Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-11

ford to run across the street; Dix asked Gift.
ford for oil, and Clifford got bottle full of il
they then went down Queen street to Lee
sire, t, iu doing which they ue, some brs
they went to the building and Dix aoi CEtfofi
set it 90 fire; Dix said, I'D if she amt off
now" recognized the bottle as the one handed
him by Clifford; saw the waste used in setting
the building on fire; saw the blaz: through the
window; as soon as the building was set on 6ra
they all departed, Clifford With witness; did
not run; Clifford said not to run; they walked
very fast; Dix went into the building with Chit
ford.
Cross.examined by Mr.. Beach-First time
saw Dix was about half-past seveo; Mr.. Dix
called witness aud Clifford into the stable; was
there ten or fttesn minutes; then came out and
went down Royal to Queen, thence to Lee
street .; MIR. Dix then went to the bulldog at
the chimney part; Dix put his arm into the
hole 10 the chimney and said he could not get
iD; Clifford tried the same; theu went around
to the rear of the building and Clifford asked
Dix if there were any horses 10 the building:
then went to the bakery; DIX tried to get up
the plate over the coal hole and got Ciiford's
knife and removed it; went back Queen street,
and up Royal to few doors from the engine
house, where Dix asked Clifford for OIL Cliff.
ford said be had none; Dix said, id if he
must Mt get some; the man approached and
Dix told them to run across the street which
they did; they then went to Lee & Beckham's
corner; DIX remained at the englue house; Cit
ford went home and came back with the bottle;
Clifford and witness walked on the opposite side
of King street up TO Steiner i Yohe's c)ruer,
and along Fairfax o Cameron and up Cameron
10 Swaine's corncr, where Dix was standing in
the door; this was twenty five minutes to eight
o clock; stood there three or four ulnutes, and
then weot along Royal 10 Queen, aud weat
down Queen until they met some boys, wheu
they crossed over to the north side Of @ .cen:
went down to Union and then came acr is 10
the warehouse; Dix and Clifford kept showing
at the door uotil they opened it; they asked me
where the oil was; told them by the side Of
the wall; don't recoect whether he gave Dix
the oil or not; after awhile saw the light, and
Dix said ID if she aiut off now; does not
recollect uow long time WIS occupied in max
ing the first trip to the bakery; they were about
two or three minutes 10 pr!z!os open the coal
hole; they were from ten to fifteen minutes at
the chimney; don t recollec the exact time;
could not say whether they walked fast or slow
from the engine house to Bcckham j. Lees
corneI we're there about ten or fifteen minutes,
returned to Swaine's corner in ordinary gait;
returned to the bakery by way of Uaou street,
at the usual walking gait; was 10 Clifford CON-
pany the entire evening" except about five
O clock, when witness went to supper and agreed
| to ucet Clifford at Capt. Pettys, aod they
kept the agreement; their motions we're 4, lie
usual gait; could not tell where witness Was at
niue o'clock; a! half past ulnc was at Captain
Pctty's; at ten clock was al home; witness was
not certain, absolutely cer'ain, as to time; was
at the building at eight clock.
The Court announced a recess Of one hour.