Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-02-07
The MILITARY CoMMIssIoN.-The Com

mission re-assembled this morning., when alter
the reading Of Tuesdays record, WIN. Allan
was recalled and cross examined by the j Judge
Advocate. Mcssrs. Woodfeld, Fields, Horse
man, Simmons, Gilbert Simpson, VIM. Simp-
son, Tho<. Simpson, Chas. House, Jas. Bay
Iiss, Travis, Thos. Collingswortn, and Rob
ert C~ollingswortI, composed our party MI.
Travis was the only place where we were
together: none If our party had any
difficulty at Appich's corner with ne
groes; saw none Of our crowd strike or modest
any one during Christmas day gave in my
evidence to Captain Hambrick, but not under
oath; [ saw no difficulty at Chapel Hall; do
not r~ecollect seeing Fields at Nh. Cox's.
Mrs. Fannie Huntington, wife Of George
Huntington, then testified as follows:-Was
at home On Christmas day saw Mr.. Fields
hand a negro man his coat, end persuade him
10 20 away; saw Mr.. Horsemnn going up King
street: he was dressed in dark clothes saw
Fieldsa short time after saw Horseman; knew
Mr.. Fields only by sight; saw no one hurt the
negro man whilst Mr.. Fields WAS with him :
Mr.. Horseman was alone when he passed up
the street; saw Horseman pass Bryans house;
did not see him stop there ; did not see him
have any arms.
Miss Annie Vincent testified as follows:
Live on King street, between Alfred and Pat
rick streets was at home on Christmas day
know Mr.. Horsenan by sight saw him on
Christmas day going up King street did not
see him do anything; know Edgar Fields by
sight; saw him on Christmas day trying to per
suade q negro man to 20 away from a crowd
that had been beating him the negro man
walked off towards the Engine house, pulled
off his coat aud appeared as though he wanted
60 com back: did not see any one strike hlEl;
this occurred between | and 2 O'Clock did not
see HorSeuIan with the crowd; be was golng
up the street alone; there was fighting on the
corner Of King and Alfred streets after Horse
man passed.
Thos. Williams, testified as follows:-Was
in Alexandria Christmas day; have known Geo.
Huntington fol the last Sor 10 years; was with
him all day Christmas; he was with me at
Cox corner, when a negro man was shot; q
few mou ents after some one SAID there was a
disturbance up the street; we went up there;
saw d negro man lying III the street; did not
know whether he was dead or rot; met some
three or four persons coming away; dld not
hear any shooting after we got there; we got
there between | and 9 o clnck; was in the keb-
Ell army; the Court, at the request or Gen.
Wells, instructed the witness to answer no
question which he thought MI GIT tend to crl III
nate or subject him 70 arrest; belonged to hen-
per's Artillery; was IN the service about three
years; know Lawler; did nos see him during
Christmas day; Huntington had on q tur cap,
brown coat and light pants; cannot say there
was firing or was not at the corner, before we
arrived there; did not see Huntington shoot q
pistol during the day; saw a disturbance in the
afternoon at Cox ; between some white persons;
no negroes were present.
Coleman Smith, (%pegro) testified as follows:
Have known Huntington some tlme-Was III a
house near the corner Ct King and West $ts.
when I heard the firing did not see any one
shoot: after [ came out, l met Huntington
near the corner OF Kiug and Paine streets,
going towards the crowu about a square aud a
half from West street Huntington had OF a
fur cap do not know how many shots were
fired at Anderson think there We're several
shots fired; AM certain that there were TWO
shots fired but there might have been more;
did not see any one shoot at Anderson saw
Bryan Hall in the crowd he was very noisy;
did not see anything III Huntlngton's hands;
spoke to him did not see Anderson fall saw
him living in the street after he was shot; the
crowd Of men we're standing On the corner near
an old pump do not know what direction The
shots came from; Mr.. Huntington was not
under the influence Of liquor; had a conversa-
ton with Geo. Huntington's father, with re-
ference 70 his sons behavior on Christmas day.
VIM. Meade testified as follows: Have
Known Huntington 10 Or Il years saw hlm
at his house Oh Christmas day; whilst standing
on Cnx's corner SON QUE passed and SAID there
was fshting On West street; Huntington and
myself vent up there aud found that a negro
had been killed ; was with Huntington about s
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