Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-26
Alexandria Gazette and Virginia Advertiser

the corucr Of tic fence, eUd moment alter
ward hsva forgotten it. To cue minds II Proves
Mr Tedd's statement correct, That be stepped
into tie street; that be let the others pass; tbs!
he stood thea unobsetyed By Guines or suy
body else, (all the Witnesses said tho night Vas
very dark, tLcn stepped quickly bscS from the
street to tho gate before Miss I. got cut OF
sight. Tho paint va emphasize is that one Of
| Mr.. Gai1es statements must have been untrue.
! 5th. MIR. Gaines lays ir?at stress % the
tones CT voc, used by Mr.. Todd and Miss
Trimmer. He does not profess to havo heard
at sDy tine anything criminal. 10 show that
| Mr. Gaines recollection is utterly untruss-
worthy, he stated before tho Session that her
| first rt1nsrks we're 10 rather pleading tone,
in bis sworn statement lie the Manassas Gazattc
no says las manner was cosXIng nd persuasive,
| hers, at FIRST, poStirc aud determined.
9th, Tho words which Mr.. Gaines attributes
to Nliss T. OF the close OF the interview. is the
only language on which any suspicion Of in
purify can be based. Mr.. Canes says. when
she started sway from bin there was sti
a conversation going o. between them,
both soneHhat excited. | did DOT un.
der5tard uaii sAo got soma dis auce from
him whist they were saying | then heard her
say 20 &C round 10 the back gate; will 60
through the hou'c end meet ycu tnc!e.' We
30 noI believe that Miss Trimmer ever made
such remark. Ii there had been previous
cEimus understanding they wjuG have made
tho cIigiasl appointment at snma private plsc,
sni Dot % The Sidewalk Of Main street. Mr.
Gai1ss says they were both excited, which
locks lore ike difference than al agreement.
1t is ah8utd to suppose that after a private cen
cd until sho got soma dls!atcI sEsy, and then
/ Ar, in IN
BE- heard across tho street, especially when NC
consider that The cato is within feet of her
father door step, and within abou! IS feet of
two other families, and about 30 feet from
Whero Gaines says he stotd 90 Msin street.
only Q O'clock at bight-When Kemp and oths
ors we're likely to be psslog a. aay moment.
Gainos states that there WAS light III the
house. 10 the ditlog room, and that he saw
Sis. Trimmer tbrou.h the h:cf window. 1t
il absurd 70 suppose thst Miss TRAINER would
iava desired to first psss through tho hOusc
and insk1 her rrGsat cJ kn; VA 20 hcr mGth@r,
sud lheu 20 on, to he back gate. which, any
one who y i'll tsko he lrtu5'e NAV satisfy them.
selves. is la the full g'are Of the liglt from The
win iaw, through which Gaiuea uays he saw
Mrs. Trimmer. with any olminsl des'ga.
H. Dir. Gaines said before Ito 5 Sion he
iid cot sac hlr. TOAD 81 rou1d ttu c)ruer the
scnlLG ;imc, yet nc pruit;scs to have seen him
81 Tcuud tha clrCer beiCra tho alleged signal
was gwen. Il To oouli $40 him before The a..
rgej 0'imiasl ruIpose had been r.vca!tu 10
Licl, Why did hn bot 500 him alter hu Irni, sit
10 hpgc found ion cut
Sh Mir q incs On The G,rt ds} If Tia &
animation d; c'srtd tts. 80 ,An zig 1t q III.
3Oh {! April, !6ur mGn iOli"wsd " 5, iIicuief,
I hlr. Todd and his s)n George from priy r
=! la Nm fam.
Atterw ris L. W. hlelcraut. F.rd. llyuscu
and b. Is Su&dah ,e7rd has Gsiacs uas
one a tic party acd iNcy y .i' che hrrc
Gaines kmseIi, Sh'n pf's"d, adui;ich ;he
&C.. IL jlsilcI 70 tie OH r iife" We adj II 81
III y cslul 10 have gee VIII q 'iu + as h"
Was ttrl.ly sXltCd. nrd, haYig ,s:v.r
they we're afraid H. I'D uir v!uirLo".
| Ga Mr.. 0surs " stat, IL r tts uSy
th.. Mr. AID Mra Il. W. N ioi5nI Id Ia L: d
cc1cerGits all luiimacJ bnt Rrrn Mr. T di asa
Miss TgmGi,r t,frTe tie pg.t,i the 10 h Of
April. Mir. uud Mrs hleronstt o,th d. ak & it,.
hir Gaines then re!rso!id Ills sat, lii! ni. sa)iog
he was probably mstskru.
The car, full reader y ii oLca .cc vi q val
uo 10 ;lool CO Mr. G-irs' tc.ti ..0 aihou'
Our shi0S 'urh.r cInm'L's
The qI.s .Un wsy ariSa wis AID Mr. I'D!
acid Mr.. X mj srd tbs i.hy ai.H Iim Z %
!
ohurcats, aud ho eli rot Wish ( leu Ia
their prcscic3 division, 10 lis OWE c:iu:ch All c
lie Nss 'r,ins 10 hcsl. Sill! lpeiher r. esup Was.
that Mr.. ksup is live y SGD tstkAtivu ,ouns
0ap, ard he had tlrenjy b?en trasi GAN y
: ebou, Mr.. TuGd "GRngns Mss X so" sat
Nj. Todd saw No roason t,r giving Mr.. x, MP
40 unnt oesssry ohei @: icr further rcuaiks. La
justice to Mr. Kemp. VITO is ao active mtmba.
Ia the Baptist Church, il shCud b. s.j, ,hst
be s27tr!y Condemned bmse for tossing Mr,
ualucs 10 the way no had. and said no had
done 1t Tor iun aad wthou. the slightest IDEA
OF aoY iuiprcGrlcty between the PAS or esd Miss
Kate.
Mr.. Davis, tho editGr Of .ho Manassas Ga
zatts, says: "lr. Todd ecu ID b ,vs talked with
tie yoC;g lady St Tic ledge il the c. !. ca bust
CESS sss pressing" withous eiViog Mr.. Davis
S2d Gtatr ecssips ohauoo TO ovethesr and
spread abroad tic difficulty 10 the church, exactly
Whist Mr. I'D wished 10 avoi1, and what 9: HE
others ar slSa}s happy to do. Er. DAVIS aso
says he cGui1 haso escorted der homn ard 10
ouo would have shid it wss improper" Oae ct
the Craze charges brought rglinst hlr. Todd
was that ne and Miss Ksto were cc,a i,pslIy
s:o1 walking together ou the street by day. lt
haa. however, already been stated that he ir.
tended " walk hon, with her, tut wsa ecci-
denialIy prevented.
40 effort has been uado by wl;cr 10 the
Sunday Pciyuno 10 dec y. the publ C ard
mako them believe That thtra was to he 20
meeting regarding tho ols.n the mex. day, aud,
ustquenilE, 90 necessity for an istcfview that
DIGIT This IS positively untIoe, IS netioe had
been glVaG CT tho meeting lom the tulpit ca
tao provioul Sabbath.
The statement ty tho 8, III, w,ittr the, Dir,
Todd had private Interview With Miss ftip-
mar at tbs rcsdirg room and in tho ante room
oil the lodge % tuesday, tho 10 h ct April, We
lied. upoo investigation. TO be false.
The Manassas G,z,tts is c,nccrnad BIC use,
When Mr. Todd made up his mind to 6od CUT
vito tho eaYlsdropDer was. he didn't 20 dir, ~
up 10 him and proclaim his intention. Mr.. Todd,
no doub:. had good reason to believe that a man
engaged 10 that SCR: oil business would run ca
6cinG approached, ss nc afterwards did when
Dir. Todd found lin cut By pursuing The
course ho cid, be succeeded 10 mi.l sadips
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