Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-30
LOCAL NEWS.

TIE OILERS WAR CAsE.--The trial of
Carpenter, charged with shooting Captains
Gregg and Denty in April last, was concluded
at Port Tobacco yesterday, being given to the
iury about 4 o'clock in the evening. The cor
respondent Of the Baltimore Sun gives the fol-
loving account:
Captain Carpenter, it will be remembered,
had command OF the Maryland river police
tween Potomac fishermen, and which has been
since kuown as the OILERS war; lie was
charged with an assault with intent TO kill
CAPTAIN Denly, who was among the number
wounded on that OCCASION. During the trial
the attendance has been very large, much 10.
tsrest being taken in the result. Judges Brent,
Ford and Magruder presided. Capt. Carpenter
vas defended by Messrs. Stone and Mitchell.
4 large number of witnesses were examined,
among those for the prosecution being Messrs.
Gregg, Childs, Deuty, Harvey. Judge Harvey,
William Warren, Norman. Price aud others.
Tho defense examined MessrS. 4. Downs, Il.
Valentine, r. 3. Foscy, Capt. SpraI2y, Dr..
Gee. Tolson, Martin aad Smith kaynor, Mrs,
CARPENTER. Louis McDade, John Leland ana
liners. The evidence adduced showed that 4
nlmbor Of fishermen 'gi!ler5' from Delaware
had rented fishing privileges along the river in
Charles county, aud that they became otlec.
,;opable to the Charles couGly seinc-haulers,
vho objected to gt!iins. The latter gave the
delaware men three days notice to clear out.
which proposition they declined. The Della.
ware OILERS, fourteen IN number, appea'ea 10
CAPT. Carpenter Tor protection. About QUE
hundred of the seine-haulers, ia boats aud
;Ilcs, attacked the OILERS, although Waroed
away By Capt. Carpenter. They paid no at.
.~entiou to the warning, and Capt. Carpenter
ypened up fire on them, TouDdlng Capt. penty,
capt. Gregg, OF the steamer darbloser' and a
nan named Williams, OF the tug Gedncy.
Cant. Gregg testified that he dia not know
what the PARTIES intended doing, as he had an
i1ca they were goiag 10 a cocE tight or a hois2
ago. The evidence vas very contradictory. Ii
: though. the jury wall aot te able 10 agree
..o,n a verdict, Capt. Carpenter, It Is said,
intends to prosecute Il number OF those "lo al
tsekca aud resisted HIM for riot.
Coal OH. DEMONSTRATION : O'clock
tins morning, while Mrs. i. &. Nea'r, vino re.
,ilas on Fairfax street, near DuAe, was en-.
LACED 10 lighting her Kitchen fire. using !or
he purpose Of making i. burn quickly a can OF
coal oil, the flames communicated to the eau
And it exploded, scattering the bar;ing ~!
1ger her person and setting hre to the house.
Mr. NeaIe, who WAS II, his bed room, hearing
,lc noise of the explosion. ran inwn stairs ald
discovered his wife cnvc|oI'ei III danes, the
-!ogle garment which she had Oh being 20 a
!.ghs blaze. He immediately g~Iasled Iier and
sxtiuguished the flames, and then rut cut tn"
ire, which had communicated 10 the door,
badly burning his hands in his efforts to save
his vile. Mrs.. Ncale was horribly burned
about the body ard arms, and, it is feared,
also inhaled the fire. DR.. Brown was called in
aud applied Inc usual remedies; The injured
lady being naturally delicate, the graVest fears
are entertained by her friends concerning her
injuries.