The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-10-04
FURTHER TESTIMONY.
Robert +. Kirby First Ruined. then
Deserted. and Afterwards Mar
ricd the Accused.
she THEE TIMES, BEFORE THE HJRDER,
ATTEMPTED SEICIDE.

At halfpast 10 o'clock yesterday the
examination Of the witnesses in the case
of Mrs. Anne f. Kirby, charged with
having murdered her husband on the 2lst
Of November, 1865, was resumed.
Mr.. Robert Reid was first called, and
testified as follows: On the morning Of
the murder went into the Second market;
heard shot; saw Mrs. Kirby on the pave
mcnt in front Of her husbands house with
pistol in her hand. heard another shot.
Saw him advance, and heard him say:
son, Anne, stop your foolishness." He
then staggered, and / caught him in my
arms. / started oil with him, but had
gone only a short distance when the blood
commenced to oozc out Of his mouth. lie
tried to speak, but the blood choked him.
| had not gone any farther than Pink al
ley before he became too weak to walk.
Ithcn.put him in wagon and sent him to
his house on Broad street.
Cross-cxamincd: Saw Mr.. and Mrs.
Kirby the day before the murder, between
! and 2 o'clock. They were quarrelling
she using the most abusive language. Do
not rccollcct the language used.
William l.. Rose sworn Between and
s o'clock on the morning of the murder
Mrs. Kirby came into the market and
commenced abusing her husband about
Dutch woman. Mr.. PEBBLES said some
thing to Mrs. Kirby, which did not hear;
but she continued to run on to Mr.. Pee
! bles about what Mr.. Kirby had done to her.
/ H., Ia, JIa
walked Of, and she followed him, still
abusing him. When she got opposite Mr..
! Gcntry's fish house she said: You have
broken my jaw about that woman, and
! III kill you both, you s-n Of a b-h.
| When Mr.. Kirby got to his house, she said
"Thcrc she is now, a ID b-h." !
woman standing there shaking her fist.
/ She also had her thumb on her nose, and
was twirling her fingers. Mrs. Kirby then
drew a pistol and fired. Think, but am
not certain, that she fired first at the wo-
man opposite. She then commenced firing
at Mr.. Kirby. At the third shot he threw
up his hands and said : "Stop your fool
ishncss." He was then trying to protect
himself behind his awning-post. Mrs.
Kirby then moved up to her husband, pre-
sentrd the pistol at his head, and snapped
it twice. Mr.. Hazelgrovc and Mr.. Tyler
then ran up and took the pistol from her.
Cross-cxamined Was about five steps
from Mrs. Kirby when she shot. Did not
see Mrs. Kirby the evening before, but saw
Mr.. Kirby. Mr.. Gentry told me that they
had had quarrel the evening before. She
did say to Mr.. Kirby You have broken
my Jaw, YOU id S-n Of a b-h, about
that woman, and I'll kill you both" Ac-
cuSed did not show any weapon or make
any demonstration except to quarrel until
she saw the woman opposite making fun
of her. On seeing her she Immediately
drew pistol and fired. Her jealousy
about this woman caused the quarrelS. 1t
is my belief that the first shot was in
tended for the woman. | do not know
that Mrs. Kirby had ever given Mrs. Lieb-
hauser any cause to taunt her. Believe
that Mr.. Kirby and Mrs. Liebhauser were
criminally intimate. Have seen them 90
into assignation houses together-one time
on Second street. Never saw Mrs. Kirby
and Mrs. Licbhauser together. Did not
see Mrs. Licbhauscr putting bread III the
window thar morning. Six weeks before
the murder Mrs. Kirby complained that
woman Of whom she was jealous had bitten
her.
III. C. Rogers, sworn: On the morn
ing of the murder | came into the
market about ~ o'clock. Saw a
crowd around Mr.. kirbys door. Ran
over, and saw Mrs. Kirby standing with
a pistol in her hand. She said " You
ID s-n Of b-h, you have been
deceivirg me and my children long
enough :" She then fired. do not think
the first shot was fred at him. At the
second fire he threw up his hands and
said: "Oh, Hannah what are you doing !
Stop your toolishness :" Kirby then got
behind the awning-post and she fired the
third time. Mr.. PEBBLES and Mr.. hazel
grove rushed up and took the pistol away
from her. Mr.. Kirby then staggered, and
fell into the arms OF a gentleman. Mrs.
Kirby was then taken to the cage. On her
way She said Oh, Harry, send my child
to me" :"
Cross-examined Do not know what
passed excepting what | have Just said.
The first shot, | am pretty sure, was not
fired at him. The woman was at lower
window, opposite kirby'S. Mrs. Kirby was
taken to the station-house, ana "eht
with her. Only heard her eAciaiul oi 'No
way, GOA, Harry, send my child to me-
She seemed 10 be very little excited
Think she had cause for Jealousy. Often
heard her complain of her husband inu'
macy with Mrs. Leibhauser and with othe1
women. He was Just man OF that sort
She was always accusing him of it. Never
saw Mr.. Kirby and Mrs. Leibhauser IN
guilty intercourse, but saw enough % MAKE
me believe he and she were crlm'naily IN
innate. Sometimes he would feAv &c
Mrs. Kirby that he had imprcI2 -"'.'' 'on:
with other women, but irequea 's''uit
not. ...,,os
DR.. James Dove was the next "Anes
called. and to the interrogatorirS pro
Rounded by Judge Burnham, Judge Crninl'
Colonel Johnson, and the Commonwealth,
Attorney, answered in substance as loi
lows: Gov ~,
l have been practising medicine eaar lor .h .h
last ffty-four years, and have Deeh tn' t
jail physician for thirty years: saw MRS Mrs
: Kirby in jail very shortly after lno IN liut
der, and on my first visit discovered s'so