Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-04-24

after day light, Mr.. Burner passed through ="
a barouche:
Witness-Yes, sir. RI,
Mr.. Wilharns--what 10 You m-a" by a bnrouche! u i
no; a carriage with the drivers seat ""''ue' ~ "''''
Witnrs--IeS, sir. ~
Wr WiI.iars-It wa. d little cool that morning. If you
~ in i baroucle that morning, would you not try ma
Keen IL covered:
Wi,usss-I, was . 'it:le cool ,,,
Mr. Wiliams-Do you think II you were traVeAing InaI
morning with j negro ~ohlah u" " "'"'s" WV "
have the curtains mp: ,,., , ,or,, m, t.v,
Wi,n.:s-I saw no children. think l "'ul" aol nave
''s mr. wiiHams-You "a" noI.ody there but N"ah burner
and the negro woman:
WiDcss-1ilat is all.
MIR Northumberland aside. ,,
S.nT n. bowman was recalled and asked, by Nj: WI
i,m.. whether or not he wanted TO purchase ms on'"n
and these children from Israel u. Burner AFTER ne e'u'"s
"rm, Trxa.. The witness answered in the negative.
Abraham :. lyrd was next examiner. $50. ,,,h
yr Iirl.-Will you state WHETHER you were III leNHs WIN
NJ. bowman:
Wi,n,s.-l was, sir. .
Mr, EirL-Did you So, any nesr"s' there '"'d u "''""s
20 Noah j. Burner:
Witness-I lid.
Mr. Biri--llow many
w:,ncsJ-A negro woIaan aud '%Y e.'iS ai h. ,-,-,..s
SIR. lIird-In whose possession uu NN" '-
Wi,n.ss-In Jas. q. EashamS. s
Wr lj;rd-Who claimed the ownership Of these negroes:
" WiTI-Witi YOU state what conversation you had with
Eastman In reference to these negroes;
Witnc.,- On the night Of the sh OF January ! looh s"st.
.L,r NJ, nj III. purcl, and asked him Il Archibald ErocE
im i ~. ~ ciii 10 tLsse negroes: lie remarked that Brock
had no claim to them: that part or the negroes belongeu 10
linn. Tie negro woman ana Two cniIHlchi 'Ha' u poH1"t
,h.r, Ir6,n Noah Burner, and paid 81 Ito for them In due
,nnrr. Thai is all the couYrGssiion had with HIN about
thr negroes that night. +, to-
Wi,urss-Yes, sir Next morning hc claimed al The ne
rryrs. lie remarked that he traded for the other negroes
that lac ca We the proceeds Of Il !o; OF cattle Tor parl d 'ns
ur;rr aud executed his bond for the balance. | asked nm
what the amount "f the hnpll WIS:
Nr Williams Objected To the witnes, stuung anything ie
r,r,Iiny ull,-r negroes ;han those which the prisoner WAS
Charged With stealing, uamcly-thc woman and TWO Gnu
dren whom he bought from Noah j. burner. Th' oiher ne
.ro.s. for whom Mr.. EI5tham state, hr trhue'i Ne pro-
c"-rds' OF a lot Of cattle anl Il bond, were purchased from
Mr. q. T.. Deneale; mud, inasmuci As they formed no par
OF the prosecution, Mr. Williams colItcnuei 'laI IN 'r'F''
" snrr sam, IrwInrnt OF. the aimissabilhy and ~iusdrn!ssa-
biliy Of testimony regarding the DcIira'1 negroes 'e
court agreed 10 exclude II. .,,
Mr.. Hird-S;ate aUy other conversation !"" 4 "''"
EaHhan. .x
negroes when ;hrIe WAS u deed Of trust upon them, last
ham Remarked that he WAS aware vi that Tact, anu ina IL {
traded dine unrrr for them, aad he then SrIt "n ind stated
what have just said in regard TO The lenehie hesFos';
Mr.. Uird-Did hr say anything in JUSTIFICATION o. HIS o"s
Ing the negroes ~ ,r
Witne.s-lIe only rrmark.l that lie gave due paper l"t
them.
Siturss-l think il was.
Nj. I;ird-Do You know Yaen These Tt3oSs "S'S ''"-''
ed from the county OF Rockingham;
T!tnrs,-So, SIR: Wa not here al line time. o"ly
know from hearsay.
Mr. Duy!c-l,u you know when Mr.. Eas:lram went 10
Texas? =, t.,
Wilne,.-Unly from what he said himself. liz SAIL ht
started on .hr night OF rhr ID Of October.
Mr.. BirI-DiL he ~ ~l.rn hr took these Burner ir1''''
away!
Witn-ss-llr said he started with them.
Mr.. uird-W;i yu; state when you started will! MIR. Ee"-
man 80, ., n,..,uL.r I.,>
mNnTsS-oa ~ n!s"t y. .nG -o 49, - ,,nwr rnrrr,t MIR.
-, ~, 't"a' u,rI.- ,..uunuv a., n,,,
m!ihaiH' mere { d HE H:1eS :" sr,n
HSIn' wm su wv ~ ~" H., NJ lIowu,an liked Mr., East
VT: nliiain,Ti ~ "a! n%t .n'. $50 ..r" n" ,I.r, :, n
nam now lie gov ''oi Vi u Iu'n 49, "I r.,tD r.,n,rx.,I hr
was aware Of thai. Vas mol his Wiial .""s p"'v. ""'
Eo"ihIh hs@e" MN Dc"ea'e '"
a5 There VAS GrEu " .f"7t up" He -, a.. r.u,,.,,,
NHmeas-M 81, : y , Gu .a" ,nr, . ,i."i. moi them.
mere WaSa Hrr""i 'ra''' Ut ~" y tv" I,nL. ~ ,rr,t or
MI: hiIHhW'--Are 20" 'u's '"'' u" 'A"
w" deeds "' trust mm,. ,hour,, an, J.,,I
n!tHess-i "' i' S"''' NC e"'' ~ =.
u ,run,: % s -,,,rr.nt i. Ih,, Ia,
- ","" WV, ~. n, L,LI nj ,I, uryror,. u,
asked Eh''hani now Ic''ehl: st h'"n :, ~ 'Ii H. Inv ,
there wa, = iced OF trust upon iheir, anu L" ~" I InI y%,
n'"n ;' "o 'rp'y We 49, -, ,ML yn, .tL o,I OF
-" ,. :" '"a as .mc -" ', ,h.r. w,s n dr-I of tru,, u.on
.he D9FI'rr hsGt"Ts' q - ,neIe M"1 " 81 " ,r,. nv,rr -, that
men, +" ;"'t ,".'m"m n.r ,' ,,,, i,,,uirv /.
az -" = ,", ,L" 49, ." w. s,nI ~
~ iii, - 'm 49,, -. frnr, v,ur own state uieat
"'. '''n' : ""n' ''I'"" y. w.. n,.. Iii ,vnuIu
'I't '"e ai9"e' 70 n" - ~ a 'mf :" nmi, h.. wrnn,, and
elicit. And now, II your recontcloH Sn !, ,n, ,to naTrs hat I"t
o""'' = ''k", """'' '""' ",ht - go T.. mt, trr
you may Hr hia'"keh apout ti' "".r ~ , ,,HI hu .I,rtrd ON
hs"ani oM W. " Iehtn'os' >
Tie night ot NE "a "i October;
~ VIZ, u t"rs n : - ,".nt nt;nI tbr n,r,icu.ar day,
", n'"" ~ ~" ~ u 90 ~ ,.r,.,i fnr T.xn,.
u" W ~. M - ,, ,m"' o ""i y ,h n r"ny-r,ntiuu Tint night.
=. W.,u,."S ~" !, .m 100 ,I,r IL il tnr .l OK
o -" :" ~. wv" ~ ,r,i.,,in aus Tor yyur rcueiu.
1919" 800 wu' H. a. I'll, nat iuprr...L that date
pe''hsh " 'H"'s '"' P
w" 80 ,o,i,. -.
Al. W;Ii,"' -" ~ .,,,i 30, h. .uid hr started IN
N. ,L.h, "~ H.. 81 nj IT'D.
u, go 80 w 49,
" NnS i,I w. ~, +, ana. ..,,, r-u,, s,,,,,,, - III t,.
r a., ah"', m o;c,ost !" in ,E. lI,v:
e. ~ ~ J.. ~ 81 >" "t
AZ. Wini,m - :, az az. a. ,,,, h- ,,iJ ,uu he .tarrsi
w. 20
Ga me His'' "i ,c : d u oe'o"e'
~ Wini. ~ r,.r. H., T.. ., ,..,,,.-J from:
Or: MlNia"s-"nsrs ald lie lay H. ',a' 'so n y nc, ny
r nn"r H., .% !. nrrnn u. - t.mi"sr.J tn linn sriu.yL-I.
a. as, IiS ~ So, Irjc,,nnnJ
NJ ~ III 80; 80 Il NV. a.. ra.,ha,n ..v thai ,Ir nr.rors
NJ 80 ~ :. L =" ""' ~ "
VT s"' : I y "ra - 80 ,I,. ~. III, ,ri,r / heard
"" N'
" ~ " vv;m'nnt 80, Y-, g, r...tu -, +. rro,-,, your
ow nn' iiu,rrr."
Wi,nsss-Y.s sir
Mr. Wiui,us1 understood va, to say thai Mr.. Eastman,
Mr. i;ov,na, and van yrr nrr.rui End that Mr. bowman
said to Mr.. Eas.i.am /" How did You grt hold OF the liur-
nrF "eErTss, "s mere was . asen o. nu'' Si ,%a. 'T rsr " "S
ne: T. l. L",nh, ,I ,h.n 49, a,d - '". =, ..r q ,h-n.
'% go r., - 49, .iI ,h|
~ T.. Lii. d.. ,mr go, I,y- Iii. r.,v.,.,,ion viii, Mr.
'ait. EiGu- ""ere II" y " ' VIM '''
"" ~ .., y. hou..
'.a WV 'e ~
NM 'v i ~ r,..o a. p,m,o,, .r,. u, ~,
"a 80 '"'
al w.. , Lac ... A.. r,..h.,, -, r,rss,, ,.r. .u..k.
IN, IN ron, q, H. - ,on y. and ,,o r%n can,e NJ, and rru,srk.
ei, :" How dd you St hold Of .',s's i,nrmeF hss'0s'
Ur r:rIE W,s W. Ain. nr.s.,; Mt Tho time
~: ~ W la. itessn' ~ t. ~
rr novI.-ynp h,1 tvyn conversations with Mr.. Elst.
W.. Hy" - v -" Nv, W. - q r.. hu;mr ,w" ranvrr,,-
, !. ~ W., -. nv n, ,r. no,rn mi n n n tt. fnIinwiny morning.
r%i =" :. ~ ~ r .e pUor" a"a G Hme y"r c ,ii,c. between VOL,
ei {, -" ""-t 'n 49, - -, ,,,J H.. w-r, ouI
anu N'' H"'"s'' ' Il pore" III ""' y"
'hSre. ,. ~. r,,.r, , A., procr h., any
wine ",Nr" WI. i's.n . - ~ -, Id ~,
claim 10 these nrsror-, and he said TO- he LAD moi. ~
Mr.. poEIc-Mh thtre ah!t"''E Ill ~ '""' '"' "'
sara 70 "a { . uNi
W. -, -. h .,,y.rs,,;nu ,h,t you hayr detail.
,,a. IL. ,.Lo, unJ ,rI..r..
Z" ~ ~ ton ~ Wa Snrs. Alter Eastman claimed
m. nrvrors, Bowman remarked, Glow did you get hold Of
th.sr negroes, wien there Is a deed OF trust upon then,!'
Vr W'jiam.-I understand Won 70 saw. that the question
,.t.i nc Mir B,w,pnn wa. not asked that night but the next
-. ,I., - unJ p.s,b,,n w.r,. =, xnHu- ot In front
m",."'e 10 -. Ill a,J ,Ln, H. uowm,u csr- ont and
u tne nyI :, "." ",t '" ill., ,"r, IA = r., horj NJ ,i,,- il.
na'h y ~. ~" .t,-o 80, a., H.. :. NJ trust u,nn tt.,nv'
eFWen, "ne" - 30 n, m"Is,.,a,J yo,r 'r..,inn
an. w. eli - ami y NV II Main
a. -, !" Imn ..l,.I, -. n,.Iian - ohors ,:,I asked II that
hI. ne. - '1
d W III W. VI.
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