The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-11-12
The Borrowed Pistol.
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The court was opened yesterday At loH
y'El.k. Al o! the jurors Were found present
Wili!1m &. AIoucurc was first recalled ana
c.uss.examiued. To Judge Crump he stated
,lli he first saw the remains OF the murdered
woman on the 3Sth of February, ana after
,g.-t while they were on exhibition II the
county court house after their diSinterment.
N- thought that about three months had
elapsed Sl.Ce the disinterment when the eX-
'giru.ion took place before the Court OF
Magistrates. lie had no means OF refreshing
E.s.!.mUry in The mean time. The DodF WAS
brought 10 the city in order that an opportu'
l,ylight be afforded for its ldentlncatlon.
Hi, attention WAS not called 1t that tlme 10
the dress worn by the deceased, and ne uId
not serIt.
II. Colonel Young: The deceased wore y
lGE co!Ured sacque when saw the BODY III
lae woods. Being shown the scrap brought by
l..s Pits from Essex, witness sad tlat II ana
the !r.>- Vrre ''lbOut the same color
Toe lionel johnson The outer clothing on
;.re0ri,,. was damp hut the under garments,
FAR IS examined, were dry. The sun was
'..I."utly warm on the day before 10 dry the
n.u.ulnc thoroughly, while the mist falling on
M~dty ! saw the body would have dampened
.ar dress and >acgue. don't thlnk lhlt the
g.9.G.nE lound on the corpse conla nave Decii
,,u,au II it had been worn by person
,.1uur about from Sunday the 18th 10 Thurs
Day The 18th.
A PISTOL BORROWED.
NJ. Jane. A. Tcmplcman testified I have
known the accused for about eighteen months
VI, business connection with hlm commenced
S.rt.nlD her and ended aiSnt Christmas, %.
H. was an ployed with me IL the grocery Di''
,.rr,, H.. left me the Saturday before Christ
mas and said he was going on visit to 'Toocli-
aUG 10 see his grandmother. ana not near
%. him again until n Saturday about the md
6..u. February. He then told me that he hau
been 10 Goochi;tnd, and from there 10 trede-
,....Aury and was Just from the latter place
liz also said that he had been assisting Il fei'i-
lion WHO was keeping storein frederlckSnurH
Then asked me If l had disposed or 4 plsto
winch had when he was here before ana !
,-gllru that had not. lie then ASKED me !!
t...g., want TO sell il. ! told him that oiu
H. said that Il man who came DOWN on III,
,r.Ig with him wanted one, ana ne thousn
BE- could sell il 10 him. to!u hii.i ne conr.
,rui, tn- five dollars, but 10 get as much more
trr as he could. He took the pistol ;tnc
went off with il. IL WAS returned on honoas
arg3,n of February. II was small revolver
carving bullet about the size Oh Duth
,.U. ! saw it IT home on the 23th. put IL "''I
,a,ru from me on the next day. The accused
at N. that he had spent Christmas II
GagehEtnd county. He said nothing abou
t-ngips a lady 10 town with him asked why
b. had not come TO my house, anG ne repi!tu
rfi,l. ,h,t Ia. was staying with one OF his
..u!.. | did not know from any thlhg tue &c
used said on this or any other occasloi, ti''
r. vas married man. l. nave hearo ~ III Il
'Drak OF visiting Mr.. Marlborough s. MT. hae
Nouag people Have heard him speak OF ms
ylN,s in company with young men. saw tnt
accused seYer;ll times during the mex week ~ ~
=. that Saturday, l left the city on FRIDAY
Q: Saturday OF that week. ana feluthsu y.
Saadav Had 4 sale on Monday, ana So"
] hin again on that daY. He had offered 10 as
-. Al the sale | told him that olun
.aak his assistance would be Eeeueu' uut - I y.
4 tad A0.Aiag else 10 do, he might come up: Oi
tuesday h. came after his clothes' out Wv, "a.
ttrrl..
1 when G.xi saw hun, but | remember meet
.Es iIIu Uact or twice on the street Sunuay
&ora!u. lie went 10 live with Mr.. turner
2o9E,n month afterward. ~ T
!l" pistol WAS loaded in five barrels "heii
save il 20 The accused. Don't know VIM
4 vs. l's condition when il was returned.
4 To Colonel johnson The character OF the
accused previous 20 this time has beeH Us 49,
"aayboQys. l think l saw him on a lhohia ~
u" 18th Of February; know we met ohce Va
twice during that week. He stayed ~ my
house on the night or Saturday the 23d, an.
remained with us IN hour or TWO on the daS
4 q q" sale. lie came twice on luesaiy' "iu
Ea' A!s clothes the second time. think IL pro,
S'ole that The pistol was carried OH py sone nn
I'oiie who were looking at the houeo oi
tuesday. ! considered the pistol very soo'
'.t bought II III 1868
oColouel Young Between the two SatuT'
-a,s Ihink saw the accused Setcrdt Times;
4 Iu Juror The pistol carried smali oai'
:, AGd been loaded for several months.
10 Colonel Young: The accused freq quehti
4 .a,<'d about marrying, rs young men Senr
-at't 90, hut don't recollect his particularly y
-''1lng 10 himself in such connection.
q 10 AIR, Thomas III told me that he n'4 ~
a c's'ero lady in the neighborhood OF h'ei. aa
ItSAu, but had no intention OF marrying hei
u ''' s-!4 he did IL 10 accommodate lrielo.
MORE ABOUT THE PISTOL
~ McWhirt was the next witness sworn
~ rsiiheI | saw the accused at hr. lem ,
u .''AHn on the 10Th of February, DetWeeh !
-1 !! O'Clock. Hc said he had just retuihee
-.@ fredericksburg where he had been III \. "
ore with some OF his relations. asked NJ =.
'@,r question about one or two oil my iIien
81 frederick, burg. He seemed 10 know httie
,'ut Ihem, having, rs ne said, been niue Oh
d we sHeet. He inquired if Mr.. Templenai
i r . hol a pistol which he wished TO sell.
~ MN didn't know Mr.. L. came shorsl S
,sit ana agreed TO let him sell the pistoi ~,
~ueh as he could. / think IL was Il gooC
r PROBABLY Il lTe.shooler. Inc accuscI
~ to!d ;ac that he was a married man.
..S MN several times between the ioth am
q ~ "et him once 1T the post. .olhce apou
4 middle OF the day; again at MT. 1eihpie
a NJ The pistol was returned 10 Ihe VI
n rsseoS aaS The 10Th by the prisoner; he fe "
II feo That he had been unable 70 dispose "
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