Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-10-15

and vas striking him with the other hand
exclaimIng all the while, Ego away, go
away Heard Coyper say .sthe damned
scoupdrel shot at me in my own orchard. :"
J. ". B. Parker. Testified that Coyner
in Jail said he wanted his hair cut and his
beard shaved. but had been advised not to
have it done. Prisoner did not tell wit
ness who gave him the advice.
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The evidence for the prosecution was
continued when the Court met, Monday
morning:
Elias Rsddzeberqer. knew Coyner as a
pupil at Augusta Male Academy. saw
nothing unusual in his. behavior. except
that he treated witness, a laboring man,
with more politeness than the other pu-
pills. Witness was in Rotunda when shoot
ing took place and heard prisoner exclaim
, that 1.-THE son of - shot at me in my
orchard last night"
Henry Hdmllt01.-In the matter of Coy
ner's estate witness acted as Receiver for
the prisoner during his minority. Never
saw anything in him to indicate insanity.
Prisoner seemed to avoid witness after he
returned from the West.
Samuel D. Wampler.-Aad business
transaction with prisoner which the latter
conducted as any business man would.
On that occasion, talked with prisoner
about the West, and Coyner gave such an
| account of it as any other man would.
, Saw nothing indicating insanity in him.
james Bra7lna1aan.-Knew Coyner.
About a week before he went West, e..
| told him that Buck Bell and Frank Han
ger we're always teasing him and he could
kill them as easy as he could eat heal.
is cousin Of witness. On day of, and
after the killing, witness met David Kel-
Ter who, speaking of Coyner. said, II had
| a hard time to keep the d rascal from
killing me as we came to town this morn
jng."
J. Il. Craig.-Prisoner bought a dozen
wire baskets from him the day before the
| Fair to exhibit his fruit in, saw nothing
out of the way in his manner.
| Jno. Ed. Hanailton.-Always thought
the prisoner was peculiar, but not insane.
| From boyhood he had way of branching
| off from one subject to another. Had had
| business transactions with him which he
| always conducted as other men. Came to
| borrow money from witness just before
he went West. Said he didn't like to 20
70 I. 80
that gentleman had already done him
, many favors. Three-quarters of an hour
before prisoner killed Brown, witness
heard him speaking of the glorious record
of the Stonewall Brigade. and about mar
tial music. The address to the Veterans
was going on at that time. Day before
prisoner went West some one told witness
&C. E. Kemper. probably-that prisoner
was not fit to go West. Witness at that
time expressed his opinion, founded on
what he heard from others about him,
that Coyner, If they were right, was
crazy.
| I7tos. D. Ransom. Had been appointed
by Judge Mclaughlin to represent prison.
er, then minor, in contest over his
| fathers will. AS such he had control Of
the prisoners affairs during his minority,
in conjunction with Mr.. Henry Hamilton,
the Receiver. Prisoner called on him for
a small sum of money TO buy clothing the
day before he went West, and got it,
Witness noticed that the prisoner was
somewhat Eighty in his talk, but he was
busy at the time and Gid nos pay particu-
lsr attention to him.
Chap Looi',Ss,. iicol. Went to Coyner' Is
house to get apples, Coyner told him to
take them, that Montezuma Brown was
stealing them and if Brown didn't stop
'pestering" him he would shoot him.
DR.. Samuel III. Dold, practicing phys
ician of Thinking Spring.-Knew the pris-
oner but had never seen anything in him
to indicate insanity. Had had no oppor-
tunity as physician to investigate his
sanity.
| DR.. N. G Haldebrand.- met the
prisoner now and then. Had never
thought of his being derauged or seen
anything to produce such thought. Had
had no opportunity as physician to de.
eide on his sanity.
DR.. D. ", Hanger.-Had seen prisoner
frequently, until within the last four
four years. Saw nothing in him, when he
used TO see him, to indicate insanity.
DIR. j. III. W0tson-Knew prisoner from
childhood. Had not seen him for three
or four years more than to salute him.
| When he used to see him, saw nothing in
him to indicate insanity.
4. 4. Arnold. Knew prisoner. Had
had conversations with him-one on the
| fair grounds about his display of ap-
| pies. which he wanted noticed in the pa
pers. Prisoner showed no symptoms Of
insanity. Saw no unnatural excitement
| in him.
| Eljdh Batcnaan. Witness was on the
cars when prisoner went West. Prisoner
said his neighborhood was down on him
and he was going West to build himself
up. Saw no evidences Of insanity In him
J. a. Ho,1aihan. -Coyner was at wit
ness's place of business to buy barrels the
day he killed Brown. His manner was
sane and business-lIke
Stuart Field (col.) recalled.-Had never
said that he had heard Coyner say he in.
tended to kill Brown on sight.
! Samuel Cohen.--Saw prisoner as he was
taken from the fair ground to Jail. Saw
him when oaicer searched him at jail
Coyner seemed cool and asked officer to
buy him a newspaper with money he had
in bis pocket book.
AleG. Bruce. (cel. Saw witness Stuart
Field at the Augusta Bank corner Just
after Coyner was arrested. Heard Field
| say that he had heard Coyner saw that he