Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-04-02

I t,nriirr At rlanharan's in 1854 he ruined her.
and ,letarrci her .rum saying anything ab9ut u,
=. saving that il would br the means OF bringing
or sister Tins wife aud himselt into difficulty =
Tn the 4th Of june. 1857, abe married Land, who
subsequently, complaining Of her condition, she
the 18th Of June last told him all about 1t
Her testimony then proceeds rs follows:
after told him, he went the same day TO see
cousin Henry Woodhouse, 20 consult him a0"nt
what lad told him. Mr.. Flanagan came 10 my
house ~ the morning ofahe 18th OF June last
Walter fLand) was in the field Mt the time he a.
rived. Flanagan came because sent Tor MN
scGt a negro woman fnr him 10 tell him what bis
=. nduct had brought me 10. and Ia advise win
in ~ to what must do he got there between
anl o'clock he cane in at the front door. and
sat down near it, and attempted TO draw me down
"a bis lap bv force: this took place IN the FHrloi;
lie used force Ia draw me d'wn. aud was ehaeh
v,rin, % take impropcr liberties with me trel
II get from him ana screamed Walter thanal
came IA ut that tune mad picked up the gun from
the eos and shot him Walter di1 not oecois
the .nuc room with the night before s7n'e-
ihinr lad been sail about II divorce between us.
Walter did not carry any arms in the Held The
gun was against the corner of the door. where IL
usually set. lie IN the habit Of shooting
crows, and kept the gun loaded for that purpose.
When 30 came in b. bad 10 weapons with nm
but picked up the gun from the corner. :,
I SS-cXHtnnru Wv Inc
husband was Dissatisfied and complained oi nay
ii station month or t~o after | was married.
did not acknowledge - him my situation, but de.
uicl - him that there was any reason To hhi
FAULT # mo ~ icgtrd- my virtue. have never
stated to any one that lac complained oi Inc I2r
the first time on the .sih day ii June Inst.
Al his uncturo letter was produced ny Mar
ma Luke johnson, E.q. who was condnc'i": the
rrr,ctutin. 1t was handed To Mr.. John ie ers.
,,ho stepped tI the witness, and asked ler II she
recognized that letter "a, having been written hy
hcr. She raised her head, looked ut IT, her eyes
flashed aud she graspei 1t, she saId. "1's, -ir,
d.; that letter was Z 'tten from me by my ''e'
Their Frank who Told ne that 1t was only l. &c
t-cl IN case my husl aud was taken from me. MD
il was written fer the sake OF my family il MS
written n the request Ut my brother. While
sayius this the RAPID interpolation Of the paper
between the two nervous hands had staggered the
commemorative attorney, who turned to tie
iudgr. amt in II voice indicating hSt"nshment,
tnI, She is tearing it up. sir Meanwhile she
Lad torn II into n thuu'and pieces and threw them
opa jhr floor.
y seocrl murmcr of applause ran through the
n1l,rncc. aud We caught several times the sound
= alory in her spank 81 glory IN her SUNK
Iuc commonwealth here announ ed tht Ia /
thaI tlcy intended to iuuo luce this letter, which
lad lrrl written by the witness, rs testimony to
rsn'.li her statement. and that from its present
c.ai tipI they nd lee unable to do 70. In or
~, 90 roAhlc the counsel, If possible to paste the
tt,u incrc4 together, the curt adjourned for the