Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-13

piled there we're some drunk, but too drunk to
give apy trouble. Plaintiff said no had better
close up, aud had bis front door closed and ono
light turned down. Soon lie heard the voices
OF persoos % tho street seeking admlttauce,
loud knocking on the front door and window,
and voices cursing and sWesriog. A few min
| utes afterwards Smoot entered by the side door
| from the alley, and on entering said. "Ihomp-
sou open the door; Rev. is outside" Pres
emily afterwards head tho pistol thot, saw
Thompson was wounded, and started cut of the
side door and ran for the decor Went for the
doctor twice. As he was going out heard The
word salute used but by whom does not know.
Daiugeitield and Harrison being in the room at
the time. Harrison's position indicated that
he was tipsy, but did not think that he was too
drunk to know what be was doing.
Isaac Johnston, oolored, WAS Eek: cH,red,
and testified ss follows:
Ho lived opposite to plaintiffs restaurant at
that time, aud was standiog 10 lis door
on the night CT this ocouretc, Saw
three men in front of the rest.uraat.
Ooe of them presently win: Up the
alley. The other two remaiaed t1Ikicg
aud knocking CO the door and window. They
were cursing and swearing. He rtc> gn;z d the
two outside 90 defendant aud Harrison. He
heard Harrison ssy. "Sbrl We givY hin ia
lutte 2" and the Other replied, Yes. sIluto tho
damn black republiuaa." A. tho umo this
was said Dainge,ield stepped back from the
door towards the curb, end the pistol was fired.
Presently, afterwards, heard the pistol shot
Frederick Sudds was ttfsrtd and testified
as follows:
That at III, tino he liv,d opposite to Thomr-
sons restaurant, Mex to Jh0nstOn's, end was
OF bis window at the tim, of tho thco>i6g CT
Thomp.on. He spoke to the witness Johnston
AZ he went 10 his door, and afterwards from his
second story window saw tho three men q. The
front door, bu: Gull not rcoognzJ them By
sight. Ono vent up tho ally, aud hesrd
them talking. Was attracted ty tho loud talk
ing and SHcaliog aud knocking un the door aud
window. Some ore. not Harrison, saii. LIFTS
give him salute or give him salute
and heard Harrison. ahosc vn;c; he knew, say,
"Iil do it; the republican, aud 10 thought
they were gciag to cheer him, and 10 q moment
heard tho explosion Of pistol just before
the shot ono OF them stepped from tho door to-
wards the street.
The plaintiffs ,lorcd boy. J.c',. Vas ntxt
offered, end TESTIFIED:
That on the mortug Of tho 9th Of March
1877, he was present ut tho conversation be.
tween the defendant Thompson and McLoao.
! Mclean said thut /! it Was hun hu would have
Ilauison arrested. Defendant said, No, !
would not d. it. Flo il net worth anything
au5 how" Mclean said he did not ere, ho
would hava him arrested and punished. d..
fcuIant ssii he thought Harrison hid fired in
The street..
Drs. L,ais aud S;atl,r testified that thoy
amputstod tho limb to save Ihompsou's f.,
That he suffered great psil and anguish from
tho wound, end his health was seriously njur
cd theraby, his chest having becu Involved b.
caus. OF tn, nervous prOaIrat!on resulting from
tho wounds. That previous to tho shooting
Thompson WAS healthy man.
The plaintiff then cfrred 10 esilatc: an o.
dinauco Ct tic city OF Alexandra. rs toJw:
This orjlnaGeo is sGt out lG the c(c afati0o
and therefore is not copied hero
The deterdint to malotnin tho issuo On Lis
part offered himself as a win:sl AM testified
as follows:
That no, III company wih Janea r. Smoct,
teok the seven O'Clock train, on the 5.h OF
March, 1917. for Washington. AZ Tho train
he saw Thompson. lls ard Smoot had b,en
frequently in the habit OF fr,quentins Thomp'
sous eaoon to get oysters aud something TO
diink. Thompson asked him where they wcro
gciOg, snd, On bliuS tod that tlcy
were eccg up 10 see The fireworks and
| HVuC w uunu I'd Ile tIalu, ssIu. HncD
yGu G mo Gown you will want somethog 10 eet
aud | Nili bo tpea for you" Oa their return,
they started from the station fcrrhompsous aud
aftor going GQoare they were .ioined by Ilar.
risen whom they had not PREVIOUSLY seen and
ho 90 bcirg informcd where they werc 60
log, said he would 90 along. They went on.
down Cameron street to Columbus street, and
thonca doWnColumbus 10 kiog street aud thence
down kirg street, which course was square
out OF the ulrtc: way toThompson's, passing By
Applch' rce aurant, where they halted, AID
Eight have stopped but for his being closed,
| and TUNED toto St. Asaph street to Thomp-
| sons. They saw tho door was c!osed, but tho
light still burriue. Harrison tried tho door
aud S.noot turned and went up tho alley
Datendcut raped on The widow, aud then slso
turned and followed Smoot to the mouth of tho
alley, acd there stopped for matter of relief.
Whio Standing there Harrison was talkpg aud
turolag tho knob Of tho door, and presently
heard the discharge OF pistol. Harrison said,
the damn thing went off accidentally 10 shifting
it from bis pocket. On the door being opened
by Smoot, Harrison went 10, and defendant io.
lowed him. lie found Thompson seated 10
chair, and shot 10 the foot. Harrison was very
palo aud much excited, and be himself was
dumb!ounded. Harrlsou exclaimed, "MyGod,
what have l done," aud repeated that the
damn thing had gone ctf accidentally in shift
ing it from bis pocket. liz did not hear liar.
| rison addressed him as testified by Thompson,
aud said nothing himself that ho recoecicd. la
a uioute or two Smoot left, and almost i'm
medatciy after be followed Admitting that in
tho former trial he testified that be remained
ten minutes; tina! he had no knowledge that
Harrison had pistol, aud that he Wss as much
surprised at the shot as Thompson was at Boz
ing shot. lis did not remember the word 81
Lutte being ustd outside or inside. lie went
the NJ 81 moruiog to SO how Thompson was;
saw Mr. Mclean was there; asked Thompson
how no Was. and 10 a minute or two leir. He
had no recollection of any such conversation on
this occasion as vas tesliE to by Thompson,
/ JANIS H. Snoot was next recalled for the de-
fendaDt, and testified substantially as dcfeu.
dant had as to their movements aud cooversa-
ton on tho night OF the 5 h OF March 1877, un-
I'll they got to Thcmpson's rcstu,aot. On
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