The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-10


WILMA w. Jouee. charged with fsloniously
sseanltino ma beosine John L. Curry on the
M Jnna' from The effects Of which beating
essrr, 1ssa IA ssven dsve thereafter When
~ - vss ealIed lar9s member OF witnsss
"a .sne.rsd ~ vero evorn. We append the
s.s1snea ~ their evidesco a follow:
Gssc~i,ie HonHsliS dspoesd: On Sunday,
Ola lima Currv go 70 nv house aad Invited
IA 10 20 Win hin 70 Nanchsstsr. We went,
ana On our return 70 Riehnond rode down 10
The narkes 70 get something 70 drink. Aftes
eakju1 several drinks Jones snd Wyatt chsl.
lspasd for Q game Of cards. Allen and uyeeii
played with them. lost 81 400, then pledged
nv watch for 500 and lost that Curry and
myself went home, got money, came back, and
i boat Jones out Of 2,lOO, all the money he
could raise. Il wa nearly o clock at night,
and We started for homo. l was in the act OF
sstaing on my horss, when Psaslsy seized mo BY
The collar and aid "you id son Of b-h,
Won can't carry on thss money away" Curry.
who haA come M. told mo 20 run, and did 70.
Al I'm svav ~ Jores have Curry by the
soilsr. pushins HIN back towards . bench. l
did not aee 4 blow struck. Peasiev said Curry
owed Kim H300.
DR.. Wexford Jaw Curry 4 abort time before
HE death: asw no voapds; made no examina
don Of his person.
fight; hoard loud talking under his window
raw Curry, j ones, Montslle, and Peasley TO-.
gsther, talking about money; Montelle started
of when Peasley took hold of him and said,
"You can't 70 till you pay ms my money;
Garry stepped up and colIared Psasley; Jones
then caught hold Of Curry; just at that tune
Montells broke loose from Pc Asley and ran on,
Peaslsy following q short distance and return.
ing; Curry then faid TO Jones, lei me 90, or
viii cut your CUTS out" Jones replied, you'll
cut me. will yOu 7" then heard q sound like
n blow or q fall: PessIey caught hold of Jones
and told him not to beat Curry; Peasley, Curry
and Jones, then went across the street to
Woofs saloon, where they remained short
time and returned together; after remsiGi ~
on his horfe and rode of, Remaining to Peas
10y that he would sec him the next morning
and make all right; Curry said that al he
minded was the black eye; the parties appeared
20 be entirely friendly when they parted
Ro. G. Wyatt testified that on the morning
of the 2ist Of June, Montells and Curry came
10 Andsrson's salooD, on 18th street, and went
returned, and Montells proposed game OF
cards. We played, aud Jones and myself
beat him and Allen out CT u ,4"0in money ana
$500 on hie watch. In the afternoon Monfeiie
and Curry returned. Montelle played with
Jones, and won about 81 ,S00. PeasIey played
at the other end Of the counter with Curry, and
beat him out Of $500 The parties then lett
Montel'e, aud would get the money from him
aud pay Psasley. Moptelle refused to give
Curry the money, and was about to start on
when Peasley took him by the collar and told
him be could not go till he IF got big money
Curry, seeing Peasley have hold OF Monteiis.
took hold Of Peseley. Jones then took hold
Of Curry, pulled him away, and told him to let
Psaslsy and Montelle settie their own difiicui-
lies. Curry then threatened to cut Jones'
when Jones gave him one blow with bis net
seeing which: Peasiey interfered and sspa-
rated them Jones did not Kick Curry. far-
Ties then drank together-.ones gave Curry
water to wash his face-ald, AFTER taking ana
drinking for some time Curry mounted MS
horse and started home
Marx A. Iindali was not Pre'snt: on the
I'D OF June he went to the Inst market, TO get
beaten Curry, and would DO the same again
under eimilar circumstances