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larly at MS legs, but shot low. VIM. Crsn-
shaw. In taIkinR abOnt tho affair after wa rda

hrst inse rtion. and Is csnfs for each continuance
iariy at MS legs, bat shot low. VIM. Cren-
shaw, in talking about tho affair after wards,
remarked how easily he threw Askew aside
| ahd SAID that he felt strong enough at the lime
| 10 nave tnrown him across she canal. / have
| known joe CreDsbaW for five or SIX years a u d
| intimately for The last eighteen mon tbs nav
| lug seen MIN Tor hve or SIX hours Deariy every
day dnring that time lie is III. q uietest mos
amiabie and best hearted gentleman l ever
| knrw. never knew him to be out OF temper
| uH der any ciTCums taDces.
| William q. CrensGaw, recalled After m v
| brother struck Askew, and the pistol ex-
pioded and while l was a scufie with As
| kew, noticed the black mark and apparent
bruise on his cheek. After the difficulty, 81 I'd
while thinking aboutit, could not fail 10 re-
mark the ease with which threw Askew off,
| powerful and muscular "a ne appeared TO b-.
Jas IL. Grant, sworn.-Was in Crensnaw W =
Office when j. q. came, Noticed thaf j - =
hand was cut, and that he was pnttiBg some
thing on IL. He told ma he had had a difticui'Y
with man. and that il had been cut wsItP
that man was attempting to take the pistol
from hIm L made him send for adhesive
plaster, dressed it, and wanted 10 put n,
"srint' under IL 10 keep ii from bleeding but
he "blec ted, saying that he might have To ne
IL, aud leading me To believe that he pee ted
to ee attacked by that man. He did not then
Know that the man had been shot.
X. NJ. Burton, (J. P.,) )sworn.-About o'clk
on Tuesday last, Mr.. James X. Crenshaw
j
had difficulty OH board u vessel in the Dock
and had shot at man, but did not know
whether the shot took effect not He de-
sired, however, IL surrender himself into the
hands of the law; and TO that end he wished
me TO go to his office, hear Il statement of the
affair, and then to do what was right and
proper in the premises. L went around and
on getting there, James repeated the statement
in Joe's presence, aud said that Joe wished To
give bail TO appear before the Mayor the next
morning, TO answer any charge That might be
brought against him growing out of the af-
fray. Thinking l had no authority TO act ss
no charge had been made, declined to do
any thing, but went after the Mayor James
told me that his brother IN. was present and
witnessed the affair The Mayor came about
O'Clock. and the whole matter was referred
to him. l have known Joseph III. Crenshaw
for IS years. He is man of even temper 1
never knew him TO be in difficulty before;
and when L first heard of the affair, l was
sure 1t was one of his brothers. Mr.. Burton
gave the accused The highest character for
ami liability aud kindn of heart.l
AT quarter past o'clock. the Court took IA
recess for three quarters Of an hour.
At O'Clock, Judge Lyons resumed tho
bench, and the examination proceeded.
George Hobson, John Purcell and Julius A.
Hubson were called and sworn. All of them
gave the accused the highest character for
evenness of temper, miidn-ss of manners, etc,
and each of them had known him intimately
tor many years.
L.
Have seen him II. the Mayors Court at Nor
folk.
Dol. August.-Mr. Cropper, will you tell the
Judge what was his general character in Nor
folk
Mr.. Tazewell, for the Common wealth-Io OBJ
ject to the question, on the ground that As
keW's character cannot ba gone into. unless
the prisoners character is first attacked.
Col August.-Tne gentleman is certainly
mistaken in his law. There is no rule of evil
dence mIre clearly laid down than this. We
expect to prove that Askew is des esperado-a
bawdy house bully-Jhe lighting bal. keeper of
Il bawdy drinking hCuse-the associate of the
lowest and vilrst of NoTfOlk-that he has de-
serted his lawful wife and children in North
Carolina, and Is living with Il prostitute, in
house of prostitu tion-that be is a dangerous
aud tur bu lent charac ter aud does the Attor-
ney tor the Commonwealth say that that is
not legal evidence
The proposition was argued at some length,
and then submitted TO the Court.
Judge Lyons decided that he general char
nc Ter of the man could not be gone into until
the defence had first shown that he was aware
of that character in Norfolk Mr. CrOpper's
evidence WAS therefore ruled Inadmissab!e.
VIM. uaryie sworn.-When l was in the
EN- pioy OF he Messrs. Creus haw. l was in the
habit OF going down TO the Baltimore vessels
10 receive guano. Vessel men from that port
were SO insulting and abusive, that we were
all Instructed to have no difficulty with them,
but to report their conduct To the office. After
that L never paid any attention to what they
said, NOT considering tnen worthy OF notice.
Col. August ANNOUNCED that all the wit
nesses summoned before the Mayor but one,
James Meredith, had been examiied, and that
liz had fed. and could not be found
Judge Lyons informed The counsel that The
witn.ss alluded to had been arrested urd,r
the warrant OF the Mayor AID dered him %
be brought from Jail and examined
Benz James Meredith sworn,-i was in iEe
main rigging of the "OiiNer RI. TulIiu," tf
Baltimore which was lying right at The head
Ji The Caunaconack." when the pistol shot
was fired. | looked down to see what was the
matter, then jumped On the deck and ran To
the wharf, wneu l saw trCn> haW fige tta
second shot, from the deck of the vessel
After the second shot a kew mace a. CreE-
shaw and fell over the raIi, - dowuward-
while Aske~ was Gu the I; and CreLe bew
was on the " hart, the tnIrd sn3t was hrrd.--
ASkew then got up and walked aft.
Cross -examined.-Did uut se- ,hsw th'as.r
from the hatch. Heard nothing III paced
bet " eeu the parties DId not see a Nv, ,.-
vuucing when the seCO.u hos was fired Cas-
SAY whether he was al dyaGciug or not g.
liam q. was on the wharf bv the ssde of Ai,
brother W hen the third shot WIS fired. l wH-
about the length OF he vessel from the pa: Re-
when the frat shot was fired aud l.-t
about gettiGg upun The " a0rt when the stc,i.I
shot was fired 1t did no. take me more LGl
Il minute 10 Jump from trr Inttn riggIts tu..
get upon the wharf. Whoa AsksW IeiI 'n .a.
rail and maIu rigging, nt1 lace was .ail.
eight inches of the wharf.
Here the evidence VA hfoEEnl ,o q s!-s,.
and the cause was trRurd ~ irus bS MessI
August aud MorsOn tur he defence, ana mir
Tszewell for the Commonwealth.
The J Judge declined tie bali, and said in sub
stance that in refusing bail he Was not at all
influenced d by any doubt OF Mr.. Crenshaw'S
neing present to answer any charge growing
out Of the difficulty, Just as certainly when
baiied as if he were still kept in custody. Ga
the contrary, he telt satisn fed that Mr.. Cren-
shaw simple recogniZaEce would certainly
ensure his presence at any and ali times, To
Answer this or any other charge brought
against him but that be felt compelled 20
deny bail AT this time because the Court OF
Appeals OF Virginia mad decided, in the case
OF the Commonwealth and Rutherford, that
while Circuit Judge had the power bail
in any case before conviction, yet that y Cir
cult Judge ought not 20 exercise that power in
the absence OF material witness toI The Com
M monWeaith aud again, that all the ply sicit.hs
summoned by Mr.. Crenshaw, except one. had
express ed the opinion that the chances We're
that Askew would die from his Injuries, and
he aid not think that 1T that Time, when the
Mayor certified that the case had been ad-
iourned for further rxamiuatIop, foi the ab-
senee of u material witness, aud The Character
OF the charge could not now be known, h.
ought to interfere. and that II ought IL be
iourned for that to De ascertained but that he
would not say how long such adJournmehts
should be continued. The accused Was there
fore reInanded 10 prison, ~ await ali exsmiua-
tIon before the Mayor tomorrow (fuesday)
morning.
Nayar's Cowt-The following cases were
disposed Of by he Mayor last Saturday: Grace
MatthewS, drunk in the Market House and no
where 10 stay, committed until to day. -
Mathew Egan and Michael Grace, fighting in
the street and resisting the watchmeu, Mat
held TO bail aud Mike dischaIged. Eiizsbeth
Jones. no papers and drunk IN an alley or
dsred five lashes. Beverly Morris, e-, steal
ing clothes from Hannah Doyle, ordered IS
lasheS. Clara Coleman, harboring josephine
Clarke, continued until o-day.
Stabbing 4G6ay-In the lower end Of Rock