Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-09

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SHOOTING ADMINISTRATION excite.
uept sas created last Saturday evening by
the shooting of young man named Jetfer
son Phillips, of this city, bS Fratk F. De
l. a, of r chmond. The shooting occurred
IN Union street, between King and Cameron,
and in d few minutes crowds had collected
in the ueighborhood. 1t appears that the
sHerca ion grew out of game of cards
which had been engaged 10 the day before
batgeea Phillips and DtlIee, in which the
latter mad lost between $50 and 20, money,
il is said. which belonged to Mr.. ]. II. Cha
teigne, publisher of the Alexandria City Di-
rectory Surprising he had not been dealt
fairly with by Phillips, DeLea went to Brod-
beck restaurant, at the foot CT X ng street,
aaortly after six O'Clock and called out Phil
ps, who was in the house. and the pair
proceeded up Union street. Upon reaching
Mr.. J. II D. Shoots Lumber yard an alter.
cation took place, Del,ea accusing his COM
papion of cheating him out OF his money The
dav before asserting that The game Of cards
had not been conducted fairly Words en-
sued during which Phillips called De Lea
liar The two men clncbed and
fought for few seconds, both falling to the
ground. Uoon regaining their feet, ID, Lea
drew a pistol aud fred al his adversary
twice, 10th shots taking effect, one ba
striking him in the right arm ana the other
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penetrating the lungs. Upon being shot,
Phillips arted TO run, and rushed into Mr..
Shoots counting room, when DeIea fired
the second shot. Attbis iuncture the great
es excitement was produced in that locali
ty especially in Mr.. Shoots counting room,
the occupants OF which s;ampeded in order
to avoid injury. After the shooting DeLea
walked TO King street and out to the wharf,
where he was arrested by Officer Nightin-
Gill and taken to the station house. A
crowd soon gathered around the wounded
man who began expectoratug blood, and in
a short time DR.. Powell, who bad been sum-
moned. arrived and rendered all the tempo.
yary surgical assistance needed, after which
he was removed TO his residence, on Royal
street. Philipe's injuries, though danger
Gus, are said by Drs Powell and O'Brien, to
be not necessarily fatal. He slept comforta.
big last night but to-day his symptoms were
not so favorable. DeLea was former stu
dent at ST. Johns Academy, but has recent
" been living with his father in Richmond
He came to this city on Wednesday last to
deliver some directories. He was under the
influence of liquor when he shot Phillips
and when he became sober seemed much
distressed at what he had done.
This morning preliminary examination
was held before Mayor Downhsm, when
Mr.. J. ". Holt appeared for the Common.
wealth and Messrs. l.. Marbury and A. w.
Armstrong for the prisoner. Young De.
LEAFS father arrived from Richmond this
morning and was also present at the trial.
Several witnesses were examined and testi-
fed In substance to the above.
Charlie Crook said he heard the shots and
on going to the door of Mr.. Shoots Office
was run over and knocked down by Phil
lips who entered,
w. A. Smith testified that ne heard the
reports OF the pistol and saw man fire the
second shot; one man ran into Mr.. Shoots
office and the otner fred at him as he did
go; witness men got out of the way; later
ne vent back to the ctfice and found Phil
lips wounded, who said DeLea had shot
him: ha seen Phillips on the railroad track
five minutes before the shooting.
Geo Evans said he was in Mr.. Smoots
office when man ran In and got in the
vault; he heard the shooting but did not
see it,
Stephen Bennett, colored. said he saw two
msn tussing and thought they were play
ing one go up AMI ran and fell, and he
then heard the pistol the man ran into the
office.
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ling they broke loose and ran ; DeLea ran
aud fell and Phillips after him DeLea got
up and fred at Phillips
Geo. Ayers testified that DeLea and Mat
Williams came into his store on Saturday
evening aud that DeLea bought a pistol,
saying he wanted 10 shoot some cats; he
could not say that the pistol exhibited was
the Que he sold prisoner.
French ) moot heard the shooting Phil
lips came into his Office, jumped over the
rail and ran into the vault one OF the clerks
had gotten into the vault and Phillips jump
ed In on him; the interval between the shots
was two or three seconds.
Dr. X c. Powell said he saw Phillips at
Mr. Smoot's office he had been shot twice,
once ia the right arm and once in the LETT
side below the lower end of the shoulder
blade, the ball passing into the lung; The
wound in the arm was not serious, but the
other was, though not necessarily fatal. He
exhibited the ball which he had taken from
the arm, and which had been hittened
against the bone had not p-obed for the
oher one, as it would be dangerous TO do so.
The Mayor, after bearing the evidence,
sent the prisoner on to the grand jury, and
he was taken 10 Jail.
This evening young DeLea was brought
before Judge Stuart on writ of habeas cor
pus sworn out by his counsel, who asked
that the prisoner be released on bail. After
hearing the testimony of DR.. Powell Judge
Stuart adjourned the case till Thursday to
await the result of Phillips wounds.
DeL-s was then taken back 10 Ill.
THE TYPEWRITER CoNTEsr.-Oa Satur-
day night last the judges appointed by Mr..
John S. Beach to award the 500 Hammond
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