The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-09-20

the Insulting language conveyed Il, theiif.
FURIOUS report, ard therefore the accused
suuck she deceased with his buggr-wllip4n
instrument not lkely from MS nature 10 en-
danger life, which he held i,f his hand !lt the
time, the der. ared hold ing In His hand at
the time an open pocket.knife with a
blade two and three-quarter inches loi,f, and
| then the accused armed himself with ioatIed
| pistol reversed in his lett hand, ana coming
so armed again to the deceased renewed his
said demand, which the deceased again re,
fused, whereupon the nc used with the pistol
In his left hand and his whip In bis right,
again struck the deceased with the whip, and
the parties then closed snd the deceased
stabbed the accused three times with the saif,
knife, and the accused, shifting his pistol tn
his right hand, inflicted u mortal shot OH Tic
deceased, such killing may or may uoL he
nmnsaughter, according to the evidence
which The jury may consider. ,....,
Second. II the jury believe from the evil
dence that in the conflict which resulted in
the death of the deceased the prisoner first
attacked the deceased with a whip held in
his right hand and loaded pistol i'm his left.
and struck the deceased with the whip. and
the deceased then stabbed tho accused with
d pocket-knife having blade two and three.
quarter inches long, which he then held in
his band, and the prisoner and the deceased
closed In scut1ie during which 4he prisoner
fired mortal shot upon the deceased, the
jnry are to consider from all the facts proved
whether the killing was an act Of cXc,lsable
or stitiabIc homicide, or in self-tefence. ~
THE COMMONWEALTH THROWS UP IT'S HAND IL
| DESPAIR. 5.-e.. r., ...ss-i 81 IL.
When il was definitely settled that these
were the instructions in the case MIR. Daniel.
on behalf of the prosecution, declined to
argue the matter, regarding any effort in the
premises as hopeless. Thereupon the court
adjourned until the afternoon. -
.r- ~ THE VERDICT. .sss.
| The courtroom was packed almost to suf-
/ location in the afternoon, everybody being
anxious to he present when the molnento1s
words I"Guity" Or "NOt guilty" should
be pronounced. ...-....-r..
AT last the jury came in, and the foreman
| (Mr. +. Ii. Rowe, ST., handed the clerk their
verdict. Just then it was discovered that
Iinsley was not in the room, and be was
sent for. As he passed UP through the crowd
it was observed that he looked pale and
anxious. After he bad taken bis scat, his
friends and relatives grouped themselves
around him.. every countepance indicating
deep solicitude. Breathless silence reigned
all over the COURTROOM, and every ear was
strained to catch the decisive words, when
MIR. Cooke, the clerk, announced 'o.-.'
We, the jury, find the prisoner, George
Tinslev, Not guiIly!'ST Cheer after cheer
| greeted this announcement, and cries OF
"Go0d! good. ;" "Comc here, George, we
want to sec You! !" were heard from various
parts of the room. ''.-.'''fs'iS
| The usual challenge was then given by
Sheriff Stubs to any one to show reason
why the prisoner should not be dismissed,
when the court ordered his release, and Mr..
| Tin2lcy walked out. once more free man,
amid the congratulations of his many friends
and relatives.
| DANvILLE AND NIcINITY.-The Danvile
| (Va.) Register of the 18th instant furnishes
the following items: ...
| Ndrr0tc Escape. During the thunder.
storm last Thursday evening Mr.. Jesse l..
Bennett was going along the turnpike near
Fall creek in buggy, wlea he HE sfffiif1:
! T4attFGtK" tic swinglc:flce Of the buggy ant
shattered it, frightened his horse badly, ant
! SinSed the cushions On which Mr.. BeDnct
was sitting. He received severe shocl
himself, but was not injured.
Sales Of 10rn Property.-G. T. Pace ha
purchased Of Captain II. Robertson tn
frame clearinghouse and lot ON Lynn stree
near Wilson street, adjoining on the en-
sid" the lot on which a church building il
now. being erected. at the price of 81, 900
We hear that he designs it to lie used MS
) parsonage rs soon az the church Is completed
: and pastor Is stationed there Dir. MiIlner'
: residence, on Graf gIlcad street near the Pax
ton House, advertised to be sold OH the 29tl
; instant, has been purchased by !. r. Nc
Gully privately for $500. ..
Land ISdtcs.-Tbe Danville Land Agenc,
, has made sale Of the following parcels .
| real estate during the past week: Tract o
land Of Mrs. Woodfield, near Milton, 42t
: acres, for $4,000; the place owned by Mr.
Tscherbatchof l73 acres. near DaDville, tol
IS, 400; lot of Mr.. J. p. Hawkins. on CraS
head street, in Dauvillc, for $3.50; land 0
Joshua Gee. in Caswell county, $50 acres, 20
, $1,000; land of Mr. Fowlkps. near Reds
| vile, n. c.. 80 acres, for 800.
State StudcnfS.-Therc will DC Il mectin!
of The Board Of School Trrstees at Pittsyl
wanna Courthouse on the 2Sth instant for tn,
, purpose Of selecting three State students
from this county to the Virginia Agricul
tural and Mechanical College. =.
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