Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-27
LOCAL Ms.

:. informs Us that ne - tl profession d i'"ii'H'
and locomotive engineer: that he has been employ
ed on the Orange L Alexandria Railroad and that
on the 9Th of April he imprisoned III the JAN
of Alexandria, Va, under the following clrcum-
stances: On the day named, heWas standing upon
the wharf, in conversation with Il negro waiter
Penn the TAILOR at Alexandria, asked him what he
was doing. To this question he answered, very
naturally that it was none OF his business, that he
proposed to talk with whom he pleased; that he
did not please TO hold any conversation with the
Tailor, and that any further remarks would be oht
of place. The iailor desired 10 be informed II MI.
Watson knew who he WAS addressing. Nj Vat
son stated shat he neither knew nor cared 1here-
upon the tailor retired for brief interval, then re-
| turned with ii reinforcement OF three people. The
| four took Mr. Watson iutu custody and conveyed
him 10 the office OF the Mayor, Mr.. Taylor. The
charge preferred against him was that ne was
suspicious character, and that he had spoken with
a negro The examination further continued
thus:
The Mavor--llave you security to Offer to the
/ amount Of $3.50? The prisoner--No. The Mayor
TO 10 ail And TO Jail the prisoner was carried.
Arriving there he was tainted with MS sup
posed connection Wit "Old John Brown then
/ locked up. His hours Of liberty were from early
morning till five o'clock IN the afternoon Inc III
! generation Of Mr.. Watson extended from April
4th to June ith. During that time he was taken
out twice. the first time undergoing an eNamlna-
Il IN before one Alderman Becker, the second time
- r ~ 70 .i h,,,3, Tho N.,vor. The Alder
L,'y ,r;s,,ar concerning his birth. par
en t. oceurarion. his nancia condition, ideas OF
his probable future il he talked with negroes ana
many other things. At the end Of the cheerful IN
,eryicw, MI Watson was remanded 10 bis herring
/ and his rvccoicc AMI his attempts 10 skim some
thing from the surface OF the under jailors intel
| l,ct. When the Mayor had another turn ut the
prisoner he talked TO hin ii tathcrIy way on the
! imuronrjety Of youverSiag with negroes. aud AS
surcd him that he could lie sent FOR twenty years
! to the ),cniton;iary for what ne bad done or Tor
what he was suspected Of doing. The official nat-
! " cone udcd with the declaration, that the law,
! loving to be kind, woull let him 20. Therefore, Mr.
| Watson was pu; on board Il vessel ana carried TO
| Washiur,ou ANY other Northern man who does
| ~ Mr. Watson did: will hc treated in like manner
| If not worse unless be- owns the negro, then he
can talk with him or her much rs he chooses
! N-o G,,d r,,. ,lnv,, article in The Cincin-
! n:ts - .,,,..,,,.;1 -. thn ivth instant
| HAIL ha"H No''' "a, w. ,,,l H,,,,.nnl'
marked Tor our '?"t'ai pei u,"'' anu '0' "'''O
| ed by some person, 10 Us Unknown.
To the citizens of Alexandria, 1t IL barely
necessary 10 say that the story upon its face,
hnors it, own retutation. We should not
rn,,,rl rbo orri.l, nc >ynrtltv III Il notice. were
- - a.. ,1,n r,,,, = L,, Inn}tInss had an px-
II hot i'' III" '"e' Il "'3 u'"','0. 1890, -,