The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-17
va. FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH II. 1876

several scratches about the face and head.
Upon cross examination he stated that the
marks might have been produced BY wan.
dering through the briars.
In reply to question Of the Court be
stated that the body of the boy was found
about quarter of mile from the house OF
Ellen.
DR.. j. a. Winfree testified as to the place
where the body was found, its nude condi.
tiop, and to the marks as OF whipping about
the person.
Thomas Bailey (colored) testified that be
saw the boy Monday be came by his house
with Ellen, and he heard her say that she
was going to whip the boy for not minding
her house. Later In the day he saw her
running after the child. He testified that she
whipped him numerically in the harvest
time, aud that he had known her to whip him
frequently and severely. J.
Eliza Bailey fcolored) testified that she saw
Ellen and the boy the day before his dead
body was found. Ellen passed by her house
had some switches in her band, and said she
was going to whip him. She also testified
that she would whip him any time. She bad
known her to whip him uutil he would
bleed. told her on one occasion that il
she didn't stop whipping him the child's
mother would come out of the ground and
tear her eyes out" She whipped him when
the last snow was on the ground while the
child was blindfolded and stark naked, until
the blood flowed from his person, and called
me to see him.
Cross examined You don't know whether
Ellen whipped hih on the evening before
his body was found or notp
Answer No, sir.
Lucy johnson (colored(, the first witness
for the defence, testified that she knew no.
thing of the whipping on the 9th of De-
cember.
John Kinney (colored) knew nothing OF
the whipping on the 9th of December. he
had known her to whip him some four
times, but he left the neighborhood about
June.
Hannah Morris testified that the child,
William Willis, was her sisters child; that
she was the mother of Ellen, the prisoner
that she knew nothing of the death of the
child; that the child bad marks Of violence
upon him when be was brought from Cum
berland, and that she never knew Ellen to
treat the child badly.
Rosa Tabb testified to the good character
of the accused. She was a visitor and 9
neighbor.
John Brooks (colored) testified that he
knew the boy that be bad met him and
talked with him. The last time be saw bin
was few days before Christmas. The boy
Willis had told him that his mother ELLEN
bad whipped him, but she did not whip him
now as much as she used to. Also, that the
boy had told him that he used to run away
from home. [Several of the witnesses testi
fed that the boy was In the habit of going
from home.] Also, that his age was between
eight and ten years.
The Commonwealth attorney, Colone
Ambers, briefly argued the case. He was
followed by Mr.. D. l.. Pullam in behalf ol
the accused. The attorney for the Common
wealth closed the case, and at TAO O'Clock
the case was given to the jury, the Cour
propoundiDg the usual instructions.
About 9:15 O'Clock P. M. the jury re-
turned a verdict OF murder in the second de
gree, fixing the imprisonment of the ac
cused In the penitentisry at five years.