Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-17

s Clock but did not stay; returned about ~
o'clock; there Was crow! o! boatsInc' Ncuc
Green was there; | heard Nctlic Gree" say to
Eichelberger Cd d ii you; Is that what you
came for to steal my glasses; he said ie did
not intend to keep it; Ncttie Green said he was
one of a crowd that had como there to break
her house up; she said to deceased you took
your coat off TO whip me; aud she went into
the back room and afterwards came back into
the front room with her hand 10 her bosom,
and said to deceased now Cd d-n you if you
lay your hands upon me | will blow your bralos
out you SD OF b-h; deceased went up TO
the counter and said did not cone here to
hurt you Nettle; If you have any mao hare
will settle it with him.
Cross. examination. DID not see deceased
take off his coat; he was very peaccablr; did
not see Nettic Green take tumblcr out Of de-
ceased pocket; or see him throw any water
into prisoner face; did not here of p0;lcc Of
ficcr being sent for; the deceased was 4ot order.
ed out Of the house; the brother OF deceased
aud John Copp were the ones who went up
stairs; deceased did not 90 up stains; N@tilc
Greeu left the ROOM while these men were up
stairs: they came down and wcnt out Of the
back door and jumped over the teoce; after the
| tuulbler affair was over ! saw Nutlic and de-
ceased together and thought the matter vas
settled; | did not hear the shot fired; heard
| Nettie Green say she had shot that man.
John A. Kser testified Know prisoner and
deceased was at Ncttle Grccu's house 10 or )
minutes before the shooting occurred; ldanccd
| set with lady, and afterwards tOoka drink
| | heard Nette Green say she was going to kill
that Cd d--n SD OF BIB; pointing 20 tie
the deceased; | asked her what was the mat
ter; said she would not be abused aud have
tunblers broken over her head; saw prisoner
walk two steps forward aud fire; saw deceased
| fall be was shot Oh The LETT side oil the fore
head.
Cross-examinatiou There might have been
| difficulties between prisoner aud deceased which
did not see; | did not see anybody take hold
of prisoner; as soon as she fired she turned aud
went into the next room; did moi see deceased
strike prisoner or kick at her.
VIM. Hill testified Know deceased; never
saw prisoner before the night Of shooting; We
we're dancing; and after dancing every man took
| his partner to treat; and after crowd the wcut
away from the bar; deceased went to bar aud
said he had not had his drink; she said you
have not had your drink aud took glass; and
dipped it into something behind the countcr;and
handed it to him; deceased said thar is Dot
whiskey; she said it was Adam ale; deceased
took glass aud threw the water al prisoner; she
lodged and turned almost around; she SAID do
you mean that in earnest; deceased said GER
tainly do; prisoner said will put ball through
you, and stopped behind the coulter; ana pre-
scuted pistol; some one III the crowd said
don't shoot him; | did not sec deceased strike
or kick prisoner or any blows struck.
| Cross examination was not one OF the
party there that night; was passing by; and tine
4 door being opened stepped lu; | did not hear
prisoner order deceased out of the house: when
he went out of the door prisoner followed linn;
when prisoner came into the house, deceased
followed and Just as he stepped in the door, he
dropped the glass; did not see any one follow
deceased in the door; did not see the shooting;
l was at that time out of the house; | did not
see her 60 GU: of the room betwccM the shoot
| ing and the throwing OF the water.
Chas. A. Murray prisoner by sight;
knew deceased; was at the house about 20
minutes; was standing in the door; after the
dance was over the parties drank; after they
left the bar deceased went to the bar; aud said
he bad not been treated; prisoaer said She
would treat him to drink Of Adams ale; he
threw the glass Of water at her, and she said
will kill you, you id dirty s-n of b-h;
prisoner put the deceased out Of the house ,and
| he went back again; did DOT hear deceased
| Rufus Stride testihed-kpow prisoner by
| sight knew deceased; met deceased at prison
er's house about o'clock; heard them talking
about the missing tumblcr heard prisoner say
| she had gotten the tumber out of the pocket Of
| deceased heard prisoner say II the deceased
| molested her she would shoot him; | saw Net
tie Green push deceased out the door; she had
pistol 10 her hand, and called out not to
| shoot; deceased returned to the house; just az
| he entered the door he dropped the tumber ut
my feet; she showed me the pistol after the
first trouble was over; prisoner was at different
| times passing from room to room; the tlrst
| difficulty was about niue o'clock; the last diff
Guilty was about ii clock.
Cross examinaton-Saw deceased attempt
| to take off his coat when Copp took hold Of
| him: he was wild and cursiDg at the time; his
language was not pointed to any one; did not
| see him attempt to strike any one; prisoner
said she would blow deceaseds brains out il he
| molested her; that she was lone woman and
| intended to defend herself; did not hear prise.
ner say she would 20 for the police, and did
not sec her leave the house.
Philip Tripett, coorcd observation-disclosures
prisoner; she lives Oh Union street; was at her
house the night of September DIST last; L went
there about s o'clock to play for the dauce;
every time tDey COuuCUCeu d ect lhc uceea'eu
| would Interrupt: when some of his friends took
him out he came back again; aud when they
had all drank glass was missing, and prisoner
stepped from behind the counter and took ( lass
out of the pocket Of deceased ; after this they
commenced another set and deceased interrupt
ed apain;deceased was put out the room three
times before he was shoot and came back
again; deceased denied taking the tumblcr.
Cross examination-I heard him say TO prlso-
ner that he was better man than she was Il
woman; when prisoner fired she was standing
and deceased was coming 10 the door, deceased
was requested to 90 out several times; his con
duet was UNUSUAL and violent; did not sec de-
ceased strike or kick the prisoner.
Henry A. Crump testfed-know prisoner;
was at her house night Of September 2lst last;
was not there when the shooting took place; |
saw no disorder there, aud no compa amt was
made of any disorder; left there and returned
about fifteen or twenty minutes after the shoot
ing took place; found the doorIockcd; | knock