Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-27
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The POIndexter-Curtls Hon,;,,,


The POindexter-CurtIs NomicIae
The trial of Poindtx!cr f.r sEpp rr,,.
was cort!Iu:d in Ricamond yesterday, in Il.
Musings court, and Miss Isabella Co.uell II,
youog lady wnom, it is alleged, Crr,is ofe,a,
cd, was % the wtucss stand Itr TWO hours A.,
q half. Miss C0t;rllI testified lha. she Grsts,,
deceased in ]anuirg l.st, whcu she went to II.
store to purchase rslr Ct shoes. She had M
acquaintance with him. CARTS hell up ops =,
the shoes and told wi!nc:s t. put hlr fj0t IN
X. After snc put itca Gurus wished to button
it, which the LADY refused. Deceased per.i:..
cd in being permitted to d. 50. Miss Cju,nI
said she removed the ncw shoes and put +,
her CID oucs, which The deceased Insisted On
lacpe, acd was refused. She turned her b,rI
Ga him, which had 90 eft C; upon him. o,
her stcond visit 10 tie store, about three week.
latter, wltress went 70 CXehap2c pair Of shoe.
wher Curlis agai1 icsis:el on trying the shce.
on, which Miss Cott:e!l refused, ard lief, the
store. The th!ld v:si! VS. 10 carry back pair
Of shoes ard &c: E22i plate, !gf a1other. Cur
It's. she said, hlil " The SGocs end said
What pretty !it;!9 tot; lIow Do you wax il
liz" Miss Coiircll sid she rlqIestcl Tie d.,
ceased rot 10 comment further "a her tj0t.-
Fu,;hcr 90 10 hir ;cs;iu oIg Miss Cotircl all
deceased "asksd nc ID pu: my foot out and L,
him s:a ii, AID alvarced toward me-.
Though: he intGuh.d to push my dress a.l.
ard look at 10y io2t." Miss Cottrcl was cy
amiucd OF great le0s!il both by the deltuss, by
whom she vas put en- lie s.aud. and.the pros
ecuticD. Her examination elected 60 nay
facts diifareot from those published on the day
following her teS.irone before the coroner. "a
Gross examination by the prosecution Miss Cot
lrel! said ste did &c! carry % 4 smiling convsr
sation with Curtis o. her three visit to the
store.
Joho Magic, youth, wao vas employed q.
the shoe store, @:s PLACED on tic stand BY tie
Commo1wcaItb. lie teal ID that he was 10 tie
store o. tic Eilag ic IIeStic1 when Miss Co..
trelI csnc il fer the shoes. Magic sold the
lady did not seen to &c offended with Curtis -
Her manner vas pleasing. She didn't lock
bit offended. IL acsGcr to a question by the
Commonwealth attorney Miss Cottrell, after
some bcsitatoo, said her ago WIS twenty-five.
A number OF witnesses vera tXlmlaed as to the
character Of toe deceased and Poindt Xier al
Of whom sp3kc 10 the highest terms CT each,
Tho evidence ,1aS thCu closed On both sides eGl
the curt a&j)GrreJ. The argumcn. v CON
mecc, to day.
Passage Of iEc ne6t Adjusting Sill.
The State Eenstc yesterday by vote OF -
to Is c0rcurrci in he House amendments TO
the bill ajja:tiag the debt OF the State, ard i
now GOES % he Gcyeratr for bis signa.E,a 10
become law.
Tho plan for funding tho debt Is 10 is:uo regis.
tered ard coupon bonds, dated Jan. ], 1879. tna
principal payable in 1919, with interest nj pc
cent icr 20. years, per cent. for tho hex.
twenty year:, and . per cent Tor tho Isst ten
years, payable At Rich moE1, New York or Lon.
don on January End July J. in each year Until
the principal is ro.eemed. Tho State has lae
option to redeem any or al thu bonds by psY'
Jig thu prilcipsl md accrued interest g! aIy
time after Tho aypi!s!In OF ten year, from Jan'
uary l, 1879 TIC coupons will DO receivable .:
maturity for I'll taxes, dob:s, dues snd.demand'
CT tho Gte.o, Ihc holder o: registered bond
will 30 entitled 10 receive certificate for Inie7
est, srd tAi; cor!iLc 80 will be good for taxes o;
other demands duo tho Etsta Tho bond
coupccB erd certificates aro non. taxable. Ihr
law will DO binding if, on or before May |, th'
Council, Of Foreign Bondh0lders and the Fund
ing Association flo their assent with the Gov
ernor; and tney may present for f1nding q.
least Sc, O30 eco OF tho outstanding obligations o.
the Sla.o On or befcra January l. 1881. Every
six months thereafter thoy may fund S5.OOOLOJ
until tho whole deb. of $!I Geo 0C) is funded
In the year 1885, snd annually thereafter until
all The new bonds ore Issued. there will DO co..
lected tax of cents on the $lCO of the asses
cd valuation OF all property for sinking lnnd.
WRESTLING iiATCH. Tie GIG,o RJman
wrestling match between Vim. Miller, at Bai
linore, acd Cu. }. Il. McLsughlin. {! Detroit
for $500 asil,, the en.raIc, money, AID ths