Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-01-10
AIHEEXAAN GAZETTE And


b MILITARY goMM1ssrosSI;;- A II :s::s N iltary
Commission Or the trial Of parties charged.
with being concerned iri :disturbaneesi in this
Place on ,ghristn1aS Sbhvened il il. the ~. s:
District Court Room, IN this city: yes5eraay.
The court.is composed q Ma:jor Gegeral Fran
els Fesssn!aepo u.s.. VIZ .Rfesiding Office, and
ythe following IA erebers! Cox Ini Is Pierce, Col.
G.. 3, Ia Mott, sBBrHti .Colr:D., Maxwell,
BrEts CoLaDaMt sellsj>1laj.o Il: 6: zlavver and
Maii4{I: q Marbk@y} Ia.j fhs5pbI1us Gaines,
Judge 4kdyecatae s Nosbusiness was transacted
and the court aajj 6urqe4 70! meet: to-day st
clock. It !: 40 ~ ,cv -; -: ::
.a Charges have besa preferred against the fol-
lowing part@$: ohn 1{Iankin, Geo. Hunting:
ton: Oscar Madkii1, 9 ohm Heichev,A D. War
field J. LaFlst, Joh IF Jobn Mitchell,
Joseph: Gorsnan, J, L. Heck, Gilbers Simp-
son, H E.. Smith and William Allen, who are
under arrest, ALA against .G JaVins, VIM
Wheatley, w: Ndds*snd Charles Carson, who
are still at large ~, ;. -: ..,.:, =, "
I The following are counsel for: the prisoners:
H. f. w lIs5 A1yTi:ttpglloughby andGG 5. Miner.
The charge asainstithe 'Darties.is for assault
ard battery with intent to Kill, nthe 25th Of
last December and the specifications are !
lst. For being unlSWfully engaged in he.
disturbance of the public peace, in opposition
TO, and il defanee the y. s. Government, and
! that they did assault withintent to kill Stephen
Hamilton, John aughan,R ichard Green and
Henry Pawott, saldiegse of the g. land Robt.
Sanders, "a ccl5red f'esideHt Of alexandria, and
with kicks, bIqvs, and Vith clubs, stoaes, and
other deadly weapons did infiict:on the parties
named grev;ous wounds, with intent 20 kill,
and to the detgiAent q. the public peace, &c.
I'd. 'Forbeing unlawfu7lyi engaged in the dis
turbance' of the public neace: a." ".
8. For :mr1iaIiiciiousy and wilfully shooting at
with intent to;4ilE one John Anderson, acolox
ed man, and while engaged* ID. the unlawful
disturbance dia KIN the SAID Anderson
i The cousts1DetttiE morning when the charge
and specifications; agafhs5 The PARTIES Under
arrest. were: read and all plead not guilty to
each and every specification. - ':<".@
~. Capt ". H. Dalapy and G. g. s uart asked
to be permitted TO- appear as counself5 certain
Of The: accuseqp :Witllaqt taking the test. oath
prescr bed bg an aes Of :Congress. Cen. Wells
seconded the 81 1Iessfs Dnany and
Stuart which was resstu5l F}@N the:J Judge Advo7
cate, who asked that counsel be excluded unless
they takf tho e T5' ~: S'' b.
Che courtanooaa wa&s thea cleared b7rdehber
alton and when the 19}oEswaFo opened the de-
cision Of the. court was given, % the effect that
no counsel WOULD big nGiyts<l;;&u1iGsa able and
wiillng t. tat 81 this ,AQless1s. d.
lany:and tuartdeelinsd - aayanliconsequent7
" were not allowed t!9cas$as So 4''he other law
yegs expressed their vif''ff1iaggness to take tie
oath and will eontihQe t}te appearaace.
= The court, then a3j2&Hxoeis I'll IT,. to-morro0
morning. at IL o1eloek. Z :: = :: f:=> 80 81
,;,4t..-. :; =: a.. ,
!. The National Ebteiifg 5Ecar says is I'm.
derstood that. til, Senate Committee On the
District of Col1m 5ia have agreed upon q bill:
which will be reportel Is the. Seaate at an ear
" dav, ti;sIrfght Of s,fffage in this