Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-07-25


the conle.t. DIR Dudley, while giving 'es!i-
mony before the Grand Jury, appealed to Wit
ness in regard to the correctness Of his state
mrDt, anG witness assented 10 il, bu, differed
from DR.. ID as 10 BIS words about the collar
ing
r. Beaiy-Witness was at DIR. Dndleys
shop, when McOuatt called and went for the
Dr.. at the Medical Hall; don't remember ,hit
Nj Ouat said DR.. Cloud had sent for DIR. D.;
while the DIR. was upstairs getting his ln,lru-
menls, witness told the DR., :aa' Mr.. Wick
life had called and was waiting for him DIT the
door when n, DR.. came down he con,ersed
with Mr. r Wrkliffe
II. G. Ner'Ueiher.-1 were several mus
kels in the Gazette Office when witness look
pos session. bu, all had been taken away except
one; the your men OF the Office often fired
pistol in he day time, and may have done ;"
In the night. Witness never asked NJ kerzlG
for arms, but go; stick from him in exchange
for anoth,i afterwards witness had differ
ence with M'Kenzie, aod refused TO return the
stick because M'Kcnzie had injured the o."
belonging TO witness. A the August election
witness was Ioid an ailack would be made on
him, and he procured pistols, but did no! HaVe
them at the Office The musket as rus and
ind fferent in appearance; wIlUess snapped IL,
aud II made Urctiy good hire.
Cross examined By CHinn-Nevcr applied TO
IKE, zie Tor pistols on any occasion or 'oI
any purpose, no for any arms txcrpt SICK !;
does not rec object l. quiringof M'Kenz,e where
arms could be lad, as wi ness dld nor make
parricuIar coufdan Of him. Does not rtmcEi
Der TIA h SAID my thing aboul &. " II klliie 20
M'Kruzie, bu, on one occasion did expec' an
attack from 1. w. as his father had been as
sailed in The G,zcuc, and witness saw T.. w.
abou, the door Of The ufhce with stick; al
that lime said 10 &c, eral persons tina, he expect
cd an Jack, and M'Xtnzie NAY have heard
him say SO, bu never applied 20 any person
for arms IN reference 10 & W.. exchanged
M'Xrnzte's stick with Mr. Heram on he race
field dun'l remember Whether =, was n>ider-
ed swap or no', a. the Circumstance was
trivia intended 10 return the suck bot then
thought he would keep it while "a plague
M'K, Il: lir,e as ne was curious fellow.
Gen. MGuKo - Nj Benning made con rac'
for The Office and gave his notes, aud The con,
tract vas cancelled the morning after his death
Major Barry received III: noes, and the pro-
prieto took back The Office. B. had been'de
sirous 10 Quit for two weeks he wished Il go
10 Missouri said he had been Disappointed in
the collection OF rePit,in bond in Owe" o.
Gliham. 4 meeting Of the propritloIs was
10 have been held at the G.E"ile Off the da,
w called fur he s.,t"or OF he pi,,e.
Cross examined BY CrHisnden The object OF
the mee ing WIS To dis alive the contraci one
two Of ten prorrierors opposed 1t, hu. ma
jority ives aereed-understo. d that b. noes
were delivered 'he mex Day 20 Major Barry,
aud IT, contract then csncei!ed-B. 10 G. ded
to GO away as soon as the contract should be
rescinLeA- family was in town docs MOI
know that B. III end Il TO casc the office az
o'clock mkt morn'uS-no arrangement had
been MADE as 10 his succrss0r-w witness had no
expectation himself Of resuming tie editorial
du lies, as his he al h had ben impaired Ey tc
occupation formally. Apr henSion t B's
dea,h h,sl,nei the canceiIIag of the contract,
one # the propre ors opposed 10 il a, Grs'
suggested to witness he pro2iirty OF dong il
under the circumstances.
J L. Hickman, Esq again -Spinc's tes,imo.
ny, so far as Il was drta,ed when witness is,
sued he warrant, correSnondrd in substance
with his >timony IN ,his trial.
Cross examined Spires said nothing about
a dirk, nr Garching b in his arms-he SAID
N, paths were TWO or hree steps apart-dont
rene .r Der hat s. said he, were close toge her
wien he gave Testimony here on Tue day.
DR.. Dndsy dgain-To prevent aDv cl4shing
fres,lm"n! h,l''re tie q md Jary,he r. ques:ed
DR.. &. 20 remain i" h jury room TO hear his
ts,emeni-nl ness frequently appealed 10 DR..
Cloud. who asssnttd 10 every n,arrial point
never heard OF a"y material difference between
n ms II and Dr.. &. on any point-regsrded thu
rs,E as doubtful, and always said so-he bad
seen 90 much to be cer'ain of the issue in
such cases old The patent tina, the wound
" a. ,nnooert afl r hearing the statement, mean
ing that IT was no, ct mortal C a,ac,er.
Cross eramned by Burnett Witness cannot
reciiy tbs nonr Of his las visit 20 B. previous o
,eing examined before The COURT Of INQUIRY
presomes he came from the college 10 BIS
room, and from theme, to the Court Of inquiry,
when going to The grand jury room witness
met Dr. Cloud on the steps, ani earried him
back 10 hear his testimony; he frequently ap
pealed to DR.. {. and il he dissen ed a, all, it
was in language which witness did not hear
Thomas Gyani--1n a conversation with Dr.