The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-01

poxd,nn mother niI in GAINESVILLE, and an
ofbar In 0vSord. NC. She sabout twenty
! wears - ogc '.and though not beautiful, Is,
from what c,n learn, very attractive anu
spriohtIvI She has had some amDition III
a literary way, and has made CONTRIBUTORS
to northern periodicals. :. .,.o.
but Il occurs to me that It mght DC very
well divided with that envenomea tongue
that went IN her and told her Garland was
renorting that he had flirted with her.
This was the real author OF the trouble.
Her letter was apparently written Win
such sense Of indignation impelling her
hand and ouickening her heart that she lost
discretion IN the feeling that she had been
greatly wronged. That Garland really SAID
ANYTHING of the sort reported about her Is
nowhere In proof; nor have / heard OF
any one who claimed a knowledge, direct
| or indirect, OF that fact. GarlanPs friends
saw acknowledgement they speak for him
that he was never engaged to her.
She returned to the county after the
shooting-not knowing that 1t had oc-
currcd-and, learning OF it, Immediately
FASTENED BACK TO OXFORD,
with what feelings you may Imagine, but
certainly I cannot describe.
The defence have several OF her letters
and notes that have lot been published.
They NAV choose to read them on the trial
TO produce a better understanding OF the
case. One OF these letters is said to be
| letter in answer to Garland's, through the
hands OF Addison, stating substantially that
his (Garland's) denial was satisfactory.
That letter came after the shooting. 1t adds
another item to the list OF nischances by
which the affair was driven to tragic
conclusion.
TIE PRISONER.
Mr.. r. B. Garland Is the son OF very
worthy gentleman living in Mecklenburg.
| saw him Yesterday, and he told me that
ne was .'but plain farmer" but his coz
yersation showed that he was q man Of cda.-
cation and good breeding. Though once
wealthy, he is now poor. Before the war,
| hear, he owned two hundred slaves. lie
Is connected with some OF the best families
in this section and with two residing in
Richmond. This son OF his is about twen-
ty-seyen wears OF age, and has had cOnsid-
cradle experience in life. having hved for
some time i'm the South and Southwest.
subsequently,, upon his return to Virginia,
he travelled about the country tuning
pianos. He has tact and taste for music,
and il q good performer on the piano and
violin. He has dark hair, eyes, and NOUS
tache, and quiet expression. In court,
with his arm (broken by Addison's bulleD
resting on pillow, and with palm-leaf
fan slowly tanning himself, he looked fee
bic and weary. His height is above the
medium and his figure slight. | suppose
he does not weigh above 135 pounds, and
if Addison was the athlete he was described
by some OF the witnesses, Garland was
hardly match for him.
GARLAND, BOSWELL, AND ROACH
first went to Beech Forest Thursday, July
18th, and then again on the 18th. Boswell,
the first day he went down to the mill TO in
quire for Addison, was told he had gone
to the railroad. He had gone to B,acks-and-
Whites to carry Mr.. and Mrs. Wedder-
burn, who were going to Baltimore. At
Blacks-md-W Addison is said to have
purchased his pistol. The knife he had
borrowed is a knife Of the dagger shape
when open, but when the blade is closed
looks like a common long pOcket-knife.
The blade is long enough to do formidable
work.
Addison came back from Blacks-and-
Whites with the pistol Organ, his init
mate and most trusted friend, did not know
that he had a pistol until after the shoot
ing: then he asked Addison where he got
il. and he said at BlackS-and-W hites. The
knife he may or may not have carried at
the fight. On that point there is lack OF
testimony.
PUBLIC SENTIMENT
in Lunenburg, am informed, runs very |
strongly in Garland'S favor, and it will be |
exceedingly difficult to get jury there.
The case has stirred the county TO its |
depth. His counsel are Major II. l.. Lee |
and Colonel Thomas +. GOOde. The latter
has been out OF active practice for some (
years on account OF his health, and hardly |
has the bodily strength to share with Major |
Lee the great labor OF long trial in !
August weather. He took part in the |
hdbedS corpus proceedings because Mr.. !
Garland is an old and valued friend, and |
he will continue to aid him with all his |
might. 1t is not unlikely, therefore, that |
Major Lee will associate with him at the !
trial distinguished Richmond lawyer.
The Major has gone heart and soul into |
this fight. lie iustilieS and applauds Gar
lan's course throughout, and /, very az
grcssive in his conduct OF the defence. Mr..
Taylor OF Baltimore, j. also OF aggressive |
disposition, and when in the argument last
night Major Lee spoke of Addison as
"a BIRD OF PASSAGE"
and cared not what became OF such people.
Mr.. Taylor was thoroughly reused and de-
voted good deal OF his time to criticism
of the expression, denying the fact and
reprobating the expression. They talked
at each other in a lively way.
Garland will no doubt be made very
comfortable in Lunenburg Jail. He ought
not to suffer much there. surrounded by
friends and with strong sentiment in his
favor, particularly rs Judge Dickinson said
that the jail was us comfortable a some
hotels he the judge had lodged in. Luz
ncnburg County Court meets August 18th,
and then Garland will be indicted and an
raigned. He can elect to be tried in the
County or in the Circuit Court, but will
hardly choose the latter, since it does not
meet until November, and in the mean time
he must-unless he can find some Judge
who will bail him remain in Jail. The
people do not seem to understand why the
county Judge was not first appealed to to
grant bail before Judge Dickinson was
sought. Commonwealth Attorney Or
gam Yesterday commented upon defence for
choosing this forum. Though the reason
is not given, good lawyer and friend to
Garland as Major Lee is, he doubtless had
one which, if known, would be considered
sufficient.
AT THE TRIAL
the prosecution will be conducted by Com
monwealth's-Attorney Organ, lawyer Of
ability, and Mr.. Taylor, OF Baltimore, OF
whom mention has already been made; and
Judge Drury A. Hinton, Of Petersburg,
who is associated with them. The getting
of Jury will be Il tedious undertaking,
and the examination Of witnesses will be
necessarily slow; and after that will come
the long speeches, making a programme
which. with AuWIlSt Wnnthpr and a LITTLE