Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-02-06
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ru11RsDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY T.

THE MURDER TRIAL-Aiter QUE 9 report
closed Yesterday, the, following addllnonai cyl
dence for the prosecution was presented ana
ol.o the evidence on behalf Of the delenc
n. French-m,dey an examination Ut the
,odn tbe dau after 4 was brought here. The
ply LIZ na,. ,0,,.h sdpcomposad Could not
discover anv fracture or rontu Ion, or any l"Ju
~ thar would have caused DEATH In the coli-
dt;on of the body, could nptz tssHwhether he
W." Dr G;tson-as listed Drt9French 10 the ex.
o,o;n.,,on. no fracture OF jaw bones or skull
aones. throat side and muscles all ea'en away.
naath can be produced without fracture, al
thnnab some fracture would moss likely lie APP
TESTIMONY FOR TIE: DEFENCE -Jnha Phil
,nsN;se connected with eam:r Vanderbilt.
Ahout Il, O'Clock on the evening Of the It'll OF
November, heard loud Staging and talking, aud
coon afterwards saw some men JUMP iTltoSa boat
and row atSagrapid rate down the rlver;8ajl
seemed to, be on friendly terms; could have
heard the singing TWO miles,. ;,
Matte True Abont II o'clock Deviin and
three other men came 10 h"r house; got.s,m, :
thing to drink; Perry stood on the side walk
and talked to her about a lady friend saw
Dryu with botl. of whiskey N his pocket;
ali he parties were on frlendy teru's, and lett
her houselataut g. o clock ,&Es1.5a E ;2
Kearney,, one Of the prisoners, Was put upon
the stand testified as to the detailing OF his
marty to come to he city; where thy procured
honor, &C., re urned t., the, to.t, but went up
the street again t., order a pair Of too;s tur
Adams. Abiut 81 o'clock started down the
river in the boat--when off Battery Rodgers
agreed to come sbackgto the city fnr more whls-
key-came back, aud Kear0ey and Adams pro
cured another bottle; Perry and Devlin being
lett in the boat; When Kearoy and Adams re-
turned to the boat, Perry and Devlin were
ponee;;g were tfouDi at Matte True's all then
went back and got into the boat, which rocked,
and Kearney fell overheard, but was pulled in;
Deylin also fell overheard, and was pulled in );
Devlia,was stearing3 the boat, and got up from
the stern sheets and attempted to 60 forward
when the Boat rocked, and he afelIs overheard;
Kearney went TO Jump over after him, hut
Perry objected, and struck witness in the nose
Adams and Perry rowed the boat down, and
reported the drowning OF Devlln rec6llects
nothingamoreE;; all the parties were on friendly
terms; Deyiinz was very drunk had drank "a hal
gallon, .tesites the regular, drinks; heard no
such expression as related by Miss Greenwood.
Adams, another prisoner, was put; upon the
stand, and corroborated, IN almost every par
ticular. the statement made by Kearney; when
near Light House, Perry fell back on his oar
and broke it did not see Devlin alter he tell
overheard caught his cap; ,Devlin could not
swim to the knowledge Of witness had had
conversation with Deputy Sheriff Rock. but
had never said that there was foul play, or that
he was SO drunk he could not tell anything
denied 5ihat1 he8 saidEto COL Miller and Mr..
Rock that there bad been foul play; made the
same statement to them as now; denied that
he said TO Mr.. Ward and Mr.. Rock that he
wos not going to have :hisa neck stretched for
those men; said in the yard of the Jail he was
not going to stay there it any one was guilty.
Geo. w. Rock-Had a conversation with
Adams; three days after his; committsl, at his
own request; Adams said he was pulling bow
oar, and was very drunk, and there was foul
play wrote forsCol. Miller; Adams repeated
his statements before the Colonel, and sail he
did not intend to have his neck stretched tor
other people; did not make the same state
ment then as now never examined the others.
Col. Miller recalled Adams was asked if he
did not say there was foul play committed? he
said he was too drunk to know there was foul
play committed he saidiif he was tomake a
false confession Kearney and Perry would Kill
him; made substantially the same statement
then as now 49, 80 =, @nssS s Fl s.5r
j. Ward, the. jailor-Adams said did not
think he ought 3fo swing for other peoples
heard Perrytell Kearney you s-n of b-h
it was your fault that Deyhn got over board -
told witness that if there was foul play he did
not know how; told the Lieutenant that Ee
was too drunk 10, know anything. aa7 sa-53
The testimony was here closed, aud after ar
gumentsby counsel, the case was given to the
jury, who, in short time, returned a verdict
of not; guilty.; whereupon the Common
weslth's Attorney entered a nolle posequi IN
the case Of the other two prisoners, and all
were discharged. agaIIe SAP So 81. 9ss,9