The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-09-15
LOCAL MATTERS.

Ths Shooli,,g Agais.--Yesterdaym a morning. at
~ o'clock, JOS Il. CRlhsaAw. charged with
| shooting John U. Askew, on utsday iast, ap-
| peared before the Mayor for examination, his
present.
! DIR. .. a. CTenshaw W was called to the bo r..
anu beins sworn by the Mayor, was interro-
gated as to the condition of the wou nd ed ma N.
| Itr. q. stated that Askew was then Gem tDrta-
bic. and that the probability of his recovery
was more favorable than the day tefore
| and that IL wosId increase every day while he
remained as he then was. he thought ths life
| Of the wounded man was In danger and
| would continue to be as long the won I'D re-
NAMED open and there was discharge from
| it-though the danger would decrease every
| day. If he survived, IL would not be possible
| for him to attend Court in less than mon tn.
August, the DOCTOR gave IL IA bis opinion that
the wound in the chest of Asbe~ could not
have been inflicted by pistol fired in a hori
zontal line, but that the Are must have been
nearly vertical, as ths bali ranged dowL ward
Aud TO the right of The centre line.
Oot. August stared n reason for pro
pounding this question, that lie expected ts
| ne aoie To show hat the wound was at aco1
denial one, aud that it was prod uced by "A pre-
| mature discharge OF the pistol, which took
place when Mr.. Crensbaw struck Mr. Asxew
with it.
! Col. August urged, as AN act o! Justice 10 the
accused, that the witnesses present should be
examined, al then, il c.Ie Mayor thought IL
necessary TO continue the investigations he
Mr. Morson followed Col. August il, .be
| application 20 hear the witnesses who saw ~.
shooting
The Mayor con ntin red The inves;isat,op .,
Tuesday next.
Habeas CorpnS.-Aiisr the Mayor avCfites
yes terday, to g. In 90 I've examination - Jas
III. CRENsHAw. charged ~Ith shooting J
o. AsKEw, on the iIth INST. M-ssrs 1I
and August, the de1sHdouts counsel
him 10 apply 10 judge LYONS for
habea' corpus, 81 that re might aecurr
answer on the istE, frhicd he did,
lowing petition:
To h hot. Wns. n Lgoat. y;.{s. II p
tngS CoaTt Of ths Cttg 81 ktstaipna:
GrsS,p .SoT issi{,oper % e. s3nts taat PC ts
MS detention is iiieg-': thst 90 uee do. the
OF thls month, yGur pel,tlonsr had p.Tson N
which your petitioner shot the SAID Askew la the
lex, under circumstances whicu, te say the least of
them, d not amount 10 eon,: That ON he same
day. your petitioner surr,nde ed himself to r. NJ
Burton, justice of the peace OF the city, who do
no charge ainsI him that after thi. an Off
ceT who had heard OF the trans acton, made oath
Rsi onons shot 90 Asssw Iaa and apoa tSs oas
alone he vas committed iojaIl without exaflilna-
tn next Gay he was bronght bsiors the Mssor Of
the city ana all the eye Witnesses, hvs SIX IN
asked tss. h,s csss n, h. ss you" peh
MAYOR declined t. hear 1t, ard 81 decnned
was not enrlad 10 be Ss,Isd t ID "urpSd "vsr
until rlday, the lith, sod aga n on that day re-
fused To hear an testimony in the clse, but
manded YOUR petitioner until TUESDAY next, the
18th inst
Your petitioner is advised that such a proceed
ing IL n utter violation of every law which qua ds
and projects the IN ertv of the zen, aud most
unjust and oppressive He rhsref're prays nat
the writ ot hnbeGS corpus dd SuIjrcisHtuua d, ny
awarded, and that he my b. adm tied 20 bail
for his appeaf snee to SUCH time he oeen
mandsd. And Soar petitioner viii ever pray etc
etc Jos n ,xRENsp.w
Judge Lyons awarded the writ, TeIurngb!e
al O'Clock, and subpmnas were immediately
issued and served on the various WITNESSES.
AT the appointed hour Judge Lyons took
his seat, iii his Courtroom in the City Hall
when m" .xanination OF witnesses was pro-
ceeded with.