Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-08
THE JEWELL TRIAL.

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dance at the Court House yesterday was not as
large as it was the day before-in consequence
of the great rise that occurred i'll all the water
courses n this ncighborhood from the hard
and prolonged rain Of the preceding night and
day-but still large number, of spectators were
present 10 the Court room, land tthe greatest
interest was mauifestea-net in the result of
the trial, for. that seems to have been already
definitely settled, and it is the generally ex
pressed opinion not only that the prisoner will
Ebe acquitted, but that the jury will render their
verdict without leaving the box-in the evil
deuce as, given, by the several witnesses ex-
amined. ,
The witnesses whose testimony was taken
during the day wereW., w! Thornton, ". 'E
Lipscomb, Oscar Powell, coored, DIR. Barbour,
Dr. Leary, j. r, Goodwin, T. X. Davis, DR..
Harold snowden, Miss Fannie Jewell, j. j..
Sinclair and COL NJ. d. Ball. and the evidence
elected was substantially that published in the
Gazette at the time Of the shooting. NJ ISIS
Jewell who had to come to Brcntsvlllc via.
Bristoc Station, in consequence Of the rise IN
Broad Run entered the Court room accom-
panied by her step. mother and her bother-ln
law, Mr.. Merchant She is a bright and pref
ty looking light, haired, blue eyed and rosy
checked girl, about sixteen years old, and rath-
er small for her age She wore dark dress
with white stripes, red sack, and straw hat
with a blue nlasaue we'll! Her evidence was
given, not in a long and continuous statement,
but 10 replies to numerous questions, the most
of which were propouuded by Judge Thomas,
and was to the effect that Clarke had induced
her to 90 away from home under promise OF
marriage; that he met her at the depot in Alex
andri; that when in Baltimore he told her that
he could not marry her as he had already one
wife, but that he had left that wife and his
children for her; that her father would not take
her back home; that her reputation was ire
parably injured by coming to him, and that
heucetorBard, as they had both made sacrifices,
they would remain together through life. That
had found him by accident 10 Boye's Hotel, 10
Washington and that there he had taken away
from her the most of the little money that had
been given her, and had, gone to Fred
ericksbnrg, after; which she had never seen
him, though he had written letters to her from
Fredericksburg. Her replies were made in a
Voice OF usual dstinctness, and such was the
stiffness prevailing during their delivery that
they we're audible in every part Of the court
room. At the conclusion of COL Balls cvi
dence, the court adjourned till this morning,
Miss Fewell and her step mother going to the
house of friend, aud the jury 10 charge Of
the sheriff returning to headquarters at Reed i
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F EnGov. Henry A.IiVas. pne Of the assist
antscoinsel for the prosecution arrived on tho
train from Lynchburg early. this norm ~, aud
!. will take part in the case to-day.
C. & 0. CANAL-A meeting of the Dircc
tors of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was
held yesterday at Annapolis, President Cor
4 man submitted his regular monthly report.
1.-The receipts from tolls for the month Of Octo.
Der were $50 ,934 0S, against sjl,2ll.33 10,
the corresponding month of last year. The
expenses for the month, including ire pairs and
improvements, were SIS 532 90,
The President says: Notwithstanding the
very gratifying Increase IN the revenue of the
| Company, as compared with any corresponding
period, am satisfied it would have been much
10 the supply Of water during the first ten days
of the month, when we were compelled to re-
strict boats to four feet draught thereby re-
t ducing the tonnage Of each boat over twenty
tons, and I estimate the aggregate loss to be
not less than $500 tons while the extraordi-
nary labor required in keeping up navigation
; has increased the expenses over five hundred
dollars. From the best data Lean get the loss
of revenue to the Company in the past two
years because of deficient supply Of water has
not been less than twenty. five thousand dollars.
The time for closing the canal was fixed for
December 9Th, unless it is the opinion Of the
President navigation can be safely continued
for longer period, -
A BURGLAR CAUGHT. Wednesday morn
ing last, about O. clock, Mrs. Robert Striker
who resides on Bradbock street, was awakened
by the sound of suppressed cough in her
room. Rising to ascertain. whence it proceeded;
she was confronted by a negro named Lee
Ransom, who had been concealed under the
bed. Upon her cry of murder he fed through
the rear window by which he had probably
entered. Although greatly alarmed, Mrs. S.
was able to identify the villain, aud in the
course of the day he was arrested, and lodged
in JAIL; On examination of the house it was
found that trunk had been ranSacked, put
sum of money WHICH it contained had not been
found by the rascal. Mr. Striker was not in
the house, being on duty at the gas works a
fact which was doubtless known to the intrud-
err Winchester Times.
| THE VICE OF THE: AGE-A lively sermon
| on the "Vice of the Age" was preached in St.
Louis on Sunday last by Rev. DR.. Holland, Of
that city, and 10 the course of his remarks he
said: ''The middle classes spend their income
10 keeping up false appearances. They, too, must
wear dove colored pantaloons and shiny boots
They must wear diamond studs and seal rings,
and carry young ladies to the opera in hired
carriages at the rate Of three hours use for three
days wages, They must take a turn now and
then at billiards, stand treat to the cocktails,
bot upon their veracity when called in question,
and last of all, lest they should be deemed
timid, must demonstrate their nerve by fight
ing the tiger, until it claws the last dime out
If their rockets and claws lasting scratches