The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-06-29
LOCAL mATTEns.
CHARGE or Muaprs ths D;.r,

CHARGE or MuaDEs.-In tie Dispatch
tfthe 21st inst. we published brief account O,
the death ola negro woman named Cola. siave to
Charles L. Cooke. curator of the estate OF James
Fox. dec and hired ~ Richard H. Barnes Of Hen
rico county, on the 10th, the holding ofa Coroner
inquest over the body the day, aud the yer
dict Of The jury. On the 24tb lust we published
In fa'l all the evidence given before the Corouer
On Sunday last RICHARD ii BARNES and JOHN W
Baker (she principal witnesses b4f rs the Corne r.
were arrested = warrant issued by Justice
ELu.u BAKER, and yesterday the two prisoners ap
peared before Justices Gsrnett and TAYLOR. attend
ed by their counsel, Messrs. August & Randolph,
10 undergo examination on the charge Of Bur.
der. We append below the substance Of the evi-
dence ELECTED iu the investigation, Mr. John B
loung appearing ~ the pres cutor on behalf of
the Common wealth.
Mrs. Nartha Haylcood sworn.-I live on Mad.
i9x Hill moi far from Nr Barnes. I was at home
most OF the day of the 20tb. About 2 O'Clock. as
| WAS on my way to my daughters, I saw Nr Barnes
| "hen ne came home. lie was GU horse back. riding
quite last, aud came uigh riding NE as I was
crossing the old field | ssid to him ..you must be
| a fool. or drunk one,' to which he made no reply
heard no noise at the house of Mr.. Barnes th at
day. and know nothing about the death of the wo.
man
Mrs. Pate, sworn.-I live next door to Mr..
| Barnes. was at home Sunday, bat heard no noise
and was not are that ANYTHING had happeped nm.
| til about o'clock. when saw a crowd around Mr.
| BARNES house, and heard some Que say that Cola
had killed herself Seeing Mr.. Baker, Zone Of the
ptisoners,) asked him if Cola had hung herself
He replied Il did not do 1T" told him did not saw
| he did. He then walked iuto the house Next
| morning. between and 0 O'Clock. Mr. Baker came
| to my house aad asked me why had asked him if
he killed Cola told him my question was "has
Cola hung herself" He replied III did not do IL
Mrs. Pate " After MIR. Barnes had done it," said
| Baker, she would have hung himself II 1t
had not been for me. 1t was as much
~ could do to prevent him. Mr. Barnes will raw
for c ia and be glad to get off at that" He did
not say Mr.. Barnes had hung Cola. He said a ffe,.
Mr Barnes had done it, I saw Cola twice that day.
The first time was about o'clock, when she was
getting ice and the last time about IL O'Clock.
| when on her way to the spring. She seemed then
| to be as well as usual Two other ladies heard
| what passed.
Mrs. BohdnnoB, sworn-I know nothing of the
affair. saw Barnes going home about O'clock
that afternoon lie was riding rapidly. Soon af-
! Ter saw crowd following him. 1 live the third
door from Mrs. Pate. About IL o'clock that d.y
| saw Cola going TO the spring
| Moses Waterman sworn.-I saw Mr., Barnes on
Sunday, the Goth, between II and o'clock, at Mr.,
| Crag's. 1t was very hot He came in pulled off
his coat, and said lac had just come from church.
| He sober
Sunday between and o'clock. Also saw him in
the morning In the afternoon be game to Mr.
Craigs on horseback. told Craig and myself what
had occurred, aud aaked Us to go up to his house,
which did. lie was sober.
DR.. H. Lgfand, sworn.--I was present at the
post RtoTtem aud assisted DIR. SneilDgs. We exam.
med the brain and found it congested There was
blood in the left yentrcal, which suppose caused
her death. The body had been taken into Mr.
Barnes kitchen when saw it.
| " G EggeSt0R, sworn--I acted as Constable on
the occasion of the inquest and summoned the
jury. When got to Mr.. Barnes, about o'clock,
found the woman lying in the yard. with her
head incline brick pavement about three
feet wide The inclination is about three inches to
the foot. Over the face of the body was hand
kerchief. which removed. The face had bloat-
ad xuh hich ind nrai Ina
the woman drank. He replied that she did not
rhe witness repeated the statement made to him
by Barnes which was substantially the same
made to tine jury of njuest and published in the
chain and mulberry limb TO which it was attached.
tie witness proceeded: ''Mr. Walford, the foreman
of the jury, placed the chain around his own neck
| aud could then kaeei down without choking -
| several other jurors tried the same experiment
| think there no limb on the tree sufficiently
strong TO hang the woman. Barnes was sober
rhe wOman's skin had au unhealthy appearance
She was neither black nor yellow but between the
two. She seemed to be 80 years of age, and sub
ect to fits. l should judge she weighed 150 pounds
When saw her. her jaws were tightly cteuched-
80 much so that DR.. Suellings could not force them
| open. l thought the end of her tongue appea. ed
| black. There no appearance of scuftle Bear
| the tree and no indications in the yard that she
| had bsen dragged. have heard Mr. Barnes repeat
bis statement not less than dozen times, aud In no
,ingle iustarce has he varied in the lghest part
| Wm B Page, sworn.-I saw Barnes at Craig
between II and l O'clock where he came in aud
pulled off his coat, and called for julep. He said
he had been 10 the Catholic Church. He was So
| ber.
Dr. SnefIsngs sworn Il was under the impres
| sion that the woman had hang herself aud took
hod of her head, when I fuubd her neck was
| stiff. I examined her eyes aud fonnd them uatu
RAJ. On the right exterior of the neck L saw
marks of the chan and disseciing the neck
| found effusions of blood directly under those
marks L then made An iucsion on the right TEN
| pie but fouud no braise. On the left temple the
! | muscles were confused which induced me to ex
| anime beneath them for fracture, but found
| noBe. | then took eft scalp, dissectsd the
| ,kul, found Considerable blood ia the lef.
| seuttIcal, and congestion OF the brain. The
blood not clotted Anger or excessive excite
| ,nent might produce congestion. To fall in H.
| might have caused the bfusing of the lef temple
muscles. The condition of the brain WAS entirely
| consistent with natural death. The bruises oI
| he heck and temple were insufficient TO produce
irath OF themselves. Think rhe left temple bruist
. was from an external injury heavy blow OF
! the left temple might have caused concnssion O
the brain. and produced inseDsibiliiy. do not at
tribute the efnsion OF blood aud congestion OF the
brain to Injury of the left temple mnscle. exam
ined the person of the deceased, and thought thu
whip 2ing she received a moderate one From the
8 appearance of the woman thought she was preg
nant, but made no examination to ascertain thu
tact.
| Dr. L0fdnd recalIet-There WAS extravasateC
| blood in the lett pie muscles, which though
y as caused by a rupture of blood vessel. thint
| a portion of the blosd In the left ve0trica was ar
| terial noticed slight abrasion Of the skin neal
the angle of the left jaw, which WAS the only nu
| natural circumstance noticed do not think th'
appearance of the brain was caused by the injury
| to the left temple muscle. The statuae. age, an'
| general appearance of the woman, showed her tc
| 6c fit subject for apoplexy. The only appearance
| of violence a bruise on the left mple nus
Gle. | advised Mr. Barnes TO demand 4 further 10
yestigatiou, which he desired, to the fullest ex
tent
~ c. E1QieSton. recalled-Mr. Barnes has tolC
| ME several times that he desired further ant
fuller examination, aud l advised him 10 see Dir
Young, the CO mmonwealth Attorney, and ask fol
an Investigation.
, and that he (Y spent most OF last week getting
| up facts for the investigation
| Drs peachy and Peticoas, after hearing the eyi
dence we're called upotl as experts, and questioned
| as to the cause of the death of the woman.
| DR. peachy thought that the blood In the lef
yentricai had got there while making the dissec
tion. lie did not think the woman died oil apo
| plexy, because, if so, she would have been para
iyZed in one side least, aud would not have stoo
fair upon her feet, and could not say that tn
bruiso of the left templs muscle caused death. IN
, less he knew with certainty that the deceased wa
pregnant.
clusons but could not from the evidence elected
| say what caused her death.
i We we're so situated not to be able to catcl
what the physiciaes said, in answer to question
| propoGnded to them, but have given the substance
as possible
The evidence being concluded, witness wa
called for the defeLee and testified substantially
follows:
over the body of Cola. received the iDfor
nation of the death of the woman from Mr.. Barnes
On Sunday week last, had flushed my dinDe
aud gone up stairs bnt a short sIme when a ser
q mr. lrffI R INT IN iur nall