The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-06
MURDERED FOR EIGHTEEN DOLLARS.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE CHESTERFIELD
wELL-MURDER-B EvERLY JAGKso' 4
SENT ON TO THE GRAND JURY-sTRo/ ING
C1RCUMsTANrrAL EVIDENCE, ETC, ETC.

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Beverly Jackson aud William j. ,nes fcol.
ored) were before Justice Martiu on Satur-
day to answer the charge o. numbering
Henry Scott (colored) on the 2 S,h of Decem.
Der, 1876.
The case OF Beverly j sekson was first
examine d, and Justice F !. s.. Gregory was
the first witness called He testified that
upon information mao e to him he visited a
we'll 10 Baldwin's o. .d.feld, Bernuda town.
ship, on the evenin' 4 Of the 7th of February,
and saw q man Ia the we'll. The next day
be summoned Jury OF inquest, the body
was taken out. aud the head Of deceased wsa
found to hav' been fractured, and three Of bis
pockets apr feared 70 have been turned inside
out. The deceased lived in Henrico county.
and he 4as identified as Henry Scott.
Mr.. denry Cox testified that he paid de-
eesse d ten dollars a few days before Christ
ma .. and that be knew him well.
Mr.. NJ. E. Eyler testified that Scett was at
'nis store between ] and 8 o'clock Christmas
night With several other men. Four OF them
went out, Scott and the accused with them.
10 short while two Of the party returned.
He never saw Scott after he left with JACKSON
until his body was found in the well. Scott
made purchases of tobacco and rum while IN
his store, and appeared to feel his liquor, bue
did not think he was drunk. Witness was Q
member of the coroner's jury that inquested
the BODY. He testified that the skull was
fractured, and that piece OF plsnk was
found in the we'll which could have been
used in producing the fracture; that tne
we'll was about two and half miles from DIS
store, and that it was out of the old mans
(Scottsl course In going home.
Thornton Benson (coored) testified tnat
he knew Jackson intimately; that Sunday IN
Christmas week he came to bis house before
breakfast, He said be lived about mile
from the we'll in which ScotPs body was
found, in what is called Deep Bottom.
Jack .on asked him that morning il he bad
heard that old man Scott was drowned. be
told him no; he (Benson) did not know
Scott, Jackson told him that he was with
Scott at Eyler's store the night before,
and that they had been drinking together
also that Scott must have fallen Ia one OF the
old well. in that neighborhood. jackson
! talked to witness about it, and said that Scott
had some eighteen dollars with him but he
/ did not think uybody would kill him for
that. Nv wife, continued witness, SAID you
must have dung him in there for bis money,
and Jackson said "if did you can't prove
| it on me-" Upon cross-examination witness
testified that this was the first time he heara
OF the murder, and the next time was Wnen
sorne people came over from Henrico to look
| for Scott.
NARY Benson in testifying reiterated what
her husband had said about Jackson's con-
duct, and in addition thereto stated that
Jack,on looked very much worried, :,
sad that he told her that he had
uot slept any the night before; tnat ne
| (Jscksop), in coming to her house Sunday
morning, came from the direction OF the
| well 10 which the body was found the morn
| Ing after the night deceased and the prieoner
| were last seen together; that be bad some
money in bis hand, and wanted to buy
| ] cket from her, but she was afraid IL was
| some OF The murdered mans money, ana
! would not sell it to bin. When told Jack
| son saw the money in bis band, SAID the
| witness, be said ''You see too much" Soe
| further les lied that Jackson said he was
| prepared TO prove that Scott did not get TO
! his boat the night before. jackson lett my
house about half an hour before slndoWn,
| and while he was there be talked nearly all
! the time about old man Scott. told MIN
hst If any white people came around in.
oliring ABOUT old man Scott | was going to
/ lell them W bat he had told me.
| Several other witnesses were examined,
| but no additional evidence was adduced ex.
cept that be (JsckSon) had made numerous
| ira uires as to the whereabouts Of Scott vi
Dutch Gap at IN early hour the morning after
the murder.
Justice Martin sent the accused on to the
May term of the Circuit Court to answer
the charge Of murder.
Messrs. Atlkisson and Fitzpatrick were
counsel for the accused.
William Jones, arrested upon the same
charge as Jackson, was discharged.