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

hs q rCDIiG1 10, Uut Gu oSo Auo" hH"V ue
nisht have to dc. Smith hao Put tbs woa-
oon 10 his pocket AND walked out. Mr..
Weaaon's brother cortoboTaied this s!a:e-
meut.
Martha Miller, an Inmate OF Capitos
Cheeseman's house, testified to nearing Smith
hreaten Phillips; had heard him eey
be would shoot the prisoner. sac repeated
language Of the other witneeses in regard to
smiths assertions about the female portion
Of PhilliDs's family. She, however, ea!d
Smith u.ed the language 10 ,te psr!or,
while the preceding witnesses ss'd tie scene
vas ST other places in the house.
Joseph Beach, magistrate for The q Wsrd,
then testified to Smith swearing on5 war
rant for Phillips arrest.
Berthe Kyle vas placed on the stand to
testify to CERTAIN alleged threats made by
Smith sga;ast Phillips, buS the fsoa that the
supposed menaces wsre uttered two or
sbres weeks prior 10 tina shooting, her eY-
ieuce was ruled out.
The court then took el hours recess.
The court having bsen called to order aud
| the doora being oDened Tide CT human De-
| ings rushsd into the space without the bar.
| la cue miDute by the watch 1t Ta5 packed
so close that breathing must have baen dli.
| Gcuit.
james Kenuey, of WashIuet3 N, spaciai Of
| dCer on tbs steamer 5. !. PsntZ daring tla
oest summsr, kneW beth tls prisoner snd
| the deceased saw the itttsr about Two
weeks before ahoGting cav Phillips on tie
steamer four days before shoe ting; t.lged
sit1 him didn't repeat exact -t-t msnts II
| Pnil!irs ns had heard Smith make; had
made the language mcrs poltl.
| The prieone. was than put on the stSnd.
As he advanced to be swosn he pSesert?d
csreworn, anzIous appearance. He t.st-
fed that be was born In Aiezendtis y
years go,where he had alwaysltved / ! hs
parents. His ietaer had did about six
years ago since which time tao prieocer bad
been tas main support OF els mother arc
sist SIS; be gave lam ooe.haIi t; tsc.tllt0s
oftle money be made. The t-ouoa between
him and deceased dstsd back esVeral
moi ls when be had spoken t, tla latter
and found be was cot comMuhlcs ga
| or friendly; be and dscses:d vst'
ed Capt la Cto.smaa's house; had
| never paid ittsrton t) hesFsay re-
port, regarding Sn;ta's threat ; had
previously been fhsE6s; haG never done
] anything TO deceased the latter had had
h;m arrested twlce--cna tins g. the Gen.
/ tlemen's Diving Park, in Asxsrdia cour-
\ ty, aud once for III alleged assault on TIE
act of both their hTsciioas; as tbs latter
Smith bad appeared al tho thai. examined
ell The witnesses and appeared so bs run
niOg the case; both arrests occurred on the
eame day; had subsequently avoided do.
ceased witness @uu!d Invariably go In the
hcuse when be saw Smith coming af.or they
| had ceased epeeking Witness was hsif-part-
| ner with John HARRISON In the 81 Dorado
I'D . 4
! shooting; etter hearing oil Gmith's threats
wllnees mad no desire to meet hin, having
eeeo shot once before, hs dreaded receiving
another wound; witness then described hcW
Smith, 10 compsnS with John W. GseeEe,
| had met him at the FL Dorado House, Whele
presumably q reconciliation had ttksn
place said Smith mad charged bin With de-
| Ing him dirt /; had told deceased be had noth-
| Ing against hin and they bad taken drink
| together; wien first called oua to meet
Smith he was tremulous, not knowing what
| might follow. Witness sale that he had been
| stok and feverish OF the dsy Of he shooting
and ley 10 bed IDtl 2 Or 3 O'CLOCK; was
excited vas realizing that az Smisn's iaa.i-
CATION he had lost his pGrepharaaia By
which he supported h!s family; went
| 10 The Croesman womat's house about half-
past OF O'Clock, and was tod by her
What Smith had said about hin; at S
| o'clock ne made another visit to tbs hou:e
where the came words Ware repeated to
| him together witt tho threats Smith had
made abous having his blood; sfssr this he
| 1as SO worked up that he didn'G remem.
Der what followed; used 20 20 to B:szton
Smiths to buy tobacco; bod done 60 fer
two years; didn'G remember gong Ia
there ca the night of the shooting !;
in feet didn't know what he
was doiog; didn't reccilect entering Mr..
Louis BTili's rett auTeGf; he nsyer followed
Smi' ~; ci1n't expect met tug him when
he did on the corner If Cameron ard Royal
streets; witness had els tbs Dore do House
and s.arttd for Oslmeg'a es,ooD t. ges
drink; had recognized Smith's f,ierd
and later tba deceased; had exclaimed
"9sorge Smith" or something Of that
sort, and began f.lbg, believing hat
was merely natter OF who
could te tie qnlckes; bad shot
Though fear of biz own persoual safety.
Upon being eros -axamiaed the prisoner
said be d!dn'6 reoolGcj tina s1 sct # con-
ve-saticn between himself cid Mr. o -raon
remembered nothing Of bis talk With john
Harrison cave 20 tell hiai he vas laboring
uader trouble he couldn't tell him had
borrowed tue pistol With which be did the
shootiug from John McGabay, C. friend about
$50 O'clock On the evening of toe killng
had borrowed the Weapon through fear Ct
bis own safety.
After the examination II PAlllips This re-
port closed.
GILLIAN iFFAIgs-Def alto inst, ,tions were
on Saturday cabled Minister Pedro Goatt at