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

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Witnc!s-l lid not know m!lo had i ttie IN theiH. ,
Mr. Hilliams-D:d you not say, q while ago, That NOAH }
Burner gave a deed Of trust upon them
Witnc >-IfI did 80, ! made Il mistake.
Mr. Wil,i,ms-You had heard that there Was Il deed d
trust given upon the nesroe, but did hot Know hy whom;
Wliness-1 only knew that . deed al trust was gwen.
MI. wiliiums-Were yoi mol under the IMPRESSION tina
the deed of trust was given by Noah j: burner;
WitneEs-rilar was my impression at HE tliuc.
Mr. Wiuian.-At who's. Instance lid yOu cnnir down
here 10 make ibis preientHleni b"'"F" 'heRFa"uJnF III Au
gust last:
s,aur. I think the iirsI man who ever Said anything: Ia
me oil the subject was Mr.. T.. 4. Stands.
Mr.. Wiiliia,ns-Rl no SIR. lrynn say something 10 you
mon the subject:
'Wi,ur.s-I don't think lie did until the day before the
trial in November. lie told me that Mr., byr' MAS unweli
and hc did net think il worth while i"E NE 70 GOMEZ 10 W oou'
Stock, as the case would probably he Eos!ionr'inn account
Mr., Wi,iiams-Did no, Mr. Bryan take an active part IN
getting up this prosecution:
Witncs,-Wel. ! inn't know, sir.
Mr.. Wiliam.-DId not sir. E:van lei! ,"l tl'' he desired
you TO come down here:
Witness-l don't remember, sir.
Mr.. Williams--You said that MIR. BRYAN ratir 10 sou tie
day before the November court?
Wiincss-No sir: | went TO him. wen, there 10 asceT'
tain whether the trial would 90 on or not. ] Thought lie
was coming here, and i,riac, moreover, 4 LAWYER, thai lie
would knoy all about tic taItter.
Mr. Williams-Iid nj SIR byrd examine you l'einrc tile
grand jury
Witucss-No. sir.
MI. WILLIAMSBURG yOn sur" Of that:
Wiinrss-i am sire he did MOI.
AIR William. -Did n. not examine other wiiucS<csE
Wiinr..-I don't know; let immediately after was
examined.
Mr.. Then, all you know about this ma,teris,
Thai rou frs, saw these negroes ut Mrs. nurners-tiat you
went 10 hur thrm-thou:Ht the price too Highland that
the secoEd lime you went !" buy HEM, y"u FOUND the wo,
man no, to lie in her suGnh mind, chat was the Spring after
the frs. summer tina; Noah j. burner Kept the Springs.
The next tine YOU saw them WIS In Texas, when You went
To levy an attachment upon them, and then Eastman said
they we're his property, ana when you ASKED him how De-
nra!- rot hold Of The negroes, when there WAS u deed OF
trust upon them, hcinalc no answer, and you say you ne
Yer saw. these nc.roe. IL the possession Gt ir. D-nrile:-
That is cnrrrct-iS Il not:
Mr.. Doylc-lou say thai Mr.: Ea-ti'aul and Mr. Byrd
went out together OH the porch, While sou, Barry ana Al
ANS were In the cabin with the negroes.
Witnrss-Yrs, sir.
Mr. Williams How dill you happen to notice 50 particu'
larlv that Byrd and Eastman vent out and nobody else:
Witn.$s-l am not prepared TO give you any particular
reason why | uo,c-dit il.
SIR Wi!iiainS-Will you undertake 20 swear that Mr.. All
ANS did no, 20 on, up"m;l'r porch when Byrd and Eastman
went out,
witne,s-CsrtainIy hr weaI out-wc al! vent out.
Mr.. Wi.iam>-n Did Adams 60 ont before you went oui;
Wituess-So; he did not 90 omi with the others.
Mr.. Wiliams--Ilnw is II that ynn kcl. your eye upon
Adams all the time
wiiaess-l don't kaow ;hat | ier, my eye upon Adams
particularly. My oljec; was TO Sc, il"Id oil these negroes,
and to that was my attention Inost directed
MIR. Williams-Wlat has that To 10 Will Snur knowing
that Adams did not 90 out
Witnrss-It has nothing 10 10 with it: my oli~c, vas t"
find all the negroes and TO have Il luul out i"r them.
SIR. WiliianS-i understand you 10 say, HAT you nov
undertake 10 say, after fourteen monihs, thai iiyFh anu
Eastman went outupom The porch, an" that Adams did not
leave the cabin un;il yoa, AGaiGI a:d the ssIe!lh wen, l"
the other cabin:
wilncss-Yrs, sir.
Mr.. Menifcc-Wh0 hired you 10 8" Texas:
WitncSS-Alen Z. Bryan.
MI, Manifestations much did he pay you:
Witnrss-llr paid nr what | asked.
Mr., WiIjains-i should like 10 Lnow villa, he paid YOU
witne$s-1i,a, is Il private matter, and don't think You
huyc any,h;n: 10 10 with my private affairs.
Nh. Meniice-wasir Il stipulated price or II salary. ,
WiinrSs-lt was 4 salary. IL WAS SIX months ue'ore /
said IL Surl TO MIR, BRYAN uDnn the subject.
Nj. MrniEer-You we're hired by Mr.. Bryan 10 go out
there. and Sc, 10 understand you to SAY that he never
copycrs.d with you In regard to this prosecution:
Witn.ss-l aid ncYcr conycr:cd much about It.
Mr. Mcnifcc-Wheu YOU came back, who spoke 10 you
ubout bringing sou here and before The grand jury:
witnrss-l think the prosecution WAS spoken OF when !
was down there. / bud Il conversation with Mr.. bowman
and Mr.. Byrd, and they spoke Of getting up thls lros"ca-
ton.
Mr.. Willians-Uia they ever speak 10 you aLou, Noah j.
Burner
Wi.ne5..-l think ilicT tp"s.r more particularly o. De-
nrale. ! think i: most likely ihni The l'rst ln;,n'a'!oh ~ re-
Mr.. Wiliam.-You understood. linen, that YOU were to
cnmc here: ,a, mo. 10, rous
here was from the SUMMONS served upon me
Mr. WiNiams-AGd 10 holy in llarrisonhurg sn any
conversation with you upon this subject:
witness-Iti Is probable ! had IL conversation VIZ" i"mS
Mr. Wiiliaus-IIa Won 7 conversation with Mr.. Bryan
upon the subject?
Wi,!ess-I think had a conversation with him. think
| might have said to him that | heard ,hrr- WE >"ihe CON
FtIsa1NH " . l' en''o- 49,, .. Al, p,
NJ. hchiirc-As "r. brya" eI:PI'seu :" ~ + 1. H.,
Texas 10 hunt up ,hrSe negroes - 1t ho' I,n. t' i"n y ,s.
he i: HE man WIN whom you c'nNT''r'' !" JAW" W VIZ
getting up Of ih's PROSECUTION j.. r,u.d
Wines ~" ' t'"Ih -, w. Il. -, 80 hi. mi.
more with other men than with Mr.. ify""ul'"h'" ms su"'
ject.
ar. as NV any, v. wan 1 ~
known throughout buckingham:
"iineS:--l think Il "as' There %hsh sFGa' utai % tn"
about II. IL W ls GENERALLY n'I'eTen I'M ~ IN" '""eu WI "
very c"m,iuef"''r ':'"'un'i ,h.,, h. ,u,.
PIE All rou''a 1Ie ."n'.',! ~ 49," = III. ~ n%n,,
Wi'nsts-fr; II was very tnueh ,a'ESu no"u'' .,bo,, IN
Hlr. po!'cL "n.n '"u ~ T." w ~, a,t..L",.m, vLo
Texas, for the purpose "i IeTYihg 'hi' a''"c"'ne"'' WIZ
went with %on: m,
WitneSs-Mr. EFyah ai" III Marry ~" '"s' " "S'
Ri"er county.
UT. Doyle Barry anu Ai''''= "''f '''- =" ~"
MitnrsS-ir s, sf. ,.,a,
Mr. poEi'-'har'!, 4! !" l" vs. .n
70 see after The rrr;;rets: There were III WI ~ " ioH Meu.
Into the cabin. Tw" "i ihe:r-tyFi anu f"ts''a"'-"e"
oni upon the porch:
Wi;ness-fr:, sir.
Mr. Doy!e--iIad you any conversation Will those "h"
remained with y"rt
"iress-"" were me's! '"""s II" 'F '"N'' " ''
negroes.
Mr.. Williams - DO you Hi-an 10 say lhas Easthain "r!ii
,, ,l;t. Nn,, y-ur.t falling tloyn the nane,r How. then, uiU