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The Daily Dispatch: January 22, 1861., [Electronic resource], The capture of the New Orleans Barracks. (search)
The examination of witnesses for the Commonwealth was resumed in the afternoon.-- Wm. Graves, James M. Ragland, James F. Stone and Frank Brigarri, of Liberty, G. T. Akers, of Lynchburg, and Wm. Willis, messenger of Adams' Express Company between Lynchburg and Knoxville, testified in regard to the receipt of South Carolina money like that passed to parties in Richmond, connecting the prisoners with the transactions in every instance. This closed the evidence for the Commonwealth. Judge Crump, counsel for Chilton, introduced but one witness, James F. Johnson, Senator from Bedford county, who testified that he had known the prisoner from childhood; that his character previous to this occurrence was excellent, and that his conduct had always been most exemplary in every respect. He was at this time about 17 years of age, and had for several months previous to this affair been employed as agent of Adams' Express, and as telegraph operator at Liberty, a position of consider
The Daily Dispatch: January 22, 1861., [Electronic resource], The National crisis. (search)
is of our country's affairs, the best and most reliable men should be called to the councils of the State, and knowing that you possess the qualifications requisite to represent the true interests of Virginia in the State Convention about to be held, we earnestly request you to allow your name to be presented to the voters of the city as one of their delegates to said Convention. Very respectfully,your friends and fellow-citizens. Geo. W. Hobson, R. H. Meade, Hubert P. Lefebvre, W. Willis, T. Roberts Baker, V. H. Claiborne, A. M. Bailey, Wm. G. Williams, Th. Pollard, M. D., Jos. S. James, E. S. Taliaferro, P. A. Wellford, Chas. A. Rose, Thos. R. Price, R. P. Richardson, Ed. C. Drew, Maxwell T. Clarke, Walter K. Martin, B. E. Meade, Lewis H. Blair, Samuel J. Harrison, P. T. Moore, J. H. Claiborne, Wm. P. Paimer, M. B. E. B. Mende, Jno. P. Little. M. D, Geo. W. Jones, A. Morris, Loraine F. Jones, J. P. Duval, E. Payson Re