Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-02-10
LOCAL NEWS.
TuE MILITARY CoMMIssoN.-The Commits

Cbilds was called by the defence and testified
Re|onged to the lst. Maryland Volunteer Regt.
;ntantry On Christmas day | was IN the
house No. 352 King street; heard a noise aud
went to the the door and saw a negro man On
the South side Of the going towards the Vlr-
ripia House; he said he could whip any d-n
White s-n OF a b-h; he afterwards came down
the street he went up to a white man and
shook his list in his face and used abusive Ian
puage; afterwards heard firing; then some one
can e up and said a negro had been shot Went
70 the place Of the disturbance saw the negro
living IN the street. not dead but struggling;
about ten minutes after the negro was shot,
saw about fifty negroes, with revolvers, firing
at wuite men; white men returned the shots
know Oscar Mankin do not know John Man
kin; do not know VINO fred the shots; did not
see the negro shot was about twenty yards
fiom the corner; the negro had a revolver III
his hand firing at the time the negro was shot;
there was about Is shots exchanged on the cor
ner; did not see any white men shot or wounded.
Chas. A. Ware testified: Am Mayor Of the
city; know negro woman Jane Gray her house
IS on West street between King and Cameron
streets. Was Jane Gray arrested upon the
complaint OF one Of the accused? Objected to
by the Judge Acknowledgements Withdrawn.
Complaint was made by John Mankin against
Jane Gray, for keeping a disorderly house
she was arrested, and fined and discharged;
she was again arrested upon complaint of the
same party and upon the same charges; was
fined she was the third time arrested upon the
same charge, but by another party; she was
found guilty; do not know whether |
sent her to the work-house or not never heard
anything against Travis or Horsman prior to
this disturbance they had the reputation OF
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Frederick Knapp testified | was in Mr..
Duchart' 5 saloon heard a noise on the street
came to the door and saw a negro man with
his coat off coming down on the south side
of the street from the Virginia House; when
the negro got to the corner Of King and West
SITS; be walked up to a white man, and shock his
lett fist in his face; had a cooked pistol in the
other hand, and said he could whip any damn
white livereds-n-of-a-b-hi in AlexandrIa;
four or five negroes followed this negro man
down the street; all had pistols; the negro man
then went over to Grigg's corner; and got into
a row with some white men; think there was
about four shots fired on the corner; saw the
negro after be was shot; do not know who shot
him saw Oscar Mankin coming down the
street after the negro was shot did not see
any white men shoot; saw a negro shoot from
Taylor's corner, towards Gregg corner, 1t was
not the negro, who was shot there vas a crowd
of men, women and children, white and black,
assembled after the firing; they were dlsorderly.
VIM. Allan was recalled by the defence,
Travis and Horsman did not 60 above Cox's
hotel before the guard CANE up do not think
Gilbert Simpson went above Cox's.
Edgar EieIds was recalled by the defence,
and testified: did not see Travis or Horsman
above Cox's, before or alter the disturbance;
do not think Gilbert SimpsonW was above Cox'S.
Capt. Hambrick, witness for the defence.
Provost Judge Freedmen's Bureau: Gilbert
Simpson and Geo. Huntington voluntarily
surrendered themselves.
T. Knight testified: Saw Travis about 2
o'clock, Christmas day, on the corner OF Gam
eron aud Royal streets.
John W. HOrseuian testified: Am Z broth
er ofJoseph Eorseman, one OF the prisoners;
| took my brother hon1e on Christmas day
att O'Clock; he remained there until S or 9
O'Clock the next day he had been up to Mr.
.Cox's.
The Counsel fyr The defence announced that
they had GOV through with the evidence, and
with the consent Of the Judg Advocate closed
the case.
The Court room having been cleared tor
consideration, when the doors were thrown
open, it was announced that the Comnllsslon
woa!d stand adjourned till Thursday morning.
next, at 81 Q o'clock, wheu the evidence will be
read. and a time fixed for hearing the argu-
mentso OF Counsel.
We were Informed yesterday evening by a
member of tie Virginia House OF Delegates,
then in this city, that, on Monday next, Gov.
Pvirroint wjl send ii to the Legislature his