Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-16

! hcTeG srd fQuseZ:0 tGSmse.Fes ius0 tIo
soiid naEs end had any lost their iooarg X
/ SECT Gsath would nave followed, ss tssy
wou d sure.y have been trampiei upoG: 10
.eW m,nu:ea i7e hundred psr=ons Lao ~
Sd the space @ithoIs tie bar.
Z. ten minutes psss ten the C21-s "ss
opened Ni,a ite mad &c lal :oincia, O}tz,
&c.
d.. O'Brien Saa sEorn snd questioned oy
the Commonwealth. Attorney. Witness
ktew Smith made poet mortem exanins.
,ior Of bis reIns!us; described the course OF
the wounds; there were si2 bullet ho'es
one saos bad penetrated tne bsck es TIE
eigi:h dorfai verte5ss, nsar the spina! CO..
ump, had trsveresd tbs ccess Upward, cce
Tue euh-ciagien artery. pEssed oVsr tie hfss
rih, bfezEiog IL eud came ous &c that point.
| TGls TGuCd Tas tue imnsdtEte cauae q
death. Archer hsd entered The tezn ur-
der ;he Left arm, en- line @i.n the .pif,
ami FIVE Or ak .aches osioT. nncer tae oleet
muscles, had came cut above the le.i nipple
AID brsied Itself 10 the lefs W.ts.. Tae third
ball entered the ief. shoulder, pae5ed Ia be-
tween The sscopd snd thf1 ribs au5 Taa
found in the chest cavity. The ceseased
had died from internal henoIrhsee. Tie
| si:pess gsa then shoEn tie buLiets. tIfst
bullet gss lhe cLe which cs1aed death, tie
scb.ciayiau artery bsv:r9 bsen severed oJ Il.
Tae thi1d Tccud Tould IN sill probability
raye esussd death, while the seco2d Ess
sure G3si.
Z 70 Hill ~as ze2t placed on the stand.
HIS testimony, in substance. was ss foloH':
He Esd ne. Mr. Smith a. the 20. west
c1Iuer OF Ki1g snd Royai elreets batTeea
niaa ard "a f.pss; zine O'Clock on The
1ielt OF ths irsgedg; ihst be walked
E!ih Snish to Canes' reit uFa,t Thsre
ezca drank glses OF bse;; tnat On Tearing
70 reg G.snt Smith sad be vas eciug
uons, and witness remarked, L Sill Tsik
IS fas al CsmaTcn stree. Tith tcp;" TIA.
they passed up Roysl :t.eet and crossed I
tho eas. side o! the street OF The fs2giug ia
f.cut Of F;she.'s Il re and walked 70 tue
s2ul b .ast corner u Ragal a1d Cameron
s.teeis where :sy halted faisn ccn7ef-
sslion relative 10 private Ga:.ers; .ha.
sEor.ly after reaching The ccrSes s mag,
Whou be recognized as JEFF. Phillips, sp.
proschsd them :icu the nor:h s,ds 0! Came
ron street, aad wes bu. g f=1 fses distant
Ae.ore v;;5esa roliosd biz; ta4I 2hiii. ep.
ps7ent!y started to pass a.c1nd smith aGc
himself, bat ha.ssd, pronounced the Tord:
"Geo:ge Smith," aRd CREW from his Zip
jpockas pistol erd ffo3 "a sOi.h Tho
.tcrued entirely arcuEd a1d ran 10 oiagc-
nal ccuIss toward tie ao:thTes. corner OF
! Cameron oud Roysl a,ree's; .ha. Philips
!ran after Smith aaG f:e1 tHo o. core sto.s
lat tbs se'yeaiing mso; HiirssG ieo seat to
the northees. corEer OF tie slres cad ss
iPhiiipa rescDed lin lie ssked: 81 @, 1sy
did ycu do tts.?n Philips ns6e 70 rspy,
sod Ra5 az .hG. momsi arrested ty p5!ice
cfiicere. C.oss.e1smiled. Pailipa had net
entirely passed entl 1nen be IA de- he e1
ciamation "G:o ge Smlttw Dd1't know
OF any unfrieadlreEs ezis i5g between TIE
t6o mer.
s muel O:lison te fed. Knew Smith;
was the bearer @! message from psrty in
Leaabo:g t, Philip; acueht him, ard wsa
sested Vi hin or / is p OF tie priv. I,
eTop street; lat Whiie delivering tbs m=s-
sage Phillips suddenly sroRe and vailed 10
the corner OF Royal street end crossed 20
the Sc; tleass corner OF tba two streets
where lwo peraons we're s,ardioP; tat IN.
msdisteiy the,eaite: shot Tss hIed bS
Phi,!ipt; saw ons OF tie ueu Hh!rl
stoIrd sid fUn sc.oss t,Tafd ths
rorth6es. corner OF the I es:s c,o5eiy
pn,eued By PaiiHpl who f ed tEo
no;e shots at tie fasing man Whsn
Immediately under tae electric igh !; Re
soW Smith place bic bsrd on bia breast, ex
claim Oh - aud bend bis head over srd
s;s2ger; Witness said to Phillips. ''Jsf, why
did yoa do tha! % The latter nsde 10 re-
ply. Witness cidn'; know i; wss Smith till
Lent. smit5, The brother tf The deceased,
VET 20 Mr. HarloW's ircnt door ard ez.
claimed, Lily God, it's George' Cross e1-
amined. Esd icuud Phillips st tee Fl D.
rado House. Coudn't recognize the pestiss
ou The opposite side CT the street. Pni!lpE's
g. sic Ct mind vas no. Of such nature Sc to |
| -. Fo hat
| ssy!rg, though BE entered into the sotjecs |
discussed vas running bis hand through |
hls haIr (; bad h7ahed isce; Phillips didn't |
ssem per;urbeo might have presented sr |
sppesysrc9 iooIcative OF drinking; had |
known bin u or Il years.
Mary Coleman, colore6, testified that she |
Tss sitting On the step CT grocery store at
the northeast corner OF Cameron aDd Boy 81 |
s.reete cav Mr. Orson and Phillips talk
| leg In irort CT the e. Dorado House sew |
two men stsndins ca the southeast oorner Ct
the streets, but did rot rec:gn'z, thsm sav |
| Pali!ps leave O:rison AID cross to the p!sce !
where The two men we:e atsrdng; esw him |
dra| pis.cl end fire, and cav S man rrn |
toward the northwest corner Of ;hs two |
sir .etf sew PHILLIPS rucning after the mau
| and saH him 6te two more shots; the q Sc
irc man RAJ into Mr. HarloR'd door, and |
| che scres Uec, scQ shortly alterHafo learDeo |
that it vas Saith who had been shot. Smith |
had ducked his head while the shots were
being f;ed. During witnesas testimony che !
elected much merGlmsnt by perss.lrg In in- !
| se.Isrdug 1t with her exclsua.ions 90 :he |
blight OF tha shooting snd wbst o:hers had |
tod her. Crcas examined, che in substance |
repeat, her former deposIlcn, cave thst
abe lc.ersparaed it With moio m!nutise IN re.
gard TO tbs length OF tinc she had heau slt-
| ting In the doar, Z, In oescr!b!Dg Which |
side o, the aaggng Phillips crossed she said |
che didn't know which was cas-. or west.
Peter Laphen knew Smith; aaw him
the night cf the shooting Hi.ness vas 90
Mr.. B. T. Lucas's step ct tbs time;
as9 Pciips srd Ofrisoa In tha docr OF the
E D,rsdo, saw the shooting; tbree shots
ware frsd by Phillips; ,as shots were fse6
| hsf fl,e Smith got under ths electric Iight.