Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-30

From the StauG;cn Spectator.

| )n NlO0uay mUTnlUR tuc slIee1o WIN "AA'~
with rumors that Mrs. Adele Points, residing
10 the eastern part of the city, who had dled
suddenly the night before, had come to her
death by bll VS. inflicted by her husband Mrs.
! Points being an esteemed member OF one OF
| the oldest and best families iu the city, the ru-
NOR caused much excitement. She was
daughter of The late James Points, who was
u. S. Marshal of this district from President
Jacksop's time up to the war, aud at one Tune
Grand Master of the Masouic Grand Lodge OF
Virginia. Onc Of her brothers Is the we'll
krowo Professor LooDidas Polots, OF the Yves
levau Female Institute, aud another Is Dr.
VIM. J Points, late clerk OF the U. ). Court
At Harrisonburg, and q. w. Chicl Tcmplar OF
VIRGINIA Cod TemplarS. She was about 50
wears Of age, and highly esteemed by a large
circle Her husband, Mr.. W u. }. Points, is
abon. 10 years of age, son ct the late Benz.
+ Points one of the most esteemed cltzenS OF
Stanton. He has been helpless Invalid TOR
several years and hardly able to move, even
w,i ctutchcs, AID for the last few months his
miud. IL is believed, a Well as bis body, has
beer iniru. For some time the married l'tc
Of the wo has been Unhappy, an uuhapplnesS
that vas not known to the brothers OF Mrs.
|! F., who would have taken steps TO relieve her
from the position in which she was placed.
Mr Points had three childreo, two Of them
giils, eight or niue years old, and the other
Dcv ceven mouths old.
At the corooer's iuqucsl that was held upon
the buoy Nlr. jacob Iost said he was walking
home with Miss Bessie Harmau from church
; 10 her residence, which is ncXt door, and as
; thew passed Mr.. Points heard loud and angry
talking withu They paused, but as it Was OF
no Interest 10 him he proposed to walk 90. but
Miss II. said, "Ol Mr.. Yns!, you don t
kuow." just ;hcn ;hey heard tbut as If
Sou,e heavy body had fallen on the floor. The
:, Children screamed AID then the screams sub
SIDED into sob<. As they got on Mrs. Har
uau;s porch Mr.. Points little girl came out Of
> his door and cried cut, "Oh, Mrs. Harnan,
please come over, Mamma Is dying. The
. child WIS wrngug her hauds and seemed crazed
with fright. The witness and Miss II. went
over and Miss h. asking him to remain at the
door went 10.
DR.. Nm. J. Points, of Harrisonburg, who
was present. Ia the jury roou, here said that he
, Was astouisGcd on arriving here 10 bud that 40
Z inuu4st was 10 be held. II he had been aware
OF it he would have insisted on the family be-
lug represented by counsel before It, or other
wise he should have protested against it. But
now t had been comm need h. Was determined
To have it thoruughe and searching.
Miss Bessie HUrman c0E0buraicd blr. 0st s
: testimony, aud added that when she got n'o
Mrs, Poirt.' r,pm she found Mrs Points lying
;. prone on the fl 'or with her Zee, under the bed
on which Mr., Poiuls was sitting upright, and
$ her head near The crio. She as kcd Mr. P.
> what was the matter, aud he either said VI
! Goa kccw," or gave 90 answer, she could not
re:pcn.per which The children mmcncad
: telling that be rad struck their mother, and he
7 Shock his head at them aud told them TO stop.
rney said, Father has struck Mother with
his caie OF he back Of the head. 4" The cane
7 Was lying across tic loot Of the bed They said
also Thar h. had been teating her all The even
4 lug ever siuce supper Mrs. Points was totally
: uncansciru., and did not respond to some eff
: iuf,s made to restore hel b. the use OF cam
phor. Mr.. Poin;s held the BABY 10 his arms
J as lie sat un the bed.
pr. Points here asked that the jury should
, 90 into th- chamber and view il which was
done. Il was small CHAMBER, tastefuy fur
ui,ht d, ani uu TIE uantel piece two childreu' S
rhotog, apis Jointly framed, aud under them
tie inscription. "lhe Lord give thee peace. .
Mss Harnran said Mrs Points was lying 90
the f ,or on her right side with her arms brown
: out. A crutch st-oi svme distance from the
bed.
Coroner Harlan, on the jury returning to the
par,or, remarked to Dr.. Polnts, who was cross
examiui0g the Witoesses, that ii appeared as If
tie was attempting to impeach them.
d.. 2. said b. did not propose to impeach
Anybody The defence was not represented
here, she (poiuti0g TO the cottu) Was in Heaven
be trusted. His Only object was to ascertain
how her death was caused and all he desired
was justice 10 thcil'iug aud the dead.
4 TIE NIX! wituesS vas little daughter OF
I,l,, oh 10 tns
titled hat on the fatal evening her father
, struck her no her Cd the back Of he head and
the mouth with his cane. At the time the
mother was sitting pear the fire, attending 10
the baby, and the father was sitting 10 u chair
a little way off FROM her. The proVocatoD was
hat she hau asked him to stay 10 he other
room until she undrcss d the baby. Her
mother afterwards wcut Into the next room.
and came back to put some camphor Oh her
: head and then lay on the bed, where her
father WIS then lying. Theo she tried to get
~ aud fell var on the floor. After her mother
fell her father asked her mother il she wanted
10 get on the bed. He did not haoo at her.
When he struck at her wha sitting 10 the
chair, he fell out Of the chair. When her
> moihsr fell witness told her father that she
might be dying, AID he replied that she was
10 more dying han he was; tina. she could get
up if she wanted to. When she started to call
Mrs. Hartman, aft r her mother fell, be caught
h>id of her so she couldn't get away. Her
father tosk The baby to put it 10 sleep, 1t being
:, walked ahen her mother fell. She said her
flher often treated her badly, sometimes twist
ing arms. Being asked if she loved her
ia her, sue said she liked him, and the ques
tlon being repeated. she said Il would love
him if he treated me better
The bro. hers o! the ceased having request
ed It, the j4ry, later in the day, agaio met, aud
were pres Ut at an examination Of the body by
D.. FauntIeroy. After careful exam nation
of the head and neck, Dr.. F. stated 10 the
ju that be could find 20 evidence of any blow
having been received sufficient to cause death.
Aay such blow would b ave severed the couneo-
ton between the skin aod skull but be found
all the connections of the sea p intact. 1t was