Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-11-27

| 49, S"'"S 'uto tue room Johnson, how.
ever succeeded in reaching the Threshold Of
'ne door, when he fired The pistol a second time,
which wounded the deceased in the left arm.
the pistol burst and wounded his sister in ,bs
thumb and lacerated the hand and arm of John-
son. He was Immediately secured and carried
to prison He a, first resisted, saying tina, he
would go peaceabIy if they would not tie him.
Witness is OF opinion that Johnson was no, in
liquor at the time, although he thinks he has
INDUCED little for the last year. Witnes.
observed to Johnson the day before the ca,as.
rophe that he appeared to be down.hearteG, TO
which he replied, "Yes, am damnably down
hearted"
BY Juror. Johnson's eyes rolled very much
| alter the deed, but presumes il arose from his
struggling, There had been private disputes
between deceased and Johnsos, bu, does not
know their a'ure. Has heard Johnson saw 10
deceased that he would have satisfaction.
Johnson told witness that the child was not
his, but his (witnessO aunt's; who resides above
Rochester, where he Uohnson) had brought
the child from, Two days before.
asrander H. Hayes. Was in The room when
Johnson entered with the child In his arms, at
which time deceased was sitting by the FIRE
with her back 10 the door, she turned round,
and on seeing Johnson rose up. saying ~ smell
| time moving towards the folding doors. THE
testimony Of the previous witness relative to
the scuffi9, Escape TO The back room, &c. was
here confirmed by Mr.. Hayes] he followed
Johnson through the window together with the
children Of deceased. On reaching the door
of the back room, Johnson faced them and said
"let Mr.. Hayes or any one else attempt to en-
| ter and he shall receive the contents Of this
pistol" Witness, however, did enter, and I'M
mediaiely after Johnson said to deceased twill
you acknowledge tka, child as yours and mine
and me as your husband?" deceased made no
reply. Johnson then leaned his arm on the
| table partly seating himself on chair, ard laid
| the pistol on The table, keeping his hand very
near it, Deceased then said, 81 DEFY YOU
when vifnesS left the room presum,ng that
the dispute ,O0uid end there, leaving deceas.
ed ,oith her children ana prisoner. He had
only been out of he room a few moments when
he heard one of deceased's daughters give
| shrek, on which he ran back, and Just as he
go, 10 the door heard the report Of pistol
| On opening the door Johnson rushed by
him with pistol in his hand. Witness
| caught deceased as she was falling aud IS
sisted her 10 the sofa, when he ran out for
the purpose Of sending for a surgeon, and
while engaged i'll getting some person to
| go for one, he heard second report, on
| which he returned to the room and saw de-
ceased raising herself up from The sofa, John
son at the time standing in the entry. Witness
assisted deceased TO the steps leading to the
yard, where SHE 81, down He then went TO
prisoner, who was sill in the entry, who OBJ,
served "now am ready to go TO PRISON" Wits
ness Immediately left the house in search Of a
surgeon, and when he returned, the prisoner
\ bsp iPh Tn
| 10 questions from some of the jury the wit
ness made the following statemen;-Be and
| Johnson went on Thursday morning TO Broad
way House 10 settle an account for printing
with a gentleman there, bu, not finding him IN
they took each glass Of beer aud came down
Broadway in company as far as the Park, where
they separated. In the course of the walk
Johnson observed that the business between
him and deceased woulG be settled by sun
! down. Witness thought that Johnson talked
rather incoherently, and he did not appear to
be exactly in nis right mind. THE witness al
so gave the particulars Of quarrel which took
place between the deceased and Johnson about
four weeks since, which we deem i, unnecessa'
~ 10 repca'.
| Dr. jain SeaYns,-A SISTED in the dissection
and examination Of the body. The contents OF
the pistol entered the right breast, around the
1 nipple OI WHICH. Wctc tOut uiSiiuSt ""e"S',
but the nipple Itself was uninjured The balls
(bu,k shot) penetrated the in'egumen's, broke
tho fifth rib aud injured tine fourth. They
then passed through the lower par, Of the
lungs; and ehind them, in the thorax, near the
spine, abou, the hesG of The eleventh rib, above
| the diaphragm, two buck shot were found On
further examination there appeared TO be two
distiDe, openings from the diaphragm imme
diareIy under which, on examining the liver
two perforations were discovered, and two
more buck-shot were taken out, one having
entered about TWO inches and the other one
inch. On raising the liver, another shot
was removed from the right kidney. The
liver anG kidnies were then raised, when The
eleventh rib was found to be broken IN two
on the RICH. side. near ,he spine. Four more
buekshoi (making in all nine were then taken
gu, Of the back near the spine; II was then
| discovered the process OF one of the dorsal
ver,ebre was also broken. Witness had not
the least doubt that the above described wounds