Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-08
~ This section generally fair; northwestez)y
-; "a nrcb.bly fair Sunday.

"a. nrcbably fair Sunday.
scrooL BoARD-Tne monthly meeting
- School Board was held last night, Col.
emi b IN the chair. ,...
Mr., ViaosDt, from the committee on
.obool houses and furniture, reported THAT
S"Gsd discovered 8 leak in the valley OF
IWSas6iDaton building, which dampened the
va and that he had had necessary repairs
"ai,i ha also called attention to the fact
na1t "a name OF Washington school in gilt
tnSe - had not been placed on the bull diog,
le'sv. ,.sen Intended. nnd asked that $40 be
% .-, 49,, lo- soch purpose. Hi5 recon-
Spr!s,;oo q7as aiott d. He also reported
.ha nut buildings @. Ssnt1n building
ere in osd Condition.
rSo :znporinten0eot eubmitted an esti-
- % Thomas Of S27 for repairing such
p hniIdjpeE. which O. Innate was accepted,
"u' s,rk 10 be done under the supervision
w III, committee on schoolhouses and fur
l'i The superintendent submitted special
II NJ the principal of Washington school
.s P,lrtng the ait andsnce in that school.
'1S''c csmmuuicetion from Superintendent
.tpobiIo obstruction Massey urging the CO.
o VI Of ali tho School Boards 10 secur-
W Ans educs;ional exhibit st the worlds
10. .Tas read. Tbs supeii ntendant explain
a. hog the exhibit from this State would be
oo stated ttlt the art school would
9ond snecimens Of drawing, and said that oil
49, cras necessary to be done by the board
s-as IN suDp!y sai.abe and uniform exani-
"oti,n naoe.. Hs was authorized to furnish
sucb prepared paper.
sN- Communication from Misc Yates, prin-
o,naI ~ Lac School, asking TO have cloak
.noro mt in her room n P. atody Building,
.,ss rsce,yed. and authority was given the
ccmmitlee on schoo-houses snd furniture
N have the necessary work done.
Tba superintendent reported thst the
roafs n, Peabody ard Lee buildings were 10
had cordi3n, end the mater wsa referred
n The commi t,e on echool.houses and
Tine clerk pal sutlorIz d to issue sec
ood permle / Fed laws.
The Superintendent reported t1ss the
oll9y In the rear OF Lse building Eas in bad
ordsr. AID tle matter vas fired to the
Ciy Council.
ennerlndect Of Public destruction Massey
In relation TO holding an insti;u fjr white
teachers Ia this city next summer. and ASK
inp II the City Council would make en ap-
propristicD u os.rey ma neCeEssiy HUI
dental expenses therefor.
The sum of S25 wss appropriated for this
npTncs9. spd after the Superintendent had
exhibited specimens OF drawing by various
pupils The bosrd adjourned.
HABEAs CoRPUs.-Tne motion OF Q. L.
Campneii. charged with me killing OF q ).
Hjil. colored, 10 Falls Church on tee 24tb
50 hal
hafore JG2ee D. n. Chichester, OF the
County Oouti, to-day. Messrs Jonn dooae
and Il ". Moore sppeared TO- Campoeii
sad Me5srs J. IL. Johnsoo ano '. N. Love
ior ths Commonwealth. A number OF w.t.
nesses were examined, Including the Io"n
Sergeant of Falls Church, VITO testified that
pravous to The shooting Hi pus one mana
or CsmobelIs arm or on his buggy eEd
win the other slapped him Ia The face;
also that nothing had previously pasaed pe
tween the two msD. he undertook 10 ST.
rest Csmpbsil, but the latter assumed
mensciDg altitude and told the witness 10
stand back, ct the same ;irae rsising hi5 pis-
tol. Lstsr witness arrest sd bin at his house.
He virtually admitted there was much ex'
element In the town, especially among the
negroes SONS of whom we're armed, ana
that they made demonstration 10 front OF
Camphell's house. Mr.. DixoD, another Wilt
asss. testified that previous to the killing,
lampheiI and colorad man -Damed Btice
Iad bean engaged 10 heated talk, snd that
when the former met Hill he called him
some very ugly oapes. Brice was naxt call
al and stated that before Campbell met
Hit be had abused the witnese, Mr., Veitch
and Hi; that upon Hill arriviog on the
acene cy;tness esld there's Hill; tell him
what you told me-" Campbell then used
uQiy language toward Hill aud the latter
replied Don't csll me thet napae." Camp
bell repeated the language, when Hal sep''
ped him aud the shooting followed. several
other witnesses we're examined, but ths!r
testimony varied bnt little except that oil
Young white man, who testified that ne
beard Campbell cay, 90 the 2lst uit., that
he would shoot Hill. At 2 O'Clock recess
was taken. Able arguments were made by
Me.srs. Goode and Moore for the defence
and Mr.. Johnson tcr the Commonwealtb,
Mr.. Love not speaking. Mr. Campbell was
then admitted TO bali Ia the slm Of $4,000
till the next term o; the County Court, Mr..
James Gould, OF Prince William county, and
Mrs. Campbell becoming ME sureties oa
the decision OF the Judge being announced
Mr.. Campbell received the congratulations
of his ftiende and subsequently lsft for
Washington.
Mr. Camphell's many irisnds are satisfied
that no would not have shot Hill except for
the gravest provocatioo.
F1sBTowN AND VICINITY. Fish
town has never changed It's location, mspy
tto vic nj "a n