Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-02-09
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.

The MILITARY CoMMIssIoN.-The Com
mission re assembledthis morning. Thursdays
record, was not read owing to the indisposition
I Of the reporter.
Mr.. johnson, being called for the defence
testified as follows:-Live on the South side
of King street, four. doors above West street;
heard a disturbance on the street; came to my
fornt door and saw on the opposite side Of the
street a negro man and woman, coming doWn
the street towards West street woman appear
ed to be dragging him off negro man had on
bis cost,and hat | went back into my shop
have K newnT Oscar Mankin by sight for the
last twelve years have known him personally
about 6 OFT years; saw him before l returned
back into my house heard two shots; imme-
diately went to my door and saw a negro lying
nearly in the middle Of West street; saw two
white men standing on Grigg's corner; saw
the smoke settling near the corner did not
know either of the men one was a tall man,
the other was short and chunky, neither one
Of them was Oscar Mankin; did not see him
at this time saw him going down the street,
before [ heard the firing; he passed my door
and went three squares below ; there was a
crowd Of negro men and women In the middle
of West street, near the negro, lying in the
street; not more than a minute elapsed between
the time I saw Oscar Mankin, and the time |
heard the two shots know John Mankin quite
we'll. .-..
Mrs. Kenister, testified as follows:-Have
known John Mankin 6 or I years live on King
street above West street; saw from my window
a negro man with his hat and coat off on the
opposite side Of the street using abusive Ian
guage; shook his fist at Mr.. holland saw two
men coming down the street, one was dressed
in grey the other Ia black saw one Of the men
fire two shots, the other fire one shot at the
negro man; there was not much Of q crowd
during the shooting; the crowd collected after
the shooting; neither John or Oscar Mankln
was there; they did not fl: the shots at the
negro; did not know any of the crowd present;
did not know either of the men who shot at the
negro; they went north On West street after
they had fired.
Mrs Willie Briscoe testified Live in No. 33S
King street., across from West street; was
home on Christmas day a negro maj passed
on the opposite side OF the street towards the
Virginia House had on his coat and hat; when
he arrived at the pump in front Of the Virginia
House he pulled off his coat and said he could
whip any d-n white s-n Of a b-who would
fight him; cam down the street passed my
house still using abusive language; when he
got to Grigg's corner he abused two white
men standing on the corner did not know
either Of these men one was dressed IN black
and the other in grey; there was three shots
fred at the negro the man in black fired two
shots. the one dressed IN gray fired one shot;
the negro man shook his fist in Mr.: Noland's
face and used abusive language to him know
John and Oscar Mankin; neither one Of them
fired at the negro man; the negro was dressed
in black with a military cap ; the two men who
shot the negro ran towards him; the man dress
ed in gray fired the last shot; negro did not fall
until he received the third shot.
Eliza Campbell, negro, testified WEN to
the Virginia pump; saw colored soldiers
throwing bricks; saw q colored man try
to step on the pavement, when a young man
showed off and told him to stand back that
he did not want any fuss with MIN ; then
another man stepped up between thcLu and
shot him twice, frst in the thigh and then
IN the head, and the negro then fell saw but
one man shoot; he went towards the river at
ter he had shot ; it was neither John or Oscar
Maukin who shot.
- Duchaet testified Live at No. 235,
King street; know Oscar Mankin know Jno.
Maukin hy sight; was standlugln my door and
saw a coiored man coming froIu the Virginia
House in his coat sleeves; he was accompanied
By 5 or 6 negro 5rnen; they all had pistols IN
their hands; saw him walk up to a white man
and shake his fist in his face, and say he could
whip any d-n white s-n OF a b; heard
the firing and saw the negro living in the street;