Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-02-06
LOCAL NEWS.

~ JAIL A'S
mission rc-assembled this morning, when after
The reading of the testimony taken on Friday
and Saturday, Mr.. Samuel N. Chipley, was
called by the defence and testified: Wasi in
Alexandria on Christmas day left home about
i o'clock walked down to the corner Of King
and Patrick streets; saw a difficulty at the cor
ner of King and Alfred streets; did not know
any Of the parties concerned after [ arrived
on the spot the difficulty was over; [ was on
the north side of the street did not go on the
south side of the street L neither asked or was
asked any questions concerning the mass |
made no remark about the ARRAY that could
have been heard on the south side ofthe street.
Did you make any remark on that occasion
about the difficulty !? objected to by the Judge
Advocate. Objection withdrawn. Did you make
the remark Ga that occasion that they were
killing negroes or words like that? ] did not;
did not hear any such remark made by any one;
did not see Horsman; did not see or hear any
nistols fred in that crowd and at that time;
did rot see any negroes in the crowd | went
tointerfere and quiet the disturbance, but they
had dispersed when [ arrived do not ~recollect
ofhaying seen Mr.. Stouteuburg on that day.
Roht. Collingsworth, next witness for the
defense, testified as follows: Was on the n. E.
~cornero Of King and Alfred streets betweenl and
2o'clock the disturbance occurred before |
GOT there; saw Travis standing on Stouten-
burg corner when [ came up; saw Herseman
on Bradley corner, opposite; saw no colored
man hurt saw a crowd on the corner, but no
fighting; saw no pistols fired Gilbert Simpson
was with the crowd; had on black clothing.
Were youin the Rebel Army? Objected to by
Gen. Wells, who asked the Commission, from
what had already occurred, to instruct the wit
nesses to answer no questions which would
criminate them or subject them to arrest. The
Court decided that the witness shall exercise
his own Judgment about answering the question.
Witness declined answering the question on the
eroundit would give no information. The Judge
Advocate stated that that was not sufficient
ground. Gen. Wells repeated his application
that the witness shall say nothing that will tend
tocriminate himself or make him Liable to arrest.
Witness said he had never been paroled. zen.
Fessenden said that he considered all such as
paroled prisoners, and came under the same
rule, and if the witness had done anything TO
crininate himself he need not answe the ques-
ton. The witness again declining to answer
the question, and the court room was clearedfo for
consideration,
The doors being thrown open, the Court di-
rected the Judge Advocate to instruct the wit
ness that if he had done anything which would
subject him to arrest, that he may decline TO
answer the question. Witness declined answer
ing the question On the grouod that it might
lend to convict him of q crime that would lead
to his arrest. Judge Advocate then asked, if he
had done anything in his opinion that WOULD
render him liable TO arrest? Objected to
bv the defence, when the court room
was cleared for consideration. The doors
being thrown open; the Court overrulcd the
objection I have done nothing that | think
will subject me to arrest; started from nome
about s or 9o,clock on Christmas day Went to
the houses OF several persons; IN company
with several young men. First met 4hr.
Travis at Mr.. Woodisld's; my brother
and myself were together all Christmas
afternoon beard a cry Of fight coming from
Cooks corner, when wasabouta half a square
below: saw no disturbance al Chapel hail
saw Gilbert Simpson there; he was very drunk;
did not see him DO anything; no one OF our
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