Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-09-05

spring suddenly from a cellar, the blood gushing
out of her nose and mouth. Some young man
Immediately caught hold Of her arm, and cried
out, {" My mother! Oh. my mothers Witness
ran down The cellar, and found Parker. the de-
PENDANT, at the back end thereof Defendant
approached, with the discharged pistol IN his
right hand, and said, - am the man that did the
deed give myself up to you" Witness &C,
cordingly took charge Of him. A loaded pistol
was found in the defendants pocket, the match
tolls, new, and one of them still loaded with
ball, were here shown to the witness, who den-
tilted them as the same found upon Parker's per-
son..
Recorder-Did yon see the female afterwards:
Witness-Yes, sir; the son had her under his
protection. was not aware of the extent OF the
injury.
Mr.. William ]. Barclay called and sworn. -
He.was standing in Mr.. Musgrave's oihce' at
about eight o'clock in the morning; heard the re-
port of pistol. and ran to the door; observed
female coming out Of cellar which he knew to be
Parker's. The blood was gushing from her mouth
and head; there was young man with her VINO
appeared to be in equal distress with the female;
he cried out. 8. Oh! my mother" Witness went
INTO the cellar, aud walked back Parker came
towards BIN, with pistol in his hand; he said,
:. | am the mani did the deed, and she deserv-
ed it,, With thus, another gentleman, Mr.. ALI
man. came into the cellar, and Parker delivered
to him the pistols.
Recorder-Have you seen the wound?
Witness-I merely saw that the ball went
through the right cheek.
Mr.. F. w. Clark called and sworn. Tesll-
fed to the same effect as the above.
Doctor Rush called and sworn. Witness was
one of the physicians called in Immediately after
the commission Of the deed. Doctors Barton and
Parrish were also in attendance. The opinion Of
the three physicians is, that the wound is not i'm
media,ely dangerous. although it may be attend
ed with the loss of life. The. ball entered the
RIGHT cheek, passed across the mouth, broke Sc
veral Of the small bones and portion OF the jaw,
and lodged IN the Other side. 1t passed between
the basis of the brain, which takes away the tm-
mediate effects of danger.
The prisoner was then committed tor a further
hearing. Daring the examination he did no, rise
or speak. but remained in half stultlied state.
through drink and trepdatlon lie has tor long
time been incorporate, and to tins cause may. III
a great measure, be attributed the commission oil
the horrid and unnatural crime for which re has
been arrested and imprisoned. The pistols found
upon him are new, ana were apparently putChae
ed for the purpose. Ing.
Conjugm Fidelity On the same occasion,
one of the watchmea produced before his honor,
two persons. male and female, neither of whom
could be less than so years of age. They reside
in the southwestern section Of the city, and the
watchman's attention was arrested the night be-
fore by hearing loud cries Of " Murder!-Mur-
der!' proceeding from their residence. He has
teaed to the spot and found the male, who gave
his name as Robert Stretch, beating the female in
a most uumerciful manner, with one hand at
her throat, threa tening sufi"cation. The woman
was wrerched looking object; her clothes dis
gus,ingly disfgured with blood-with marks OF
violence upon her throat, and her face terribly
bruised. She stepped forward to the desk, and
confessed that all the Waterman had stated was
too true. but begged to apologize and sue forgive
ness for Robert. She declared he was most
peaceabe man when sober. and no better neigh
Dor need be- But he had taken glass too much,
good man, and it had crazed his brain. She
cheerfully forgave him the hard knocks he had
inflicted upon her, and trusted his honor would
do likewise This petition was unavailing. and
poor Robert Stretch, who was as meek as lamb
all the while, was fully committed to Prlson.-I6'