Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-11-20


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lam h. Rsscoe, c,Iored. ct Port robocc,,,
VA. Tor the murder of Cant nohcrt p nv.
an 80 Thursday. sfter calIinr the ,,i,,e.ss,
,s, -late'. ro,,u.,! sold thav r,n,3 n,, ,,,
=, .rjal without Charles I CIem..,,. ;,,;ia,
d, l,.anardtown. who istoo iIItotro,'l w.
,,..,.,-- would testify that vhap Riscna v,ns
delivered to hin by the officer who Ind hi,,,
IN rr,.oiv there was also delivered r. ;hr
fHrra vali.e, in which were The clothes
aud paycra Of Capt Dixon. The defense
admitted that the jaler would give his ;es-
l.m0ny. aud tEat dispensed OF the uece-sity
.or po,tpone:nent on account Of The STATE.
BIT the defense then found that several Of
their witness, ; we're absent. They were
Fruvick Forces, Can't. W. Henry Davis
samuel johnson. CAPTAIN Lewis smith Can
tain Wesley Davis and Frank West. pilot %
the steamer w. W. Corcorau. Counsel
tar defense made affidavit that F.nwicl
Forrest was at the wharf aE AIeysndri.
when the vessel Of Capt. Dixon WAS a!,o,l,
u start on the trip on which he met his
death. He saw large yellow man. carry.
Ing - carpet bag, 20 on board Dixou's y.-
-, aud was told by man named Anderson
tia; the Inau was Can't. Diyon's new hand
There we're with him three men on Dixou'.,
yess" including Capt. Dixon. The other
absent witnesses, mostly captains Of tue.
boats. would testify they passed D:xoa's
vessel at several points on the Potomac
river and saw three men on the vessel
The counsel Tor the State refused to admit
that. ifpresent, the witnesses would testify 10
the facts stated, and the case wGs about to he
postponed n week, when ne defense concnd
ed to go to Trial without the evidence but ii
Will be taken If the witnesses should appear
III tine. This removed the only obstacle 10
proceeding. jury was obtained. after
twenty challenges, mostly BY the de.
Tense, eli but one being from the regular
panel, and three. being colored. The
Indictment contains four counts. ere
charging murder bv blow with club on
the head the second with knife; third, by
choking and drowning; fourth, by assault IN
some way and means unknown. The open
ing statements were made by Mr.. Eammitt
for the State and ez.Judge Magruder Tor the
defense. +. II. unruh, OF Westmoreland
county, VIM. +. Allen Robert Cnrisuan
Captain Edward Harden, f. c. Newton
and others, testified TO finding and eXamin.
inS the remains of the murdered man, while
arrest rave their versions orthe affair Cant
Dixon daughter was ais . r:.t upon the stand
AID testified that the las. en-. saw If no..
,.her was On the 5:h Of Auru.t at her
nome, No. l29 William street Bsltimara
He had been there five DAYS having bscn
away nine months "a q mariner He tool,
away with him on Aupnst : q basket ri
tools and Rjble He hna IN q nsir RI
dark green rants. blue vest aud dark alnpca
coat, flannel shirt and straw hut She
-ewed buttons on the vest, The y4sl was
handed TO her in court, and she identified il
particularly by the buttons sba had
,ewed on, Her father was Is wears old