Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-10
,Gt:e aiiiirg OF Or. T, c. Rfsdduy,

q p9rEoas cd n.o.sd to force their Hsy iato
tho polling rucul ior tla alleged rurp9se Of
seelrg tie v5'as oCuoted. Dr.. Msddry, who |
vas 8. lie wi3law .! the polling room, en- the
cU!atc. objected TO the eItrarcc ct srynDe.
So E5oa az liz declared his purpose ,:.oro were
LOUD cfiau to "so for hidl aori taks him away :"
'Eo has 70 business here" and similar tx-
nrc:slo0s. An instant rush md moioa eosuei,
daring which two shots were fred, both Of them
taking lft,cs 10 d.. MadGuS' lett lex. Ito IL
mediatelY left His post IS stn'iael aud wint to-
pard 81 open door 10 tho south cad of thu
house. fighting his way through the crowd
which bisGt hlG.. rs 30 tGroed Tho corner Of
tla house volley of shots wss 6rcd, one Of
them inflio;iug tic wound OF Hhioh no died
g few minutes alter he was lifted inta ths
house.
When he fell Lis rcsolvof Was ioucd 10 bis
licd, but his friends Cain that 30 chamber of
It vas found discharged. Ga this poiot there
aro conflicting statements. Some say thEs TITO
first shot vas fired by d.. MatduX. while
othofs positively deny it.
TIC political contest #h;ch cos. DE-. MnGtlux
his Ito had excited bitter ieeling between tho
corteGGiog parties interested for several weeks
previous 20 tho tlto.icD, each wing doipg its
u!mcs! 70 secure the triumph Ct its respective
candi1sio for the Legislature.
A3o.hcr aoctu;t says: Dr.. MadduX. in cau
Tiany With sovtr,l non from Baltimore, wen: to
Ojontoa on Monday in tho interest CT General
| Bend sad took Up ;h2ig quarters 10 tho house
ncHe0mcis .ona!ECd indoors altogether, The
| polls opened on tuesday norri0s ard the
| eaiIo!i7g began. Everything progressed
| ,,.l ,l,,,;1. Tho :,
sigaa having hccH shoHn by Any oEu in
| .!.o vicinity Ssvo tY d.. Msdduz, who, it il
alleged. oa tHo dif!e!en. occasions had angry
| nara5 with parties standing near tho voting
;lsco, hb0u! fifteen minutes before til, pelis
! closed 10 vent TO inc window aud took up his
| 2CsliiOn ihcro, rtmsiniGg uoti tho sash was
| oTtrsd and the judges within began to c0u1t
F! the vctoS. Daring tho DAY =. john Bowie. re-
| nGhicsn candidate tor tho Legislature. asked
| ;h.t hs be ailoTCd, with Gen. Bjad, 10 enter
tho rccai whore lilo box Ess. il order 10 zee
ito tajlDIs o1urtcd but Ia WAC uoS pelmii
| cJ 70 20 50. Ait:r the closing Of the window
aera;H If tic c!oSd Outside began 70 ciamcr
| iir admission iato tho house, anl Insisted that
! hcp b. granted LAat permission.
Dt Madduy, who WAS still al the widow OF
tii4 jcao!ure, il il siicged, tyolsimtl. "I'll be
| ID il apy ono shall get 10 u ct tho same
| nm: ilc5G shot, which. it is claimed, went
| ;;ig1ug ;:io COS! of ono Charles Hamilton. who
Vas GiarG;rg near. MsdluX then started for
ha ,i01r o. Tho south tldo CT the dwelling. and
When .uIaina tho northwest caracr of tho house
| fired sgsp, tho shot this limo being answered
| by Y0llep from tiioso behind. Tho Doctor
| ictl naaF Inc Steps leading toto tho house on
the sou,l! eud. anG against tho wall. lie was
soon afterwards carried into she plrlor aud died
| ~ n Tow ~ Der, uiibnnt cpnbl-;pn
very dark Ia tho vicinity, eLd those in the
cI0*i Who fred could DO; DO Identified
Tho rtvi LIVER which DR.. Maddux had WHOM
| ioutd is OF tho cid stylo Colts pattern, and
IL tho ono with which ho killed Henry
| Turaer Oxen in November. 1865. ia this city.
| This wel!-knoWn iucd, which, aitcr II years.
DiX0a net his death at Maddu2s hands IVES
| 1t i5 said. caused by the former having severely
beaten 40 cid gentleman named philips, who
was friend of tho MndduS f.mily. Al order
fer the arrest Of tho accused was issued hut
20 ono would undertake 10 execute il. DR..
| Eindduy, who wsB thea about 90 years OIL, re-
turned to his parents homc after having grad
| uatod at tho medical school at Winchester, and
90 learning tho state of things offered to arres
DISon, who then lived uoar Rnotortown, on tho
| Manassas Gap Railroad. llo sant word 10
Dixon that on certain day no would viHit him
ter tho purpose OF carrJiog ont his throat 40.
c3rl;ng 10 promiss % The day specified ho set
| %uS icr ID 1on's end had reached the house,
| 'fMCn tho proprietor appasrd on The porch aol
fred st yGurg Maddox. the load lodgioc III his
| ntik, o.ui:ng i'm to DO under medical treat
CO had lei; inut part OF tho country. end tho
| stI.i7 qrie:cl dow1. About fourteen years
a'teT, ~ Ndvcmbar, 1865, D!. Maddux vas
s;opoiae d; Tho Mansion Hous, in this city.
| E!i:"!; rsaa :nrn kept ty Sanders 4 MaGduy,
tho Inicr br0ihOr Of tho Doctor, wheu ono
c72aiae he YES Informed By his troth,r, Mar
| tin i;ad lux, that Dixon was 10 The hotel olIco.
Tho Dnoscr went immediately 10 tho cfic,
'9GcTn D,Z1n, '7ho Sas thea q paymaster 10
lie LATED States army with the rank of ma
| Ter, w.2 sitting in etmnsnY 1i.h several army
cftiaeti and cI!iE:Gs, ahd approaching hig
| seq d his Wii5ters, threw back bis had and
deliberately slst in !ia face after which he Or
| tc7ca Dixon to defend himself, ut tho Same
| tia:2 drawing revolver. Dixon threw up bic
| :,a1d5 Hnd said, "FOr Gods sake Dco:cr. don't
ahoos nc. | an 30. armed" Ito D5cor
haaGcd his Weapon TO mis- brother Martin, who
was Standing al his side, and INN. lialcly sot
upin DizUn, administering to him terrible
;hTeRAnp. The combsttants woro separated,
sna 'hat right Dixon wont to Washington.
s'on days Ri;cr he returned TO Alexandria aud
| waited ut tho corner Of Royal and Cameron
| s.rccta fer tho appearance, OF DR.. Maddox. who
| Usually drove alo4s that way 10 tho aittrcoou
With bis wife. While visiting no lad talk
@iti' gentleman who kept tobacco aloro at
Tho corner, and rcE.skcd that Meddux bad
5os yat come ao1g Mr.. Griesby, knowing the
| o5u.ity hot4ccn tho two mon, closed his store
| ard osrtcd 10 inform Dr. Maddux of his antsg-
on:9t's presence 10 the CITY. Ga he way no
laei ;hc Doctor, aal whio telling him the "a.
!aEo Of hin Grand ospied Dixon coming down
The street. Both mon fired sinultano ousy.
DiZoa'a ball striking Msdduy 10 tho log, and
tho la'tcI's two shots entering his
adVersary'S wsist, so near that tho
wound seemed as if malo Only With one
ball. Dixon died Eexs morning o. tho
City Hotel, Msddux WAS tried and acquitted,
4 CLERGYMAN kssAULTiD.-Dr.S Irennus
Primo relates tho following incident which oc
CURED recently:
"a dey or Two ago was in car on the Rle-
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