The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-28
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The deceased. fShe whole, pc pplstao accom-
4 panied the remains to the depot "a they wer
i taken By a brother Of the deceased to Rich
4 nend for interment. The deepest regret d
/ felt for the occurrence. and the most pro
found sympathy for both the families.
The oSinioN seems to BE universal tina
had there been NO sale-bearing the difficulty
| whatever it was between the Young men
| could have been an15cably adjusted.
The prisoner made written statement to
tfss township magistrates, in which, he says
that after Inc had presented deceased his bill, al
IL O'clock, be beard hiDe ask for pistol. He
further says thas he thought bis fathers life
| was in danger; chat he did not iutend 10 kill
deceased, but 10 shoot him thrsagh the
shoulder, and thurs prevent him froD injur-
lug or killing his father.
The following lettcrcam 10 hand after we
had written the Introduction to. the former
one:
SrATssviLLE, n. c., February Is, 1874.
Promptly at 10 o'clock his Honor Judge
Mitchell took his seat to continue the hc5eas
corpus case of j. ID. Elliott. a few Of the
witnesses examined on Thursday last were
examined agsin to-day, and am able to
correct some trivial errors, that occurred in
my former communication.
The Young man Culpreth is not O regular
boarder at the st. Charles, but he hus re-
Gently 10 Statesviie, and sometimes re-
siS.crS and eats at the St. Charles.
Or. j. j. Mott did hear. II. G. Elicit order
Neal to leave bis house twice, but did not
| hear Neal say he ,could not go.
II. {. Elliott testified that Neal behaved
badly Mt the dinner-,able on the day OF the
| homicide; that he used profane and unbe-
| coming language.
james Rouche, engineer on the A.. i. q
0. X. Il recalled: Was in the st. Charles a
few minutes before the homicide. Deceased
and prisoner were both there in the office.
| Heard deceased say that he intended to whip
prisoner. and il bis father fooled with him
! he would whip him too. Saw prisoner leave
! the Office aud 60 into the passage leading
10 the dmins-room. Witness also went
| into tie passage. Heard prisoner say to his
| fprisoucr'>) futuer that if he did not put de-
| ceased cut of the office be would kill him.
II. c. Elliott immediately walked into the
| Office. followed by prisoner. In very short
time heard the report Of the pistol
| Warwick Reid (colored) testified that he
! came from Richmond, Va, to this place last
| August; that he was engaged for some time
| in the tobacco business, and afterwards was
employed US waiter in the st. Charles ;
| that he was present waiting on the dinner
table on the day Of the homicide. Did not
hear deceased use any profane, vulgar, or
improper language. That three days before
deceased started to Virginia he saw him
have dirk-knife in sheath. Witness put
| the knife in deceased'5 trunk. After the HON.
icids he opensd the trunk and found the
knife just as he had placed 1t. Before wit
ness left Richmond deceaSed's father had re-
uuested the witness TO look after his son.
| j. w. Biggs was present at dinner on the
day of the homicide. Did not hear deceased
use improper language. Witness left the
table before deceased did. Witness described
an alteration between deceased and another
Young man some two months ago, in which
deceased acted no5ly.
Several witnesses were introduced to prove
that no arms were found on the corpse Of
deceased.
i w. n. Walker testified that he roomed
with deceased in the month Of January, and
had on one or two occasions seen deceased
wearing bowie-kuife on his person; had
frequently seen the same knife lying on the
mantel-piece when lie got up in the morning
Several witnesses were introduced 10
prove the character both of prisoner and de-
ceased. All agreed that the character OF de-
ceased. 50 tar as he had formed one here, was
good. There was some conflict of testimony
in regard 10 the character Of the prisoner
Two witnesses thought he had Injured his
character by former transaction; the
others thought his character was good.
After the evidence had been very fully
commented on by counsel, Judge Mitchell
decided TO reverse his former opinion, and
ordered the prisoner 10 jail to await his tria
at the June term Of the Superior Court.
The State Solicitor, Mr.. W. p. Coldwell,
could not represent at the trial. The former
counsel for tue State were ably assisted TO-
day by Mr.. J. ii. McCorkle, Esq, of Sails
bury.