The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-03

Guilty with his colored servant, John Brown,
because Brown attacked his little girl. The
colored man fed to The woods and was pur-
sued by her irate husband. pistol In hand.
Strangely enough, the offender was per-
mitied to resume his duties when be re-
turned.
A CLAIRvoYANT BY PROFESSION.
Upon the cross examination by Mr.. Brace
the witness said she was q clairyoyant by
profession. When Mrs. Youngs was asked
her age counsel objected TO tbe question as
ungallant, but when she announced II TO he
ihlrty.six there was roar OF laughter. Mr..
Brace wanted to ask the witness IL she had
ever communicated with the spirit OF ner
dead husband, and prove by negative
answer that, Tbeophilus, not being III spirit
land, must sill be in tie land OF the living.
The Referee did not see the point. bow
ever, and oyerrued questions tending to
develop such evidence. Mrs. Youngs said
she first made the acquaintance OF her hus-
band in 1866, while he was in prison for
having deserted from The army; she was
married in Georgetown on January ii,
1866; when she first knew him he was
known as Thomas {. Hart, but afterward
assumed his real name. At this point Mr..
Theophilus, who sat about fifteen feet away,
and asked her IL she had ever lived with
him.
"What, shat man 2" exclaimed Mrs.
Youngs; "no, stree. And what's more. |
wouldn't be proud OF telling it if did.
The first time ] ever saw him was in this
court when denied that he was my bus-
band"
Were you intoxicated them"
emo, sir. You are insulting"
"NOw look at Mr.. Youngs and see il you
cannot find a remarkable resemblance TO
your husband"
The witness turned toward TheophlnS.
and for moment the alleged husband and
wife eyed each other. Then she drawled
forth IA a salirical manner:
.'Well. yes when you glance at him first
he does look like Theophllus YouneS; and
vet (here the witness cooked one eye critic
alIy) when YOU examine him Thoroughly
there is marked difference. No matter
how near ike he looks, you can't make me
believe that that apology for man i my
husband. | am his wife, and ought to know
hw. There. now, are you sltlsied!' The
latter Tcmalk was addressed TO Mr. Drake.
"llow does he differ in appearance -
" His age, his height, his eyes. his teeth,
and his hair are different; he Is l'ttle
shorter han the true Thcophilus louugs,
bat how much cannot exactly tell unless
| measure him. When | looked into my
husbands eyes | always had to look
down.
lis The color Of his hair much diIrr-
ent?"
"How can tell? This man might have
three or four kinds Of grease on his hlir, for
all know. AS to the teeth, all have to
say j. that Theophlus Younes'S teeth were
very close 10 the gums and jet black. He
had scar on the inside OF the left leg eX.
tending from the knee to the ankle, and an
other on the outside OF The leg. His becl
was iniHTed so that he had to wear silver
heel. He had a mole on hi, left shoulder, a
scar on his forehead, and another under his
chin"
To what frightfu anatomical proportions
the witness would have reduced her huS-
band is unknown. She was interrupted by
counsel, who directed her attention 10 an
other part OF the case, and.aiter few other
questions the inquiry was adjourned until
March lGih.