The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-09-21
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LOCAL nATTEns.
LfoAr Irourry INro Tre -.

Lf0AE IHou1Ry INro rHs TAru Durr.
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning yusffess Inh, n
Taylor and jacobs Atiss, os Hsnrico county. MAJ
as the ststs Court Hosse. psrsuast 70 adjoueo-
moned before them, TO sscertsin legal facts con-
nected with the late duel between Hon. Sasawoop
CIEHENs and 0. JENNINGS WIsI, ESQ upnn which
70 Issue warrant fOr the arrsst Of the psiscipals
!ohn 3. Young, Esq, appeared - Cosmon ssaish's
". Randolph, VIM. W. Crump and James Lyors,
Esqs.. % advisers for the witnesses.
ko0Ea PRYOR, Esq, editor of ..the South, y Wss
called to the stand, when the following questions
were propouuded and answered:
/ Q. Do yon know whether duel was fought ON
Friday morning, the 17th inst.. between o. Jen.
pings Wise spd Sherrafd Ciemensl
A. decline to answer.
O. Did yon see either Mr.. Clemens or Mr.. Wise on
A. saw Mr.. Clemens more than once on that
day I saw him in the morning and again q
Q. When did you last sec him on that day, and
4. Atnight, at the Central Hotel, In this city.
Y. Was any other person present at either Of
those interyisvss
4. No person was present 1t the last interview.
present at any one Of the interviews, and II 20
whei
A. decline to ansver.
@. Did you see Mr. Clemens on the morning of
Of the 18th Instr ~ :
A. I did.
Q. Did you see him in the city Of Richmond on
that morningi
A. Ibid. -
q. Did you hear him say anything, at aay Of the
anoTe Interviews, in relation to . coutem plated
dimculty, or quarrel existing, between himself
aud o. Jennings Wiset
A. decline 20 answer.
Q. Did you hear said Clemens say at any time
that he expected to fight duel with said Wise
A. decline to answer.
Q. Have you seen said Clemens since 10 O'Clock
on the morning of the 18th, and If 20 where
A. saw him on the I7tb.
u Has said Clemens stated to you, on Friday or
Wise! .
A decline to answer.
z. Was the communication published in your
paper, called "Ths SOUTH" on Saturday. signed bv
sherrard Clemens, 90 published by the authority
of said Clemeusf
A. decline to answer
The examination Of Mr.. Pryor here ceased, and
the Justices ordered bis commitment for contemnf
of Court.
FRANCIS j. SMITH, called and worn ssst.
z. Are you the Proprietor Of the Central Hotel 4
A. am.
Q. How long has Mr.. Clemens been stopping =,
your house?
A. He arrived there on the morning of the 10th.
q. Do you know OF his having left the house on
that or the next day?
A. lam apprehensive, and have been 30 advised.
fhat answers to your questions may involve me In
criminal prosecution.
| the 17t'
A. lac was absent when went to market.
Q. Do you know where he was!
A. do not
U. Has Mr. Clemens, at any time, told you where
| he was that mornipgp -
A.. decline to answer for the reasons have al.
ready given.
| The Justices here suspended the fnrther exami,
| nation Of Mr.. Smith until this morning and re
| cognised him to appear before them ct that time
The papers having been prepared In Mr. Pryor,
case, petition was presented to Judge Meredith
and hd6eds corpus WAS awarded. The judge soon
after came into court, when the argument of the
cause was commenced by g. W. Randolph, and
continued at length by Messrs. Crump and
Lyons, on the same side, and by Messrs John B
Young and Marmsduke Johns In behalf of tn.
Commonwealth. After sitting until late hour
the Judge adjourned bis court until this morning