Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-07-09
TO THE PU BLIc,

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,v,, ALLISON NcREA, who was INV
nv CHARLES E. HAWKINS, a'hey
day. the a4,h May last ,
r, :. y;,h orr al reluctance that u"oe' van.
hi, tax that am compelled 10 apPea' :"
,,.j,,;c ;..uruA TO contradict the m'sr'
inns which have 5ren puois !eo '" 90, ~.
III Drroe ration OF ~, atr"'io's 49, 20 4,
,i.s rb,eh led 10 il. Reluctsn' as l a"
appear -. fore you, and am si''.'. C;I,,cs
si.r,,or. We, | know It TO OF my duty Sii'"Ie
~, ,v MAR, might br construed, by the ir'e""s !
" ~ ~. bro,H,r, inio a want OF aztec ION an" !
,'r,ner regard C,r III memory. and ny MS cue
r,,es and Inc pubic who are TN 'cqusih''" 80"
,ha c;r, umstancrs, ia.o an a. knowi'dsmsh' "'
,hs ,rn,h of ,hr a ,emrn:s alluded 10. /
On ny ,,rriyai il ,lsis ciG, IRON hey a." eS',
II. och June. in iaoting over the newsp'-
! MRS I found. smong othe $40 counts 81 'n's "u.
der III. following ON tie SaNarni" N'P''h'
| can Of the 9Th Of Jun', whit have bee" e1ten-
,i,eIy copied ino nth Prints:
81. ,,aa-s that these gentlemen had long, been at
v.r;.nct arising from IN Illicit Intercourse between
| NcRs and the wife of Capt liaHkns Previous 10
! discover, of this, Capt Hawkins "ad "h'p"''u VT
| Mcnea AS counsel m some yer, important 'a~ Cases
then and still pending in the c"ur's q. MY "t''
| After Capt H. discovered Mc,ea's intimacy WIN us
wife duel ens,ed whchresuited latter the exchange
of four ,hots) in Nciiea's receiving bal! III Ms tg
Cant II then left Key West for eSico, ard ia'i neeh
hs.nt for four months, when on ms return ne learn MS
wife had been Sc her family by the friends VI Cap,
on account of the renewal of her intercourse WIN
ucR.a and that Mr. McItrd had stated publicly th's
imnroper conduct to Mrs. II. McRea ha further ag'
praya,ed Hawkins, by receiving fee and appearing
As counsel for the opponents OF Hawkins, m Tue Pe
inc law suits after having been feed ny Hawkins, ana
in possession Of all Tie Iac's heces>a'5 ~ VIC 0N"~
. H. .
"Thus incensed Hawkins, in an unfortunate moment
! loaded a double barrel gun W tn buck-sho ana as
) NcI,ea passed the window where Hawkins WAS he
fred both barrels McRea fell, and expired few hours
, after Hawkins Immediately surrendered himse" 't
the civil authority In consequence Ut the great excite
ment prevailing at Key Wes: the Marshal thougn' pro
! nrr 70 carry the prisoner to st. Augustine I've wa
taced on board the Revenue Cutter Maroon, .ap,al!
n fcLson under the charge of the Marshal, who deli
Il yered him to the proper authorities OF ST. Augustine
. lie will be returned 10 Key West in November next
TO stand his trial for murder.
- The alleged provoc alton, then, Tor The com
=, mis- ion OF this outrage is,
II First. IIlicj, in,erco u,se with Hawkins wIif
~ Sscoudin: Appearing as COUNSEL Tor The opp"
nen,, OF Hawkins, in law suit, alter ha.'n
been feed by II. aud IN possession OF the iae'
-- necessary in his behalf.
.. i he unpleasant, the painful par, OF my du,
If mus, now be performed. have mysril 'ah
n " I-know III. value Of cohnubia' Tei'city''l 81
nrecia,e i, as mighty as any man. ANY a''emi
de 70 disturb or ,n,,rrupt the happiness 1 IAN
re " and particularly TO destroy the peace OIL
or I'm band in The manner charged aS .'hs' '"e ~
rn e..eea. would be ubhorren, TO nv feelings, al
,ss ,onid doubtless excite the Indignation OF 4
- nublic a, large. But The public must lrarn IN
III eT7sed. and coRst q6enily none could be d
be- s,royrd. The wife Of was woman of disi
OF puta'l character at Nassau, New Providenc
all and it is notorious hat previous 10 their ma
h rage, their intimacy was Of u Cons ant, al
DIV d,srepulable nature. II bruugh' her TO the j
H.. fa,ed Isle Of Key Wes, where her improp
Ct conduct aud criminal intercourse with mo
ng ,han one, (before the arrival Of the deceased
I'd IN. i,land) was The subject OF general convers
pr, 10, The deceased was introduced by II.
III his wife, and al this their first meeting, ha
va been informed ny gentlemen on the island, i
la deli, ate advances were made on'her part whi'
wn wee unattended to- or resisted No with>tan
l. d ing the loose character Of Ms. Ii. she /, a "
IA man Of considerable smartness, Of unsurpas,
,rr ART and cunning, ard 10 m"n, generally OF fast
he mating m miners. NJ, III { At her defeat, a.
suppo>ng The dee eascd would speok Of he criI
ion nal # ,ri Which had been made, she told n
ice husban nd ,ha tnr de ca,rd had been rude to III
,,c AID had attempted violation If her purify
er, II. Oh ailrpgtd HIM; il was accep'ed the d
led took place, snd resulted as Is stated in the
H. vannah ar,iCl, Iii, part OF The conduct OF NJ
ng, ii NAV Sc, IN n;arcounlable but al Key w,
nj it i, we'll undcrs I'D i s believed there, i
~, Ter motive for bringing bout this duel WIS :
Or hone tina, Fl might fall IN he conilIc.. VT
to he duel, II lcfi the island for Vera Cruz. d.
old ing his absence, and while the deceased "
est confined to his bed by the wound he had rece
ed she addressed him several NOES aud st
tho him many verbal messages, soliciting, urgI
we'd him TO visit her. or permi, her 10 ,isii him.
Will The notes were intercepted bv H's friends. I
re- deceased resisted every sppI alton nat "
ste, made up to this time; but sh' WIS prrscve'ir
me- ~ vi KIDD q determined OF make s'Ill siror
tie, er effort She came al nigh Into me roc
~. where re was co'hned; and !, is said thai il
'ad any improper intercourse took place, il u
rrr then, and not rn,l then rhe friends OF
lih pfofc to believe before the intercepted no