Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-18
Tie phillins Trial

mntGeT, CcEtiEUSb uhObhtSt. tA H.
standing the beavy ulsS WHICH was 'shinE
and the slippety condi!icn OF the stFe' Z, 90.
sidewalks, for Ga hour befors the Ocu.
House doors were opeCtd the ps7emel ~
front of the building vas packe1 10 tne
sjdaualk with an eager crowd ready TO Pile
10 pell.mel as soon as the p6s5sf eway sncnio
be opened. About fee mint is past I'D
O'Clock the proper officer unlocked the door
and 10 less tIms than ii takes TO tell Il the
zoacs Without the bar presented the ssms
sss of hssds 60 noticeable last week. The
Ieqs o; many who he'd taken eests In the
E'ndows dausled throughout the dsy.
The Jury spent most CT yesterday at the
Braddock Houee. but we're taken out ioi
exercise during the day.
The court having been called 10 ORDER
William Norris was sworn ss witness LOT
tle prosecu:i5n. He terrified that om't1
yss in The bsbis Of calling at lis (!hs &C.
nsase d. a, ler'seyerg Gay; vas tbeEe Sh7u'
O'Clock on the morning preceding tls
night OF tie shooting.
Thomas BaIienger 5tifed th,t rs cav
tina prisoner psss Liecs. Smiths house. CD
Fairfax f. going south abort .en minutes
before the shooting
The COMMENCEMENT "a Attorney (Mr. Mar
bury at this jlno,ure noved thh6 the WI,
ne.sss be excluded from tle room ard
brought In siDg'y and placed On the stanc.
Mr.. Burke opposed this. 1t WAS too late
In tho proceedings TO ettempt sucn tnine'
vbsn ihs witnesses for the defense were
about 10 DO csl!ed. The defence had n'g:d
no SIGH procedure when the witnesses tnr
the prosecution we're beiDg examined. III
would Tot bs isif to graft such motion 81
| this late hour.
The court, howseer, granted tbs motion.
Mr.. Btens thea asked sbat such
witnesses as tee prosecution deaircd to eG'
anime be also excluded FROM the room, but
afterwards Withdrew the rsqaeaa.
Considerable tins was c5G while waiting
for ons Lvgsne Mason (ooloredj dsensd an
important witness for the defense. 10 pus in
her appearance, and an officer was sent out
10 look her up. SAe was finally found snd
eecorted into court.
Having been placed on tie etend che said
abe kpaW both The prisoner eAG the de-
CeaseG lived at Cepltola Crossman's house
OF the time Of The shooting Smith used TO
oonas there often cav him tesre especially
moTriass and nignte; sbous wo days De-
| fore tho shooting ehe heard Smith While
| talking with "CspEy" call Phillips very
bad name, eupplenertins this With boset.
! ed conquest oyer the Phi oEef'a sisters and
/ sveiling that his mother wss not inVu!nera-
Bile 10 his Establishments; ssld he would
! uever reet till ne lad Killed him; Witness
| bad sean Pnillps later Ia the day going to
The Crossman wcDan's house, and sub
ssqusn5iy Ia her house had heard 'Cappy"
repeat Whist Smith had said; Philips
locked red and appeared much excited !;
Witneea YVES rather terrifsd at his appear
Il hat oh off
giving him q handkerchief she had washed
| fer him later met him Ia the street. and
asked hirn show about things beloW ?" end
gave him the handkerchief; prisoner had
merely grun.ed snd passed OF like man
In hurry; had heard Smith tell the CEcs5'
man woman she ccud repeat his language
to Phillips; after Smiths ebuiitlon OF wrath
"CsppyD had asked witness to corrcbcrate
bis language; had never eeen eithsr mar
with @ Ii,tol, but had feveral times noticed
one on ''Cappy's" bufeau when Smith oiten
appeared; bsd never beard PD!iips threaten
deceased; one morning while bnttoniDg her
nistress'5 shoe Smith had coma In and said
he had hsd Phillips arrested for blackenine
"Cdnpy's" eye; the latter had said "why
did YOU do ths,?" decssesd replied that he
yoald kill any man Rho laid his heads en-
her, and he wac not present wien the az
| sault was mode; Smith had said he YOU'D
kill PhiIlipa enc Ceppy both; Witness had
| lived in the house since the Isl OF last APP.
Ill and named the inmates OF the honae {;
oouldn'5 recognize the pistol shown her {;
| P1lIiips vas at the hoaee at twenty minutes
past seven O'Clock on the night ofthe shoot
| ing.
Oapltola C2osEman was next called and
all eyes were strained as she entered the
room end passed 10 the stand. she had
perturbed lock end cast heE eyes toFard
every poir of the compass. Alter she had
been on the stand o few minutes her normal
condition retained, however. Witness said
she formerly lived OF 20s Prince sreet and
knew both Pailiips end deceased Smith
had conducted wood yard rjoiniog her
house and had ouJ gate from nis premises
into her house visited her house of-en
witness tod OF the occasions on Which Smith
had had the prisoner arrested Smith had
warned her to let Phillips alone, and she
had replied what Tor ? Smith hsd called the
prisoner a horrld name and had asserted
tbat he bad mpished his dasires With
both bis 81, ,rs and could in ike direction
With his mother haS said nc man could
assault witness ind live; had urged Smith
to leave bsr, eeylng she had had trouble
enough 81 Smiths wife and family smi' h
had been jealous OF Phillips end said he
would put witness In her grave by sx
O'clock bexs morning II she was the reclpi-
ent of Pbil!ips' attentions on the night OF
tbs shooting; had also threatened to have
her sent Get oi toWn witness had drank
bottle of beer With the prisoner on the day
preceding the night of the tragedy aud he'd
told Philips what smith had said sb,us him
in accordance With Smiths positive order
deceased had told her that when the .azz e
dszzle h!s vile had raised had blown eRay
ne would take witness away with him she
latter had avoWed her Intention OF deciil-
log the prefer, aaying no good luck ever
attached to party who caused man to
leave his wife; the deceased had t,d the
Mayer not TO bsvs witness sent ont of town;
had later placed his arm around her, called
her precious and made her kiss him; he,
however. became very Indignant when she
told him not to cone sgslu, especially wiki
the prisoner; she had demonstrated with
him In to no syail iecaased'g r,oI her o,l