The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-11-14
LOCAL MATTERS 8.

EXAMINATION POSTPONED. ~ ess ei day
was the day fixed npen for the examination Of Nh.
ROD b. DIckIs5fS. charged with the murder Of J0aS
T. HALsr on the 2eth of October last, at the State
Agricultural Fair Grounds; and that fact bayigg
been made known TO the public, dense conceursc
OF persons assembled in Hastings Court room,
at The appointed hour to hear the testimou of the
! various witnesses Some few minutes before IL
CLOCK. the prisoner appeared in Court attended
by the Jaier and num5er If friends and took his
seat IN the prisoners dock His appearauce was
do*ncst. as II suffering severely from mental and
nouhy alaetlou, while the deep blue aud black
nhes % around ms lett eye gave evidence that the
blows received from the deceased were of yioIens
character.
At few minutes past IL o'clock, Justices Tate
Bray earke, Caskie, Picot, Sadler aud sanxay be-
Ius on tne bench the Attorney for the Common
Weaith had W. \. Jackson. H. T. Mundin. 2 @
spindle, Henry Dabney. Henry c. Neidt John
Hitchcock. j. Noodson Smith, D. r. Bridaford. and
Thomas rutherford. called as witnesses for the
prosecution, and all of them answering to their
names, the Court was then opened on the priso-
ner
Judge CruDp aud Col August, the counsel for
the defence asked TO have Joseph Gill. ". C. Free.
man, and William Carpenter, called as witnesses
'or the prisoner, and neither of them answer
ing, submitted a motion for the Continuance
ot the examination to the December term of
the Court, by which time they expected TO be
abIe 10 be ready 10 proceed. Colonel Angus;
sad he asked for she continuation with ,,turh
o. Consigned to one months Imprisonment in A
damp, unhealthy cell nut his associate and him
sell ieit 10 duty Incumbent on them 10
spare no effort have the fairly and properI,
presented to the Court. believing rs they did that
hy so doing, they would be enabled To show
That he was entitled to a discharge The,
had just learned that the three witaesse.
called were not residents of the city aud had also
heard of two other gentlemen. one residing in Atbe
marie and tie other ia Monroe county. whose eyi-
deEce was material to the defence. The unfortt
nate affair which the Courts to investigate occur
ted III the tair GroGndS. in the midst of strangers
ana AS the prisoner delivered himself into tin
hands ct justice at once, be has not had au oppor
tuHity OF securing the attendauce OF all the Wit
nesses. His cuuusC and his friends have used due
dtiGenco to secure the attendance of such as the
lnd heard OF; but having failed to get them
mere, asked the court for a continuance until the
next term. The Common wealth eculd not suffer
by the continuance. the Circuit Court did not
slt till April; and the case was one of life OF
death to the accused the Court could not refuse
han the poor boon OF allowing a fair orpurtunit,
~ getting his witnesses into court. Judge Crnmt
referred briefly tu the conduct of his clent after
The fatal Tenconter-to his readiness to meet his
accuscrs before a Tribunal of justce-to the dis
tance at which many of tire witnesses lived
from Richmond and the impossilility Of gettn
them here this term-and concluded by promizin.
10 use every exertou 20 lie prepared for the exam
ination at the next term.
hr. Daniel. on behalf of the Commonwealth
made 40 objection to the continuation; and til,
question on being submitted to the Justices wa.
carried in the affirmative The prisoner was ther.
FGuiauded to Jail to await an examination in D.
cember next