Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-11-13
LOCAL d w S J.

na;oo Immediately aftersheoting MAJ, Dixon,
w rr;day last, was examined before Justice
p,.cb and the testimony as taken ali tending to
,lcate a case of self defence Except Major
n;von. deposition. which was allowed to be
IA ~ the defence, and no evidence appearing g.
MT The Major was IN ertrenass, the Justice de-
.arm;ined to admit Madduz to bail to appear.
l.fore the County Court at its next term, and
10 amount was fixed by the Commonwealth S.
Attorney at $4,000
Dr.. Maddux was released on this bail.
On Saturday morning, at six minutes before
FIVE, Maj. Dixon, after passing night Of in
tense suffering, died. A coroner's jury was
summoned to hold an inquest. upon the body
at ten 5 clock that morning, butin consequence
ofthe absence of a relation Of the Majors, who
wished to be present at the post mortenl exam
nation, it was adjourned, to meet that evening
athalf past two 0 clock, at the City Hotel,
uhen the post nlorten would be concluded.
Ata little after two o'clock thar ovenins.
The hlaiog S body being laid out un u us
spcting board, in asroom IN the City Hotel, a
most lnortem examination was made OF it by
ffGs, Stewart Lewis, Chancellor and Barnes,
the presence Of Mayor Ware, D. " Lewis,
esd, e.. S. Miner, esq, VIM. Arnold, esq,
The reporters for the newspapers, and several
other citizens Two black and bloody holes
line shots they Were-Were seen In the right
side of the body, about one inch apart, and
about an inch and a-half above the top Of the
right hip bone.
These openings being examined, and probed,
anincislon was madein the abdomen along the
middle, extending from the pit to the rim OF
thesstomach. The fat revealed By this incislon
was almost an inch thick; that portion OF it
about two inches above the navel was dlscolor-
eddy black blood, and immediately under this
theSurgeon' S knife grated upon the slug which
Taslying beneath the tough tendinous expan,
sion of the abdominal muscles An lncislon
was then made from this point transversely
]. across the stomach to the external wounds,
aud the course OF the ball making the lower
opening traced through the liver, vh1ch was
acarated and discolered, TO the point. At winch
twas found The transverse lncis!on was gtleu
continued, until it reached almost to the back
bole, and the course of the ball making the
upper wound pursued through the centre Of
thenght kidney until it was found imbedded
IN one Of the lower bones Of the spinal column.
The coroner and his jury, who were waiting
down stairs, were then sent for, and they. haV-
Ing examined the body, as it then lay, pro
ceeded to- the Mayors Office, the use OF which
Was kindly rendered by the Mayor, for the
purpose Of examining the witnesses.
Previous to the evidence being taken, W.
H. Dulany, esq.,, counsel for DR.. Maddux, sta
ted to the coroner that it was useless to occupy
the time of the jurors in the examination OF
witnesses. That all the jurors had to do vas
ttomake verdict, defining when, how, and
BY whom the deceased cametto his death, and
that the defence was. willing to sconcede that
hevas killed BY bullets shot at him by Dr.
Madaux. The coroner then ordered constable
Chpley to Immediately arrest Maddux, and
bring him to the Mayors Office, remarking
that as an examination had to- take place the
witnesses ight as well be examined then as
atany other time; and then sWore Drs. Lewis
and Chancellor, preparatory to questioning
them. Mr.. Dulany then said that the corons
eF,Sttlng asa coroner, had no legal right to
order the arrest Of sMaddux, who was already
Under arrest, to appear before a higher tribu-
ha9 thaa a coroner s court. The officer, how
ever, proceeded to execute the order, and
shortly afterwards came shack with Dr. M ad-
lux, who was accompanied by seVeral frlends.
The eyidenceof. 1Drs. Lewis and Chancellor,
Which had been taken in the meantime, was
asfoIoWs.: 49, ~ zs b 81
Upon an examination Of the1b body we. found
Two external openings, a short distance from
eaeh other, about an inch and-a-haf above the
asSt OF thenght iliunl. The lower slug had pass
"a through the lower portion Of the right lobeot
tae liver and lodged beneath the abdominal
lsssela IN the median line, about two. inches
sosTe the umbilicus, The upper slug had !
passed backwards, piercing the right kidney,
ana embedding itself II the body Of the first