Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-10-04
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

: convene! % !3.N ai i.''!"e'. -,
the late William Graves, Of tins eE Inc jury con-
,.,.I %, 1obn po,. j. foreman. j. F. Stagg, ?. {.
Ii,-o,,.b e G. Thompson, J. > Robinson, y. NJ.
~, Thom,. :. KGdick, Jos. 7. llamon, ..
~ H., II sutherland. y. .. BEI'ninel W; H. u.
az Tho y .;n,-,c, called were T. H. Butter
nr Innway f. kcir;"r Lyons, WIN i'ys'T H. h'',,
/ lari Matt Weed, ~ 7. hini't"' h""''' - ''''''''
! AID Jordan Christian. r,,,o, ,y.ri,,,, last.
,i :rcr. Of the Exchange, he heard TIE re-
p5rt Of pistol Soon after r II. Butter s.,."J i.
and ,nid VIM Graves had been ''l"I anu
| doctor call and see HIM lie Is', was rae and
| Lon,r-togud DR.. Peachy there ". Was !"e ",,
in hrl suffering from ncrvou, shock. ~; u eA',-
r,I the wound an! noticed that ihc oat! Iau e.s
al the belly near the navel and i;eSrn ,I' sn'
| ;hruu.,. tic cavity OF the abdnie!i. VIZ ''G 80.
,,I,t nu, ,av following, till death from uc ny
,Lr .ynp,o,,i, became more ageraSatng. TN H'aH.ns
| ,l. most nortc.n examination, II "aH ""''" '' w..
hall had PASSED through the stomach St'e!!hs s'e
snail n, well Is large intc>tncs, leaving noo" ~ .s
stomach and il passed into the cc!i!ar tissue Y, |
l,f hnl;rch bone. The doctors concluded l;'' '''"
w.,, caused from the wound OF that p'H.o! ball
Vim, p. Ballard wa- pa>sin: Il? Frank street on
! T,,.I,yrycriur and brn, couple q; Ihr", 81 tc
a,hcr ,l. OF Grave, stsbeheard &. -! - i'!i"''
.y"r have swcatci my horse. u Fei,!'n ~; i've
49, IYI r,,,, away with him and tried 10 thr"" hini'
ami II h, had hart the horse lie would Fay tor me
-. Grave, answered. ''that lie should do
-" TT',ylnr REPLIED that "S:mcc II. ~i'9ke So his
,i,,a, il, he did not care il liz had allied the AGrSr.
g. rc;oricd ;hat no seES!ein' ana Zone on ~.
/ - .,iI r was !: d-n son Of BIZ AMI al" fi.S-
81 liz sick and struck T. two ck- AMI Taylor >h",
lin ravlcr first raised is STICK atHrvtHgt. 'I''
SCI, r. ,u!l on; the pistol but saw hi: hre. lhi>
/ f. Ind the pistol III III, had III! inc t!!"e' ""'' NV
! -ho from the right hand
t;rayr- had large hickory cane VIII! curve" iHH-
! die. !le did no, ,; after the shot. ~,
! I, n R;,lrr VA, standing between tie iA.iaI i
House and Graves stable on tEc'urb>''c' i!t"tu '
| ri.,, rcpnrt: went over. saw Graves standing At"
stable door with stick III one iad and tie ot!!tt Oh
his wound Nc talked 81. something about shooting.
Witness 1t Iirs: thought Ec hal hec!. shooting ''
or something and Observed 1t VS. '::;er%. % Ut
of p,,os In the street Witness asked wi"t WAS IL
crave, said he hims,: had been shot: showed ths
wound and said that ID: rl-e:i I"!.pT hiu s''i
! linn lnr nothing. " tines. and ",ngTh ADVISER
Grave, 10 70 - lis room. Taylor stool close ~
| and Si;uc>> went T. arrest hIi Taylor c"i!c ~
ward, witness with pistol in hand: said he h"d SHOT
Grave, in scl,rrtncc, after 5e!u. a.! twice win .
! =; H. Tie expressed - wish 20 be taken before I"
uny-tr;ltc aud give up the pistol. lie called 't@'-
toi L. blood hi hand aud face and repeated that
t,ra.ys lad struck lin III the face and called Ai i
..,i-n sou "i b--h." Craze "Lo va, ,jan.!n2
by. said Ia, Tor Lad called him "'-n !Iar " ~
/ n.., took TAYLOR in arrest, but n deputy shenH
Wood came up wines, d,vcrc! Tay loEinto is CHS
;ndy. TAYLOR spit out some blood aud called ""el
lion To- lis being struck by Gn.ve,
T. Kcu,on Lyons va, standing =. f"c's hat store
rnI,r the Ballard House when he heard the report
number OF persons ran over I" Grave stam!c ana
witness saw g., standing at the rtnb" %opr' 'tS'
Questioned hoy 10 what WAS the matter, WI" ia
,wrrrd that Mr. Graves had been shot. Grave 81,
..yc>, .md there is The d-n 'asc"l pointing :" 81.
H. TAYLOR who has shot me. Taylor rel led 'sri-
temei. dill shoot him because lie strch me WIN
hi, stick" Witness advised Taylor 10 surrender
himself and r. said liz would 10 20 II witness would
accompany Aim 80 magistrate: Wh!e proceeding 70
the Exchange deputy sheriff Wood earn" up anu TOOK
.Ilr.e of Taylor Graves va, bleeding between the
vs. and PANTS ~ he rt"r, al The stable door.
Edwin D. Hudson Was at Ba!!a'" "i'h III. S!'l'
wa .ryi: heard Hesr" -"y Grave, "a> s!:mt al!
over heard Graves lay ''tf"t ID rascal, l"!l"r;
,roint!n.to +. has ,ho; me FAY lor cainc up mnd
>il be- would shoot an! man ssh" h.d hit mi" i"''.
with = stick.
,iun. willie ut dinner some week, previous 10 the
shooting. heard TAYLOR who boarded III tie sane
house say he had hired horse from Graves. oat II
DID not suit lin, and after riding Little WAY TOOK
him lack and sud he did not want COW. 1ayl":
nl-" said the next horse lie g" trVn iraIcS he "ou!'
Xii him ;he horse. His expressions let an mrTe--
s;o OF seeming hostility towards Graves. Witnesses
never heard him threaten to shoot. some time after
this talk ". r. White saw TaS Tor mounted Oh - me
horse and asked hin whose It was. Taylor sand II
VA, Graves horse. Wi:c,s va, surprised ii III, ia
king horse from Graves ami Taylor -is;cd thI; thiS
VA, the best horse III town. and, Therefore. he Hired
from Graves The evidence Vi ;iv ";"vr witnesses
Wa i'nua,cria except ~ iJr ~ "or!"lnmt.h9 tie
statements Il those ABOVE wa> concerned.
Jii. ilry the. unanimously agreed - the verdict
and ou.n!on That the deceased. " !l.iam GIa"">,
cam. 10 III, cati. the 18th OF September III con-
SeuGcurc Cf being shot: on Tuesday. Sciemuer az
!sia hv John J.. Taylor with MtrE. - Nil.
joins J.. TAYLOR BEFORE THE MAYOR, on
THE CHARGE or KiLlrN" VIZ. GEAvrs.-On Sntur-
,iav morning John l.. Taylor o. the firm Of \. ray
I : :. i,r,uf N
from the Jail To- the Mayor Court. lie attended
hy III, Counsel, Mc,,T,. Mar:u"d"kc johnson, and
Guignn. and Judge C">k:c. The prisoner looked
pnc. bit rcr,pircd freely h. fair COM lexicon,
Slight aud wircy -built man, abou; ~ yeats OF age
All the witnesses vino testified before the Coroner
were called. inc.E,ns DR.. 1raciy who wae the hr-:
doctor tina, present with Mr. Graves after the
latter lad been shot. The evidence does not mate
rn!ly d.rr from the -;a'"ue;,t, before the Coroner.
already published, The pistol, which il ahoG;
three or four inches long. Of tie sc.l-cocSins kind
With tie little ball found III Graves body, were also
produced ~ well u, i'..'%c' hickory cafe.
In tie examination II Dr CONWAY. 'TravcN i'h!-
-ciun he stated that Mr.. Grave, had made DYING
declaration. being ut H.. time in his ful. rato'.al
,cr,c, and CONSCIOUS .; hi, n.rroachn. end.
NJ Grlvc, declaration II ;i'r fatal ;!r"y amount
ci - the following:
Il hired my mare TO Mr. John Taylor to ride, AMI
be d not return her until after hnd lci the stable
The boz came mp ami told me that Mr. Taylor hal
returned with the mare. and, =, he thought: i:'1
abused her ! went 20 the stable, but Mr.. Taylor
lad gone ] waited zen OF fifteen minutes when tie
returned lie then said your boy !!ae accused me
.. treating your mare badly ! rcricd: Yes, Fo"
have" lie then said he did m"; care II ho hau Kill
81 her. | replied i suppose not: bat u" gentleman
would talk so Taylor said, II YOU say - YOU te
a d-n lie told him wogll no: :,.k" that abuse
from any man, AMI Il lie SAID i: a.'im would strike
: lin. TAYLOR had stick III lis i"ml. and rclcateL
-vlc offensive words which do no; rec"!'ect '''!d
raised his stick 10 strike. raised NINE. and ticTc
va, parry. when irr drew pistol aud shot me-
am not certain whether Struck him OF not hGi ! Go
10. think tia, did. though may have sIrLcH Inn
on the ,h0ui'... liz. 10" all Slr. TaS !ps ID son
/ Of = b--l; those wcre lis words
Tie prisoner, counsel did not wish 20 MAKE an!
remarks At this stage of the proceedings hlt sUnmit
e,! the matter 10 lis honors Judgment Tie Mayor
decided to remand tho prisoner Tor Indictment ana
recognized the witnesses 10 appear before The regular
! cour: OF Hastings ON the second Monday IL this
! month October ;ha. is, this day week.
/ As u.ra! M eager crowd OF spectators WA III az
Tendance 20 %: :! glimpse Of the rau VII" had Killed
Iogy-luaii II seems that while the prisoner feels
,"r.y that the bail should have proved i" yet un-
der similar circumstances lie would not hesitate 10
again iSc his weapon l. G., he feels he would ne net
! . in iu>tiiiah'c srli.dc:cHcr.
! ANOTHER TRAGEDY .-DEiTH from \ RATTLE
SSAsF Elrr.-Yc>,criay ;,on in. abou; nine o'clock
I l)!. Na'iil .tIcE, HI~'h''' 49, ''''0'i ''''- "
snail brick hose on Broad street hear the Court
Iion,c. W.. bitten by r.,tc snake and ' nedita!
Attendance proving Una:ai.iig, h. died "i about :
! o'clock, /. VI.
Nathan Meyer WAS abou; - year, Of age, % me
Hebrew persuasion AID native oi trc'dcnStndt or
Frclrr.,ul in the Kin dom Of WcTt.no"rs u. S'tI
Germany. where lie La. wife aud family. lie had
followed tie profession o.. beam, DOCTOR wa s'rH
fond Of birds, SPECIMEN, OF reptile, and herb ct '.'-
!io,, rauras, aH Iugi; hc -ccl! from :hc collection III
HI, Office IN Boa! stree. III" doctor came 70
Nu.-i,a, ,,u.. seven year. aug: he resided some
time in ohio and mJ.cl To Richmond about three
ycars since ironl Cincinnati. whcr. lie Ina. so"e pro-
perry he Ms - tD'n?yrA's ", Industrious i:aH.-
some Jay ago h' purchased for e" couple "i rat
H.. .,,,b,s Witch had hren sent hitler from the
SPRING Onc oitac reptiles h"d sight an! the other
twelve ntics They were line ,ieei'"r' .! shc &c
III. crct.il:, whose l".s" i.9H> b'e !a> :" "lteiI
s,,.,sr tlst. Il, dom,