The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-10-15


Ihomds H'ade i,rcther-in-lsw to Mr.. Entne fscr
boarded at 4 s abH heear,e acquainted with Anbur'
thrEes Sold A. cont for$5i'o and trunk for 81.
paih him ST. so then, aud afterwards paid him 3 fo
the trunk and gave him the tcHf bacE. Told witness
Us Us Was acarver and sometimes made S1ee per week
! ph Ihnradny had revover-said he hgd rented 9
uouse doWn town-that he carved III bacs toom att
Sept confectionery in front-that there wefS row
ass IN THAT Part of the town, and he kept the pistol
Wayne that deceased had ehdeevored to induce Polly
one of Mr.. Emmers,h's servants to- 40 of to a free
state with him. While lie boarded Mr.. E.'s, Mfr
organ lost 3D. but deceased ttss not suspected OF
stealing il. =.
| After tho isry had examined the BODY Of Garter
James, the murdered negro, and returned ~ the
station House. the exaTi,inst tion was continued.
Banlts, slave to Jesse Williams. and the man who
made his escape and gave Information of the muir
Ger of Carter which led to the arrest 1 Auburn.
was sworn and deposed as follows got acquainted
with the deceased through Carter. On Monday
lst, carter came to my house and told me If wish
eu TO he free he knew man who would take us
both to the North-that he had vessel i'm which
we could go without being detected had scarcely
thought of such thing and therefore gave him no
positlvs answer The next day thought over the
matter and finally determined to the man, and
IT became satisfied that could get off, to go
tuesday night Carter again COMO to- my house, and
after some persuasion, tied up my clothes and
started with him When we got near Lafayette
Hall, the man v.s waiting there for Carter. AS
soon as he saw us he walked down the street and
wefolowed him to his house. When we got in the
tne bc1nE fastened, ne tod that
s9s rhoud start on his vessel the following Thurs
day or Friday right and that he woud take us safe
or lose his life. He said that would go on sail
vessel that the steamers were ell searched but that
all merchantmen went clear. Tha. we could get
go per month and board: that he had carried off
severa that he paid to do that sort ef business
and had his way clear. Carter paid him $76 He
asked me for my money, but l told him could not
give it to him then Carter had given him S. for
Inc. We stad there until Thursday night when !
made mind not hut from him
He told me he had killed several people, and be-
tanfc afraid of him after Carters death. He cut
Carter UP Fritay morning. l asked him why he
did it. He said he wanted to see the effects
of poison on the system of q man after death.
He said should be free or he Would die. i
agreed with him i'll everything he said Carter
said he was sick Thursday and laid down on the
bed The man (Auburn) gave him vial of pare
goric and strychnine Carter took it and instantly
commenced vomiting. He asked what kiud of
medicine twas. The man said it was the kind he
sent for Carter then went to bed; was taken with
fit and commenced screaming The man closed
his ii;os,!h up Carter lived about ten minutes
The man then asked what should be done with the
body, and then said Il Known we will leave it in
the cellar and tomorrow morning soon, / will
get shovel andy we will bury him." agreed with
him. and the next morning early he got shovel
end we went down. took hold of Carter's hands
and he took hold of his feet When he went out
he locked me up. had q candle to see by / dug
the grave about IA inches deep. There was very
without pick axe, and then covered the body with
loose dirt He was outside watching He said he
had rented the house for years and the body could
stay there that length of time and if anybody
ed in the house people would say they killed Car
ter He gave Carter poison about 7 o'clock. He
afterwards said to me bill, You are fine fellow
and will set you free don't like Carter" He told
me that he was from New York, and had run
groes off from several states, for which purpose he
was furnished with money by society don't
know Henry Macon; when left home took two
coats, two pair of pants and some other clothing
Ny wife did not know where was going.
ASnes (vsife of Carter the murdered negro) teat
fed as follows NY husband came home last Tues
day night, earlier than usual The next morning
he left about 4 O'Clock. told him that 1t was too
early to so to work. and he replied that he was going
down town some Business. He never told me
about man offering to carry him to free State.
He took no clothes away with him. No ono came
homo with him that night. / remember having eK-
pressed fear TO his death after he had gone out
Knew of no circumstance which could justify such
q fear, save his absence. DO. .
d.. Jackson-upon an examination, of the body
of Carter, it is my opinion that the wounds intiic
ed thereupon, were inflicted after death From the
appearance of the ewes, concluded that strych
nine was the poison which caitsed his death. The
appearance is exactly similar to that of the eye of
the corpse now lying in the passage (Auburnne.)-
On the body of Carter, found an incised wound
in the throat severing the windpipe, under the
right arm-pit, and one very large one in the abdo
men. In which the intcstines were laid bare. The
only evidence there was of the presence of strych
nine, was the appearance of the eyes, as no analy-
els of the contents of the stomach made.
Dr. Jno. Dore-Confrms the statements of DR.
Jackson and comedies with him in the opinion that
the wounds were inflicted after death.
PocohontdS KuYper.-Ahout three weeks since, j
met the deceased (Auburnine) at the confectionery
store of Mr. Froman, near the intersection of Main
and oath streets. He was then attired in sailors
dress, and was in company with the mate of the
schooner Lydia Ann, and another sailor. He COM
menced conversation with me, but did not let
him go home with me. On the following Sunday
night he came into the ncighborhood in which |
live and by enquiring found out my residence. He
was then dressed In very fine clothes and told me
that he had come on from New York i'll vessel
and had worked his way in order to save his mo-
new He said that he was born i'll Massachusetts,
and that his parents had removed to Norfolk, and
that his name was Francis Auburn. Said he had
married girl i'll the British Provinces whose pa
rents objected to the marriage and that after living
with her a week he had come here. He told me
that he would give me $500 if | would bring his
wife on to him. He came to my house very often
sometimes at night, hut more generally i'll the day
time lie always appeared to have 4 plenty Of
money, and would take occasion to show it. He
said he was fitting upa house on Main, between
22d and 23d sts., for a store. saw carpenters at
work in the store which he spoke OF. On Wednes-
dav night last he took me TO the Theatre-the play
was Ingomar After the play was over he returned
home with me, and spent the night with me. He
went away the next morning about o'clock
Yesterday, about IL o'clock, he came to my house,
and showed me two bottles of white powder. He
said 1t was poison, and if he thonght he never
to see his wife again, he would take them BOTH
He had, az usual quantity of money, and among
it were eight $40 gold pieces. He had good deal
of iewelry and ring on the little finger of each
hand He said that he had gotten man to bring
his wife from the British Provinces. Wednesday
night when he went TO the Theatre, he seemed
very much troubled and also seemed disturbedyes-
tcrdav On Thursday night he came to my house
directly after dark, and staid until the rain com
menced which was about 10 o'clock. He was
drunk and while there went out and took drink.
4. d. HTUioms-Last night while was at my
fathers residence Baylss, negro belonging to
him who has been away some time came He
was very much ag,atcd, and commenced telling
my father of having been in the house with the
deceased (Auburn) He said that he had been
confined in the house with one or two other ne
groes, that on Thursday night the deceased had
given Carter, one of the negroes, Poison and had
cut his throat and buried him in the cellar Bayliss
was much agitated and said that he had escaped by
leapng from the window. The deceased had read
TO him the advertisement setting forth reward for
his capture lie had gone along the back street.
in order to avoid an arrest, and save his master
from paying the reward. To show the truth of his
statement he showed some bullets and caps which
he had brought from the house with him. He desired