The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-07
Trial Of Charles &. Carson for the
Killing Of I'd. Il. ai2ncbcH.
Ecporto,, 10" the Dispatch.
S:TAUSToS, March I, 1872.
FIRST Days PROCEEDINGS.

The trial Of Char les G.. Carson, charged
with killing u. 7. ChneDcll, near GrcenviIle,
in September last, was commenced in the
County Court on Yesterday, Judge Hcndren
presiding. The Commonwealth IS repre-
sentcd ty MIR. James -Bumgardner, and the
defence hv McssrS. baldwin & Cochran,
Smith, and Elder. Jud ge Shelley had been
EMPLOYED for the proSt cution, but has been
detained in Baltimore by severe illness, and
hence will not be present during the trial.
Clinebcll was killed on the 21st day Of Est
September by Carson at \ croquet party I,ear
Grcenvilc, q village i'll Augusta county some
twelve miles south Of Stat nton, on TIE Lex
ington road. The intense excitement which
prevailed throughout the county when the
facts first became known has somewhat
abatcd, but much interest is still felt, as is
shown by the large crowd gathered ut the
courthouse this morning long ere the trial
commenced. Both young men belong to
respectable families, and are widely known
throughout the county. Both are young
men neither much over twenty years old.
Court was opened this morning at 10
O'Clock. Some unimportant business was first
transacted, and at quarter past II the
prisoner was brought in, and took his seat
lust in rear Of his counsel. He is a tne-look-
ing young man, and wears slight NOUS
tachc. His appearance speaks well for the
hygiene and fare of the ilailor.
4 venire of twenty-four having been sum-
moned, the following jury oftweive was en-
panneled. Having been drawn from the oppo-
Site end of the county, not much difficulty was
found in obtaining the requi site number !:
Silas Bargcr, Gideon II. Barn"hart, Samuel
r, Bell. Samuel Grammar, st. Clair Coyner,
\. G. Fulton, John w. IIopewell, Hiram
Huffman, RobcEt G. Lcekie, j. a. FaWver,
Challas S. Patterson, and Henry A. Palmer.
The indictment was then Rad, and the
prisoner plead not guilty" The Common.
wealth's witnesses were then called and
sworn, and the examination commenced. AT
the request of the counsel for the prisoner
they were examined separately.
DR.. Gillian was first called TO the stand,
and testified as follows: l was proceeding
with Miss Rosa Graham along the road lead
ing from Greenville to the place where we
expected to have = game OF cr0quet. The
rest Of the party were ahead Of Us. The first
thing knew Of the shooting was the report
Of pistol On looking up the road | saw
Carson standing inside of pair Of bars Lead
iuy into field from the road with pistol in
his hand pointed in the direction of Cline
bell. who was standing in the road on the
side farthest from Carson. He was standing
by his horse with his hand through the bril-
Glc-lcin I cried out, Don't shoot" and
ran forward. Carson glanced toward me,
then fred the second time at Clinebell. who
threw up his left arm, staggered forward, and
fell. When / next saw Carson he was some
thirty or forty yards distant in the
field | am doctor; made an eHanii-
nation Of Clinetell: found wound i'll the
left arm, aud another in the left treast near the
nyple probcd the wound about four inches.
Tore open his shirt to find the wound. Re-
manned with him until he died, which was
was between five and ten minutes after he
was shot. Saw Clinebell before the shooting.
He passed us on the road, riding colt:
know it was colt, for it SHE'D and seemed
frightened when passing us. Spoke to him
rs he passed he bowed. Noticed nothing
unusual in his appearance; seemed in hurry
to PASS OH. | had been invited to join the
croquet party, which assembled at Mrs. Gra-
hams, III Greenyille. The rest of the party
started before did; were some fifty yards
ahead Of me. The party consisted Of David
Zimmerman, Robert Palmer, John Wilson,
and myself, accompanied respectively by
Misses Ella Hutchinson, Annie Smith, Lou
Graham, and Rosa Graham. Do not
know when Carson joined the party. He
passed me at Mrs. Grahaln's in company
with Mr.. Fitch. ! gave him croquet ball
10 carry. He took it, and passed on, Did