Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-09-18

witness. thought the arrest was an outrage,
and he intended to bring the matter to the
attention of the grand jury; he did not re-
collect saying 'rally boys,n nor did he re-
collect Mr.. Simpson asking him if they must
pun the stand down; that he had no idea of
inJurlng the commemorative Attorney, and
IN iact did not think at the time anything
ABOUT mr.. Marbury being an officer; that he
was friend to Mr.. Marbury, and would
rather do him favor than iniurc him; that
there was no conspiracy, no riot, and moth
ING toJustlty the prosecution: that he had
seen meetings in the streets of Alexandria
great deal more disorderly than the one
Friday night
T. Henry Simpson testified that he had
no knowledge of an attempt to break up
the meeting; that Mr. Windsor had advised
the men at the old Court House not to take
even stick out to the straightout meeting;
that the men had been requested to meet at
the Court house, as he understood it, to 90
to the straightout meeting, but not for the
purpose of breaking it up; that he did not
wave his hat in speakers face; that he ex-
rected ne lid tr, rally boys" tu;he had no
idea of rescuing the prisoner.
Geo. l.. Simpson testified that he never
saw more orderly meeting: that in fact it
was too quiet for him and he left; had been
IN the habit OF attending meetings where
parties were knocked down and dragged
out, and there were no arrests either, for
| instance the meeting at the old Courthouse;
the meeting where the ballot box was cap
tured, &C.
Fillmore Arnold testified that the only
message he carried from Mr.. Windsor to
Jackson was that resolution was to be Of
fered and that the boys must hurrah for
Mitchell
All the witnesses for the defence gave
about the same testimony.
All the evidence being in, Mr. George A.
Mushbach, counsel for the accused parties,
said he did not think it was necessary for
him to say word, as the case against them
for conspiracy to create riot certainly had
not been made out-no one had been in
jured and no property had been destroyed
the most that could be made out of the af-
fair was case of disorderly conduct, and
the warrant charging conspiracy would have
TO be quashed; he saw no evidence to justi.
f. the sending of his clients on to the grand
jury.
commemorative Attorney Marbury re-
viewed the evidence, and said there had
been violence the stand had been taken by
violence /; the evidence showed that whskey
had been purchased in the afternoon pre-
viOus to the meeting by Mr. Windsor and
distributed to a crowd Of negroes at night
just before starting to the meeting: that
there was no doubt that this whiskey was
purchased by Mr.. Windsor and distributed
to the negroes fur the purpose of melting
them to disturb and break up the straight.
out republican meeting that the acts of the
accused ut the meeting certainly tended to
incite riot; that he, the speaker, believed
the cry of rally, boys" was intended to
rally the negroes to the rescue OF the priS.
oner: that Mr.. Windsor violently forced an
officer of the law aside and made towards
the officers having the prisoner in charge
that he said the man had done nothing and
should not be taken to the station house
All these acts he, Mr.. Marbury, said con
sttuted Il riot, and he believed the evidence
was of 4 character to warrant the Court il
sending the parties on to the grand jury.
The court then retired, and in 4 shor
while returned to the room, and Mayol
ReolShnm said it had been agreed to dismiss
the warrant charging riotOus proceeding!
and lined the accused-D. \. Windsor r
guilty of disorlerly conduct: anu uI,,.,
cofdance with the decision he would reouire
each of the said parties to pay n fine 81 ~
Mr. Windsor here drew roll of bills
from his pocket and paid S25 for himself in.
Guiding the 500 he was fined i'm the mornino
Tor contempt of Court in calling a witness
officer John LAWYER, liar, and S. each fo,
his two companions. Simpson and Jackson
Alter paying the S35 Mr.. Windsor stated
that the meeting Friday night was the
cheapest readjuster demonstration he had
ever had anything TO do with and that Il
the 1unders desired to get UP another of the
same kind he would willing pay S35 for r.
mat when the readjusters got up a meet;no
II generally cost him not less than $50. but
on TINS occasion the flinders supplied him
with torches, stand, and a band of music ali
for $50. '''o gu
Inc conduct of Postmaster Windsor and
MS clerk, Simpson, at the meeting Friday
night, has been the subject of much discus
sion on the streets, and they have been Sc
Verely criticised. Not only are they federal
olhclals, but they are members of party
that claims to be engaged in an effort to lib
eralize Virginia, and secure free ballot and
fair count. Gilchrst, in his testimony said
that If Messrs. Windsor and Simpson were
worthy representatives of ''free ballot and
a fair count party he didn't think it would
be well for the colored race for that virtuous
party to get control ofafiairs. Willis. anoth-
Ell coiored man: said he had never seen col
ored people treated more shamefully in the
worst days of reconstruction. Nearly all
tne witnesses for the prosecution agreed that
II the straightont republicans at the meeting
had insisted upon maintaining their rights
there would have been bloodshed.
Inc Hliisdales have made another effort
Tor second race with the Thames crew