The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-05-06
,oc.s Anne rarric;dcs.

49,. ,,,.c aC the b'tt"n>' >"SP'e''' W
... their father. is 50 strange '''' W,
Ga7"~ ho Norfolk landmark, enough OF
l ,,,,,;many to place the case clearly W
,,-l oar rcsdcr>;
"'' .,.,p NJ. we arrived at Princess
\, l .,,,or.n. and fnun! aS'emn'eu
Anne '.no number OF the first citizens OF
tar'r ,,,@ loon inquiry we learned ,tl"'
The """N:: examination OF james bat
tar r. ~. p,t,ou, and Albert Ration. Tue
'~'' ~ ~ the murdered man. james ba''
'"&, ngd aIrcr!y commenced.
TOR. 49, ].,cr;nc the courthouse, an ahcien'
-" ,,,,,,.,,rt. We found II densc'y cro"u-
a. N[,,l,. from alt sections OF inc c'uu'.
~ i''. i.- cd 10 the spot by inc be"s
49, .r,.,,>. ard the terrible "oF" pau
' '"' ,%1;.s had! p1Ssrd from one 10 ano'h'r'
t".,' and horr,!yins every hea't'
-, -. .,', M, rail We're concresa'ea Messi,
,'.' i|r,icnur>I. Thomas bonney' aho
t'''' = ,.,rpon. the three magistrates oc'
'.'' ",,. me ,N ttn,uatton WAS conunc'eu
n 4 ,Ar. E>q, Comm wealth. al
S'' nrl In !re Fcsutj> II. nltchurS''
.''- a., ". Keeling. Ed, counsel Tor the
:'.r'' ,,-rr brothers. !wo o! whom had
I'D Sa,urGty and the DINER sun
a,rt likewise present; ana "n''e ','.''
"'.' . snoucl Thai they TOOK ueep
=, I'M. testimony OF the witnesses, we
ti.ccrn sruglG trace OF sorrow ior
....,L. in,>, S.tf-;rcscrvilion seemed
ken sole possession OF them.
..,,..,.,. =, the face OF .. W. Battoh, lne
,-n atconramcd his father on tint
..of. rlanorluIc SdurCiy morning. COZ
-. .lar he H4s no, one who, armei a.
r.r.t have been :" easily frightened
H.. p. prf.cu:>. for logged determination
"a on;,rI;br pluck we're d'SphSed on every
'-'.r..r; oC lf> rouu'cuanc". just mere we
r..,.,,t,, Jtlnt, Baton IS about twenty
,.4-. old. tltcft Ent.On twenty years
1 arao ", Baton aoDut cIgntecn years
oil. o,.,,,;,od rros
=. e >sIfler. wh0 testified in substance as
r.,u.. About 80 O'clock Saturday morn
.,....,ry, one came 70 my house ana WOKE
80. Us rai,irs on the door. l a>keu,
,u.oI.'. ,Dt. ur!t'rr:" The person IN reply
..i .ir, he tad ucrn knocked from bis
ven and thai his father was shot dead
.Wbo j. your fl'hrr:'l asked, and he re-
,r.f =" lame. Baton" II" asked il he
,I1 r,t some one 10 20 with him. 'oid
him Huuid 90. ~ We were gong do"h
-. road be sad that he had lost his cap,
t.. frI not know where. After we bad
lr..,,,t,l, bridge 4 short distance Oh, he SUD
,Nt.r did moi .ccm 20 lee 80 far on aS tins.
tod Mm that probably The horse Ind
-...n We continued Gown the road un'h
g. cam. IL the wagon. He SAID, Here Is
-. sI.oa. now" We walked up 10 the
t.r;,ar; OF The wagon and be said, My
,,,t..r j., dtt1,' | asked him 10 call his Ia
t..r. and he put his hand on the top OF his
s,.,l', head aud called him two or three
inns. Mr.. Baton vas lying fat on bis back
D,!" Wagon, with his head on the hind
,,~. ! ,aid 70 .oun. Baton. I'VE will 90
togsn "a Mr. Gaiipp- and get light De
,rlli,!. No: | am goiug home | sug-
.,,,r.! that We 20 10 Mr.. llaisteId'S for
r-b,. ". thcn went round 10 the horses
...s and found that the lcit-hand rein was
,'gari over TIE lock OF the 'cnCe. He took
II, ar!>, iou>r. | went 10 the hind part OF
III. nn4ou and helped 10 roll the wheels
5;r We turned the horse aud drove 10
HH.t.ad's, wucrc | called for light.
4, .nUu a the light came | saw that Mr..
Baton vas dead. The horse vas in he lock
ri Fnzx-l's fence, on the lcit-hand side OF
-. road. Young Baton asked il he could
- aus OF. 10 20 home with him. Mr..
E4,'rid and myself agreed 10 90. | told
i'm 10 gct q cart, as all could not ride in
t.r wagon. He sent OF to have q horse
bed up. sSkrd il ualStcad and my.
III BID rot better get Til Williams 10
~ wii4 u. ii" replied, Il reckon you bad
lwcut out 10 the house and got lib up. We
w".r waiting for them al the gate hen they
rlar ~. Tib got up with Mr. Eialstead, and
rod upon be wagon. Mr.. Hrl>tead said
would never do 10 60 TO Mr. Bittou'S this
VIZ; We had better get Anthony Williams to
.' il lee known before oc get there. We
stopped then aud called him, aud he came
rlr. ", told him what we wanted. He
,!ld ttat he could not 90 then, uohow, but
that he would 80 10 Wilson GrlggS and get
.Ii ,n rrnd hi> uov. When he came out he
nd lh4t Wilson would not let his boy go.
VAT, BiItnn said that if he knew his Aunt
TN. .u" had uOt gone to town he would
,'pg'1tr, and get horse. IA there was no
.." -" Oh HE road. | told him that Hi.
iiuu.r7 vas on HE road. He replied that
lr Hu -ouc TO town. We thcn drove to the
,1n' of / low road, and AFTER trying in vain
- -.,' some one 10 20 on ahead we took the
'nlI II Mr.. Baton home. The balance OF
... ',,'jMnuy related to The reception OF the
Iruan- and had no particular Dearln. upon
liz cA,.
j. +. II t>tead being sworn, testified that
l." ~, ~4keueu eally Sa urday morning by
Water B4'ton and Mr.. Saddlrr. He then re-
lra'ru in SUI stance the evidence given above;
a,vr which he stated that be subsequently
Visited The scene Of the murder and noticed
tie tmprinls of horses boots, one Of which
Va, apparently ehod. He followed these
footprints, and soon detected that they sepa.
:ttrd. one horse taking one side Of the road
and The other The opposite side. He also de-
l"'tcd a popularity IN the Footprints Of the
uu,hot horse, those of one foot being smaller
than the rest. lie fO!iored The trail to Ar.
I2'.yn'$ gate, bit not beyond.
Dr.. I. j. Frutiess, ur.ug sworn, testified
that on saturday afternoon ne held post
T!l1t'm examination OF the body and found
twV -uusuot wounds. One shot entered the
arlomen from the front, and taking back
"4d and upward course passed out near
III" >tlnc. rhe other shot entered the lett
ln-h, and also taking a back ward and up
"tt4 course passed out just above the hip
Zone He al>o found three wounds upon
liz" he'd which, although they did not trac-
tAi" the .kuIl, were sufficiently severe to
c,->r G,a.G. He continued: Assuming that
Mr.. Baton was lyIng down at the time, the
'ao', must hiyc been fred by an unusually
IL. mag. Of by "a person occupying an elera-
~ position OF some kind.
~ th., >.ugc Of the examination we were
"3i-td 70 leave for home. The Common
wealth expects 10 Introduce further testl'
!A"ut OF such a character rs 10 Tx The guilt
upon TIE three brothers beyond the shade"
"' doubt. The small FOOTPRINT made by
'''r Of The feet OF the unshod horse cores
i"rG. cXsctty with the hoof of horse owned