The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-04
LOCAL mArrEAs.

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TEE LATE MuaDBR Coroner Peachy
and Tbs jury Of Inquest met Il the nrst statiou
house yesterday aftsrnoon 70 hear other witnesses
summoned to testify y to the cause Of the death oi
PArRIcx CoLBEKT, Z grocer, on I7th strest, Last
Sunday night We Published yesterday morning
all the evidence that had been obtsllsd mp to thar
time. The witnesses ~ho have since testiasd, ,o1Iy
Strengthen the conviction Of the deliberate pnr-
pose Of NATHANIEL SUNDERLAND to murder the de-
ceased. Read it:
and half last o'clozk. was goihH up l7th street
70 Wesley Chapel. When sot opposite col5ert's
had been fght--thss some cne had Knocked sum
Sunderland came oat.. caught aold Of me, and said
plate in his hand. and turning from ne. threw the
plate in the street, exflaimiDg God d-nit" Col
would DO ihsl-I did not thirk ,ou would have
treated a dog of mine So" Sunderland replied,
THAT'S nothing" went to Colbert. told him moi
would give him another, If be wanted it. Colbert
pnshed me away. and my being weak. staggered
he has Iniis's Colbert was s hen en- backing an
forward, with knife in hand ! saw him thrust At
ami then grab him by the neck. and CONTINUED to
cut at him tn frVnt. understand that the man
o1rs as barrels in
Cross -EraniiRsd-When Colbert said Sunderland
had knife. turned and saw Sunderland Iobbng
at Colbert. and supposed was stabbed at ioast IF
derlaud got on Cslnert. held him between his legs
and stabbed him about the head. i vas balloaing
az sunderland all the time TO get OF Colbert. and
not to cut him.. suppose Sunderland Though. he
had stabbed Colbert enough. and got up but GILBERT
held TO his coat sleeve. stamped him, aud made
him release his hold. Sunderland then ran off Col
oers was intoxicated. don't think gu. deriabd was
strike sunderland. Colbert was a good-nAtured
man sunderland was very passi nate.
1hoHads Nicholson, sworn -sueday last. about I
O'clock went into Pat Colberts to get sunderla and
would 60 ii would drink with him. b. call d for
Two wh1skey toddies. Pat. made them. 8. insisted
on ats drinking Pat. refused at first, but alter
wards said there was too mnch liqusr In the two
glasses. AID divided them. making three drinks
remarked that was comirg Beau hickman pretty
strong. We drank. and 8. a. myself went to din
ner. After di. ner s. went up stairs and dressed
himself saw him take from coat po ket what
suppose to be shoeaaker KNIFE, and put it into
the coat he then had on. told him would wear
no such thing that { had gotten along without
carrying weapons-and that he was large elough
to need nothing of the s,rt He said he might want
it before a~ him again. and told me he was TWEEN
ts-one and could do as he pleased. said sHpposed
he was more than that. He then let the house,
since He was essed when saw him put the
knife in the breast pocke of the coat be had on.
The evidence here closed, when the jury brought
in the following verdict: @That Patrick Colbert
came to his death August lat, 1858, In consequence
Of sundry cuts and stabs inflicted upon his body
by NATHANIEL SUNDERLAND, with q knife. We
moreover find that the said Nathaniel Sunderland
bert'
Sunderland, the murderer, is now in Jail, ard
will be arragned before the Mayor for examina
ton this morning.