Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-10

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ness if her relations with Smi h
and Phillips were of the same
nature. She replied they were.
Witness said she on one occasion got on
her knees and begged Smith to break
off his relations with her, he being q
married man and she averring she
dreaded trouble with his family;
Smiths wife and son had surprised him
in witnesses house and the deceased
had got out through the back way: she
never heard Phillips say anything det-
rimtnt to Smith; she last saw deceased
at noon of the day preceding the night
of the shooting. Witness was much
disturbed while giving her testimony.
and turned her head repeatedly from
the shower of questions propounded
her. She had folded newspaper in
her hand which she alternately patted
on the rail around the stand and bit at
with her teeth.
Lugene Mason (colored) followed.
She said she lived at Capitola Cross
mans house at the time of the shooting;
Smith used to come there often; saw
him there especially mornings and
nights; she had heard Smith while talk
ing with 'Cappy" call Phillips very
bad name, supplementing this with a
Boosting conquest over the prisoners
sister and averring that his mother was
not what she should be; witness had seen
Phillips later in the day going to the
Crossman woman's house, and subse-
quently in her house had heard cap
py'' repeat what Smith had said; Phil
lips looked excited and appeared to be
deranged; had asked him chow about
things below ?" and gave him handher-
chiefs she had washed for him; prison
er had passed on without answering
her; had heard Smith tell the Cross
man woman she could repeat his Ian
guage to Phillips; "Cappy" had asked
witness to corroborate his language;
had seen pistol on "Cappy's" bureau,
Smith being in bed at the time; witness
had lived in the house for some time,
and named the inmates of the house;
couldn't recognize the pistol shown her.
She was considerably non-plussed by
the severe cross-questioning to which
she was subjected, and was apparently
only two glad to leave the stand, as
was the preceding witness.
Joseph Beach, magistrate for the I'd
ward, then testified to Smith swearing
out warrant for Phillips's arrest, and
the trial which followed.
John Weadon was next called to the
stand and testified that Smith day or
two before the shooting came to his
store on King street with revolver,
bought cartridges and and loaded.
Upon being asked jocularly if he intend.
ed killing any one, the deceased had
replied ''no boys, of course not, but did
not know what he might have to do
Smith had put the weapon in his pocket
and walked out. Weadon's brother
corroborated this statement.
David A. Brown upon being ordered
to the stand testified that he was angling
on Lannon'S wharf in company with L.
H. Kell about six o'clock on tho even
ing preceding the shooting; Phillips
came out on the wharf and entered into
with Mr.. Kell prisoners
appearance seemed normal, but he
talked desperately; had thrown a
into the water and subse-
quently said he didn't care d-n il he
were with it in the bottom of the river.
Jennie Roland, sister of the pris-
oner, then assembled the stand. She
said she had been married about thir-
teen years, since which time she had
lived alternately in Alexandria and
Washington. Her mothers family con-
sisted of four-Jeff., his sister Julia, his
niece and his mother. The prisoner
was subject to hemorrhages it was a
family malady, his father and q brother
having died from consumption; the
prisoner had had his head badly in
jured at one time by being caught be-
tween cars, since which time he had
often complained of his head and was
more easily excited than formerly, so
much so that often he couldn't control
witness was at her mothers
house on the day preceding the night Of
the shooting and saw JEFF. come home
and have an excited interview with her
sister Julia. The latter had at first re-
fused to answer her brothers questions,
but finally told him all he demanded to
know. The prisoner was kind to his
mother and sister, especially to the lat
ter, to whom he was devoted, and af-
ter extorting the confession from her
he became frantic, ran into the yard
and finally from the house. Julia was
II years old at the time of this occur
renee. jeff. since the death of wit
ness's father had performed fathers
part to his mother and sister. The
prisoner couldn't read or write. Upon
being cross-examined Mrs. Roland's
memory failed her in reference to the
hour of the day many of the scenes de-
scribed occurred. She lived in Washing
ton at the time of her visit to her mother
on the ED day of July, 1891, but
couldn't remember what boat she came
to this city on nor on which train she
returned home. She thought she left
the city about 7 o'clock: jeff had left
her mothers house few minutes be-
fore witness left for Washington. She
couldn't tell what hour the interview
between jeff and his sister took place.
At this juncture Julia, Smiths alleged
victim, entered the room, when Mr..
johnson, for the prosecution, suggested
that she be excluded while her sister
was testifying. Witness refused to
state the manner of charge JEFF had
made to his sister Iulia. The defense
objected to this and pending the settle
ment of the question court adjourned
until O'Clock.
Court reassembled at quarter past
three O'Clock and the cross-uuestioning