Daily national Republican., 1863-10-07
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

TnR DIXON. .McGILL SHOOTING APFAIR-A
Libel Sui-Te Dcfals Of TIE Libei-Twelve O'Clock
to-day set for the examination, before Justice
Clayton, OF the facts connected with the shooting
At George W. McGiil, Of the Tre' sury Department,
by Collins Dixon, son Of Major H. T. Dixon. Wal
ter T. Davidse, Esq., appeared ior Dixon and Jos.
H. Bradley for McGill. The witnesses having been
before the srsnd Jury already, the charge against
Collirs Dixon was dismissed.
Mr.. Mccall, brother Of Geo. W. McGill then
swore out . warrant ngalDst II. 7. Dixon, Jr., iS
years OF age, charging him with an assault with
Intent TO kill Geo. W. McCill. The boy was at
rested and brought into court but his examination
was postponed In order to try another feature Of
the case. There were two warrants assigned for
that hour against Geo. W. McGill, one charging
him wi h drawing pis o In the house Of Msjcr
Dixcn, and threatening to COMMIT personsl vio
ienee the other for publishing libel against
Susan N. Dixon, daughter OF Major Dixon.
A long argument was had the counsel, Mr..
Davidse, Mr.. Bradley, TO elect whether 10 20 into
the examination or refer the case to the grand jury
Mr.. Bradley was desirous OF suppressing the dc.
tails out Of respect to the family, but declined to
elect, therefore, the examination proceeded.
Mr.. Davidse produced letter from McGiiI, coy.
erins several foolscAp pages, addressed to Major
Dixon and naked "privsts" on the envelope.
This letter contained the alleged llbel, and states
In substance that on one evening (no date) he met
Misc susan W. Dixon, one Of Major Dixon's
daughters. on the street, and she informed him
that she was going 70 purchase . braid of hair.
He told her that the wife OF his barber hss. L.
Hot, kept such things the avenue near WiilArds
and they went there. He felt some delicacy about
going In with her, but AT request did The letter
states that while there Mise Dixon purioined some
hair braids, and the discovered them In
her pocket and pulled them out. The letter con.
| cludRH N a A. "a h.t, h~.,
made to any person BY the writer, and appended to
was an amdavit, swsrn to BY MeGiIi before No.
tory Publii. .r
Q. Creesy, . clerk In the Treasury Department,
WAS the INST witness. He testified to having car
ried the letter 70 Msjor Dixon from McGill, with
instructions 10 give II TO no one else Major Dixon
read II to himj he did not know Its contents be-
fore, but MsGli had related the facts It contained
to him, McGlll asking him 10 keep II secret; had
frequently met Miss Waffle Dixon at her neither q
house.
W. =. Lackey, clerk In the Treasury Depart.
ment, testified that he had seen duplicate OF the
letter. MoGill called him into his room one d.y
and asked him II he had heard OF difhculty abou,
miss Dixon, and he answered he had. McGill then
exhibited to him what he attested wAs . verbatim
copy Of q letter he had sent to Major Dixon.
John W. Shaw, young man boarding at Major
Dixon's house, testified that he had seen copy o
the letter before the court. r...
Major Dixon testified to resolving the letter. Mr.
Davidge here presented card, on which was writ
ten, Geo. W. MeGin, seventesnth street, betweer
n and i" which was proven to havs been sent b,
McGill, either to Major Dixon or Collins Dixon
Major DixCn said he went with his son to NEE,
MoGill, but could not lind him.
Susan W. Dixon was sworn, and testified thai
she never went to the store with MsGLll, and Wal
never on the street with him but once She deniet
TT uly the charges contained In the letter to he
father. The mother and sister OF Susan teatine
to filtration between her and McGiil, and . sub
seQuent quarrel.
Tho examination will be resumed Thursday eve
| aing at O'Clock.