Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-03-28

did not hear the order distinctly. and sup
posed his mistress had only told HIM 10
make haste back; so he kept OF, and landed
his passengers on the opposite shore, who
hurried on in the direction OF Sewelrs Point
We also learn that Ca Sinister. on
hearing this statement, Immediately hasten
ed into town. to communicate il to the May
or, who authorised Capt 5. and any Others
who would volunteer o accompany him, to
set of Immediately IN pursuit OF the tugi-
tives. and they accordingly commence ne
pursuit, which terminated successfully the
next morning. as before stated.
The object of the prisoners evidently was
to get passage on some outward bound
vessel in Hampton Roads. They surlen-
dered peaceably, but would give no answer
to any questions. except in Spanish; though
one OF them at least, W proved to be con-
versant with the English Iangusge.-In
Court neither of them spoke word. nor va
ried muse lie of their countenarces during
the whole of the examination.
These men are said to be brothers. The
name of the elder looking is ascertained to
be Manuel Philip Garcia, and that of his
companion Joseph Garcia. 1t was proved
that they were both in this town last fall
and went from here to Baltimore in one of
the steamboats,.
Several witnesses were examined touch
ing their knowledge of the deceased. All
that they could depose to, however, amount
ed only to this. that they had seen him at
different times and places, and had been in
company with him, but knew nothing of
his occupation, character, or even his name.
One of them stated that he never knew the
deceased by any ether name than Tade;
(another thinks that this was only nick
nancy there is very little doubt, however,
that his name is Peter Lagoardette, the name
in the masonic diploma, as that name is
marked on his linen.
The propretress Of the house in which the
d'abolical deed was perpetrated, deposed,
that person whom she supposed to be the
deceased, applied 10 her tor the house, and
took 1t from The End of tn S month He W as
foreigner supposed HIM 10 be French
man-was genteel in his appearance and
dePortment--ratber under the middle stature
dark complexion. Deponent asked him If
he had a f.mily-said he had not; but that
he expected his brother on from the North
who had family, and on whose account he
had rented the house. Had never to her
knowledge seen either of the prisoners till
she saw them in Court.
Witnesses were also examin ed as to the
identity of the prisoners in relation to their
connection with the facts and ciroumstan-
oes OF the case--such as, the two knives,
the axe-theIr association with the deceas-
ed-tbeIr visit TO the house on the memora-
bic day, and their departure thence-the
screams that were heard about the time The
murder V supposed to have been commit
ted, &c.
II was deposed, that two knives exactly
similar to those used by the assassns of La.
goardette, were sold at cutlery store in
Market Square-that the purchaser was ac-
companied by another man, and spoke bro
ken English, but the deponent could not un-
dertake to say that the prisoners were the
men who bough, the knives.
The joiner who made the helve to the
axe. deposed, that the axe was brought to
HIN to have the helve put into it by two men
very much like the prisoners, aud the one
who gave directions about ii spoke English
imperiectly but would not swear positively
that they were the prisoners. @ by the
Court, Were there any other persons in your
shop at the time A. Yes two appren-
tees.
William Gleason, an intelligent lad, ap-
prentice to the last deponnent, was then
called. He was asked Did you ever see
these men, the prisoners, before A.; they
are the same two men who came to our shop
to have helve put toan axe;as we'll as can
recollect, it was last Friday-That one
(pointing to the elder man) said he wanted
helve for his axe-he spoke broken Eng
lIsh-he made use of the exact words! men,
toned; they lit their segars and saying they
would call in when the helve was done, went
away-they returned again paid for the
work, twenty FIVE cents, and took away the