Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-10-03

as her guardian. though not egstiy
such On the evening or the 10Th inst
I came % Rowsn. brought by TINS lei
ter" Here the witnes exhibited le'-
ter. the reading OF which WIS. on oc-
lection by the prosecution. excluded a.
incompetent AS. howeves. X uiry
figure when the case comes % trial
AZ IS given here: My Dear Brother,
% my brother. how can teu7 Annie
Is ruined girl and want you 20 CONE
AZ once and tell me what to do. tAus--
sell Sheriff. Is the author OF her ruin
n God. this Is so hard,-Jennie." The
,r~iter OF this letter was Mrs. Samuel
Archer. the mother OF the girl and The
sister-in-law OF the White 6rotherS.
The witness continued: Chalmers
came with me. We went TO our sister
in-law's. arriving at about O'Clock az.
night My brother had an interview
with Annie. I did not speak with her
but had a conversation with her moth
er We went next morning TO MIS-
Sherriifs. reaching there about =
o'clock. We went early 20 make sure
] os finding Sheriff. at home and to
avoid publicity and also TO enable us
TO get home that afternoon. Mrs
Archer lives n half or three-q ua-'srS
! OF mile from Mrs. Sherrill's- We
! went 10 the house and Chalmers
knocked on the door. He bad con
| vcrsation with Mrs Sheriff., which
could not overhear. I asked him 4
Russell was at home and he said yes
Upon young SherTill's arrival my
brother began a conversation with him.
but could not catch the words. Sher-
! rili sprang 20 mis- feet and brother drew
his pistol I also drew mine. Mr..
Sheriff. came out and talked with nv
brother. Don't know what was said.
Mrs Sheriff. stepped in froat az nv
and said something TO me. l told her
70 talk 20 my brother. as ! was def
! Sheriff. then advanced on my brOthec-
following him. was 10 Sherrilf~
right He continued %. ~ ~~"0 m nv
brother in n threatening manner aei
| sDrang past me at Chain, 90 .-4 liking
attitude. At this point Chalmers fred.
and I fred almost Immediately after
wards Sheriff. fell at once. We went
TO the buggy and started for Salisbury
Three shots were fred. Chalmers firing
the third shot. had no agreement
with my brother when we went 90
Sherrill's. We went 10 ask Sheriff. to
!, right the wrong ne had done our niecs
without publicity; we had no intention
OF killing him We took pistols he
cause of the night journey from Con
cord and not for possible use against
: Sheriff. I did not shove Sheriff. ava,
, from the door. Did not touch him OK
/ ccpt when I shook hands with him OF
y, arriving had seen Sheriff. before
!. but did not know him" Cross-exam
I. ined. Il borrowed my pistol. airen d,
i loaded. from a friend. This was on III
afternoon we started Nothing said be
tween my brother and myself abou
- being armed. IL is about % mile
: from Concord 70 Mt. Ulla- We die no
a go 20 Sherrills house early in Crdc
:, tho more certainly 70 catch him unsus
: pccting ana unarmed but on accom-
a Of the reasons I have already given
u In accordance with our request Ms
~ Archer woke us up at about ; O'ciocl
IN On reaching the store near the hOus
~ We loosed the horses but did not TAX
- them out OF the buggy. We talke
- with Sheriff. FIVE or six minutes betOg
- the shooting. Chalmers carrying on a
"A the conversation except the one ~
- mark ! made asking Sheriff. 20 get 81
~ 20 the buggy and go with ms. "
- drove 90 Salisbury quickly 20 foresta
pursuit I didn't shoot because l VI
- IN danger. but because my brotb'
- was"
"a The testimony OF Chalmers Whit
- was coroborative CT that OF his broth'
"a ia all substantial details. being ID.
- the idea OF killing Sheriff. never o
IA CURED TO them. and that the act Vi
- done under the impression that the
~ lives were in danger.
-. At the close or the hearing Iudl
- Brown admitted the Whites TO bail
"a bonds OF SOS. 900 each, which was rea
80, lily given. The Whites then returned
: their home in Concord where tn
~ we're heartily congratulated by tbs
-, friends.