Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-11-16
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me Examination Of this case was resumed
,.terd 81 afternoon before Justice Beach.
~ Commonwealth S Attorney read the dep
1s;t;on of Major Dixon Hethen stated that
Is witness, Mrs Monroe, on account OF whose
.bsonee the trial had been continued. was not
.,.sent. aud asked that if she should make her
Ignorance before the closing Of the case, her
.r a might be received This was agreed
toby the defence
The pistols used BY Dr. Maddux and Major
nixon IN the rencounter were here produced
~ examined That Of DR.. Maddux was a
nolts revolver, navy size; Major Dixon's was
srepuation army pistol Colts patent.
I'm, Grisby was then called by the defence,
md being sworn testified: On Friday last was
sanding ssr talking with Maddux on the tagging
orassing Royal street in front Of the, City Ho-
I'll. saw Dixon approaching up the north
side Of Cameron street; | was facing down
cameron street: Maddux was facing me, with
Sisback towards Dixon; saw Dixon run his
hand under his coat several times as he cross
adCameron street; when he had gone about
thirty. feet from the southeast corner OF Roy
aland Cameron streets, walking down Royal,
he drew, and exposed his pistol vas In the
aetof drawing his pistol when said to Maddux,
ssthere's DIXON, and stepped quickly aside
Maddux wheeled, and three shots We're tired
close together; could not say who tired hrst;;
Dizon's side was exposed to Maddux when
Maddux wheeled !; two of the shots were almost
Simultaneous saw Dixon the morning OF the
difficulty. he was in my store, he asked me
then if Maddux was not in the habit OF
driving by my store every day? | answered,
mo, not every day, but frequently he then
said the id scoundlel neither walks nor
drives out now; have not seen him since |
came to town !; I DON know that would hurt
him, but ] hate. to see such id coward
when Dixon first took his shooting position
hewas. near the curb-stone, and wagon was
sanding close By and just beyond him Mad
did not, nor could not, see Dixon until had
called his attention to him !; there was no way
BY which Maddux could have Immediately
gotten outSof Dixon sight, ii he had 50 de-
sired; he was at Dixon mercy; when Dixon,
inValking up Cameron street, reached Alex
ander's corner, he halted, paused Tor mo
uent, suddenly turned, and walked SLOW
y across Cameron street When he paused on
Alexander scorner, he was looking at ~ addux,
and he could not have fired at Maddux then
without danger to me; when he crew his PTS
toll Twas not in the direct line OF ire, but pre-
Vious to that time would have been IL. IN dan
ger; had been talking to Madduz but lew 1e
minutes when Isaw Dixon approaching Or.
Maddux and Richard Smith were talking
near the railing around the steps leading into
the Civ Hotel bar room when came up; l.
said come Tom, want to see you; we two,
thenWalked about ten feet from the corner OF
the City Hotel, and stopped on the tagging.
The witness here attitudenised the relative pc
sitions Of himself and Maddux while standing
onthe. tagging when Dixon stopped on Al
ezander S corner, and put his hand under his
coat, T thought there would be a difficulty;
don think Dixon halted on the south east
corner Of Cameron and Royal streets; did not
mention Dixon's name to Maddux until tue
former commenced to draw his pistol Dixon
dd not change his position except to give PACK
or shrink little When be fell. could not
see him we'll because he was behind wagon;
thinks Maddux kept his pistol levelled all the
Ilme, and did not lower it to recock 1t lhlnk
eladduz fred with falling aim; did not
think at the time that Dixon could have shot
at Aaddux with as little danger to myself pre-
vlous to when he did shoot. Here Gen. w ellis
asked witness if from the position OF the
Wounds on Dixon S body he must not have had
ms back to Maddux, to which Mr. Stuart OBJ
3scted, denying the right to deduce positive
evidence from the statements OF previous
Witness, Dr.. Stuart, in connection With ]. the
m1ssdtlmony. Of the witness under examination o.
he witness was then shown diagram OF the
locality in which the affair occurred, by TIE
prosecution, and examined with reference to
q.1eteermlning whether Dixon could not nave
slot at Maddux, if he had SO desired, previous
.o.t time at which be did shoot; the