The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-03
LOCAL MATTERS,

Examination Of John L. Tayioy.--On Saturday
morning last the Mayors Court was crowded
cba eb Witness The examination of John L. Taylor
charged with shooting, with intent to kill Will
ilaln M draves, on the night Of the 9th of Sep
eihper, from the effects of which said Graves
uled q. on the morning of the 2gth ult, about
tn!rty-two hours after beiEg shot
About 10 O'Clock the prisoner. attended by
Iriehus, ana The Jailor, entered the court room
ana after taking his seat convenient to his
lawyers Messrs. johnson & Guigon. and
the hour of his confinement in prison. he had
been indisposed, and finding himself the object
oi at.raction ior those around him. appeared
deepiy moved at his novel condition
About half-past 10 O'Clock the Mayor ORDER
eo the witnesses to he called, and most of them
answering. We're sworn on behalf of the Com
monwealth. The first witness placed upon the
stand was fo-. '''o
VIM. T. Ballard, who made substantially
the statement published by us last SATURDAY.
witness said that when the alteration took
place. prisoner had 4 rattan cane in his hand
that he raised it, but did not strike-that
Grave> had hickory and also raised it but
neither struck until Graves gave prisoner
two powerful blows with his cane after being
called id son of a b--h; that TAYLOR stag.
gered from the effects of the blows and then
shot Graves.
DR.. st. George Peachey stated the condition
of Graves when called to see him. and de-
scribed the result of the post me tenn exami-
nation Graves had u diseased iiyer-what is
called hob maitland was the fattest man the
Doctor ever saw.
Doctor Conway coincided in the statement
made by DR.. Peachy. and repeated the dying
declaration of Mr.. Graves, substantially a 5
follows:
| hired my mare to Mr.. John Taylor to
ride, and he did not return her until after l
had left the stable. The boy came up and told
me that Mr. Taylor had returned with the
mare, and, as he thought, had abused her l
went to the stable, but Mr.. Taylor had gone
l waited ten or fifteen minutes when he re-
turned. He then said, your boy has accused
me OF treating your mare badly l replied,
Yes. you have He then said he did not care
IT he had killed her. / replied, Il suppose not:
but no gentleman would talk so.' Taylor said
Ii you say so, you tell a id lie.' told him
would not take that abuse from anv man,
and II he said 1T again / would strike him.
Taylor had stick in his hand, and repeated
some offensive words, which l do not recol-
lect, and raised his stick to strike l raised
mine, and there was parry when he drew a
pistol and shot me. am not certain whether
struck him or not, but do not think that
did, though l may have struck him on the
shoulder. l did not call Mr.. Taylor a id
son of q b-h those Were his words.
A. Wilkinson, Captain of the Night Watch,
was at the FIRST Station-iiouse when prisoner
arrived there last Tuesday night Prisoner
said, ''Captain, am brought here for shooting
man, but did it in self-defence.'' Prisoner
then exclaimed, ''Ob. the idea of shooting a
man. and appeared to be very much excited.
Messrs. j. G. Christian, A. L. Binford, E. u.
Hudson and VIM. L. White repeated their evil
dence given before the Coroner, and published
in Saturdays Dispatch.
The pistol with which Graves was shot, is a
small single barrel self-coeker, and did not
seem TO be very dangerous weapon.
The Mayor remanded the prisoner for exam
ination at the next term of the Hastings Court,
and recognized the witnesses to appear and
answer.