Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-26
I!ESGy,rF.7 VIEWS.

Il. W. hrnoid, Henry Drdaong anu y. >.
Ellis indicted Gs State judges CT election, Tor
cxpciliug Uoited States supervisor i;on the
noitirg plsc, OF Warcry. were acquitted IN the
United States Court At Nr;lIlk yesterday. TIE
Jury was mixed 10 c?!or sud politics.
There was u1i!c dcnoastraiicn g! 8taun.on,
Monday night, over tie pa!s,go ty the House
of Delegates Of the State debt bill. The mli.
| ts!y turned cut, sau.cs were fired By the TO-
iantry ani artillery compaaics, anl there was
hand 3one display OF ti5e works. C0ngtatu!l.
tory speeches seie made by State Senators
PhIcgar, Brooke and koincr.
Patrick Smith ard julius Christian. Tho Two
young NEGROES who murdered Mr.. John b.
Lacy, on January II, vera hanged at New Kent
T.. H.. ycs.crd,y. A5Gu: tWo thouscud people,
including macy cclcred women, were present.
During the trip from flenrico county jail, where
| they had been coGfned, the prisoners maIntalo'
cd indifference to their fate, couyelscd freely
with any emo addressing them, AID when ques-
liored as to their crime gave detailed account
Of tho whole aifIr. They accepted and smoked
cigars given item. After tho ropes were ad =
ius;ed each Of the doomed men made speech
acknowledging his guilt. The black caps were
adjusted and the traps spr1ug. Christian
struggled violently. but Smith seemed to haVo
MS ucck VI L: t"Eu'y EliHuISo tHS Do"iSo
we're cut DOVE.
Tie trial Of John T. P1index:cr Tor the
murder OF 9. g. Curtis vas Continued 10 Rlch-
nond yesterday. Mr.. Y. S. Carlton, clark
10 tho shoe store Of Wingo, Elicit j. Cfump,
where deceased IVES employed, and who Wit.
ncsscd the assault upon him by tho prisoner on
the morning OF tho homicide, vas put on the
stand By the Commonwealth, and related what
occurred in the store on that OCCASION, when
Poindeycr cam in and horscHhlprcd Curtis Tor
alleged insults the deceased had offered to Miss
Isabella Co.trell on theFriday previous, when she
came there TO have pair Of shoes exchanged.
Defense o!jccted to his testimony, on the ground
that it was On occurrence antecedcnt to the
murder. The court ovcrruicd the objection aId
counsel excepted. At tho session CT the court
last night Mr.. Tics. Po1dcxtcr, brother OF
the prisoner, vas put 90 tho stand by the do
fcusc. Hiss Cottrcll will probably be Put Oh
tho witness staad By tho delesc to day.
LEGAL STATUS OF WoMEN.-In the case Of
Richie rs. Hyatt, decided by the court If the
Dlstric. Of Columbia in general tsrm yesterday,
the question involved is the persopaI liability
of married woman upon her bond given fur
the purchase money of real estate. The suit
was q personal action upon the morcy bond of
the defendant, given ior the purchase money
Of real estate. which was conveyed to her at
the timc tho bond was executed and delivered.
The defendant was q married womao, owning
real estate IS her separate property ut tho time
Il tho purchase. The question arose upon the
defeOdant's demurrer, and was entirely new to
the Jurisdiction. The court held that the sta
tutc does Tot authorize married woman TO
purcLas, real estate upon credit; that such
sole and separate property" that her persona!
not binding nron her, nud that Judgment must
be entered fer the defendant.