The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-19
ALEXANDRIA,. VA.

MILITARY COURT To DAY.-The Military
Court House, Judge Friese presiding.
The only civil case before the Court, was
that of Mr.. R. R. Snyder, of this city,
charged with an assault with intent to kill
Thomas Dryer.
The evidence against M. Snyder consist
ed in an affidavit of Mr.. Dryer, which he
reafirmed upon oath in Court. The affidavit
states, in substance. that, on Friday after
noon, Mr.. Dryer entered the store of Mr..
Snyder, and having completed some pur-
chases, conversation turned on the war, in
which Mr.. Snyder grew quite violent wished
all the Yankees hung, reproached Dryer
with being traitor to Virginia, and turning
against the people who bad supported him,
&C., whereupon somewhat of an alteration
occurred, in which Snyder struck Dryer in
the face, whereupon Dwyer declared that he
would appeal to the authorities. Snyder said
he would have him assassinated if he did So
and, Selling Dryer by the collar, forced him
into his (Snyder's) offce-room, and there,
holding large knife at Dryer throat, COM
PEELED him to promise not to complain to the
authorities, which Dryer promised, and then
Snyder let him 60.
Mr.. Dryer hoped the Court wo;.ld treat
Mr.. Snyder as leniently as possible.
Messrs. Thomas Davy. James Vansant,
Christian SchaeffsI Dan. W. Lewis and G.
P. Shaw testified to the irreproachable char
acter and kindly disposition of Mr.. Snyder.
The Court said that this testimony would
go far towards mitigating the punishment of
the offence, which would otherwise have been
exceeding severe.
Mr.. Snyder was then sentenced to pay a
fine of $500; to give bonds to keep the peace
in the sum of S. 900, and to stand committed
to jail until the fine was paid.
The Court then took up the usual military
cases.
MOVEMENTS NEAR ALEXANDRIA.-T The
Washington correspondents of the Northern
papers say that the Confederate army has
abandoned Vienna, on the Alexandria, Lou
doun and Hampshire Railroad, and torn up
the track, and that Gen. Wadsworth, with r
small Federal force, even pursued the Con-
federates to within a mile of the Court
House, when they, being strengthened, turn
ed and fired. A later despatch states that
the Confederates have also vacated Leesburg
as untenable, while Gen. Mcclellan holds
Vienna.
Reports were current in Washington yes
terday that the Confederate forces had aban-
ioned Leesburg. The Star says Jiat des-
match has been received from Gen. Stones
headodarters stating that the Union scouts
had reported the enemy packing up in Lees
burg at halfpast four O'Clock on Thursday
evening. Another despatch states that citl-
zens from between the two armies represent
that in the course of Thursday night all the
troons that were at Leesburg took their de-
parture thence, going by road leading a
little north eff west, as though proceeding to
the Manassas Railroad at the nearest point.
AS vet. this account has not bees verified.
A despatch from Alexandria says that IN
formation derived from country people living
around and near that place leads to the be
lief that during Thursday afternoon and
night all the Confederate troops posted be-
tween Alexandria aud Fairfax Court house,
at Anaudale, and on the RaveuswVod estate
were drawn in to somewhere back of Fair
fax.
Gen. Mcclellan, in his reconnaissance OF
Thursday, proceeded to the Immediate vi
cinity Of Vienna, from which point Genera
Beauregard had withdrawn all his forces
day or two previous. 1t was occupied by
Federal pckets on Thursday night.
A very heavy fog prevailed on the rive
this morning-succeeded by rain.
Reinforcements to the Federal army II
Kentucky have been ordered.