Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-11-11
LOCAL NEWS.

The SHOOTING OF MAJOR Ii. DTxoN-His
Dedh.-Iesterday afternoon, about o'clock,
MAJOR Henry Dixon, Paymaster U. 5. Army,
well-known in Washington, was shot and
fatally wounded in Alexandria by DIR. IL.
9. Maddox. Major Dixon, as far back as
1857, had a rencontrefrwith Mr.. Maddox at
Warrenton, when he shot Maddox, wounding
him slightly. The feud had been revived by a
personal attack made by Maddox lately upon
Dixon, while the latter was seated by the fire
at the Mansion House, in Alexandria, when
Maddox spit in the face of Dixon and knocked
him down, or he was knocked down by friends
of Maddox, who accompanied him.
Dixon was a native Of Virginia. and the fact
of his having espoused the Union cause in the
late war is said to have brought considerable
obloquy upon him in that State. After this
collision at the Mansion House, Major Dixon is
said to have expressed a determination to cas-
tigate Maddox if he should meet him. as a.
repatriation for the degrading insult put upon
him by Maddox, but that he did not intend to
use deadly weapons unless Maddox first indi-
Gated purpose to do SO. The shooting ARRAY
yesterday took place in front of the City Hotel,
Major Dixon receiving two balls from a navy
revolver in the right side, just above the hip
joint, both fatal. He fingered in great agony
through the night, dying at 6 o'clock this morn
ing The single shot fired by him passed
through the leg of Maddox's pantaloons.
Dixon stated in his dying moments that he
had passed Maddox when the latter shot MIN,
and the fact that the shots were leceivedtin
his side would indicate that this was true. The
fact also that Dixon's shot was so wild indi-
gates, too, that it was made at random, and
after having received fatal shot himself.
Dixon was between sixty and seventy years
ofage, and leaves wife and eight children.
Maddox was surgeon in the Confederate
army.
Alter the shooting yesterday, DIR. Maddox
surrendered himself to the Magistrate. In the
examination, Tazewell Grigsby testified that
he was talking with Maddox on the tagging
which crosses from the City Hotel TO the
Market House-saw Mr.. Dixon coming up on
the north side of Cameron street Witness
faced the market and DR.. Maddox the City
Hotel, so that he could not have seen Mr..
Dixon as he approached. Dixon crossed
Cameron street at It's intersection with Royal,
and witness could see that he intended to at
tack DR.. NJ. As Dixon drew near, be (Dixon)
placed his hand within his coat, and witness
feeling that he was about to attack Maddox,
said, MADDOX, there's Dixon" and stood
aside. Both fired instantaneously-all the
shots were in quick succession. Dixon fired
once. Maddox twice. When Maddox fired
Dixon fell. Witness went towards him and
asked him if he was shot. Dixon replied,
syes, I'm killed" Witness then went for DIR.
Lewis, and DIR. Maddox walked towards the
corner Of the Market House. So far as he saw
but few persons beheld the affair. Witness
was con WINGED that Mr.. Dixon intended to at
tack DIR. Maddox, as well from the fact that his
attitude was threatening as because he knew
of the difficulty between them. Mr.. Dixon had
introduced himself TO witness that morning,
and in con yersation said, abiding 10 Maddox
and the difficulty at the Mansion House, ssthe
id cowardIy scoundrel cannot be found on
the streets" He had then asked witness if DR..
and upon witness saying he had not seen him,
responded, ssHe neither walks out nor drives
out now" and in the course Of their converse
ton declaring, 81 don't know that I'll hurt
him, but hate TO see such a cowardly scoun-
drel." All produced the impression that he
desired 10 meet DIR. Maddox in order to attack
him.
Jefferson Elliot and J. Taylor testified in
effect TO the same.
The Commonw ealth's Attorney read the fol-
lowing deposition Of Mr.. Dixon:-ssI am con-
scious of my situation; my statement is made
under the impression that l am near my end;
at the time of the shooting was walking along
Royal Street in this city; Doctor Maddox saw
me as walking along Royal street and shot
me before i drew my pistol; i was passing
away from him at the time; shot at him after
he shot me; was in this city because L had
business at the War Department and was
temporarily stopping here; DIR. Maddox fired at
me twice; had not started to draw my pistol
before he sIDt me; he had fired once before
started to draw my pistol carried my pistol
on my left side, in my holster; he sought me
once before in the Mansion House and spat in
my face while was sitting in a chair without
my knowing he was present; had not seen
him prior since 1857; this was about tea days or
two weeks ago; not q word was said before he
shot me-"
The Doctor was bailed in the sum Of q, GOO
TO appear for examination before the County
Court.