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| No of case | On whom committed | White or colored | By whom committed | White or colored | Where | When | By whom reported | Character of the outrage and action in the case. | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | at the house, and heard the deceased say "he wished them in hell." Found Mr Dodson in the garden, and father and Aunt Becky near him; Mr D repeated several times "he wished them both in hell," that M, and Aunt B, asked what they had done, D. said it matters not, and pulled a stick from the paling and raised it over father's head, and said he had a mind to knock his brains out - father told him not to strike - Mr D. then went away, cursing them as he went. Next morning, after she had started a fire, and before her father and Aunt B. were up, it being just day break, Mr D. came and opened the door and said "Morton I am ready for you" - Mr D's son was with him - father said, ready for what? Mr D. said "I have come to kill, or be killed" - father said "he was not ready for any such business." Mr D. said "when I undertake anything I generally go thro with it" - father then got up and put on his pantaloons, and stood by the bed. Aunt B, stood near the fire place. Mr D. cursed father, and jumped into fighting him with a large stick, dogwood, as large as my wrist, - when D. jumped at father he hollooed to his son to "get an axe & split his damned head open" - D's son got an axe, and struck at father, they got him down on the floor, and Aunt B. beat Mr D's son off with a stick of wood - father jumped up and took down his gun and shot Mr D - after he was shot he again jumped at father, they fought for a little white, Mr D. then ran out and was followed by his son. Eliza Witcher, aged about 12 years, testified substantially the same as her sister Lucy. Wm Leahey ASAC testified that the prisoner came to him on Monday, Aug 24th 1868, and made a statement of the case, and he (L) turned him over to a Magistrate - the prisoner had his gun, powder & shot with him |
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   | R.S. Lacey S.A.C. | L.289. RF&AL Va 1868, dated Decr 9th 1868 Forward copy of Bill of indictment of Grand Jury against Morton Witcher (c) for shooting Alex Dodson (w) - also copy of sentence of Court, which found Morton guilty of murder in 2d degree, and put the penalty at 15 years in Penitentiary - & on motion of Witcher, who desires to present a petition for a writ of error to said judgement, the execution was suspended for 60 days. | 
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | L.287 & 289, forwarded to Governor H.H. Wells, Decr 14th 1868, requesting that he will pardon Morton Witcher. | 

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---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-05-10 19:00:40 -Edited to reflect the instructions for columned tables -The writing on the left page is actually shown to come at the end of the writing on the right page (the author must have ran out of room) -"paling" is a type of fence ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-05-13 09:11:13