The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-03-29
lREPoRrRp SPECIALLY FOR THE DAY BOOK. IL
Trial Of Land.

SPECIAL TEnM OF rHs CfRcu1r Couar Oh
PRINcEss ANNE CouSrY-Judge BoherPre.
sidiny
.G0NTINUEu.
MoNsAy, March 26th.
Henry u. IFoodhonte, recalled. In reply
to questions asked by the Judge said
saw the prisoner on the 18th of June 1859
he walked up to my house near the Court
House--his (Land's) house is between three
quarters of mile and mile from the court
house his appearance was clearly, and he
was rather neatly dressed tor a farmer on a
week day. When he came to see me it waa
between ten and eleven O'Clock in the morn
ing.
In reply to the counsel for the defence
He approached ME from the direction of the
court house, and when he left my office he
passed by the north window. The direction
from which he approached me would indi-
cate that he came through the woods, which
Is the most private Nc well as the nearest
route. There had been very powerful rain
the night before; but it was clear that morn
ing-if lived at Lands would approach
the court house through the woods. Land
was at nay office between 10 and ii O'Clock
in the morning of the 18th of June; had been
in the garden and had just left and gone in
the house when | looked at the c!ock-l saw
him coming, and went out 10 meet him. We
walked on up towards the court house, and
the conversation commenced on the road,
and was completed at my otice-l am
sure it was after ten o'clock when first saw
him-the conversation commenced in less
than minutes from the time ] first saw him
my Office is about four hundred yards
from where | first saw him-there was a
circuitous path so ne years ago to the corner
of Lands ience--I have not been through
there for some time-whch was not straight
and was through wet portion OF the
woods.
Ex-Governor W,se-l can tell you some
thing about the Princess Anne paths that
you don't know probably: There ia d path
from my house to the city vi Norfolk which
is dryer in rainy weather than the road.
Marmaduke Johnson, Esq, didn't think
the character oi Coy. w ise's path was ap
posite.
Fl. II. Roodhoase---i think man would
have to wade through the path from here to
Lands unless lie took winding route-we
did not, Land and myself) go to Lands
house by the road-Mr. Lands feet were
not wet nor muddy when he came to see
me that morning-the 18th OF June is about
busy season with the tarmers-there are
fields in cultivation near Lands house where
the farmers would be likely to have hands
at work.
This was followed By remarks from Mr.
Tazeweli Taylor and Mr.. Wise tor the pris-
oner, and MIR. johnson, for the Comm on
wealth.
II NJ Woodhouse re-caued.-i know the
fact that Mrs. Amy Land, wife Of tbey pris
oner at the bar, had resided at Benjamin +.
Flanagan's house before she was married !,
when she was about IA years of age, and be.
fore she went toBuckingham school. don't
know that can state her age exactly though
| have heard-suppose she is now about 10
years OF age. as | am toid-she was married
in 1857. Before she waa married she lett tor
school in Buckug ham--l think she went to
school in Buckingham one year and was
married the next. | suppose she was sixteen
or seventeen when married-she lived with
MIR. Flanagan several years l tSink-she
lived with my mother before she went to
Fianagap's, and was AT that time mere
child.
Ex-Gov Wise followed by long and elo-
quaint speech, urging she admission of Mrs
Lands testimony.
The Commonw consented, and the
Sheriff soon entered with Mrs. Land leaning
upon his arm. Her face was covered with a
thick brown veil; she was dressed in blue
and black striped silk, and appeared much
affected. She took seat in the bar beside
the prisoner, who at that moment covered
his face with a handkerchief. She did like
wise, and both bowed their heads III grief
She sat beside him for some moments with
her left hand clasped 10 his, while the court
and audience appeared moved by deep but
| quiet excitement, until the clerk called
| her to the stand to be sworn.
Mrs. Amy Land, sa0orn.--l went TO Nj. b
F. Flanagan's to board in 1851 vas about
| Is years of age at the time. removed
there about two years before l went to
! Buckingham school; 1 went to buckingham
| in February 1856; Mr.. Flanagan was my
| brother-in-law; while boarding at Flana-
| gan's, | slept in a small room over the dining
| room in the tavern across the way. gen
/ orally slept by myself; while boarding there
| Mr., Flanagan behaved with imrropriety to-
| ward me- One or two weeks before went
| to Buckingham, MIR. Flanagan came to my
room at night and took improper liberties
with me. He succeeded in his purposes
against my chastity, against my consent, and
deferred me from saying anything ABOUT IL
by SAYING that it would be the means OF
bringing my sister This wife, and himself
into difficulty. left there soon after and
went to school, My health was affected, and
has been seriously injured ever since by the
liberties he took with me at that time.
was married on the 4th OF June, 1857; nay
husband complained Of nue. after we were
married as to my situation; ! told him
my condition last June; it was on the ut ;
after told him, he went the same day to
see cousin Henry Woodhouse, to consult him
about what had told him. Mr. Flanagan
came to my house on the morning OF the 18th
of June last Walter (Land,l was in tbs
field at the time he arrived. Flanagan came
because sent for him; l sent negro wo'
man for him, to tell him what his conduct
had brought me to, and to advise witt him
as to what must do lie got there between
and o'clock; he came IN at the front
door and sat down near it, and attempted to
dra,p INC down m his Ian by force this took