Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-01-12
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close OF Gurf6pOtC yesterday, ano tAe eAa III
nation Of Geo. .Dogan, witness for the pros
ecution, Gen. Wells asked that this witness be
retained as a witness for the defence. Dogan,
in his testimony, stated that be recognized in
the party making a disturbance on Christmas
day, Messrs. Lawer, Ca1sou, ana Edds, en-
KING street. Two coIored men came along, and
one Is the party slapped off the hat CT the
co|ored men AS he stopped to pick it up jno.
1avler struck him back Of the neck and knocked
him down On the corner OF Washington and
Duke streets saw j Ohm Lawer, John Mitchell,
Chas Carson, VIM. Eads. Some white men
were throwing bglclSE ats; about eleven OF them
n ali. Saw Gilbert Simpson run across the
street with stick and strike against q lamp
most. There was a man standing On the other
side OF the post, about two yards behind the
post
Was standing on the corner OF Pit ana King
streets, The TWO colored men were coming
the wharf. Don t know who knocked off the
hat, The man bad raised with his hat when
Lawler hit hiul with his fist all took place in
about three seconds. Crowd had passed about
ten or twelve feet; no one behind but Edds
and LAWYER Don't know what was the first
difficulty. Don't know whether he saw the
first Of it, or what took place before the hat
was knocked off Thought the party OF young
men we're 10 liquor; were. talking very loud,
and appeared to be pretty happy. Don't re-
member whether | heard any firing On Sunday
night. Heard music in the street on Christmas
morning. Met party OF colored young men
with musical instruments, almost one hundred
Of them in number, near the Catholic church.
They were pretty gay, but don't know whether
thew were very drunk. Saw one OF them With
gun. Disturbance at Chapel Hall took
place at halt past eleven o'clock. Chappel
Hall is restaurant is kept by colored man,
and coiored men, as general thing, so there
It has been used as dance house tor tle> last
three years Saw LaWer on the northeast cor
ner of Duke and Washington streets, carrying
Mitchell away. Noticed that Mitchell was
bleeding freely, and was cut IN tie head Gan
name WHO threw stones at the house. S1mp-
son ran iloEl the west side OF Washington
street towards Chapel Hall, aud struck the
lanppost with stick abou5, TWO and half
feet long man was standing about two yards
behind di3 not cone near striking him. Saw
nothing thrown by coloreG man that day
Heard three pistol shots After Edds threw
he called out, Il az, shot, and | saw oozing
Of blood from bis arm. About fifty Q: sixty
persons, men and women, white ana cooreG,
within one hundred teet OF the house; most
Of thela looking On.
By judge Advocate Some Of the white
men, among whom ere -MGssr5 Allen, smith,
and riorsen,an, were trying to N11ell disturbance
Smith advised she colored people TO leave.
They might Get hurt Tola them he was
friend OF them all
Stephen Hamilton (negro) is United States
soldier; was in Alexandria On Chrlstmas ,day,
going to church, when man Jumped on him.
ana whipped him strucE him back OF the neck
with rock; knocked him Gown and klcked
him started sa run, and was tr1nped and leil,
and a man caught and held him; (recognlzed
Horseman ana Heck as ofthe party tnis took
place about the middle OF she DAY; con t kno"
in what part OF the city, There were ten or
twelve men running after him one or 5nem
svore a. him before he was trlpped; con
know what part Of the city 1t Was, but can snow
she place; was eff duty eight days a1ie1 he went
back TO camp from his injuries
Cross examined Don't know who struck
him. Heel, asked Vaughan This companion
If he was Union man. Vaughan sald re
was All a boli,ionist Heck 'hen swore at nm.
The party Of whites were pretty gay, were no5
drunk but made out they were mad no guns;
were net shouting: cut cuIs'ng, ~ oLo no'
know vho they did not SEEN angry, but co a
frolic; recognized Heck and Horseman as OF
the party,
'Fo-pAy.-Ibe court did not 1neetthis morn
inc uctiI near half past Twelve Q c'"ck N coose,
ouencc Of delay III the arrival Of the Judge
Advocate from Washington
The reading by the reporter, Alr Hoet. II.
Strahan, yesterdays Of record and Dogans ano
Hami)iton's testimony occupied twenty. tive