Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-16
The Trial of Garland,

! burg. GarlanQ seemed somewhat more ner
vous than on Monday, and looked much pa
Ter. He occupied the same place, next to
his father, and near him, sat Boswell, who
/ is under indictment as an accessory. Roach |
also charged as an accessory, stood outside
the bar an interested spectator. Miss Nam
ic l.. Hatchett, is in North Carolina, and no
effort will be made TO compel her attend
ancc. The testimony of Mr. Organ was
important, he being IN eyewitness Of the
crime charged, and twas given clearly, con-
ciscly, succinclly and impartially. His ex
animation occupied the greater part Of the
day. He testified that on the morning of
July l4lh he WAS saving wood ut Wedder
burns mill, where he was engaged when
Boswell came to the mill OH horseback.
EaneS, who was present. introduced Bos-
well to Addison. who was also present.
Boswell said: Mr. Addison. gentleman
by the name OF Garland is waiting up there
i'll the road, and wants to see YOU Addi
son said: "All. right" Boswell suggested
that he take some friends along to see fair
play. TO this Addison dcmurred but us
Boswell insisted, he turned 10 witness and
Eancs and said Boys YOU all come on"
The party then proceeded out the Mill road
in the direction edwards road Addison and
the witness together in the lead and Bos-
we'll and Eanes following. After they had
proceeded about one hundred yards witness
noticed Mr. Jones coming after them They
stopped to wait for Jones When Jones
reached them Boswell, who was on horse
back, rode about ten or fifteen PAGES ahead,
and Addison, Jones, Eanes and witness fol-
: lowed together. In this order the party
: came TO Wards road, which is about half
mile distant from Wedderburn's mill Bos-
we'll crossed the road and tied his horse
Just before reaching Wards Witness saw
Garland and Roach coming down Wards
road, from south TO north, which is the gen
eral direction ofthis road. The witness con-
tinued: Just as Wasabout to enter Wards
: road saw Garland and Roach standing
about twenty or thirty yards distant, up
n Wards road; both, Ibclieve, were in their
9 shirt sleeves. AS Addison came in the road
! Garland and Roach reached the entrance of
c the Mill road, At this moment Boswell who
= had been tying hi; horse. returned, and in
i troduced Garland to Addison saying: Mr.
L Garland here is Mr.. Addison, whom you
L wish TO Sc" Garland addressed something
c to Addison and the latter replied bya word
q or two. | did not catch what was said by
either, but noted Addison nod his head as If
in assent. Then Garland raised his hand,
think his right hand as if to strike. As he
d raised his hand Addison stepped back and
T. squared of, as if to ward away the blow
Garland then placed his hand on his pistol
~ which | saw protruding from his pants peck
y ct Us ! came up. It was in the right hip
pocket, commonly called the pistol pocket
Mr. Addison upon this stepped back and
( said None Of that, none of that you can't
e come that on me- When Addison placed
;, himself in Il position of defence they were
l. close enough to strike Addison then drew
&c his pistol and fired; Garland fired immedi-
l. atcly after Just after Garland fired his
ii first Addison raised his pistol to fire again,
1t but il snapped. Garland continued firing,
and Addison attempting to fire, but his
T. weapon snapped. saw it snap several
n times, but did not know that Addison fired
IS but once until was SO informed by him
T. while on the field. After Garland fired his
= first shot he paused for L very brief space OF
n time. then fired several shots in rapid sue
It ccssion. did not count how many. About
Is the time Garland had cmptied his pistol, Ad-
Il Olson, who had been stepping back each
time his pistol snapped, reached small
hickory tree on the side Of the road, about
seven or eight steps from where the firing
e commenced, and was leaning against it in i
,e STOPPING position. The tree was about at
the junction of Wards road and mill road.
$ Garland ut this point stepped up to Boswell
a who was standing hear, and asked him for
If the other pistol or another pistol, don't
know which. Boswell handed him a pistol
y and Addison then stepped intothe road and
" said: 'Gentlemen, foul play that is not fair
l. My pistol has refused to fire but once, and
- have no other Boswell then said Get
:. from behind the tree, or YOU got behind the
y tree, don't know which. At this Eant S
y and Jones stepped into the road in front of
:. Garland and said something did not catch,
= In reply to Jones or Eanes. Garland said:
l. lam satisfied ifyou are Addison, who was
i walking up to It's all, then said Well, BOYS
" | am done for; am shot through the bow
!, els then went to him. This was the first
y time he said he was shot. then saw Bos-
y well doing something to Garlands arm.
took Off Addison's coat, hat, collar and era.
vat, laid them together ut the side Of the
road, and took his head in my lap. Eanes
/ went fora carriage. Garland and his friends
s. in the meantime left. asked Addison
r which shot struck him. and he said
the first shot. Mr.. Hendricks and Mr.. Gal
h lion came up, and Mr.. Hendricks and ex-
n amined Addisons pistol and found one
chamber had been discharged and cartridges
q with mdcntatons Of the hammer on them
in the other chambers" The size of the tree
d against which Addison leaned was brought
INTO question, anu instruction was given by
u, Judge Perry TO have the tree cut down at
the root and brought into court. The let
IL tiers, which have heretofore been published,
were produced and read in court, and den-
titled. The witness testified that Addison
c, told him when the first letter from Miss
llatchett came to hand, that Miss Hatchett
p told him that when Garland addressed her
and she refused him, he Garland said he
= knew why she refused him that one of Adj
g dison's particular friends had told him that
though Addison was engaged to her he was
If only flirting with her, being at the time en-
). gagged to a young lady in Washington. This
Il engagement with Addison was the reason
why she had refused him. and he (Garland)
meant to be rcvcnged On account of this
he( Addison would endorse Miss Hatch
y cts letter.
Witness knew that Addison woe anuauad