Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-07-12
SINGULAR LAW CASE.
TRIAL FOR BICAMY.
At a cowtofOyer and Tsrnlifer and Ge-
neral Gaol aeEoery. held IN tie city q ~
1prs, enthe I'D 1ltne, eo4.
CONCLUDED.

CONCLUDED.
Tcstimsaiecs on behalf Of tie prosecution.
Moses Anderson, testified, thaE ne had
lived at Haverstraw, Rockiand county; that
he had lived there since the yesr, 1871;
that he knew the prisoner at the bar well,
that he came to the house Of the witness,
In the beginning of Sept. 1900, thathe then
passed BY the name'of Thomas Hoag; that
de worked for the witness eight or ten days
that from that time till the 25th OF De-
cen5er, the prisoner passed almost every
Sunday at the witnesses house, that during
the prisoners stay IN Rockland county,
the witness saw him constantly, that il the
prisoner was the person alluded to, he had
scar his forehead, which he told the
witnes was occasloned by the kick ola horse
---he had also small mark on bis neck
(tho:e marks the prisoner had1 be had also
scar under his foot, between his heel
and the ball o. the foot, occasioned as he told
the witness, BY treading upon drawing
knife; that scar WAS easy to be seen, that
his speech was remarkable, hisyoice being
efeminate, that he spoke quick and llsPed
little Chose pecullarltles were observable
in the prisoners speech the prisoner sup
ped at the witnesses house the night OF his
marriage, in December 1900; that the wis.
ness had not seen the prisoner until this
day since the prisoner left Rockland, which
was between three and four years ago !;
that the witness was perfectly satisfied in
his-owa mind, that the prisonerwas Thomas
Hoag.
Lavina Anderson, testified, that she
knew prisoner at the bar, his name was
Thomas Hoag, thatin September 1900, he
came to witnesses House in Rockland
county, and worked for her husband for
eight or ten days; then worked for judg1
Stufrein; every Saturday night until the
prisoner was married, he and person
whom passed for his brother came to wiz
ness's house and staid till Monday morn
ing that witness washed for him, there
was no mark upon his linen, that prisoner
ifhc is Thomas Hoag. has scar upon his
forehead, he has also one under Ills foot
was certain of the mark under his foot
because she recoHected that the person
who passed as his brother having cut HIM
self severely with & scythe and.eomplaining
very much of the pain, Thomas Hoag
told him he had been much worse wound
ed, and then showed the scar under his
foot.
Witness also testified that about year
ago, after suit lad been brought in the
Justices court OF this city wherein the l.
IDENTIFY of the prisoners person came in
question witness was in town, and having
heard great deal said on the subject, she
was determined to see him and judge for
herself, that accordingly. she went to the
prisoners house, but that he was not at
home, she thenwent to the place where she
was informed he stood with his cart, that she
there saw him lying on his cart with his
headon his hand, and in that situation she
instantly knew him that she spoke to him
when he answered her she Immediately re-
cognized his voice that it was very singu-
lar shrill, thick, hurried, and something
Of lisp, that Hoag had also habit OF
Struggling up his shoulders when he spoke
this she also obseryedin prisoner. that prl-
soner said he had been told she was coming
to see him and that it was surprising how
people could be deceived; and asked wit
nessif she thought he was the man, witness
replied she thought he was, but would be
more certain if she looked at his forehead,
she accordingly lifted up his hat and SAW
the scar upon his forehead, which she had
often before seen; the prisoner then told
her itwas occasioned By the kick of a horse,
witness added that it was impossible
that she could be mistaken; prisoner was
Thomas Hoag.
Margaret Scott testified that aoou, four