Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-04-09
LOCAL NEWS.
MI EsDAY EVENING, APRIL 9.

FEs1us AGAIN. = On Saturday last, a
nor., generally known as HFestus, VINO
has of late been misbeha7ingg in
Washington and this city, was arrested BY
.to nolice and committed to jail to await an
s-omination, on the charge of vagraacy, and
". forging the name of General Fitzhugh Lee.
IT, trial was set for 3 clock Yesterday evening
:. ubich hour numerous spectators, and many
Is his friends, having collected in the Mayors
oBcs he was brought in by officer Webster,
and n]acea in the dock He is apparently near
fortv wears of age, about five feet ten or eleven
;ocbes high, has light hair aud whiskers, blue
sves. and an intellectual forehead, though red
ond somewhat pitted face Hewas dressed in
bsH worn suit of light colored clothes, wore
al, light SLOUGH hat, and india rubber shoes.
a. talked with remarkable auency. At lit
ia after three o clock, Gen. Lee having with
drawn the charge Of forgery, and stating that
be merely wished the man restrained from as
aiming his name, Justice Moore, the acting
Mayor, commenced the trial for vagrancy by
examining as witnesses Gen Lee, Major w.
y Corse, Geo. Wa ,hington, and R. L. Wood,
and in response to The question whether they
knew the prisoner or not? Gen. Lee said that
n his knowledge he had never seen him before;
Mai. Corse said he knew him we'll; Mr.. Wash
;ngton also knew him; and Mr.. Wood recog-
n;ged him as the man who had been in his store
on Saturday last. The prisoner being then
told to make his statement, said, after thank
ing General Lee for Withdrawing the charge OF
forgery, that the only reason ne could assign
tor his conduct was that he had been tremen-
dousy under the influence OF liquor; that while
in that condition. as he passed corner of the
street on which some young men were stand
ing, be heard one of them say, there goes
General Lee" and that the mania under which
he was then laboring had induced him to an
pounce himself as such With reference to the
forgery be said he would swear he had no recoec-
ton whatever. He was then asked why he had
represented himself as Gen Lee in Washing
ton city and replied that strange as it might
seem, because, though taller man than the
General, and by no means as good looking,
vet the same incident of mistaken Identity had
occurred there that when in that city
q day or two ago, he had been addressed as
General Lee and had felicitated the parties so
addressing him upon the conclusion of the war
but not upon the manner Of its termination"
As regarded the charge of vagrancy, he said
he was "the son of gentleman of Virgin
ia and that, though himself poor indeed |
be was on his way from Frederick city to Fred
erickshurg, where lie had a relation re-
siding, who had su6iciency for both. He
was then asked if he had any money, or wheth-
er he had friends in this city from whom he
could borrow enough to carry him out of town?
To which he replied that he was not possessed
Of a sous, and that though in years gone BY he
had many friends in Alexandria, he supposed
he had none now, but that If released, he
should hereafter consider liquor and himself as
antagonistic and would promise to relieve the
city, at once, Of his presence. Justice Moore
then discharged him, aud gave him some money
to help him on his way. He thanked the JUS
tice heartily for his discharge, and for the gilt,
and bidding the spectators collectively good
bye, said, touching his hat to Mr.. Washington, |
good evening, sir, we have met before !
strobe out of the office with dignifed air,
grace and gait.