The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-02-14

TESTIMONY BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE.
Our Correspondent at Chesapeake City last
week gave an account Of thc shooting of Geo.
B7istow by James Hcmphil on the goth day
Of January. but expressed the opinion that
the wound would not prove mortal Unfor.
| tuna tely, however, such was not the case, as
Blislow died on Saturday night last, the 9TH
inst.
On Sunday Coroncrs Inquest was held
over the body of Bristow, when the l.s.itno.
ny given below was elected. Ilcmphill is a
blacksmith, and adjoining his Snithshop is
= whcelwIigl,t shop, in which Richard Subbs
works.
A"dttr J. Olirsi, ;ueyn. = When Bnstow
cane to the shop Hcmphill was not in. when
Il. came he spoke to B. ci'lly and quietly
B, then said he came there to take up that
little scra;e that happened the day before.
II. told him he wanted no row around his
, shop and ordered B. three times to leave the
shop. B. went ont Of the smith shop into the
| wheewrieht shop. Cant say which went in
first. In there 3. said he would cut Jimnys
ineanng lle,rplll, heart ont ofhim. next
saw H. run into the Smith shop after The gua.
h. then canc into the smith shop and took
hold Of the muzz," Of the gun, az he took hold
Of 1t II. fired Snw no weapons in the hands
OF Brstow. Didn't hear II. gay he would
shoot him. B. started to 20 out Of The door
as soon as the gun was fired but fell 1T the
| door. II. aimed The gun a, BIS head, drlib.
erately as if with intent to fire.
Rlrhurd Studs, Suora. L. come to
the shop; did not know what he came for.
He was in the smith shop when the row COIN
menced; did nj hear the beginning of the row;
saw lht III come into the whr.lwright shop;
| II. ordered him to leave: Is. replied Il cut
! your ID heart OUT Il. then went in the
| ''niIh-si,op and GOT his gun and fired Saw
no wespons in B's hands. The shops totl
balong to II an not employed By him; charge
; my work to customers and not 10 H.; con,i.
! der have right 10 Nsr the sh =: have
! general supervision over il. Ii. held thu gun
| iuos,l y in his hands when it went of; 4. had
| hold OF it by the nuzzlc.
., LeTts Bi,Sfor SL0rn.- Went to the shop
with George Blistow: heard ii. order him out
and saw B. 20 ont. Was in the wheclwnght
| shop when B. was ordered to leave; did'n
hear him Say he would cut IFS heart ont. j.
went into the wht'lwrght shop and II. fol-
lowed ard cursed him as he went; IL. shook
| his fist at him and told him of cutting
| Dutchnan in New York: B. said he had cut
| the Dutchman and would cut him too, and
made 4 grab at HIN. II. ran into The smith
shop and seized the gun; STUDIOS caught the
gun; Il. then said IL. was not going TO shoot
him and came up to H. and took hold Of the
gun b. was then standing on the door sill
| between the two shops. II. pulled b. into the
smith shop; heard the gun 80 Oft; run out Of
the back doc! rs SOON as The gun was dis
charged; and went into the smith shop: found
b. there Oh his knees, about the centre OF the
shop.
Richard HpJIy, re-caliad.-Quesion: Did
you take hold Of the gun in lIcmphiil's hand
AnsMcr: did and tried to persuade HIM to
put the gun away. He Was then III the smith
shop.
Legi Lefmaa, swuo.. Went to the shop
after lhe gun was fired found Ii. with the
gun in his hand, trying to strike y. Heard
IL. say he would shoot any man who would
make such threats as b. made; saw Il. irving
to put something like . string into his pocket.
Il. W. Bennett who was passing by, took the
gun out Of ii ) hands.
Ihom0S Buskirk, SrorG.--Was at home
house neatly opposite the shops looking out
! ut the front window; saw the Bri5tows come
out Of the smith shop, ii. following them,
he appeared to be III passion; was shaking
his fists as though he intended to strike. b.
came towards the road some two CT three
steps. then turned and went into the wheel
wight shop: II. followed; saw no more but
heard tac Gun
George u. Bennett Sporn.-Was driving
by Just after the ilacas took place: saw per
sons running into the smith shop; went in
alsJ; saw there X. with gun in his haads;
tied to take il FROM him he said Ego away
from here George | then took the gun from
him aud passed it to some one outside. II.
picked NJ another gun; took it from him
also; saw y woman IN the back door, whom
| supposed to be HIS wife; she said: Jim
shot him in self defence, George drew a
knife ON him" II. stated that he would
shoot any Nan who drew knit, Gu hln: he
was excited and scented to haze been drink
ing; my opinion is they had both been drink
out, saw hole in his pantaoous; saw no
blood think II. would have shot again
had 3 raised from the ground.
john FiNiachanr Slcofn.-Was not at the
shop during Tue fracas. Went to Blistow S
mothers house: examined his clothes; found
| III the right hand pocket an open knife, and
in tue right hand coat pock et piece Of lead
commonly called slung shot, gave the knife
to the Constable and the slung shot to the
ci.c d S mother.
Dot. d. r.. Tri'es. Sworn.-Was attend.
ing physician to Bristow. My opinion is
lhs: THAT the wound upon the thigh Of
the body Of George Bristow vas the primary
cause Of his death"
Dot. J. y. Wutllec, -uorp.--.I concur in
thu yta t.,nsnt Of Ilr Trit.a R,istnu died