The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-08-18
DUELLIST GARLAND'S TRIAL.
THE FATiL MEETING iGIIN DESCRIBED
ny EYE UT1NI:SSES.
Witness for the Defence Tcstiryiur TINT Adj
olson Fired the First and Last shot-Thc
Jury Decline to Visit the Scene of the Duel.

A Witness for the Defence Testiryinu TINT Adj
olson Fired the First and Last shot-The
Jury Dccin. to Visit the Scene of the Duel.
LUNENBuRG COURT HOUSE, Va, Aug. IT,
The fourth day Of tho Garland trial opened
with asmHll attendance ut the beginning of the
session. Judge Hinton said that. If it met tho
appreciation Of the Court and tho defence. the
Commonwealth desired that the jury be allowed
to visit the scene Of the tragedy which is about
| three miles from the Court House. Major Lee
| thought the jury could learn nothing
new by going there. The pistol for which
Addison cndeuvorcd to get cartridges
Mt Blacks and Whites on July 10 was
then shown TO the jury. 1t proved not
different materially from the one used by
Addison on tho day of the shooting. except
that the one exhibited was 30 and the one used
80 caibrc. one OF the jurymen here COM
planned of sickness. and q physician was sent
for. He did not. however. leave the jury box.
After consultation among themselves the jury
decided that they did not care to visit the scene
Of the fight. being satisfied that thcy under
stood its location and the relative positions Of
| the combatnnts md the witnesses.
| Samuel Hcndrckson testified that on the
| morning ofJuly 10 he saw Boswell go to We'd
| dcrhurn's mill and then leave. Heard no con
| about o'clock near the same mill. ne saw BoS-
we'll again. and, he tBoswcID asked if he had
| seen AuUlspn uDDul. y SNORT Tune 0ltprWufi
he. saw Addison, OrGain. Boswell, and Eancs
| going out on the mill road in the di-
recti9n Boswell had come Mr.. Jones. was
went to Jones and asked il he could go along.
but Jones objected. suying They may think
| words To that effect. IN perhaps half an hour
| Jones came back and directed witness to 20 up
and hheiP HriGs Addison who he said was
| testimony about the pistol and other events
| which related to the removal of Addison from
| N =
Thc Commonweaiiith here closed. withhold
ing the right, to, offer rebuttal testimony After
| Jones. but rs Judge Hinton objected he was
made, witness for the, defence. The first
you Mr. Wcddcrburh's superintendent The
answer being in the Affirmative. Major Leo
then asked: " Do you know if any parties have
| furnished money TO hire counsel to prosecute
| this case" To this question Judge Hinton
| objected. Major Lee said he intended to show
| the animus in this case. that an effort was be-
| ing made to press the case beyond the law
Judge Perry sustained lIinton's objection.
history Of Rs case wms Rsm paceI On the
stand. He is a tine-looking man, about six feet
in height brothrr-in-lnw to Garland and Post
master at Wattsboro, in Lunenburg County.
He testified to Garland's receiving Miss Hatch.
ett's first letter and Addisons endorsement of
land wrote a reply to Miss Hatchctt de-
9ying her charges and one to Ad;;
the one to Addison, as he. after reading the
letter to Miss Hatchett might retract The
Letters were En- m az, at Whttsp6ro ana p9it
| son was put back in the mailing box and sent
of in the NEXT mail, which was on the 7th. Two
Addison n low-lived lying scoundrel was
sent Garland did not go to court at Lunen-
to 90 lest Addison had not received his letter
Of denial Boswell then testified to going To
Wch,,derburn,s on July 10, and d, learning that
him: Next morning on the 10Th. he won't
him il Addison was there. A colorcd boy was
sent ur to Mr.. Wedderburn's; house TO summon
down they were introduced by Eanos. and they
shook hands; Witness said to Addison There
T1a named ia Mr. Gar%Pd Tho Tai
Al Fight. Witness suggested 9TH that he takt
some me friends With him. to which Addison OBJ;
his friends in his difficulties. At about that
tine Organ came nn aud said, =" am going"
ceeded toward the road in the manner hereto
for, described When Addison reached Wards
land Who Was eomns DOWN the ToSG in I lis
direction. When witness reached the road
after tying his horst they were within three
saying, MIR. Garland. Mr. addison" Garland
said Are you the gentleman that" in
ADDED %Srd an" Aadson ny see haSi
to anticipate his question, nodded his
raised his hand as though to strike him. Then
| Garland put his right hand behind him. Gar
land, so FAR as witness saw, did not assume any
offensive gesture with his arm or otherwise.
| Witness was only about yard from the par
ties; The three were standing mt about the
| angles of triangle.
In answer toa question of n Juror. witness
said said. IN that when Garland put his right hand
When Addison fired he Jerked his hand up
| over his breast. The witness corroborated to
the ,minutest detail the TESTIMONY given
Addison's jumping back in n zigaag manner
until he reached the small hickory tree.
| to three feet from the road. When he reached
the tree Addison, got behind it, his left arm
STOPPING, aimedat Garland and fired, This was
the first witness; who stated positively that Ad,
olson fired shot at This time. organ and
and that was at the beginning Of the fight, and
Eanes said that when Mt the tree Addison either
| well said that he called to Addison to get out
from behind the tree, which, witness said,
S WEn M let side ana part OF his riGn
Garland Ga snapped his pistol, and threw it down.
hG H Mb sHd b to EtnSiH G i've mS your p
Slipped out from the trge, and with his
$aEisPd !hen loT"fFGa RisI pistol S% %!&IEsh
then stepped into the road and said: "Gente,
men, this ought to be satisfactory" Garland
then said am satisfied if you are. Add.
son then advanced about half way to Garland
shot through the bowels" When Addison said
he was shot. Garland answered, am sorry
fOrit, but you have no one to blame but your
self Addson'S reply was. An ! regret sir
is that cannot accommodate you any further"
Witness. seeing blood, rolled mp Garlund's left
sleeve and found that he had been shot through
the arm. His remaining testimony was SINH
lar to that given by other witnesses.
To Mr.. Taylor: II am under the impression
that Addison fired u shot when at the hickory
tree and did not snap his pistol. On the nth Of
July | found Roach at my store when came
from breakfast. Did not know Of any agrcr-
ment for him to accompany us. Saw no
pistol given to him on that day Boswell then
produced three pistols, One. n four-harrellcd
one Of 30 callbre he identified as having been
used by Garland on the lith one carried by
Garland on the 18th and one. a long one. car
ried on that date by Boswell.