Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-18
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OF second and strcets, Tor the purpose OF hear
/ Mo- Hsry A. Good 'pear Camp Barry, last even
log. The following gentlemen compose the Jury;
/ Thomas A. Burns, Joseph A. Minniek, james n.
osf asr4s John gp MsTgps.hsi%s1 sa%us
i Cooley, John T. wa,d, Joseph Daniels. sewell r.
Mansfield, and Charles W. Rcams
Joseph Chatham the gentlsnan Eho was With
the lsdies) recalled: Testified that the lady (hfss
Good had several rings on her fingers, which
| were lost when she was shot don't know what
became Of the rings; thought they were lost from
her fingers. ~
Witness was walking with two ladies near the
toll gate last evening. Saw some men near the
toll gate. a sentry was there dfteen or twenty
yards from witness when he passed. About sew
| enty Ave yards beyond the toll gate, one Of the
| ladies', Miss Ward, went ahead Of the other lady.
Miss Good was leaning on the arm OF witness
| Had Just passed over the little bridge when he
heard the report Of gun hsd SAID noth,ng 70
the sentry when they passed the etoll gaze Heard
only one shot fred. . 80
| WIN, Crandan testihed that ne was snnding
about twelve feet from the ladies' when the shot
man ride up towards the women when ~ was
| said q lady had been shot; the prisoner aud tho
two ladies' were on the right hand side Of The The
| road; witness was on the LETT hand side OF the
road heard Mr.. Chatham say lady had been
shot. Q III was Lieut. farnsworth who rode up
after the lady had been shot. Ho went up 70
time. ......... ........f. A..
| Henry Raymond, the sentry who fred theshot,
testified thai he was on duty at the post; was
e. on ss SSpfI tf Hsss to
load his carbine one OF the prisoners would not
go; Lieutenant told him to halt the man told
the prisoner to halt three times he kept on !
| Lieutenant told witness 70 hre ne hrea above
the prisoner; did not want TO XIII him did not
see the ladies' when he shot Lieutenant did not
come up untii after the ladies had passed !
thought Lieut.. Farsnworth DID not see the iadie.
when they passed thought the bieutahant toid
him to dre to make the prisoner halt; witness
aimed above the prisoner ala not want 70 kil
him witness was not acquainted win tne
neighborhood; had only been on post once.
The prisoner was running down the road by the
toll-gate fence, when witness hred a. hin. WIT
moss said when he nred could not distinguish
man two rods from him.
Lieut.. Charles H. farnsworth, the ohicer OF the
guard, testified that he was detailed for parole
yesterday; received orders to arrest all drunken
men and bring them to the guardhouse. Game
| up TO the house on the corner Saw men come
out. Sent some Of the guard to arrest them.
Ordered Raymond 10 take those men TO the
guardhouse. One mau named Murphy went on
ahead, Hewas a desperate character. Saw that
he was getting away from the guard. Told the
| guard TO halt him. He did not stop. Ordered
the guard to Ere. The hrst time he did not hre
two ladies, and heard they were shot.
Witness then sent for surgeon and ambu-
, lance Witness was fnou nted and could not soc
the ladies because he was watching for prisoner.
Witness ordered him 10 are at the mau Murphy
, was tall man. Thought the guard did not see
/. tho man when he fired The darkness and dust
| prevented witness from seeing the ladies.
Can't Jnlius windsbecker testified that he knew
1 Lieut. FArnsworth. Had known him since 1868.
Had never seen him intoxicated. He was an or.
a derby man. When witness heard Of the affair u
was very dark Witness went to the guard
| house whom he heard the shot The Lieutenant
seemed to regret It, Said he was sorry the ladies
, were shot on account Of the rascal Murphy. Wit.
: | ness never saw Lieut. Farnsworth intoxicated oi
. under the influence OF liquor. .. ... ...
John Mnlloy testified that he saw man run
ming around the corner; saw the guard fire
i tbo9vht hs nred at the man run ming did mot see
the ladies' at the time did not think the Leuten
: ant or the guard could see the ladies. witnes,
was stnnding at the toll-gate about twenty feel
from the guard, and near the Lieutenant.
A M sprnRue was called TO explain the local.
ty and the situation Of the toll gate lie said 4
\ tie sentinel came down the road few stops tC
4 Ore at the mau, he would be likely to hit any
person in the road.
, John Mulloy recalled: The sentinel was stand
ing on the right OF the road when he fred.
Z 4. J. Duvall testified that he saw the guart
| when he fred. Did not see the ladies when b,
!, ared. It was dark. Heard some one cry halt
Heard the order TO are given the second time. Saw
o the man when he put the rife or musket to hi
": shoulder. Saw man running. Thought th,
: sentry pointed the gun At the prisoner; Did moi
think the guard could see the ladies. There wa
only one shot fired. Saw no officer there who
o was intoxicated.
DR.. Joseph NJ Homeston testified that he ex-
: amined the wound with DR.. Taylor; the ball en-
tered In the region Of the ninth RIB, and wen
out near the sixth rib; thought the ball mus
s have struck the ground and glanced. Witness
pronounced the wound as fatal when he exam
ined 1t; knew Lieutenant Rarnsworth for tht
1 pat two years; hswas one Of the most temperat,
l. men in the regiment; never saw him intoxicated
| or under the influence Of liquor; he was not
= reckless man; he would not have ordered tht
gun TO be fred II he knew the ladies were about
3 The jury rendered the following verdict:
n came to her death from wound caused by y bal
fred from = carbine In the hands Of private Henr,