The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-09-22
PRICE ONECENT.
LOG Al AAT1 HAS.

THs Lars DusL. Taylcr and
Atiee, OF Heurico couuty, met at the State Coast
House yesterday, and resumed the sxsmiusstou
| Of witnesses who bsd beeu sum0oued before thsrs
70 testify TO facts concerning the late duel b.
tween Hoo. Shsrrsrd CIsmsus and o Jsnnings
Wise. Eco.
John ri Dadd, oversssr for Mrs. James Tally
| testified. that on the morning Of the l7th, ~ be
was passing across the field, Mr.. Belchsr called
him and told him he believed duel was about 10
bs fought Ia Of the long house as the Fairfield
race course. Witness then walked TO where Ne
saw two or more carriages standing on the outside
ct that point walked little further Down when
| he saw seven mea, none Of whose names he know
BE saw them moving about-saw one Of them load.
inga pissoi-heard four distinct reports. aud saw
describes the appearance Of the persons he had
seen aud stated that he would recognise them il be
were to meet then, again.
Jno Belcher testified to hearing the report Of
firearms about suarise,-to seeiBg the Carriages
| and drivers-to telling Mr.. Dodd bis impres SONS
-and 70 seeing carriage with four mon 10 Il, mel.
ther OF whom was recognised by him.
Charles A. Mayo, clerk OF the Central Hotol,
sworn.-Mr. Clemens Is at the Central Hotel.
saw him there for the nrst time, on the morning
Of the 18th, about hnlEpast nine O'Clock. did
not see him on the 18th. Have reason to believe
he was there on the l6tb He did not register his
name. A gentleman left the hotel on the morning
OF tbe 17th, before was up. 1prssume Clemens
left that morning, because he returned about
half past nine o'clock. do not remember having
| seen any one 60 to Clemens room on the 16th.-
saw Charles Irving in the street on the 14th OF
10th. Did not see him at'the hotel on the 10TH
Saw him in the hotel on the 18th. Saw Ciemeus
when he returned on the 17th DR.. Conway was
then with him. There were ether persons present.,
but do not remember who they were. assisted
Mr.. Clemens out of the carriage. Cau't remember
who came with him. DR.. Garnett was with him -
Carriage came TO the front Of the hotel Drs
Conway and Garnett and the servants assisted me
may have aided, but do not rscolisct who they
were. Indeed did not notice, a. was 40 xions to
relieve the suffsrings of the wounded man. MIR.
Smith was not present when the carriage CAME
don't know where he was. Clemens 10 at the
hotel. did not see Clemens the 10th, but from
what heard, presume he arrived that day.
q DO you know that any other person arrived
| at the hotel at the same time that Clemens did!
A. do not, of my own knowledge.
@. Do yon know by the same presumption, that
yon know Clemens arrived
A. Cannot answer the question. T. ~
q Has any one been occupying the same room
with Clemens +?
A. Cannot say Of my own knowledge that any
one did. 7s.r- '.
Q. Have you good reason to believe that....some
| one did!
A. 1 have.
| q. Who was that personl
The witness hesitated some time, and, turning
| to Judge Crump, asked IL he was compelled TO an
swer Judge Crump thought the examination was
| tchn6 "ioo Aoukc, auu uoOUtcu Tue ptOpEIety Ot
the mode OF conducting 1t, but told the witness to
| answer. The question was then repeated:
@. Who was that person?
A. must be my own jadge 10 this instance. /
cannot answer, and must abide the consequence of
| my refusal to do 90.
| The justices at once decided the question tn be
| q proper one, and ordered the committal OF the
witness for contempt of court. The witpess, how
| ever, before being taken 10 charge by the sheriff.
gave as a reason for refusing to answer, that he
might thereby suiject himself to criminal prosecu.
| tion; and the justices thereupon recognized him
to appear before them this morning.