The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-09-17

at the same instant. Askew had no bruis
| about the forehead
J DIR. Crenshaw recalled -Aslsew told me tha
his head was turned to the right 10 avoid tn
blow made at him by CreEe haw, when tn
/ pist first fired. l saw no oruise about hi
! forehead.
Samuel Weskett, sworn.--I am the captain
| of the schooner "C0nnaConack," and brough
| a load of guano from Baltimore to this city
! which was consigned to the Messrs. Jren
! shaw. l was on the wharf Counting the Tag
| OF guano as they were delivered from the YES
/ sci to the wagons when j II. CrensLaW ant
| Askew had their conversation, and did no
| hear all that passed between them. WheI
CrenshaW came on board and Jumped doWr
! into the hold of the vessel, heard Askew say
| that he (Creushaw) had no business in there
and that no gentleman-nobody hut a d-l
| rascal-would do such a thing { d not hear
Crenshaw make any reply. AskeW was no
employed on the vessel III any capacity. He
Is the agent of the owner, but did not come
here on the vessel The schooner arrived here
on the 5tn INST, and he came mere on the 9th
When | shipped the guano at Baltimore As.
kew was there. He did not sign the papers OF
this cargo. l signed all the papers, and had
entire coItrJl and command of the vessel. He
mad no authority this trip, and nothing to de
with the cargo. AsKew lives in Norfolk He
has a lawful wife and children i'm North Caro-
lima. where they have always lived, and W here
he left them. Miss Mary Owens, of Norfolk,
bought the schooner IN February last, and is
sole owner of il. Askew does business for
her in Norfolk. He tends bar for MISS Owens.
who keeps a drinkng-house in Norfolk, and
is there regularly, when i'll that city, and
when he is away, they hire a bar r-tender-
Miss Owens attends 70 the house affairs She
came mere with Askew on the 9th instant
Askew has signed bills of ladng for the
vessel, but did not do so this trip
When the difficulty occurred did not know
that any other white person was on the deck
of the vessel but Jacob Kline, the white boy
who goes with me. Since then | have heard
that there were two or three persons Oh the
wharf. Mr.. Gary was there attending To re-
cHiying the guanO. When the shooting took
place Mr Cary and Mr.. w liiam G.. Cren-
shaw were present. Whilst we were putting
the guano i'll the wagon. l told Mr.. Cary that
AskeW was meddliug with something that he
had nothing to do with. aud that he had said
too much. L Gid not speak loud enough fer
AskeW TO hear me. After Asllew's first re-
marks To CrenshaW, and &. had come out of
the hold OF the vessel, Askew put on his coat
and started up town. CrenshaW saw him 60
ing of, and as he was keeping account OF the
gutno at the time IN place of Cary, he took his
account book IN his hand, stepped on the
wharf and called him. Askew stopped near
the burnt buildings, corner OF 2lst and Dock
streets,) and CreEshaW went to him What
passed between them am unable to say, but
both turned about and walked ba. X TO the yes
sci Shortly after this informed AskeW that
dinner was ready. He went down into the
cabin, ale a few mouthfulis, left the table re-
turned to the deck and took Il seat on the
blackboard, aft, under the awning. He had
not been sitting there very long when Cren-
sbaW's brother (W Illlam) came down in q
buggy. After this, Joe Crenshaw called AS
kew, and A. jumped up and went to him
What passed between them | am unable TO
say. When | came out of the cabin the Messrs.
CrenshaW and AskeW were standing on the
hatch. L heard but single word uttered by
either OF them. When l came out of the COM
panion-way, l walked around the house be-
mad Askew, stepped on the rail- turned my
b3 * 10 them 10 step or the wharf, aud just a
that luStaht the pistol fTed. instantly
turned around on the rail, and saw VIM. Cren-
saw grab at AskeW 70 heave him down. Will
liam CrenShaW snatched AskeW backwards,
both of them stumbled, and then the pistol
fired a second time. William Crenshaw then
turned Askew loose and jumped out on the
wharf when the pls tol fired the third time
After the third fire, Cary caught Joe Cren-
shaw by the arm, and told him not 10 fire any
more-that the man was down. Both the
Creushaws then walked off. 1 did not hear
William Crenshaw say any ting while the fir
ing was going Oh. AskeW had hold of Will
liam CrenshaW's arm when the pistol fixed Tn
second time. At the third fire AskeW was
walking towards the hatch, where the CIen-
Shaws had been standing After the second
fire Joe Crenshaw jumped on the wharf.
Cross -examined.-l can't say whether As
kew was going towards Crenshaw when he
fired the second time. Did not see the first
fire. AskeT was q muse alar, strong man.
Heard AskeW call CrenshaW id rascal
twice. a | came out OF the c3mpaEi0n- way
L heard CrenshaW tell Askew TO make up his
mind quick, but caun0t say what he meant Dy
il. | dId not see the effect of the first fire
There was damaged guano in the hold CT the
vessel. Don't know Crenshaw's motive for
going lnto the mold. l was at Creushaw's )
office the Saturday before the difficulty, and
talked to the CLERKS ABOUT the damaged guano;
neither of the CrenshaWs being present. The
gHano was consigned to CreushaW. Did not
hear Crenshaw give any proyocation OF abuse
To- AskeW, aud do not think he opened his
mJuth when Askew abused him. II was
nearly an hour from the time Askew called
CrenShaW Il ID rascal t. the time OF the
shooting. l made no objections 10 Ccenshaw's
going into the hold OF the vessel We had
never passed half a dozen words. WEen Cren-
shaw came ont Of the bold OF the vessel l was
calling the marks on tQe guanO bags, aLd
Cary was taking down the weights as l
called them. CreashaW discovered that
had made mistake, IalIed attention TO II,
got into the wagon and examined il, ana
then told Cary that ii was his business to
see that the weights Were correctly listed.
Askew spoke short to Crenshaw, when Q. had
the error corrected, and said he (AskeW) was
raised in North Carolina on corn-b bread and
fat pork. l did not expect difficulty. Cren-
shaw made no remark IN reply 10 AskeW, and
| thought it would pass ell. l thought CTen-
shaw thought SO little OF Askew that he would
uot notice W hat lie was saying. Crens haW
was at the vessel attending TO his own bust
ness. l told Cary that AskeW WAS the d-dest
fool l had ever seen, and that he had al
ready talked too much. AZ The second fire OF
the pistol, Askew WAS somewhat under VIM.
Crenshaw. VIM. &. had snaiched him back
and partially thrown him oil his feet. VIM.
&. lerked his arm away frOlu AskeW about The
tlne Of the second tire. leaving HIM partly on
his hip and rump. Joe CTenshaw was above
Askew when he fired the second lime and abe NJ
ten feet from MIN. The wharf was about three
teet higher than the deck OF the vessel. |
think the left cheek OF AskeW was toWarCs
Crershaw when he fired the second time. ia
cob Kline was standing 10 the left of AskeW
when the pistol first dred, and he thinks the
ball passed through the leg OF his pants As
kew was partly down, and his feet Obiiqutly
towards Joe CrenshaW, st the second fire. At
The first fire, l think Askew grabbed a The
pistol but was caught by VIM. Crenshaw. l
thIuk the third shot hit Askew in the leg, as
he fell Immediately after 1t.
Ii being half past 10 O'Clock az night, and
there being 10 prospect of concluding the ex-
amiDatisn. the Court adjourned until ii o'cih.
Saturday morning.
SATURDAY, SEPT EABER, 18TH.
The Court met this morning pursuant to ad-
tournament, and at II O'Clock the examination