Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-17

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me that he could not 20 then, but he would
come in the evening but he never came. inns
old woman then made some kind OF tea, which
she called haXsecd, but it was not, because II
was as white as lImc-water, and she gave her
| one dose of 1t, and she got worse from that,
and she never recovered. Ou Thursday was
| At the blick-yard and they sent for me, saying
l that sne had got worse; and when l got home
il was about | o'clock, and asked the old
lady how she had been, and she said to me,
"Wiiam | must tell you the truth; | went
out aud left Mary 10 the bed and when came
! into my room heard scrambl'ng IN your
room, and | went in there and | found Mary
ont Of the bed on the f,or, and | said to her,
Aunt Diuah, didn't ask you to stay by her,
10 keep her from falling out of the bed, and
you promised me faithfully that you would p
aud she replied: "Wiliam, had to go
out" | then remained by the bedside Of
NY wife, doing everything in the world
that | could possibly do; and after space
of tine she reused up, and | then began
answered me, saying: "WlIiam, thought
YOU were coming home at - o'clock |
looked for you at r." And said MARY,
tell me how you feel" She replied: evil
liam, | hardly kuow, for the tea that Aunt
Dinah gave me with that whlskcy 10 it has
made me feel all kinds of fashions, and my
Iiubs all feel like drum-sticks. William, don t
YOU let her give ME any more OF that tea
Please don't 70 away and leave here any more,
| get along awful bad when you are gone.
About 3 @ clock In the day she was taken
specchless God be my hc per. when she was
diving her face was as black as mans hat.
Here will make one statement to the world :
that my wifi. howed just the same as dog,
and she was dying all that night, and there was
no one 10 there but me and the old woman till
midnight, and then came in another woman,
and took the lamp and looked at her and SAID
that Mary was dying. When day broke Dlnah
Peterson said to NE that she wnuId 90 to the
village TO see some sisters, 10 have them here
ready, if she should leave. l remained until
he breathed her last-Do one but me-wlh
NY baby in my arms, feeding IT, When l.
found out that she was dead, L gave my baby to
GIRL in the next room. to foish ieedingit and
closed the door in order to keep my pet cat off
the bed The old woman promised me She
would stay; just as soon as she could get her dram
aud see those sisters she would come right
back, but she stayed an hour and ahaf
went 10 look for her twice, but | Dever could
ipd her, and she stated to the honorable court
tha, she saw me ing for her, but she would
not let me see her. Ii she knew that | kill
ed my wife why should she 90 off aud get peo-
pic to come aud shroud her and fix her bury
Jog Now this was done, and saying to me:
"WIliam, when are you going to bury Mary?
"Not until Sunday" II want Mary 70 be Car
red OUT of my house to-day" said to Aunt
Dinal, LAS i'll as you treated her, should
,bink you would want her to get cool before
she was buried" Soon alter she got up and
taking her bonnet, went out; and after that |
heard this report. 1t appears to me that IT |
had her buried, as she wanted me, on the same
day she died, they would not have had any of
Thu, trouble. | said to her that was going to
keep her until Sunday, and | supposed she
thought | was going to have some proceedings
about the manner Of her death. What makes
nle say so is, because these parties Were not IN
my room. % Saturday went across the road
to MIR. Young, who IS a constable, and asked
a coffiu, knowing that he had a horse and
wagon; and he said that he could not, as he
was engaged in some very important business
lust then; but he told me to 20 to Squire Crock
or, and perhaps he would assist me. According
to his advice [ went to see him, and when l.
got there | saw man that | was very well ac-
uuainted with and we had been working together
a long while. His name is Mr.. NJ. G. King.
Knowing that he was u carpenter, stated my
present condition, and he then told me that
| he would make me coffiu for So 80 if found
the lumber. | then took him down to my
house, showed him the lumber that had Of
nv own, to see If that would do, and he picked
out such as he wanted. He and Mr.. Codmon
carried it out to the shop, which was MIR.
Morgau's; aud Dinah Peterson, sitting right
there, seeing when the lumber was carried
away, stated to the honorable court that did
not make any effort TO bury my wife. | desire
to know if that was not a move to bury the
dead? And stated to Mr. NJ G.. King that
| did not want the burial expenses Of my wife
to be upon any one but myself. Mr. Codmon
stated to me that | could get a Government
coffin, but told him before | would accept
one would have her buried in a dry-goods
box. and MIR. Codmon aud Mr.. NJ. Z. King
are witnesses to this fact and then the jury
came in and asked where was the dead woman.
was the man that got up and opened the door,
and the jury walked in, and followed them.
was called out by Constable Colord. told
him wanted to be in there, as mad as much
right as any other man, and he would not al
| low me. | went n the next room. The jury
! were in the room but few minutes, when
they came out and after that was sent for
to come to the squires Office. | stayed
there but few minutes They said moth
ing to me. There were two or three men
10 there. The constable took me down to the
house again, and when we got there there was
not a woman there, and asked the constable
why should not be at the Office to hear for
myself, and he said to me that he was doing
his duty as he was ordered to do. | heard
nothing of the statement until | heard it in
this courthouse [ was in the Alexandria
Jail three months waiting for trial, and was
irving all the time to raise money to get ME
counsel. At last member of the Christian
Association gave me some, and he has been
particular friend of mine ever since. His name
is MIR. Bcadle He is the only one that has
done anything Tor me- en1le nho one h aua an,
truth, knowing, at the same time, that have
but four days to live. 1t was party of drink
ing and rowdy KIDD of women that swore my
lite away. Gentlemen, that is just the reason
that am in this jail to-day because would
not be led By such women. hereby pray that
| COMO ncrsnns will seek interest for me for this