Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-07-21

whether the ball Penetrated Inc eoa'' %"
a, he ofice in the course OF The day oeioie 'oe
rencoun,er. There was an old muske' IN ,ne
hack room; don't know whether IL was III ,o'
use. Did mol see w. advance nor RAISE HIS
hand ~,
Mr.. Loring, prin'er-was IN the uaze''e Oh
ace at the time Mr.. W. called IN the eVeni"s'
passed through the room and STOOD az 'ne iron'
door. saw w. and B. in The room, fhey were
-, ,rr.IIi,p ypyy severely. B. said call to-mor-
row Al 8 ..'clock; w. agreed 10 do SO; then Is.
s,;d lin reference to Denta,us, Coriolanus, &c.
as detailed by other wilnesses); witness saw me
cane raised ant the pistol; the cane dro2pea
from BIS hand and W. wheeled and fired. b.
was IN the middle room door and w. was al
The edge of the counter when The pistol h'ed.
Cross ernmned Did not see w. advance;
w. caugn, IN. suck with he pistol hand; 'hinKs
ne saw both pistol and sick IN The same ha"d;
Il. let il go and rndeavored 10 escape; dom re-
member any expression Of W.swhen drawing
or using the pi,'ol; thinks there were iour per.
sons in ,he room, Spires, Taylor, Brown and
Johnson, all bvt Taylor were al the middle room
dooI: w. after FIRING came out BACKWARDS 10
The front door, pulled pi,' from his breech-
c. pocket, thinks Two pistols; he was Gu sing;
said COME on, aud asked witness it hr was com
inp: after remaining few minutes al he door
a gen ,leman took him by III, arm and he went
of
BIZ Mr.. CrHtenden Wv. agreed ~ wait ill
8 O'Clock, aid then 3. said Gas b'fole detail d
r, respecting Denta.us, Coiiulanus, *. witness
did not see any advance On the part OF w. when
he said B. was a scoundrri; thinks b. was run-
ming wh-n the sick fell, and w. siood abou,
6 e. when h. fred; from the middle room doo';
w. was nearer TO tie doc. than B. when B. got
away from him; cent say posiiivesy as 10 the
hole in the coat hu. thinks he saw one in Skin,
when D.. Dudley or DR.. Cloud examined IT.;
knows nothing of any arms kept in the Office;
Saw Mr. Wickiffe a. the Office 'wice before On
tina, day; fl st time be wern 10 and 10, second
lime soon after dinner, asks witHess for Ii {;
thinks w came 10 he back room door once,
and mus have uaAsrd through he front room
and middle room TO get there; there was mus
Ike, in the back room behind The door; heard
Gen M'Calla tell b. that w. wanted TO see
him, and wiross went on the pavement alter
w; ne came back and witness LETT w and Is
loge Their talking al tie door; don't know where
M'Caila wen: 10; W. said is ynur name Ben
ming, Z. Sid YES; thinks tbs was ai'er dinner;
don't ecoiiect seeing be mosket ii the middle
rooxa at any time, don't know whether II mad
q aint or not; ,ninis Mr.. Taylors negro boy
poured water in II and squlrted II oui oil the
touch hue.
Brown, called again--W has not con-
,crscd with Gen. M'Calla as TO his testimony,
EXCEPT that McCalla asked him if he saw a
young man named Tanner abou' the Office ~
thai lime. M'CaIia old witness thai h. wan'-
ed a,sls ance III the offi,e; CANE from Har DDS
burg on Monday and commenced rk ng for
| M'Calla next day; Is 10 receive ven dollar
hutI &c nnw Kan nltC,
! Mr. Mof,ceT-saw Nickliffe come OUT Of the
office in a passion vita cis,ois IN mis- baud, but
did not see ihe ARRAY.
Cross examined Witness though, from WIS
mabn,r r, thu, H. expected be pursued Fl IN,
the uffiCe; he said, Come on with any hing hu:
rife and I'll scissors you.
Req. John Trotter--P1sseJ the Gazrue office
about 4 o'clock, p. NJ, met Brnnins near the
Post. Office and returned with MIN to his Office,
found General NC ala, J Bradford and Wsl,
Ter Bullock, Esqs there; M'Ca,la Id Benniug
that Mr.. Charles Wicklffe mad been several
time, 10 see him; Mr.. w. passed the door and
b. sent d boy 10 call him; w. Came and asked
B { his name was BenGing, and they convers.
ed together al the door; Bradford, Bullock and
M'Calla lelt the Office, and witness remained
looking over paPtrs; went into the ; OK office
for paper; B, told witness after w. had gone,
that the author Of a piece had been demanded,
and tina, he was al d loss TO know what 10 do
aoou, il; said he expected TO be attacked and
would kill somebody; went out after arms, but
said on his return that he could not get them;
asked witness TO remain, which witness for oh
vious reasons declined; saw the crowd at the
door after The catastrophe, but cid not see the
| transaction.
Cross examined - Saw General M'Calla in the
| Office after ,hr interview b'tween Bennipg and
| Wickliff-; w. did no, appear to be excited; B.
sremed afterwards to apprehrnd danger. out
the conversation appeared to have been friend
~; soon after B, WIS killed, witness met Me-
Gala coming down the street towards the Of
| 6ce, told him what had happened; he seemed
no, 10 have been apprised of it; does not know
when M'Caia lef the nffce. bu saw him there
af.r tn, first interview i'ewpen w. and B.;
B-nning seemed 70 be in doubt when he re-
E,nsrked he would kill somebody. whether he
| would give the name; understood w. was 10
| c all ap; in in half an cuff when witness frs,