The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-17

sunn0sifIon. | was perfectly satisfied that q
duel had been fought, even though had not
seen pistol that pistol might not have
been discharged. II it had been used, the
discharged cylinder wa. hid from my view :;
1t was lying OF its right side. IT was very
positive impression on my mind that Page
McC1rty had been shot by Mordpcsii, and that
he page Mccarthy had shot Mordccai.
may have asked Mordcrai how be stood
when he was shot, and may have asked
McCarty the same question. Mordcca may
also have told me indirectly that McCarty
shot him; at all events | concluded
that McCarty had shot him and that he
had shot McCarty. and that my con-
Victlon was as positive as mans
conviction could bc who had not had ocular
evidence of it. hlr Royal volunteered to so
to town and bring car down on the rail-
| road, but he came back with carriages, ,lu-
able to get a car, and we put the two
wounded men in The carriages and drove
them to the city. l came part of the way
with the carriage in which Morderai was.
my buggy closely following, When we got
I" lakewood | left the party, and came rapidly
to the city toget something that l needed for
Alordecal. | met the carriage containing
Mordecai at the residence of Major Myers;
on Franklin street, where / attended Mr..
Mordecai until be died.
The witness here said that the remote
ca'lse OF death was n bullet, the Immediate
cause OF death was inflammation of the lin
Ing mclnhlnne of the cavity of the abdomen
and OF the abdominal contents. The bullet
| was common round pistol bullet, such as is
used in a Colts pistol. IL was n little .rooved
10y its passage through the bone.
A juror: Whist did Mr. Meredith say TO
you when you first met him.
A. Tie said Chat the men in the field were
very badly wounded perhaps he said they
were desperately wounded.
@ Did he call any names:
\. No, sir, he did not; VIC talked very
little while together.
TESTIMONY CONCLUDED.
At "a o'clock. when the examination OF
| DIR. McG,Iire was ended, the Coroner an
uounccd that he had no more testimony to
| be heard. and that he should be glad il all
present other than !urymen would retire,
! in order thai the jury might prepare Their
verdict The number of persons III attend
| ance had been augmented considerably du'
| ring the examination, but III very ie"
| minutes The ball was vacated by all WHO
| were not entitled to remain. :,
The Jury were In consultation about hall
an hour, and ut o'clock agreed upon
THE vERDICT.
| which l. a. follows: "The Jurors SWORD t.
| inquire where, how. and hr what means tll'
said John B. Mvrdccai came to hi death
upon their oath do say that hc came to hi
death hy pistol, hot wound inflicted upon
him by w. Page MrCarly on the 9th of May
1879. while engaged in duel with SAID Nc
Cartv, and that from the effect of SAID No'lnt
he died on the lrh day of May. 1873.
land they further say that William Is
| Tabb, John :. Meredith. William l.. Royal
and William X. Trigg were accessories to III
death; and that Drs. J. :. ID. Cullen allt
Hunter Mcclure ure ren%lr!1a for not llav
lug given information concerning said due
to the proper authorities in time TO have prr
vented il"
| RETrRNED TO THE STATIoH-HDrSE.
When the hall was cleared the second
were escorted back to the Second pOllce-Sta
| tion by number of their friends who mv
lately been sworn in as special policemen
where they will probably remain MncS
hailed by Judge Guigon) until the trial come
off.
The preliminary examination will prohl
bly, take place before Justice White on th
22d, that bcin" the day already fixed.