Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-07-26

have il; saw him 90 10 the pole and begin to cut;
then ran back into the house; came to the
door in Q minute and saw Hutchins cutting
the pole; Simms was standing midway the
street sleaning on gun; saw Magee look out
of his window, and then point the gun to-
wards Simms, and shoot; saw Simms stagger
and the blood run down his cheek on his shirt;
saw his son 60 toward him; what he said I
don't know; saw Simms make towards Magee's
house; before he reached the door another
gun was fred; saw the man, but don't know
who he was; after the second shot saw no
more of it; heard but two shots altogether;
never heard threats from either party.
Mrs. Elizabeth Simms, the widow of de-
ceased, called Saw them come up; Simms
made halt at Crowns corner, then came
over to nay house; he ran up stairs and got his
gun; when he came down saw the gun in his
hand, and locked the door; he tried to get
out and I held him; he was very much in
liquor; asked him what he was going to do
with the gun; he said nothing; he pushed by
and went out; the gun had no cap on; was so
frightened ran up stairs and put my fingers
in my ears; then heard the report of q gun;
ran down and screamed to him as he made
toward Magee's door, blood was on his face
and shirt; my son was then cutting on the pole;
saw the second shot; he reeled and turned
and said, my God he is shot," and ran
into my house; saw Magee jump over my
fence into the back yard; could have caught
him by the leg. but the party was after him,
and l feared he would be murdered in my
yard; didn't know my husband was dead in
Magea's house at that time; never heard
threats from either.
II. Slicer Nelson called.-Was present when
the affair occurred; was standing at the cor
ner of Fourth and Market streets; saw Simms,
Hutchins, and the stranger together; Hutch
ins and Bradley went into Crowns; Simms
kept on to his house; saw Hutchins come out
Crowns with an axe, go to the pole and COM
mence cutting; Simms came over; had q gun
with him; he said something ! did not hear;
saw Magee at the window with a gun; saw
him poke the muzzlo out of the window; in a
few moments the gun went off; saw the blood
running down his cheek Simms made to-
wards Magee's house; he went on the curb
stone; he stood few minutes and went in the
| house; saw him distinctly 60 in the house; saw
nothing to indicate a gun fired at that time;
was just across the street; he went into the
house; in a few moments heard the report of
a gun; heard but two reports; am acquainted
| with both; never heard threats from either;
my sense of hearing is not at all defective;
was In about the same position all the time;
saw through the windows on Fourth street,
Mageo STOPPING at the window on Market
| street; am positive it was Magee; he had on
| a straw hat and light shirt; was in his shirt
sleeves; if any one had been standing behind
him would have seen: young Potter and Ma
| gee were sitting at the door talking when the
party came up; didn't see Potter when Magee
was at the window; Simms stood few mo-
ments after the gun went off; 1 saw the blood
| running down his cheeks, and saw Simms
| making up towards Magee's house; l saw
| Simms 60 on curbstone; Simms stood there a
few moments and went into Magee's house; L
saw him distinctly enter the house, neither
saw smoke or anything else to indicate the
| discharge Of n gun at that time; was Just
| across the street at the time Simms went into
Magee's house; heard two shots altogether;
in few moments heard the report of n Sec
| ond gun; never heard either of them make
threats towards the other; can hear very good;
hearing not at all defective; was in about the
same position all the time; saw Magee through
the window on Fourth street stopping at the
| window on Market street. am positive It was
Magee that saw; he had on a straw hat, and
| in his shirt sleeves; saw no one else in the
room; he had on light shirt; if any one had
been standing by him L would have seen him;
Magee and Potter, jr were sitting at door
talking when Hutchins's party came up; did
not see Magee 60 into house; did not see young
Potter at the time Magee was at the window
William Baggott, John Eaton, W. W. Sheck.
ella, Thomas Evans, Alexander Fitzgerald
William T. Burdette, Robert Cunning ham
Hillary Hutchins, Franklin Robinson, Chas
Shoemaker, William Davis, Augustus Lips.
comb, James Simms, and John Simms were
also examined, but we have not room to d y
for the publication of their testimony.
The PRIVATE BOARDING SCHOOL FOR YOUNG
LADIES.-The reader will find in our adver.
Using columns to day, prospectus of the pri.
vate boarding school for young ladies about
to be opened by the Rev. Oliver Cox. with
highly accomplished assistants, near the eoun.
try seat Of the late Gen. Van Ness, in Alex.
andria county, Va, about six miles from
Washington and Alexandria, and three from
Georgetown. 1t is located in a neighborhood
as proverbial for good health as any other re-
gion in the State. Tho Principal was very
successful in the management Of an academy
in this city, and is well qualified, indeed, fol-
the faithful and satisfactory discharge Of all
| the obligations Of the trust Of properly guild
ing and instructing female pupils
Parents Of pupils at distance may rely on
it, that the family who are to board their chill
dren, if sent there, are persons under whose
| example and to whose kind solicitude and
care they may be prudently entrusted This
academy is in the immediate vicinity of the
residence of the editor of the Star, who know.
| ing all concerned in this praiseworthy effort
| to establish irst-class female educational
establishment there, vouches for the correct.
ness of all the representations of the Principal.
1t is precisely the rural boarding school re-
CURED for the proper education aud training
of female children residing in w ashington,
| Georgetown, and Alexandria.
CRIMINAL COURT.-At ii o'clock this morn
| ing the Court met for the trial of Daniel Jar
Doe, charged with the murder Of John R.
Naliy, at the Navy Yard
The District Attorney appeared for the
United States, and Messrs. Bradley, Carlisle,
| and Chas. Lee Jones for the defence.
In the effort to form jury the regular panel
was exhausted and eight jurors obtained, as
follows: Leonidas Bowen, Alex. M. Smith,
George d. Spencer, David w. Oyster, Aaron
Devine, John W. OFT, Enoch Moreland, John
Scrbner.
The Court ordered number of talesmen to
be called. The requisite number of jurors
had net been attained up to the hour of our
going to press.
SHOCKING SMELL.-A most offensive odor
OF pig styles salutes the Olfactories of those