Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-11-14
The DIXON AND MADDUx CAsE.-This


morning, at The appointed hour, the above
case came up for examination, before Justice
s. M. Beach. Thege examination took place in
the Council Chamber The Commonw cath
Attorney was assisted BY Messrs. Wells and
Whittlesey. Messrs. Dulany and Ball, and
Chas. E. Stuart, esq, appeared as counsel for
the defence
DR.. wv. ID. Stewart was the first witness exam
med he deposed as follows: Am surgeon
residing in this city. On Friday last was re-
turning from the Post Office, when near Gam
eron street, abouttwo steps from the corner OF
the Market House, going north! heard
q shot About the time OF the frst
fire observed several persons on Royal
street, but did not particularly observe
Major Dixon . First report did not arrest
my attention, because my thoughts were occu-
pied By the contents Of letter / had just re-
ceived; first two shots were in my rear; upon
the second shot turned and saw man with his
face to the City Hotel, with bis pistol levelled
then / heard the third shot; cannot precisely
identify Maddox as the man who fired the
third shot, though / think his face is the
same saw saw Dixon fall at the third shot;
he did not fall Immediately, but careened; did
not see Major Dixon with a pistol, bis att
dude preventing third shot was fired by
gentleman who was standing on the tagging
crossing Royal street; the two frst.sho were
| IN nv rear, and could not tell who fired the
first shot; the second and third shots were
closer than the first and second; all the shots
were rapid the second and third almost stimuli
/. ta1nrveous ); went up to Dixon, who said, you
/ have killed me, you shot me first; | was walk
ING away from YOU Dixon asked me who
I was 2 told him was physician; he contln,
|.ued to reiterate these EXPLANATIONS; examined
his wounds and asked him who shot him
he said, Tom Maddux, DR. e. G. Maddux.-
| Whilst standing there, a gentleman came up
/ who i thought was the man who tired the
last shot, who suggested that Or. Lewis
should be sent for Dixon consented; aid not
see Dixon with pistol; he had On blue blouse
coat, unbuttoned, with paT9 OF navy pants ne
fell near the curb stone; Dr. Maddux was ten
or twelve feet from the curb, on the west side
| of Royal street, but did not mark the distance
accurately; Maddux had not come up at the
time Dixon first made the above quoted excia-
nations :; he continued tomake these exclama-
lions after Maddox reached him do not know
/ but that Maddux replied to Dixonss remarks,
but did not hear him; removed a portion
! of his clothing, examined his wounds
and had him carried to the City Hotel;
was with him from the time be was wounded
until his death, with the exception OF a halt
hour consumed in going to my house after my
surgical instruments Dixon was a large Heshy
man; the shots entered the body On the right
| side the lower one about four inches from the
spine with a direction inwards and forwards,
passing through the right lobe of the liyerand
lodging alittle to the left of the middle line;
the ball came out higher than It entered the
course of the ball was nearly directly through
found the ballsbeloW the skin; upper ball en-
tered about the same distance from the spine
as the under one, passing through and
nearly dividing the right kidney, would
necessarily have fallen Immediately from the
upper wound, as paralysis ensued; either OF
the wounds would have caused death could
not tell from what / saw or heard who fred
the first shot Dixon maintained the same po-
sition from the time first saw him until be
fell; he was shot about one clock, Friday
afternoon died about six Q clock Saturday
morning; Dixon was conscious OF his condl-
ton, had no hopeso of recovery Was constantly
| reiterating his remarks about who shot him
was about twenty feet from Dixon Whenh he fell;
several persons reached him at the same time
with myself; Dixon drank about two glls Of
brandy before making bis deposition; he took
/ six grains of morphine during the night after
his deposition was taken; was present when
the Magistrate took Dixon's deposition; Dixon
was questioned by Justice Dyson and Judge
4 Under wood, who was also present; Dixon, spain
/ occasionally stopped bis articulation Dyson
I after administering the oath asked him sundry
questions, more In conversational manner,
than as an examination; the Maglstrate. was
sent for at Dixon's request; Dixon asked TOR
Judge Underwood as soon as he was carried to
This room he was shot with conical ball,