The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-22
CASE OF WIN. R. ELLIOTT.
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Aucusr 18th, le45.
VIM A. Woodau Witness was sitting in bug
XIV near Mr.. Majors stable, with bis back towards
the avenue when he heard the report OF pistol.
He immed lately turned round, and saw man down.
He jumped out of the buggy and ran over BY the
time he had got half way, some one had raised the
wounded man up, and he saw blood on his breast.
About thai time, the man who fired had run. There
was a great combat going on between him and an
other person. They had worked themselves almost
across the street. ltappeared il the prisoner was
rather backing when he firing, and the other APP
peared to be STOPPING and lodging witness could
not tell for what. Saw Elliott fire at Bailey Elliott
near Mr. Fullers corner when he started on
rather near the gutter. Witness heard the pistol
fired about three times after he started TO run across
the avenue. Possibly the last one might have been
only the explosion of the cap. Elliott ran, and wit
ness thinks he was the first one who pursued him
into the house Witness was prevented from pro-
ceeding further the pursuit. IN consequence Of the
great alarm into which Mr.. Fuller was thrown.
Charles ID. Nc Pherson examined: Witness had been
absent from the city for eight ten days, and
turned on the day on which this affair took place.
Meeting with his brother, he asked him to walk
down street with him, to which he assented; and
they stopped about ten minutes, waiting for him.
On being informed that Mr.. Alexander was al
Jamess, went there, and was there told by his
brother Henry that some difficulty had occurred a
short time before. Witness paid but little attention
to il. While there, Mr.. Elliott in, and picked
up stick that in the store, and then went out.
A short time after that, witness went up to the
bowling room, and there saw Kendall and Bailey
rolling; shook hands with them and they asked
witness when he had got back On his replying,
Kendall told him that there had been fight, and
asked him if he knew anything about It Witness
answered that he did not Kendall then said, that il
witness would walk with him down street, he
would tell him. Bailey and Kendall then walked
out, and he followed them but paid no attention to
their conversation. As they got up near to Mr..
Elliott, Bailey went up to him, and looked at him IN
very threatening manner, and said something that
witness did not hear They then went over TO the
other side of the avenue. Witness then called to
his brother and asked him to 60 with him towards
the bridge, where their boat-house was. When
they came to where Bailey and Kendall were, Bal
lev in reply to an observation made by witnesses
brother in relation to his assault Elliott said that
he would serve him again; and Kendall said that
Bailey had served him right. Witnesses brother
advised Kendall to let the affair DROP and intimated
that he thought Elliott was armed; upon which,
Kendall said that he would go there and take his
arms away from him; and made sort of motion if
TO 90 over, when witnesses brother caught hold of
him, and tried TO prevent him from going. His
brother stopped Kendall two or three times; TILL at
last, Kendall got very angry, broke away from him,
and went over. When Kendall got over, he caught
Elliott by the collar. Witness remained where he
then was, not anticipating any fighting. There was
then short struggle, in the course (which the par
ties got behind the tree-box, that witness could
not distinctly see them When they came from be-
hind the ree.box, it appeared if there were two
pistol shots fired in quick succession, when he
Kendall fall on his face Bailey was part of the
way across the avenue before Kendall fell After
Kendall fell, to tell the TRUTH witness hardly knew
what followed. He was SO Mortified, that he could
scarcely realize what took place. He had very
confused recollection of all that took place after
wards.
WILLIAM DUR examined. About ten minutes be-
fore six o'clock, witness went down to James's
store; had hardly got into the store, before Elliott
came in, apparently very much excited, and with
his eye swelled. Witness asked him what the
matter, but received no answer. Elliott then went
to the back part Of the store and, he did So wit
ness observed something like pistol in the inside
of his coat. Elliott left the store and went away but
came back again a short time afterwards. After
little conversation with two of the young
in the store, the purport of which witness did not
hear Elliott went out again. just then, he saw Dr.
Miller come up, and enter into conversation with
HIM Saw DIR. Miller 20 away. Witness then asked
one of the young men in the store who it Ell
lott had had difficulty with; and the young man
told him--mentioning their names, and pointing
them out on the opposite side of the avenue. Wit
ness thinks there were four young men together on
the other side Of the avenue. He next saw Kendall
coming over, walking tolerably fast. Elliott was
then leaning his Witness thought Elliott's
right hand was under his ccat. When Kendall got
to Elliott, he showed against him. Witness was
then about ten feet from them Kendall showed
against Elliott second time. Heard words
pass between them. After he had showed him
second time, a short scuff1e ensued and the pistol
went o--or witness thought it went off; perhaps it
might only have been the explosion of the cap. AT
this time Kendall stumbled down into the gulIey;
there was a little iron grating there, and Elliott
passed over on the upper side of it, and them for the
first time, witness cane in Kendal's hand. Ken
dali rushed round the grating at Elliott, and wit
ness thought, threw the stick at him, and, at the
same moment, the pistol went off. Witness thought
the stick went over Eliou's head; and the very mo-
ment il was thrown, Kendall fell On being ques-
toned witness said he not certain whether the
stick struck Elliott not. At the time Kendall
FELL witness thinks they about feet apart
When Kendall fell, witness discovered Bailey run
ming across the avenue towards Elliott; thinks Ell
lott then the centre of the street, on the
fag-way As Bailey was running towards him,
Elliott wheeled right round, and fired at him. He
should suppose that they were then twenty-five or
thirty feet apart when Elliott first fred Elliott
facing Kendall when the stick was thrown. Saw
Bailey throw a stone after he was wounded. Saw
none thrown before.
Mr. Hoban. Was there any apparent inequality
between the two mem
Answer should think that Mr. Bailey was the
most active and vigorous of the two.
MIR. Hoban. But as to Kendall and ELLIOTT
Answer. should judge that Mr. Elliott showed
the most activity.
Mr.. Hoban. Could not Mr. Elliott, after he was
jostled by Kendall, have easily got into James's
store!
Answer Very possibly he might; and perhaps
he might have received bow while running.
Mr.. Tyler examined. About 6 o'clock witness
had occasion to go TO Mr.. Flenners taor's store,
near Fuer's. just as be got opposite the door, he
heard cap burst, that caused him to stop and look
down the street; and then he heard somebody cry
out "a fight! a fehtir then he saw a stick raised
and presently saw the stick go down, and a man
with il. At the same time, he heard the report Of a
pistol. Witness next saw Bailey approaching e.
lott with stone, then about fifteen twenty feet
from him; and he could not say whether the stone
was thrown before the pistol was fired not. He
thinks Elliott standing about halfway across
and below the tagging, and the edge of the
gutter--Bailey being with stone in hishand-about
fifteen twenty feet apart; then there another
pistol fred by Elliott, but he was not certain wheth-
err another stone was thrown or not. Bailey stoop-
ed, apparently to get another stone, of which there
were a plenty round about