Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-24
letter from Warren County.

Correspondence oil the Alexandria GtZ,ttc.
'FRONT.' ROYAL, WARREN Co VA, Sept. %.
Ga Tuesday, Inc lCth inst, 10 the Court House,
there YES meeting of tho conservatives Of
Warren ojunty for tho election CT delegates
aud altcrnates TO Tho Senatorial aud House Of
Delegates coiyyniiors to bo held 10 BerrsTiIle,
Clarke county, on the eth Ct tho present
month Tor the purpose of makug nominations
for tho State Senate ani House.
"a Wednesday, the County Court opened,
Judge JQhn Page presiding. There being no
other business btlurc tho Court the trial, or
rather the second trial Of Jonas iCckman came
Up u1d5r charge OF the murder OF James
tcsCr, which occurred On the Front Royal
aud Luroy Grade. II miles from the towo, en-
the l4th OF last April, The murder has aroused
no little indignation among tho good citlz.ns
OF the county, as tic deed was one Of the most
Geld biooded, daring ond atcccGus crimes ever
committed. The victim was shot from blind
erected Tor the rurpos, about 40 yards from
the road, betwaea ten aud elev1n o'clock 10
the m0rGlog. Tho circumstances surrounding
the uuricr were suca rs made it most difficult
to Eliminate all the facts bearing lhereu2oa and
tx Without doubt lho guilt upon the accused.
The counsel 10. the defence we're Gen. Jamcs
Ii. Williams, Jaohe9ius Mcneten and Giles
Cook, Ir, who made able and exhaustive ct
to!s 10 behalf q tho accused uoder favorable
rulings OF the Court. Iha prosecution vas
conducted by cur young. hut shle Attorney
tor the Com nonwcalth, Mr. II. H. D5%aiag,
whc. alone, 10 tho qualification tt bis many
'risnda, proved himself fully equal TO the du-
Ilea OF the high cthce conferred upon hin By
Gnl
aud Tried couGsol for tho defence, with the
lcreo experience Of Gen. Williams a. erin
ine! p!cader, cur yGUug attorney uaraveled
the complications OF the murder 10 Two speeches
Of six aud half hours. and brought 10 light
| the tsc. Of Hockman's guilt. His frat speech
was pronounced equal 10 enc OF SO years ex
pclicEca, notwithstanding IL is his first Gaze
Those wh0 huVe lett their lrnuencn ia lbs
elsclion o' cur yGnrg attorney can safely feel
The trust wss rot misplaced, and that The
nsi is y Of tina law will be vindicaied st his
hands. agd tina. he viii b, oyaS IA tfrtar 10
evil deere. Tho jlry rendered q verdict. Equity
ii Voluntary maus!aughter. CITIZEN.
KoSsuTH AT H0ME.-A Gi;sd WHO has
lately VISITED Louis kpssuth at lis home, rear
Tui !, buds s1Inc in;cl ci;iDe GUS co5earuirr
the iiuneatian patriot kos:Itl IS now -
years oi age, but many readers osn doubtless
rcmem b.r his vs.. 10 lie u. s. in The pio!cr
Of lSjI end tho enthusiasm With which he
vas Te'ctln?a. and re2o:dca reception c)ad
only to that OF Lafayette. lie was the nations
guest, and brought 10 this country on tho u.
S. SHIP Mississippi, ard while here sousLl to
enlist 0dr la:itnaI sympathy ADD interest ia tie
cause Ct Hungarian freedom Ia this, $, far
~ auy prac io,l results were coru:red, ho vas
unsuccessful, aId tho CO, / i5utio1s he did re-
cciVe we're Consumed 10 preparations fer go
upil,lng which n;V took place. Slice 1862
be has remained in voluntary exile at Tui1,
oEl2 oGco attempting to reuse the Huagariaas
to ao'lon, 10 1865, and occupied msi1Iy ia tti'
cntlhc .u1ies Oae of his seus is 90 EDS iaecr
OF distinguished merit, and lis only livirg sis
ter, flter spending some time with him, has
returned to America. A letter from Turin ssy;
"hos&lh is not feeble; Biz vcic, is stroae:
his mind clear. Ho said be wondered | did
not visit Bn6a Pts:h and soe that besu'iul
country. said would 20 when could meet
him there, but Ec said he did not expect TO 20. |
Afterwards Nine. Ruttksy, Kossuth's sister,
told ne that they know the affection and ca. |
thu;lasm OF thu people to be so great for him !
still, after nearly thirty years of absence, that
there would be such demonstration 10 case CT
bis return that it might be looked upou with
suspicion and iDiure bis friends, VITO ere, many
OF them, II government ofhc.s, aud 80 he re. |
signs hlmset 10 die Without another glimpse of |
the Hungary for whose freedom he and his |
family lost all. y He has con!orta |
BILE home, twenty minutes by rail from Turin. |
With garden, where he cuItivates flowers
and be seldom leaves his flowers, his pet DIES
and bis books: He said be should like SO much |
TO take bird 8 eye view of America snl ses
the changes s;Dca his visit twenty seven years
ago; but he suffers too much from ssasickness
to undergo the voyage, lytu if no tai m othar |
reasons. Kossu,h is not an emotional man nor
a man Of profound feeling, perhaps He came
Into tho room UPRIGHT, looking younger than
bis year,. As be babe me farewell Cd our de-
psrure, be came to me, took my hard in both
his aud Thanked me for the kisdtcs, | had
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