Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-08
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min Benton, was concluded.
The Jury came into court, and on being ~
,errogated by the chief clerk. Mr. Gardner.
rendered vcrdios of "Guitty Of Murder IN
the First Degree"
The prisoner stood up whilst the verdict
was being rendered, and appeared deeply al
iected by the result, immediately resninIng
his scat The warden of the Jail "ss then
instructed % remove him, and the jury was
discharged, and the Court adjourned.
twas nearly = o'clock when the Court sd-
iourned. aud there being a large cODcoursc OF
the friends OF the prisoner about the Court
h,u-e, he was placed in the lock ap until ar
rangemen,s could bs made By Captain James
for his removal to the Jail. Fearing tbat an
a,temo. might be made to rescue him, Mayor
Swami had kept over one hundred ponce on
GERS. July armed, at the Court house all day,
aud they were in readiness, under command
OF Marshal Herring, ID escort him to the jan.
Carriages were placed on both sides or The
Court house 90 as 10 divide the crowd, and
the prisoner was finally brought oct and
placed in the carriage on Calvert street, and
driven off, followed by a crowd OF men ana
bows. The police also followed the carriage,
add Csptai1 James, who was III with the
prisoner with pistol in hand, monaced those
who attempted to approach him. lhere De-
ipy evidence Of concerted mosemont to 10
.errupt them On the way to the JAli, captain
James directed the driver t. proceed down
Saratoga street with all speed to the Middle
station aud the prisoner was quickly iOogei
in one Of the cells Marshal Herring in:ne-
diatcly Ilcrcd fifty o!Ilcers 10 prepare their
muskets for escort duty, and at o'clock the
prisoner was conveyed TO the jail without fur
Their nterrr ption.
la regard TO the attempt 20 rescue tho pri-
sunor the following additiouai i.c,s are sta
ted: Two hacks had been procured, 50 al 90
divide the attention Of tie crowd. O5e WAS
placed 90 Lexington street, and the "ther on
Calvert street 10 front of the Gilmurc House.
The main portion Of the crowd gathered IN
l. axington street and it was determlued to
place the prisoner in the other carrlage.--
This was successfully done, bu. not without
An attempt to create a disturbs nee. Oihccr
McCrmus was pushed aside BY Marion Crops,
aud David llJuck cried out shoot han, shoot
him." meaning, It was supposed, the hack
man. Cant james and Capt. Ovens, War
den and Deputy Warden of the jail, got into
the carriage and ordered the driver to proceed
directly to tho Jail. The driver either cJDtu-
sed or intnid.ted drove down Caver! stree!
to Little Water, when Capt. O"Cns menaced
him with bis pistol, threatening TO shoot hIn
unless be changed his course. lie then
drove up South to Second street, through 81
cond 10 Gay street, and out the latter stree:
TO Saratoga. Capt. James fearing from the
.; that hn nl-nt n
,ercepted on his way to the jail, determined
~ take his prisoner 10 the Central police sta
ton, from wbcUc1 he was removed, AS stuffed
above, in charge OF 40 escort that rendered
any attempt 1T rescue lutile.-BdH amer.
lhot+er Act N tie Tragedy-P1ltce ONic,r
Riy{ou shot Uead--About light 'coOS Rob
ert v. RgiOp, an uficer q! the wes:ern police
district, and one Of the prina!pa! witnesses in
he case Of Cambria, whose trial was conciu-
ded IN the Criminal Court yesterday, was
shot through the wind W Ofhs own dwelling
house, No. iGS Wet Baltimore street, and
died almost Immediately. The bloody deed
was rorpctrated by party of men who ep-
preached by an alley 10 the rear Of the house.
Ngdrn, warned by threats made again5' his
! lite, had retired to his home after roll call,
With his wife wien several shots were fired
ard several heavy balls or sluss entered his
side abou. the kidneys, and one above the
shoulder blade in the neck. R'gdon, wins
was leaning against the mantie.pieoe, moved
several PAGES, and falling at the ieCt OF his
wife died, before medical aid could be SUD-
mUned
Officers j. Cook and lIudgins, attracted ty
the reports, readily cor ecsurcd tie cause,
and running 20 tho house, encountered man
named Potter Curry with others. The Off
GERS mptcd to arrest Curry, when he fired
two shots from revolver at Cook, without
effect. lie was arrested and confined il the
station. The rumor of the shooting mue-
diateIy spread through every quarter Of the
city, and large crowd assembled ut the
house, where the body lay, aud around the
sta ,i0nhOusa on Green street.
Marshal Herring was socr at tho station.
house. and ordered several officers, who, by
their testimony III GamDIl!l's case, had made
themselves obD, Iious to his friends, to be re.
called from their beats.
The people as we'll US the police insisted as
soon ns Curry w4s brought to the police sta
ton On hanging him without delay, and were
about to proceed to the work when be plead
cd for his life, and said he would tell all he
knew of the murder. lie then stated that
Marion Cropps, eni himself, went to the
house II kigjoD, and going up the side sliey
found the back door open, when Crops fired
tho fatal SHOT
Information Of the cCnpiicIty OF those par
ties weo at once sent to the middle district
police station, and Lieut.. Carmichael and Ser
geant McComaa started III search o. the par
ties. They found Crops at drinking house
on Holiday street, and al once took him into
custody and conveyed him to the middle dis
tfict police station. where be was locked NJ.
Sergcauts Love and Cook also went IN pur-
suit of the parties charged, and hey arrested
N n named VIM. Befeltt at the corner oil
Fayet.e and Holiday SITS and he too was TAX
en- to the middle district police station.
\ considerable crowd of persona assembled
ard there were strong wurinur!ngs OF a:
oiCe sistitg Vengeance upon them. Ihfonsh-
out the city the most intenSe excitement PIE
vailed, and everybody -eemrd appalled, al So
ccli-hlocd~d a murdar, while tbe!r indisn
tirn reached we'll near % t. VIOLENCE.
Coroner Grcrntree at 9 o'clock last ri ght,
was notified Of tpe shooting, and prepared to
Investigate the case.
\; ii o'clock q. jary was obtained, with
Caleb Duty, esq, foreman, aud the BODY
SGs examined. The examination revealed
i've wounds in toe back. Al III O'clock tie