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

m Isl0 Ia
declined to answer. An appear was mad, ia
The court on this point, and The Judge dsei,
ded mat the question might be refused by n,
witness, as a reference TO Inc individual asAB
would answer every legitimate purpose. Som.
also took place between eouhs,l
during hrs examination, as 10 the propriely Of
witness answering as 10 The CONVEX saton when
Coriolanus wa, presented for insertion, but III.
Court decided that as part Of that convers,-
lion had been detailed in answer TO the prose.
cutor The whole mus. be given it requIred.l
When The court was about 10 adjourn 10,
dinner. Mr. Clay moved for an order Tor h.
Jurv 10 visit the room in which the ,FI,y
took MACE. The order was made by the Cou,,
and the Coroner charged to attend them and
keep them apart from other persons.
THREE O'Clock, "WEDNESDAY
DR.. Cloud was called in TO see Benninc 500,
after he was wounGed; examined the wound
il was in the left side, above the hip, two nehe,
from the back bone; carried Is. home and Sen,
for DR. Dudley; examined the wound with Dr.
u. and thought the ball lad entered the ea,liy
of the body and lodged there; his pulse sesa',
to sink in the morning, and he died at o'coc;
p. vi. The case {, ON The first he eonsidert
dangerous but uncertain one; OF further e.a
mina,ion, found tie ball in front, in the muscle,
Of the abdomen.
Cross,sramined By CHM Did no, examia.
the coat, because j, was sad the Goa, had no.
been perforated by ;Ee bail; the wound Vas
downwards, which made il difliut to probe
The good operation Of the medicine during
the night was considered favorable. rGipe
was a small man, much under the Common
size. Had never sen a case Of recovery afe
the ball had cut the n,, shines, bat had head Of
them. In ,hi, case, the ball was found, in dir
section, to have passed through large inies.
rne and wounded others Has no doubt The
shot caused his death
Mr. BURNETT. for the prosecution, propose
toread the newspaper articles signed Corio.
Gus and Drn,atus.
II was not objected 10 by the counsel for III:
accused, and MIR. Burnet proceeded to red
chem.
Mr.. CLAY inquired If the author Of Denta,u
was admitted The counsel hesitated, at
Gen. WCALLA avowed himself the author.
Mr. CLAY observed, that he had put no Quss
ton 10 the gentleman who had replied 10 him.
and Mr. BURNETT then answered, thar hr w.
Gers,ood Gen. M'Calla bad avowcd himself h.
author of Dentatus in publication in the c.,
zcue.
B,orn was again called to prove tho, ih.
musket was in the back Office, and that he Ia.
not seen il in any other room.
johnson was sgain called, and on the san.
poin, testified that he had seen j, in the micds
loom, but die not know where il was on lhs
day; did not know OF other arms about the Of
fce before the affiay, but saw a pistol in III:
desk afterwards, The first lime he had occasion
TO go to The desk for copy.
6. Norton, jr.-When he first heard OF Ii.
occurrence w alter Bullock, Jos. Hruen, Gen
M'Calla. and John Norton, were in the bali
room Of the apo,heeary shop; don, know The
object OF the meeting; thinks Bullock or 3rur
wentsfor M'Cslla.
Gen John M'Cnla charge Of The Ga
Zrr'e Office on the morning or evening Of 'l.
aff'ay Put pair Of pistols in the desk mex:
morning; examined the desk and found no arm,
in it; examined the musket on Wednp,dw
morning after the affray; found i: entirely on.
OF order; i, stood in the back Office, aeainsl lts
walt, few feet from the door; don't know whs,
,her it had I'm; blew into the barrel and W.,
ter dropped from the touch .hoIe.
General M'CALLA was the last witness e.
amined in behalf Of the prosecution, eIe.F
those subsequently introduced 10 sustain The
witnesses for he Commonwealth, or 10 rebs
the testimony of those brought forward BY he
counsel for the accused. The space lefi US Of
this number, at the conclusion Of the rrisL is
not sufii lent for the defen, eve must, there
fore, defer, until our next, the conclusion of hi.
interesting case.
Al this stage of the proceedings, we beIiet
verdict OF acqui,tal was anticipated BY aIlpar
ties. The counsel for the Commonwealth hd
failed 10 make OUT such a case as was EXPECTED
from the publications in the Gazette Th
statements OF the Witnesses for the proseeurio'
were contradictory il some particulars: IhsI
had failed to establish, satisiac toriy, une or 'S'
points deemed important 10 the trsnsac,icS
and the testimony in behalf Of the accused vas
conclusive as to the assault, being made by In
deceased, and that he received The fatal bios
while acting las Mr.. WicklifFe believed on Ibs
offensive