Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-06

and when | was coming back from the sprlng
she met me half way and took the tub ana
gave me bucket and sent me back to the
spring-wben | got half way from the spring
again, she called me and told me 10 cali I O.
Gle William, that something was tue mater
then | saw mistress coming over the sti!e
and Jenny hold Of her trying to pull her
back--mistress got loose and ran down near
the courthouse when she fell-Jenny told me
to tell her mistress that she and were at the
spring t)gether--I have heard Jenny say she
would cause heap of trouble on that bill
have heard her say so often-am not rela-
ted to Aunt Jenny-It wont take over ten
minutes to go to the spring If one went fast,
but did not hurry myself that mornlng-It
was late when we took breakfast that morn
ing, and it was a right smart while after
breakfast when ! went to the Sprlng-Then l
met Jenny irst time she took the water and
told ME to 90 back to the sprlng-'he ala
not say anything more bur walked back last
when saw mistress on the stIle she sall
20 Lord have mercy on ME, Aunt Jenny has
burnt me up alive"
William Sprigg, a slave negro, being hr3t
duly charged. and sworn, depoSed ana SAID
The girl Salina called 10 me 70 run there
ouick-I got over the fence 10 sight, and
saw her about half way between the house
aud spring, running for the house, got
little farther, and saw mistress and Jenny
between the corn house and stiie. Mistress
told me to carry her to the barn, or else Jen-
ny would kill her. Jenny told me not TO be-
lieve mistress, and said she fell IN the ire
herself stayed with mistress TIL Mr.
Hall came, who arrived within three quar-
tsrs # an hour. The only persons about
the house were Mistress, SaliEa, Jenny, and
the children. The chiIdren are small
bad been absent from the house about three
quarters of an hour. Mrs. Hall stated 10
Jenny's presence, that Jenny put her in the
fire, and Jenny told me not to believe MIS-
tress, that mistress fell 10 the fire herself.
Mr.. BAIL Hail. was summoned by
Mrs. Moore, when about one half mile from
the hOuse-when | got 10 her she tod me
that my col1rei woman had killed my wife;
when got to the house my wife was 10 bed
her first remark was, ooh, Baz, Jenny
done it,"-my wife said, 81 must die, l am
burnt to cath'-"Jcnny has burnt me up
alive"--I tied Jenny OF the porch went
back 10 my wife, and she said Jenny had
burnt her alive, and she wanted to tell me
all about it, told her ID reconcile herself,
and keep as still as sle could-she stated
that she had ordered Jenny to go to the
spring, and that Jenny had sent Sallna-
Jenny is about thirty years of age--my wife
told me she asked Jenny why she sent Sa-
lima TO the spring Against her orders-Jenny
gave her some insolence and she struck her
in rhe mouth; then Jenny caught her and
put her 10 the fire, and held her there and
beat her. After she was all on fire Jenny
ran out the door, and held it so she could not
get out-she then ran to the back kitchen
door and tried to pull board oil to get out
therc-fnding she could not, she ran to Jen-
ny's room, which was fastened, and burst
open the door In trying to get cut the wiz
dow Jenny came in and pulled her back on
to the cradle on Jenny's child--Jenny took
up the child and threw it on the bed or into
the cradle she did not know whIch-she
then pulled her back in the kitchen and
again put her iG the fire--held some clothes
over the fire and then held them over
her head--then ran out and held the door
again--she thought of the window again
and went to it and got out--she said Jen'
ny caught her on the stile and tried to
pull her back. think it was about two
o'clock when Mrs. Moore called me in the
woods--when first got into the house Mrs.
Hall had a large lump on her forehead that
appeared u be full of bIood-she had blood
in her mouth as though she bad been struck
in the mouth think, but am not certain
that Mrs Hall said that in trying to &c: out
of the fire she had bitten Jenny--Mrs. Hall s
. L.. L. a. l,.
The skin appeared to be entirely on her
hands and arms-when | tried 10 tie Jenny
she resisted me and think | inflicted some
blows upon henry wife requested Inc not
to shoot Jenng-Mrs Hall did not see mo
load my gur--I loaded it with the intention
of shooting Jenny, but was prevented from
so duing-J emmy asked me that morning 1t
she might 90 10 Mr.. Summers, told her 10
ask her mIstress-IIer mistress said she
could not 90, as she had not done her work as
she should have done it.
Mr.. John Hall-Mrs. HILL told me that
Jcndy put her on the ire ard that in trying
to get away from her she had blEen her on
the fnger-I examined Jenny next day alter
Mrs, Hall was burnt, in jail, and found
scratches on her neck and marks upon her
fngers-the occurrence took place IN the
kitchen, which is some fifteen yards from the
hOusc-:he stie is below the kitchen.
Jenny is woman Of about 30 years OF age.
She plead not guilty and was very little at-
fectgd when the sentence of death was pro-
nounced upon her. She has a very young
child which has been taken home. She has
made no confession and stoutly denies that
she committed the murder.
EpIPHAST.-TO.day, the 9th of January,
and tue twelfth day after Christmas, is q
church festival, celebrated according to some
in cOmmemOration of the appearance Of our
Saviour 20 the magans, or philosophers OF
the East, who came to adore him with pre-
SCENTS; and according 10 others, to commemc
rats the appearance Of the star to the phiIo',
Ophers or the manifestation of Christ to tue
. Gentiles. Sjme writer's take the epiphany
to be the day of our Saviour's baptism by
| John.
St. PauPs Church, will be opened today
for divine service, and a sermon will be
preached by Rev. DR.. j. 7. Wheat, of Chapel
Ill., North Carolina.
COUNTY CoURT.-Tnere wac no business
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