Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-08
LOCAL ITEMS.

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THE ARREST OF BosWEII..- iattowipg
is the Washington Rspubiican's aett5S6ht 81 the
re-arrest Of James Boswell in that ooitya the
particulars of which appeared 10 yesterday S
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''On Tuesday night Officer McCathrau, of the
Fifth precinct arrested rather rough, LOCKING
customer GA the charge OF being drunk aud dis
orderly and took hin to the station house, where
he gave his name as ohm Phillips. On bis being
searched as usual by the station keeper, Officer
August Noss, he was recognized as1 james
Boswell Of Alexandria, an escaped convict
from the Virginia State Peuitentiary. to which
he was sentenced about eighteen months aso
for the murder of Martha French, q coored
child, in Alexandria. Yesterday morning, he
was taken to police headquarters aud the fact
of his arrest telegrapfed to the proper authori-,
ties at Richmond, he being in the meantime
held to avail. their reply. Finding chat it was
useless to deny, his identity, he" said chat he
preferred to return to Richmond at. once, and
from the Governor Of the State be dispensed
with. ~ evaa..
1.-THE offence for which he was convicted &C.
Cured about two years ago and created consid-
cradle comment at the time, from the fact that
the deed was committed with large Stone
thrown at 40 unofending child 10 the. public
streets, the plea of the prisoner being that it
was accidental and that he was at the time
aboriug under q it.of drunkenness He had
two trials, ON the first being sentenced to
eleven years in the State Penitentiary, and
the second time to only FIVE years, about eigh-
teen mouths Of which he had served!up to the
time Of his escaps several monthsago. -
He states that the plsn. was made bg ssixss9f
his follow PRISONERS to- overcome the guard
while they were doing street work, "a system
which prevails in the. Richmond prison,) but
for some reason the rest of the crowd back
ed out Boswell determined to take, chances
for liberty and made bold break and rant
keeper not following for. fear of losing the
others. ,Tsi a.3@l..s o.., 80 " -. d
lie soon reached the woods, where he re-
manned until nightfal, when he came into the:
city and exchanged his prison garb for another,
suit and started on his walk for Alexandria
Here he laid secreted among some OF his old
pals for two or three days, and then started for
Baltimore where he has since remained living
rather hard life, it is supposed, as his appear.
ance indicates extreme want" His face Is uns
Shaven, his hair long and unkempt,,. and his
clothing old, worn aud dirty This, however,
lie eApfituS ny SdyluS tidI nc Hcut ia auas SeyiC
TO avoid detection and arrest, and that he has
not been much 10 want of money during his So
uurn in the Monumental city.
''EIe is about twenty-six years of age, was born
in Alexandria, and during portion OF the war
served in the Eth Virginia in the Confederate
army. His whole life from boyhood to the
present time, has been, according to the state
mcnt of those who should know him, but a
series Of lawless acts, eliminating, as they did
in the crime OF murder. .'3'- ,,,afsl NOD j.
Ia accordance with his request, be left in the!
! 20 train last night, 10 charge Of Lient. Skip
pom and Detective McDev:tt, who wilttur him
over to the officials this morning ~ ;:'n s'.'
SUIcIDE-A man named William Fuller
shot and killed himself at his home last night:
He lived on the road leading to Hunting Greek
Bridge, in the house formerly occupied blythe
late Alfred Spinks but which he had purchias-
ed about nine months ago from the owner, Mr.,
Oliver Pullman. He was about sixty years. Old,
aud leaves wife, the daughter ofGr. Linton,
of Fairfax county, and two small children. He
never talked much sbaAt himself HossA
nectious, but his wife thfhks that he came from
Buffalo, n Y During the war he Wasa soldier
in the Federal army, belonged to that cavalry
command which was camped Tor long .timein
Mulberry lot, at the south end ofWatenstreets
and it was while stationed here that'he became
acquainted with the lady who afterwards BE-
came his wife. He had been i'll for 9 long timeI
with an aboess in his back, and probably would
not have lived week logger had he escaped
death by his own hand. The particulars OF his
death are as follows: About eleven o olocS last
night the neighbors were alarmed by the report
OF pistol, and soon after by the cries and
shrieks of woman, and upon running TO- Fnl-
ler's house found him lying upon . cot dssas.
with a hole 10 his forehead, from which binds
and brains were issuing and with revolver,
Que chamber of which was empty, grasped IN
his hand. Squire Brown was Immediately sent
for and Mrs. Fuller stated to him that the dc,
ceased, ever since she had known him, had
slept with revolver under his pillow, but that
fearing he might be: tempted to Kill hlmseH
during his bad health, she had some time ago:
taken the pistol away from him and hid it, but
that Yesterday he had asked for it, stating that
he would feel better if he had it, and could
probably sleep if he knew it was in its accus-
toned place beneath his pillow, and that to
crafty him, she had given it back to. hlul;
that last night a colored man who worked
for him had expressed willingness to5set up
with him, but thatithe deceased had Declined
the offer telling him. that as he had worked all
day, he had better go to bed and get some rest
That about FIVE minutes before she heard the
report of the pistol she, had left his reom: to
seek a little repose % pallet In an adlealng
room, and that as she left him, he said sSi.G9od
oight, God have mercy on you. And that
upon hearing the report she had rushed In his
room to see what was the matter and had
found him dead.
THE HORSE DISEASE The bad, weather Of
Wednesday last seems to have greatly inereas,
cd the prevailing horse disease and so ~ many e
horses are now sick with it that business has
been considerably: interfersed with; and. the
streets present an almost, Sunday; appearance
from the absence OF vehicles Some or the
baskets around this morning on their own
shoulders, and some Of the lbaIsbers, among