Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-11-15

Immediately after I had first seen Maddux:
don't think Maddux went up to Dixon after he

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fell.
DR.. Barnes, who had just entered the room,
was then sworn, and testified: Assisted at the
post mortem examinatio., Of Major Dizon's
body, the two balls entered the right side
ball was inwards and upwards, trayersing the
course Of the lower ball was direct, and from
the party who received the lower shot was
the upper shot indicated that the par
ty receiving it was facing the shooting
party this could not well be otherwise;
half an inch above the lower wound, pass
passed through the kidney, and lodged ii the
spine the lower wound would not have caused
the person to fall immediately the upper
wound would have caused him to fall in
mediately, becausei it produced paralysis the
lower ball must have been fred first; the ball
that lodgedin the spine was the one that drop
ped him the angle made by the entrance and
exit Of the ball. producing the lower wound
was Slight, but the inclination was upwards
the upper wound inclined doWnWards: both
shots were line shots.
Mrs. Monroe not yet having made her ap-
pearance, and the time for the meeting
OF the CIT, Council rapidly approaching:
it@sas nov agreed by all parties Go con-
tinue the trial until to-day, at two o clock,
at which time the lawyers would be re-
leved from their respective duties at court.
Previous, however, to closing the examination
for the night, the counsel for the defence ask
ed that the testimony Of Sampson ?. Bailey,
a nonresident, might be taken, SO as to
allow him to return 10 his home in the
country. The Justice granted the request, and
Mr. Bailey being sworn testified; Saw Dr.
Maddu1 on the morning Of. the shoot
ing at the breakfast table Of the Man
sion House, and in a conversation which
ensued between US told him that from my
knowledge of Decentralization was made here
by the prosecution, to receiving this testimony
as the merest bare-faced hear say Mr. Dula-
ny contended that the evidence was pertinent,
and should be received that the theory Of the
defence was that Madduz killed Dixon in
defending his own life that the evidence could
not be cnnfned to the statements that Dixon
came to his death from the effect of bullets
shot into him by Maddux, but that it should
embrace all the facts bearing upon the case,
and that as the conversation between Madduy
and Bailey did contains matter relative to his
clients welfare in this trial, it should be admit
ted. Gent Wells argued that if this evidence
vert Admitted, it would be damaging to the
Defence for, if the prisoner was aware that
Dixon was hunting him, he should have gone
to the proper authorities and had him bound
over to keep the peace, AMI not to have taken
the law in his own hands but, he continued,
there is no law authorizing man to kill
another, because some one happens to inform
him that that other man is going to shoot
him. Mr.. Dulary replied that not only the
county and State laws, but the laws Of the
whole United States, authorized man. in
protecting himself; his family, or even his pro
perty, to commit homicide and that his client
Bailey that Dixon was seeking his life.
Mr.. Stuart said that not only Baily, but the
whole town knewn that Dixon was going to
shoot Madduz.
The Commonwealth Attorney replied that
if such was fact, some body ought to have
prevented it. Mr.. Stuart answered he
thought otherwise; that when two men, equal
~ armed, had a grudge against each other, he
was IN favor Of letting them fight it out
The Magistrate decided to admit Mr.. Bailey's
testimony; which is as follows: Had a CONVEX
sation with Maddux at the breakfast table Of
the Mansion house on the morning Of the
shooting live in Fauquier county Virginia;
Maddux was raised on an adjoining farm; had
heard Of difficulty between Maddux and
Dixon told Madduz that flom ny knowledge
of Dixon character [ was certain be would be
attacked, and advised him to leave town; be
said he could not leave; thathe hoped thematter
was settled that, as far as he was concerned,
he was satisfied then told him that either
he or Dixon would be killed when they met
The case was then continued until to-day at
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