. |
was 50 yards from him. He passed the tan yard
running, Mr.. Snead at this time was coming
down meeting him. | haowed to him to catch
him The prisoner then turned from the middle
of the street and walked up TO Mr. Snead on the
pavement. ] went up and took him by the collar
I II 1 4 1 II ~
must go to Jail. He said lac had shot DIR Rich
ards and was now satisfied he would give him
self up. Itook him by the color and led him
down to the Post Office. He said he had killed
DIR Richards because he had caused him and his
wife to separate. When | haooed was under
the impress sion that he was trying to escape.
James HUFF, Jaiior smorn.-The pistol being
shown him, testified to its being the that
he had found on CALDWELL; four of the barrels
were loaded when he took possession of it, The
two empty barrels bad the appearance of having
been just discharged
George Hannah sworn.-Caidweil had called
on him at the Exchange Bank. short time be-
fore he killed DR. Richards. He had known
Caldwell for some time, conversed 10 or 10 min
utes with him. Caldwell asked him where he
could feed his horse, said he had grain with him
i told him he could get stall at the tavern. lie
then went to the American Hotel, which is just
opposite to the Bank. saw him over there, and
his horse in the hands of the ostler. Detected
nothing unusual in his department while he was
with me. have never heard anything to the
prejudice of Mr. Caldwell. His standing in his
neighborhood was good
Here the evidence for the Common wealth clos
ed.
Mr.. Anderson was Examined in behalf of the
prisoner. Heard the prisoner say that he had
killed DIR. Richards, because he had ruined his
family. and caused him and his wife to part.
Mr.. Snead, the man to whom he surrendered
tstified to about the same thing
JAMES CatdeeH sworn.-said. about II to 1;
years ago. my wife was lying on her death bee
DR. Richards attended her. Mrs Caldwell 9TH