The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-04-18

| drove towards Mr.. Collins, and stopped and
looked back, and saw two negroes dragging
"a man between them; they were headed OIL
by party at the corner Of Nicholson street,
who turned them toward the old field; |
know both the men; the man that was killed
was the man they had between the two
horses: heard firing at house on Nichol-
son street. as arrived on Church street with
my carriage.
Samuel Westheimer-About one o'clock,
in front of my house, on Church street, |
saw white man running by, followed by a
crowd of colored people, crying, "Stop that
white son of a -! kill him !" he looked
around as he ran; they followed him pretty
close; he turned the corner by Mr.. Knights,
and ran around the corner into house OPP
posite-the second house from the corner;
brought him out of the house, and were beat
ing him with most any kind Of weapons,
clubs and muskets; then saw two horseme en-
come up Church street, and tried to get the
crowd off, they took hold of him themselves;
started down Church street with him; the
man was in his shirt sleeves; | did not know
him; about ten minutes afterwards | heard
the report of firearms on Nicholson street.
+. F. Snowden-On Monday about II
o'clock saw white man in his shirt sleeves,
very bloody and in charge of a number of
negroes; did not know any one, either the
man or the negroes.
Susan Fuller, colored--I was at Mrs. White
bursts door yesterday Monday, on Nichol-
son street, at the time of the fight; Joe Mac
key said "Rally in, boys bring him out and
shoot him p John - fired and then |
went off; | saw John shoot at him; do not
know whether John killed him TRobert
WhitehurstJ or not | only saw one shot fired,
and went off to get out of danger; there was
number around there with guns and pistols;
a coored man tried to protect the house, and
Mackey seized him by the collar, and asked
him if he would take up for dam white
secesh son of -" the man saw John
shoot was in his Shirt sleeves | saw no white
person IN the house, ,ep. those who lived
there
The testimony was then closed by the
Coroner, and the Jury returned verdict,
that Robert B. Whitehurst came to his death
on Monday, the 10th inst, between the hours
of II M. and P. NJ, from pistol shots fired
by person or persons unknown to the Jury
The same verdict was rendered in the case of
Mrs Charlotte Whitehurst, with the excep-
ton that the word shots was singular, and
not plural Several parties, implicated in
the riot and murder, are now in Jail, and will
be examined before the Mayor at an early
day. The Coroners jury felt confident of the
fact that both Mrs Whitehurst and her son
were killed by colored persons who had par
ticipated in the celebration of that day, and
discussed the propriety of inserting that in
the verdict. 1t is very evident, from the
testimony adduced, that the Whitehurst
Brothers were shot by persons engaged in
the procession, deliberately and wilfully, but
there is no testimony adduced to show how
Mrs. Whitehurst was shot, as it occurred in
side of the house
At - o'clock yesterday, Coroner Todd sum-
moned another jury, and held an inquest over
the body of Moss Bennett coored, at the watch
house The deceased was shot in the back
just under the right shoulder blade, by two
balls. the balls entering about one inch from
each other. The wound was mortal as ii
penetrated the heart
W. S. Joynes testified that he was keeper
of the Watch-honse, about o'clock Oh Mon
day night the watchmen on the beat reported
tc the Captain of the Watch that there was
dead man laying in Rotherly's Lane. The
to the watch house which he did
Alice Bennett, wife of the deceased, testified
I that her husband left the house where they
live, in Turner's Ruins" on Rothery's Lane
| He had been gone about FIVE minutes, when
rectly afterwards, the voice of her husband
following
She did not 90 out, until some one in the
| int, loI l,r,,, I;+rlL A.
there was a man shot; She went out with a
| light, and recognized the body of her hus-
band laying near the gate; before he left
and was slightly under the influence of IL
quor, and left the house to go to Ahern's
| Jack Swanson, colored, stated that he was
in the house of the deceased about nine
o'clock, he heard three shots fired: went Out
and found the body of Bennett lying nea,
the gate; he was not quite dead; Capt GUY
remarked, 'Why the name of sense did YOU
| let the body lay there ?" The witness stated
in reply "that he was afraid to touch it. as
he thought it was against the law
The jury returned verdict, that the de-
ceased came to his death by pistol shots fired
by some person or persons unknown.
William Sales was arrested this morning
at the Court House by Sergeant Deggs. He
is charged with the murder of Robert B
| Whitehurst Robert Read colored boy
who turned out with the society he belonged
to, testified before the Mayor that he dis
tinctly saw Sales shoot Whitehurst while he
was between two horsemen,
The GosPoRT Navy YARD-We have nov
SO many worthy, capable mechanics out o
employment that We would hail with Joy thu
| day that the Government would order tht