Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-09-15
CITY ITEMS.


CoNNoNwkALTH ~. CRENsHkw.-Joseph Il. Crenshav'
chlrged 18th shooting Joha o. Askew, again before
sbe mayor yesterday, attended by his counsel Aessrs
Mo-son and August.
De- Crvnshaw Intercepted by the Mayor as 10 the
condition Of the wounded lie stated that the pa
tet was siil in critical coalition but that there Was
more probability that he would recover than that he
would not HIS life, however sill in danger, aud that
danger will not cease for time. lie will not be able
70 leave the Hospital in any short time.
Col August asked DE-. UrenShaw which was the most
ser.ols wound received By AskeW aud he replied that
the sound iu the chest Was Col A then asked him
that wound from its nearly perpendeuar direction,
could have been produced by pistol held IN the hand Of
another man and discharged hOzoltay. Dc. e. I'M
d,rsood As replying the negative when the Mayor u
terposed with the remark that this line OF inquiry
op,niug the general examination Of the when he
had not determined 10 proceed with t. today.
Col then addressed the Court at considerable length,
iuisiing upon prompt investigation lie believed tnai
ths wound in Askews chess could ouly have been given
waen Creusbav struck him upon 'he forehead with The
p.to The pistol discharged by the CONCLUSION, the
niuzzle pointing dOwnNards aud the ball took Elect IN
Assess Chest. 10 likely 10 have eutered Crcu-
shaw body as Askews The defence expected TO show
tht Creushaw cid design 70 shoot ASkeN anyShere
I'M i'm ths leg When returned d bis counting room,
b. did not know that be had wounded Askew for he re-
marked "if be is shoo, he Is shot where out in the
leg for aimed there. Col A, In the course OF bis
m lrks, corrected What he termed mistake on the
An spp6catiou for bail made and refused, when the
olv notion vas Tor hearing the witnesses present.
in order that upon she evidence application for bail
night be submitted
NJ Nor-ol said that the question OF pOstponement
Of the examination vas whch addressed itself the
d erection Of the MAYOR, and that the evidence OF De-
CrenshlW should be heard 10 enable the Mayor 70 eXer
els, that discretion soundy. II the party wounded is
su rug frcm shot which designed, but ipsd,
sris'a si rActed by the accidental discharge OF
pi,.0l while striking mere bloE upon the forehead
tht- tact aoud materially Influence the que tOn whether
this is a case OF extreme aggravation not NJ N.
remtrked that perhaps his views were influenced by
personal zn0wicdge Of the accused. There not a
ian la the city whom he woud soon believe guilty
OF tle cr:hie imputed 20 him as tie accused.
Co August said that al bis ,lcut asked was The poor
pry ge OF opportunity 10 yiudcate his character
1t the testimony Of the vless present be heard and
thea the case nav be continued % not Tie continued
for some time mos, earnest mluuer 70 insist upon an
i.m.ltc Investigation Of the charge.
TIE Miyo- replied 10 tie arguments OF the counsel
for The prisoner by quoting from the law applicable 20
The Csc aud stating his Interpretations thereof lie
thsa declined 70 proceed with the examination ana COLI
tiuged the case until Tuesday next, l9.h ms No mo-
ton Tor bail gas submitted by prisoners counsel