Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-06-13
tEisn Camden Murder.

La the trial Of Benjamin Hunter at Camden
II. j., for The murder Of I. ". Armstrong i,
order to obtain tue ins urapne Oh his life, 'rhcma
Graham, IIuntcrs accomplish, made :hc !oi
lowiog stGtCme2t:-
Hunter toIl NE he was goipg to Virginia
that Armstrong mu.t be killed while BE- wa!
there, AID that he would have correspondence
to iind out ii Armstrong was killed. When re
returned from Eiraioia he told ne to NEE, hp
that night at o'clock ct Eighth and Samson
streets, end that i" Tou'd 90 ever ~th uf;
weut homc ii ,ho a!tCrGHnn. and went ADD
got the hammer, .ut 1t III my pants PICKET
stuck il up uador ICY veg, ann walked Slowly
to the southeast c0rucr o: Eishtli and Sans:rl
streets; saw llun!cr Over OF the north~'S
c,rnel; hardly kocw hir,; he had his Ea
icrked over his cgcs and handkerchief around
bis neck: he told inn to 20 down 10 Seventh
street: several young mcn came lUwa stairs
FROM Armsrorg's pis2: enc Ct them stood and
talked with Arus'foue; Hunter came up aud
took Armstrong away; he gave ME hs;chet
that evening at Egh'h and Sansom; 1t Was
REGULAR c2rrcatcrs Ratchet, picked On the face
when Armstrong took Hunter by the arnl they
went tnwa SaGs2m street, through the square,
dowo Library street aud ato tic postot1ce;
followed alter thea; alter putting the bundles
10 the p3,totii4c they welt down Chestnut 10
Delaware avanna, aad there, to the terry at
Market street; followed: air. them; they ral1
their fare md cot gu III, h1ai; did tho same
thing: they vert Gu! Oh he bow 81 the Eoal.
and on The Camden side they got IN car, and l
ran along after il; it welt UP Market street;
ai4Ir getting out 81 the car they went up PIne
street; Oh the hammer Hunter gave re were
the letters, ~. w. ID" he said nothing about
it, however: Armstrong aud Hunter went ur
Vine street abogt Fifth, and followed behind
them; Hunter vent UP the alley, ard when nc
came down heard him say yes.
| wont up to Armstrong; drew tho hammer
to nit him | struck him in tbs !ace l. saw ~
light in the cellar Of s. house right By me; hun
ter cried Hit himl lit bin! my hoart failed me.
and throwing tho instrument away, ran and
got down in y cellar, and after remaining There
O few minutes maGo my way to tho boat; Wnen
Hunter came on! Of tho alley and .sGid yes,
that was TO be the sisnsl for mo to strike Arm
strong; Armstrong had q fur cap; struck HIM
across tho forehead; when | got on tho boat
walked slowly to tho bow and found Hunter
standing by the cabin; his first words woro well
l finished him )" no also said, "Iou threw tho
hatchet away so far that l had to 60 that lar
(pointing to post u iew let away botore L
could ind - when ho reached the city l ask
cd him for sonio money md no gave mo a
quarter [sonsaton ); he said, ''We had better part
here" and l went and 60. drink and after
wards went down town to Erblhsons hotel; l
then went home; saw Hunter tho next day; SAW
him once befutu on tHHt d"y ut Ionth ana
Wharton streets bit did not to SPEAK him; when
saw MIN be sid ''l}r vi Broad and Glrard
aycnuc 81 :; ~ o'c!ocli' | met him there; l did
net SEQ Mr, Jones there: he whistled 10 me-
and mctiored 81 40 out on Broad street, and
Hunirr wrli q head of me- but stopped HTId