The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-17

.asr SonvefsMtton between Mr.. SpiIler aud Vosrs-
thia,,1 .s. oeiofe the y Ing commenced, that anys
e'unitlad, snything liketfat
4, al DO not know that there was II thsre -.
have grown out Of the anecdos before r..
Cues BY defs. COUNSEL Please relate the .n,c.
An,-la the psssase between Mr.. spill.r ana ;, :.
sell about cur looks, said TO Mr. spIller' Iharsd
W. net ihe mau ones heard Of who was psss,ns
On On. road with gun or rls on his sheuider srS
sea.ea it at hm stranser asked him, what are rr
fo'ns TO dc--whst are yea about WHY. he ., ~"
to shoot o '' We ..S What are you
Tenn oath that would shoot the first man IL M ~
who WIS uslies than myself The man lootsS 10 :,
80 said. well, stranger crack away for n sm
usher than You are don't want to live snv ianssrS
0ses oy detts Cosnsel-ln reply to that aid mot
DER between You and hint ~
Ars- have no recollection of II; Il caused NIL,
BY sane When you made the remart NTH ,...
hand: mr., pei atin. will shoot YOU" ware von
pointing towards .s, Mr. Grstsma '''
Aus = think not. Mr.. Graham was aitt,ns
where titst saw hm, he was to INV left. INV s..ss
henung the wall opposite to where was sitting hnt
! dont remember the fact that my hands were rssed
pointed. Witness being further interrosated. ssys
that ne might have made the Same mat nuvre In a.
Ss,e in court snS them that he did in relating
ny ssme-How long from the time Won saw Mr.
orahsm take his seat In the room until the Arms
commenced1 e "''as
Ans-Bsing engaged an animated and intsre.t.
ing conversation, can give no correct sstimste Of
me time; appears to me. though Il could not have
10 BAY whether imm sdately after the Relation
OF the snecdots-the prisoner was standing
wSstb Se,hs asked when he saw the pistol sveled
90 little time he did not think much about II ~
sseases 0p,eIvsd the expression Of the face Of the
could describe 1t 20 that any could understsnS IL
sy same me, Did 1t show passion or phrenzyq
Ahs.-The impression made upon me vss that n
was more the expression Of indignation and Of VEN
sssnos; there bad been no conversation between NJ
any he had with any body slss; he was rssrth W
plase ne had been sitting when saw him sfsna,ns
fore ths issssd saw him Just instant BE-
nion q the intersection of line drawn At risbt
iT9m the aide Of the stovs next to where we
interrossted. witness says he did not observa NJ
Graham to take any part In tine Concentrations -.
psthsr saNs he ss aasas the time Witness
saw HIM fall, and calculated that he would aeon fa
himself Mr.. Spiller made Jour or i've steps fto ON
room, after the marder, saw Mr.. Spilers wslfins
stick In the room. and then supposed he had mot
of s stick don't remember which side his ismsua,s
was; think he WAS lame in his right foot and had al
ways been so. In looking the next day, or perhaps
mark OF bail which struck the pavement, and the
marx was IL the column of the portico think this
was Fefhapd The inst ball fired by Graham after he
came out and suppose it was fired at me, from the
direction CT tie ball from where he stood, though
at all. "
think recoilect now, that it was the right foot
that Mr. Spiief was lame in. On being further In.
terrogated wtne says that after the lights i'd the
room were extingushed. don't think hs could Disco
yer persons In the room knew Mr.. Spiller was lust
ahead of him. and saw the bulk of his person Just
before me; the night was q bright one the moon
shining, and could see both splller or Graham out
side of the house distinctly. -
No further question being asked. further this de-
ponent saith not.
The Wythevile Telegraph, from which we take
the above report says that the prisoner offered no
evidence in HE behalf and intends to rest his de-
fence on the plea of insanity.
He was committed to jail, to await his trial
which will take place on the last Monday In this
month.
FURTHER FROM CAL1FoRNIA-ARRrvAL OF THE
NORTHERN LIGHT.-The steamer Northern Light
from California, arrived at New York, Sunday
morning. Her dates are no later than those by the
Prome,heus which arrived at New Orleans Her
specie list amounts to $l7000O
Capt Brent, of the U. s army, comes a passen-
ger.
The revolution Ia Central America Ia not SIN.
pressed. General Munos heads the revolutionary
party, who expects shortly to be largely rein
forced by Col. Walkers emigrants from Califor.
MIA, $50 OF whom sailed from San Francisco about
the middle OF March. Walker and large number
OF followers were secretly preparing to follow 10
two ships already chartered for the purpose. Il
was expected that Munos would effect important
changes in Central American AFFAIR." especially In
Nicaragua
At San Francisco there WIS but little improve
ment In the financial affairs. The miners were
doing WELL but very little gold was coming for
N nac1., arfA r.
The Kern river miners have been disappointed
10 their expectations, and they were returning,
disguised with the enterprise
~ Meigs, the forger, is reported to be living near
Talcahuapa, in Chill.
An invoice of cigars valued at $4,000, smuegled
into San Francisco, had been seized there:
Business generally at San Franclsco was languid
and there was but little change In prices
The ship Morning Light and the bark Samuel
Merritt, from Philadelphia, arrived at San Fran.
cisco on the 4th ult.