The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-19
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TEDIOUS TRrAL.-For five days past the
county Court OF lIeuric0 has been steadily "a :
gagged in the trial of six negro men, sIayos Of Mr.
40 @ouiware Tor attempting the life of their oyprse,f
M, pVdd' a few weeks since. Ths1acts connected
.;sI a sie case. as sworn to by DOdd are substap-
IN these: Dodd was oyerseer. for Mr. Boulware
~ a. 'urday before the attempt upon his life one
tsndaa .sgro women who worked in the field pre-
that shs ~, ne SICK and took to her cabin Finding
ths si, was not iudisposed Dodd ordered her in e
hr, 70 her work. and she left the cabin 10 al, :.
that sha = 81 81 ~ where the hands were ha found
the opar,a ven him the slip On returning A,
to know whv sS" io9nd the woman and demanded
was NO. a1y why she had left the field She s.id 80
"a "a nol abie to work. and on ii rne Will sue
stantIv ,ri, STUCK her with his whip sh =;
scufle' sIinTsa 70 collar him. aud after ,r;ae
On Monday null VI the cabin, and ran sway =
head man, 10 ~, io.ning, Dodd ordered Yom a.
mar a,,t W go into the cabin ana S; oui' tue
Tom toll III; a @ receiving the order tbres tin
master came s rs. seer ne had better wait lii III.
ana Dotld both to do go u es.er tor the woman
, ' ahd on his return ranortaJ IL. "'u' ~ ihto
fh.n ,. not thsre. which proved to bs trr "S W.
but failina =, 'o 1he held in search of the woman
a 10 mud her. returned 10 tba hn. ran
nesroes having finished their hraot. e n1use. Inc
i., ,ito the neld to crop the corr o., tu. seh'
b.r ~ ai'er found the woman there IT, IN
settle with har d Deeh' and told her he wanted 10
that sha n ; ne, before she went 10 WORK WIZ
,i .na' sne raised q hoe az DodJ - "oih' WIN
- nc TOOK IL from her. when an sn.I ~ % 81 ,.
"nip from MS hand and ran tn - ehS'cheu his
we're at work. As she ran Off DoJs 'ne PRISON
n win the helve of the hoe He thaS s"'e her
" come 70 him, and the other noa1ronu oauefeo
'utded her to do So o'Aer negroes per,
Iutn She came. D0dd made her cross hou
har i,, nsf o"hip her. lie gave her two licr
@ , tlos, put nnding they did not burt bar ~
a. 80, ~ NJ 9' ne' shoulders, when. Ben her hrotb
or gave Dodd blow on the shoulder with
Oh a noe, crying at the same tim, .,uYs se"se
XIII MIN: On turning his head TO see III or oI
OF the outcry, Dodd saw that Rem To-, 'no sause u
pther servants had their hoes raised and WV @ .ne
hing at MN. One of them struck him aoa;, W, u'
~ ne moved Oft, all the hoes came down ,sh "iL Nv
was standing Dodd then ran for his Iifa ga ~ ~
le passed. GEORGE who was holding two n,,tas 80
i'ts & Iiuing mare, he received blow on the nacl
Nh stone; Inc negroes pursued him thronpl
the neld, ana endeavored to intercept hin, Lnt +
ran Tor bis house. calling for his gun at everv st
when within fifty yards of tn. house. ths nsaroa
iound that Mrs. Dunn had heard the crv and saa,
ing the gun. gave up the chsise and ran off :,
their master in Caroline county. y
other witnesses have been examined and tho mn
groes themselves have made statements i'm r.oar,
the affair but nothing has been elected Inv cros
examination or otherwise to change tho s,noar
ance OF the case, as presented in the testimonv .
Mr. Dodd. '''i'ony D
Yesterday the argument was opened bv Hob,
Is foung. Esq, on behalf Of the Commonweal,b
lie was followed by Marmaduke Jobnson gso :,
ah eloquent speech in behalf of thp defence Indg.
CIump 70 'wed Mr.. JOIN son o. III , same s;dc anf
tle urt then adjou I'll untll this mornng ION
John ). Caske will close for the defence. and Nr
Young will then conclude for the Commonwealth
when the case will be given to the Court for its de
cison. 80 w