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

IKE the casting overheard OF a stone AT IN
e,Me OF me hrst fire l was on the south sid
OF the vessel, some six inches from the rail
and to the right of Crenshaw. II the ball ba,
struck my pants it could have gone into III
river. III 1T had struck the deck, we coul,
| have seen the hole,
| Cross-examined.-Thad dapth of the ,yasta n
the vessel Is not much over two feet. One en-,
OF the hatch rested on the combing and tn
other on the north railing. thus forming
| platform on which to get the guano from tn,
mold OF the vessel to the wagons on the wharf
Al the time of the shooting the first time
CFensnaW was standing on the hatch abov,
hsRe"' When L saw him he seemed to bs
erect. Don't know where Crenshaw stood
when he fired the thru time. as | was no
looking at hlIn. / saw the pistol after the frs
report. q. had one hand on the trigger and
beld The weapon in the other. After the frs
lire Askew advanced on Crenshav, and Lhat rs
all saw. did not either of them touch
| the other. l went behind the house to keen
clear OF The balls. The top of the house is four
| 1eet above the level of the deck. l was Il little
agiated a the time OF the shooting l did not
| hear any abusive language. THE pants which
| the witness discovered the hole in was brought
INTO court, and witness put them on to show
| tnr rent There was a small hole on the left
| thigh, which seemed TO have been torn or
| snagged, but as there was but the one, those
| VINO saw it readily concluded that it could
not nave been made by a ball, unless that ball
| had lodged in them, as there was no CORES
| pohdIng hole 10 show that it had passed
| out
| william Fay, sworn.-I am not connected
| win the vessel, and from what l have since
| heard, did not see the entire difficulty between
| the parties l was on the wharf when the
| shooting took place. l am ship-ioiuer aud
my shop Is nearly opposite to where the vessel
was lying. had been talking to the Captain
| about putting in new ibboom ard bad
| walked down 20 look at the work Just as l
| was turning around to return 10 where the
Captaln stood, CrenShaW fired the first time
heard the report and saw the descending
| smoke, but am not positive that saw him fire
hdd Hearo no dlSputs-lO abusive epithets-
ahu mao no reason TO suppose that there was
| to be difficulty between the persons " no were
! on the vessel. Can't tell the position of the
| parties at the first fire, and can't say how the
pls tol was fired. After that, Cren shaw stepped
back and fired again. At the second fire ST kew
see ned To be advancing on CrenshaW When
q. fired the second time he was standing on the
hatch, (or platform one end of which WAS
resting on the rail and the other on the comb
ing. only took one step backward before
ne fired. He was in the act of getting on the
wharf when he fired, and AskeW was attempt
ing to follow him, but was prevented by
William Crenshaw. When 1 first saw the
accused he was stlnding lower down or the
hatch, and within few feet of AskeU When
the frst fire ;ook place, L thought it was acct
dental, and turning sdW the accused who was
standing erect. Al the time of the third fire
CTenshaW was on the wharf, and Askew was
lying down against the hatch cOmbinc His
head was turned in q different direction from
me water caSk, which was nearer to his feet
get to the acc used, but VIM. Crens haw nushAd
| him from OF the hatch and he fell. aud l
thought would tumble down the hold As
soon rs ASkeW fell, the third shot was fired -
After the third fire William g. told Askew he
must learn better than to call ueople id
(someththE, which witness did not under
Stand) William 9. then told his brother not
| TO shoot again, and caught him by the arm, as
did Mr.. Cary.
ross-examined.-Aboutt the time of the first
hre htdTo SUR or commotion on the deck,
which then supposed was caused by the ac-
cldental firing Of the pistol. At the second
| fire OrenshaW was not more than six feet from
| Askew. At the third fire he was twelve or
| fifteen feet from him. Askew was or his feet
| at the second fire, At the third fire Askew
| was down, and his body was towards Creu-
shaw. l thought the ball then struck Askaw
IN the breast, us his rlghC side was up. 1 saw!
blood on him before he got up. [ could not
| tell when or where the ball struck AskeW-
Don't know tnat n. was lame after the second
fire. Did not discover any lameness III him
| After he got up and the CrenshaWs left As
kew stood by the house few minutes then
walked 10 the stern, sat on bench and bat he'd
| his wounds with some sort of spirits. Wit
ness then prepared Il diagram of the deck of
the vesse! and the parties, which was furnish
| Ell the counsel and Judge for examination.1
| Dr. Charles Bell Gibson, Observation-Disclosures
had been wounded in the chest at the first fire
of the pistol, he would not have been prevent
| ed from Wa!kiRg rapidly, or continuing the
| fight. People have been shot through th;.
| lungs without being aware of il at the time
! L be diagram prepared by Mr.. FAY was shown
| 70 DR.. Gibson, and the quesiICn asked il il
| were possible. tron The position OF the parties
/ as there laid down, for AskeW to have received
the wound in the chest !! l do not think the
wound could have been made while Askew
| was lying down, if its direction was as de-
| scrlbed by Dr.. Crenshaw. L did not probe the
wound. / saw no bTuiSe about ASkeW's fore
head or face The trace of The powder on the
cheek OF the wouaded man indicates that the
| fire OF the pistol by which it was burned had
| a downward tendency. The ball may have
| graZed the cheek and made the blister
| Anth. X. Cary, sUorn.-I was present at the
| shooting, and saw what occurred | was not
| at the vessel all the time :hat Joseph Crtn-
shaw was there, but was there before him
| He came while | was there. l was there
when William Crenshaw came, and remained
| until after he left. l have not been sum-
| moned To appear before the Mayor. / was
| subpnuaed TO attend here, but can't say who
had II done. [C0l August remarked that il
| was strange that witness, although he saw
| everything that took place, had not been
| summoned by the Mayorl Witness resumed
| Mr.. Creus haW was sent tor by Capt. Weskett
| The message was sent by Willie Pegrarn, in
| the em.!oy of The Messrs. Crenshaw. Capt
WeskeIt wished him to come down to the
| vessel ana see what disposition cou Id be madeUf
| the guauo which had been damaged in the ships
| hold. " hen } g. got down, he went imme.
| dIately on deck, and directly into the hold
| He afterwards came out, and while standing
on the side opposite the shore, Capt. Weske,f
who was calling the weight on the bags for
me to list, made mistake in the figures -
Crenseaw remarked the mis- take. called atten-
tiOn 10 it, and getting into the wagon, exam
ined and called the amount, but made mis-
take blmseIf, because the figures had been so
| much muIilated and deIaced. He then told
| me that ought to see the weights 10 ysIlf, and
| not rely upon any one for them. Askew, on
hearing tins remark, flew into Il passion aud
| asked CreushaW II he supposed the cap
| tain wanted TO cheat him. Crenshaw re-
| piled that he thought nothing about that,
bur that the result would be the same TO
MIN whether the mistake was desiguediy or
| unlnteutionaily made After that, Cren shaw
| again jumped into the hold OF the vessel
| Askew asked hir. what right he had 10 go
in the hold of his vessel, ard said no gentle
| man would doit. Askew remarked that he had
| been raised in North Carolina on corn bread
| and tat pork-Ihat there were Iasca!s in Vir-
| ginia as well as III North Carolina, and that
he supposed that when he found Crenshaw
out, he would fad him 10 be a id rascal
too. Crenshaw made no reply that l heard
| but came up out Of the hold Of the vessel
| When Crenshaw came up l was loading a
| wagon with guano. w hen l finished ii went
on the wharf 10 examine the weights OF the
| bags, rs he had directed me To do and did not
| hear what passed between him and Askew
| though Askew continued his abuse OF 9. 1
| finished loading the second wagon, and was
loading the third, when CrenshaT gave 4
note, and asked me To go up 10 the basin bank
and hand IL TO his brother William. ! I'M
| mediately took the note, got into his buggy
drove up TO the office, saw William Cren-
| shaw and gave him the note. then walked
| back 10 the dock. When l got to the schooner
| joe Crenshaw was standing on the wharf,
| with one foot on a post, and his chin rest
| ing on ons of his hands. Aekew WAS then
| iyIng on the roof OF the cabin, under the
awning. j JGe CrrnShaW asked me II l saw
| his brother William. told him that L
| did-that l gave him the note, and supposed
| he would be down quickly. l then went
| aboard the schooner, aud asked Askew for q
| basin of water, which he gave me, and wash
| ed my hands while on board. l then picked
| up the pen and ink, which wee on fiotr
barrel where l had been using Them, took up