Cumberland County Court’s Verdict in Charges of Murder against Richard Randolph
At a court held for Cumberland county the twenty ninth day of April one thousand seven hundred and ninety three for the examination of Richard Randolph who stands committed and charged with feloniosly murdering a child said to be born of Nancy Randolph,—Present—
| Mays Carrington, Thomas Nash, William Mason | } | Gentlemen Justices |
| Nelson Patterson, John Holman, Ben Allen | ||
| Joseph Carrington, Henry Skipwith, | ||
| Joseph Meibany, Anderson Cook, Cary Harrison | ||
| Walter Warfield, Benjamin Wilson Carrington | ||
| Carrington, Archer Allen & Nathl Carrington |
The Court being thus constituted the prisoner was led to the bar in custody of the sheriff to whose custody he was before committed for the felony aforesaid and being charged with the same denied the fact, Whereupon, sundry witnesses were sworn and examined [. . .] and the prisoner heard in his defence On consideration whereof and of the circumstances relating to the fact, it is the opinion of the Court that the said Richard is not guilty of the felony where with he stands charged, and that he be dischared out of custody and go hence thereof without day.—