Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-22

| man ct tho canal Goat VI. VI. Lewis; was Siot
and killed, last right, in = house of iA-famo, on
Union. batvecn Cameron and Queen streets,
b. . w3gnan oan.cd Nc;tie Green, the pro-
p~rietrcss. The deceased was 4 young. single
man. whose home was in Hancock. Maryland,
to which place his body vas forwarded this
afternoon. he was shot between ten aad eleven
O'Clock, the ball entering his left temple, aad
being found IL the post norton examination
held this maruing By Dcs. French aid Chaactl-
lor-near the base Gi the brain. lie never spoke
after nc vas shot. lie lay at the heu5e,ln
which he VS. shot ab0u! an hour, when he was
taken to the station house, where he died abb gut
three 0 o'clock this ~Eornilg. \ corners inquest
was held upon the body whom it lay 10 the STA
ton house, about half past seven 0 clock, by
| Justice Padeet,, the verdict Of the jury,Iot
which ". II. Saith was foreman, being That
| the deceased came TO hi, death from, q pistol
shot fred by Nettie Green. Nettie Green, who
was arrested soon after the shooting and car
ricd to tie station house, was examined at |
o'clock, this morning, before Mayor kemper,
the Commonwealth Attorney, tlr. johnson,
being present, when the following evidence Was
elected:
Ella .Arp!ety aud Jennie Warren, inmates
or the house, were sworn, but stated that they
were not in the bar r0ona, and did uor see any
part Of the disturbance.
John Ferguson. colored, testified that he
was playing the fiddle for the dancers, When he
saw E.chclbcrger throw = lumber full Of water
in Miss Netlic' face; Nctlic ordered hin out
Of the door; he stood against the door; one Of
the bystanae.s caught io:d Of Miss Ncttic, but
she jorkcd loose: the deceased had then gotten
outside Of the door, and Aettla was standing 10
the door; he vas coming towards her, when she
Jumped back aud fired tic pistol; she had tried
10 put him out fave or six times; alter firing,
she said L tod him to stop ana he would
not the deceased was standing just outside
the door when shot.
Phillip Triplctt, coIorcl, testified Was play
ing the fiddle, and saw the water thrown by de-
ceased: Nettic then ordered him Out and push
ed him out Of the door; he came back again but
scmc Of his iricnds tried to pull him back; did
and deceased; heard the report Of the pistol,
but did rot see the weapon.
Chas. II. Murray !cstiica--Wa as passing and
stopped at the door; Eichelbcrger went up to
bar and claimed u drink; Ncttic sat him out 4
glass of water; lie threw the water in her face;
saw her put her hand in her bosom, and saw
deceased pushed cut oithc door; heard her say
Il vii! shoot YOU deceased then went inside
the door again aud Immediately after heard the
pistol shot, aud saw the deceased fall; did not
sec the person who fired the pistol because lie
(witncss) had left the door; deceased was very
drunk at the tine.
john Copp tcstiGcI--IIad been to tie house
Of GrCcn with deceased, but had been trying to
get him away, and failing had left; when
he returned heard Nettit threaten to shoot de-
ceased, and ran in ard caught her hand, and
told her not to shoot; she twisted out OF his
hands and fired; she had accused deceased Of
having taken a lumber; Gid not see the water
thrown; did not hear deceased say anything to
her; ne was standing still when shot.
- cyscr tcstiticd--W cot into the house
about 10 p. Il. and had Il dance and i drink;
Ncttic came UP 70 him and said, Il am going
10 kill that s--n Of a b-l; saw her fire,
and picked up the wounded man: saw none Of
the previous quarrel; did not sec The revolver,
but heard the report; she said somebody gave
me the revolver to shoot him. ind said he
had smashed a tumllcr ever her head and she
could not stand il any longer.
Rufus Striler testified Went 10 Ncttic's
about 9 o'clock p. m, aud had 4 dance
and, after taking Z turn around the house,
came back into the bar-room, ard heard the
~quarre! about the tuHbler; heard Nett!c say,
Il will blow the brains out Of you after the
firing saw the revolver, and thinks the one cx-
hlh!tcI IS tie 0l", deceased Was drunk and
noisy, but dli ~! address any Que in rartlcu-
lar; was outside Of the door before the friug
occurred, and SAW deceased come out, and Net
tic after hiin, holding n pistol in her hand;
they both afterwards went in the house, and
he (~witncss) heard The firing; afterwards wen.
with the wouadcd man a0l sta!d With him un-
| Ill his death.
John Mccormack testified Saw decreased
ard Nct!ia 20 10 the end of the bar ard have
some conversation, lut dill not hCar the tenor
Of il; afterwards Nct,ie raised the pistol and
shot Eichelcergcl; did not see the lumber
scene: saw Nettie hit Eichelbcrger several
times with her fist; he (TitGcss) was very much
Intoxicated a: the time.
Capt. James Webster tcs:iicd-Was at the
w. Il o. depot when he heard Of the murder,
and came to the station house, and afterwards
went to Nettie Greene house aud found her
under arrest; ordered h.cr to be taken to the
station house, Which vas done; heard her say
that she had silot the man; got her keys from
her and went up stairs to hunt for the pistol;
Mr.. Byrd and officer Crump went with him,
and found q pistol in the washstand; Byrd said
that he had a pistol, a seven shooter, in the
stand, and that one load was out; the pistol he
found had two loads out; Ncttie said that de-
ceased had kicked her and struck her; she said
that a mar had handed her the pistol and told
her to shoot the s-n OF a b-h.
Officer Crump tcstiied-Had been called in
early in the night at Nettie Greene's, but
found things quiet; after some time was in.
formed that the shooting had taken place at
Nettie's; went there and found the man shot;
he then arrested Nctlic Greene; when he first
came to The door Ncttic met him and ted him
that nothing was the matter, ouly a row
among some Of the dancers.
Officer Phillips tcstified-Was met by Mary
Casey about . p. H., WHO told him that some
canal boatmen were going to Ncttic Greene's
to raise a row, and then so out to the canal to
tear her Casey ) house down; went down to
N%ettic's, but found all quiet, and vas told by
her that everybody was orderly.
Officer Walker corroborated the evidence of
the last witness.
The accused was then committed TO Jail for