Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-06
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| slave OF MT. Dali! Idil vi tuIo SO'"'I' wa
convicted of the murder of Mrs. Elizabeth
Hall, (wife of Mr.. BAIL HAIL. and con-
demned to be hung on the Goth of next
month. The following is the testimony IN
the case taken before the Court:
DR.. Wunder sworn-Three weeks ago, yes
terday, lSunday,) | was called to see Mrs
! Hall: she was burned from the knee up the
back. and also in front, pretty much 10
crisp: she was in much pain, sick at stomach
and throwing up blood; don't think the flame
went d lwn her throat, but toe burning OUT
side caused il; was called in at o'clock, +.
NJ. Sunday; she died about | O'Clock that
night; | remained with Der until ~ O'Clock
that night; she was dying when left; ap'
nrised her of her condition; she knew she
must die, and appeared reconclled; she re-
ouosted Mr. Hall to take good care OF her
children after she was gone, and write to her
sisters. After that tho deposition was taken
| applied remedies externally and internally;
they relieved her pains; she said, Doctor,
am burnt to death" When the deposition
was given, she thought she must die; thinks
her remarks about her children were alter
giving her deposition; she requested her
husband to take good care OF the children,
and give them religious Instruction; Mr..
Febrev and DR.. Locke were present at the
time the deposition was taken; Mr.. Hall
also. she was not conscious when | lett; de
nosition was taken after dark; she first told
me the circumstances when | was alone; al
forwards she repeated the same to Mr.. Fe-
brey. in the same words. Before that time
DR.. Locke and myself had told her she must
die: | think she could not have had any ex-
pectation of living; | am not Mr. Halls reg
ular family physician; attended two OF Mr..
Halls children; Mrs Hall was in good health,
I suppDse. % to the time she was burned;
she was pregnant at the time; l asked the
question and she told me so: | am satisfied
that her death was caused by the burning.
II. w. Febrey swoTn.-l was at church
that day: was Informed that Mrs. Hall had
Laen thrown intho fire, and requested ID 90
over. When | 20. there, met Mr.. II all IN
the ward and went with him into the kitchen;
before | went into the kitchen, asked II
/ Mrs. Hall was badly burned; he SAID she
was: be then showed me some fragments OF
| burntclothing, and the fire upon which she was
| thrown, and the bench upon which she was
| sitting when the attack was made upon her,
! also the tub with pcrslmmoGs ana water I'D II
/ in which Mrs. Hall SAID she extiugu's1eu tne
! fire. The Doctors, Locke ana unuer, III
! formed her that she must die, and / then toId
/ them II was necessary to take her ueP'Siuon'
| which did: Drs. Locke and Murder were
present when | took her deposition, with
| some others, do not remember now who
/ they were. | think she was conscious she
would die. Deposition pGouucsd' iu7' "ueu
! az the one taken by witness. ohe mauc her
statement 10 full; then reduced II 10 VIII
! ing, and read it to her, and she approved IT.
| She knew the object OF the depoSluoh'
| When the Doctors told her she must ole she
requested that minister he scot Tor; mat
was before she gave her deposition; 'hlhK
| Mrs Moore and Mrs. Howard were present,
with others, don't recolect who; It was about
shutdown when got there; WAS NOT present
when she made the remarks about her chill
! dren: she evlnced no anger or V'ndlTt''e
/ feelings: she seemed calm at the time. |, as
/ Justice Of the Peace took her deposlCioh IN
writing, and read 1t over 10 ncr 10 Tue pre-
sence Of Drs. Wunder aud Locke; She sal1 II
was correct, and authorized me TO sign H. 10
| be used alter her death.
The deposition was mere prOuuCeu ny wiz
ness, and read as follows -
al ,old Jannv IN % To the sprinr, and Sa.
linn ?, bnrr, otont dinner. that il was late.
! 7 I'D myseif hack on the bench upon which
7 MOO ,;,,;r,, and fell into a dose. When
ro"se5 mn. asked Jeney where was Salina,
nd sGe said she had sent her to the spring.
asked her wbv she had sent her to the
srr;ng contrary 70 nv order? She gave me
.smo If her i1soIcuce. and slapped her in
the month She then took piece of pine
hoard and nut it in the fire. ! told her that
ros wronp os she knew | wanted the ashes
saved TO mako lev. that was having nothing
INIT hard wood burned. She then took it out
of rho fire. She again put it in the ire.
,,,Id her 70 take the board out of the fire again
She then caught me and put my head be.
tween her knees. and pushed me in the fire.
| hoopcd and plead with her not to do me So;
NV clothes were all 10 flames. Jenny ran
out and shut the door, and held II 50 that
could not get out. | tore oft my clothes as
best | could She again came IN ana TIRE"
me in the fire the second tine. again beg
ged and plead with her not TO do me So; II
slie would not, | wonld not have her WIip
ned, | would get her master to set her Tree,
and would give her all the money that |
had She again went out and held the door.
got the fire out as best as ! could. trlei
to get out of the door, but could not; then
thought Of the windows (ohe hau put al,