Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-05
LOCAL NEWS.
TUESDAY EVENING, FEB. 5. 1886
sun rises tomorrow at 6:54 and sets
) O6. High water AS q. m. and
100 D. m.
WEATHER PRoBAB1L1TIEs.-For this
section fair slightly colder Wednesday morn-
ing: northwesterly winds, diminishing.

A RIGHTEOUS VERDICT-It is gen.
orally conceded That the action of the
Corporation Cour1 yesterday il sea
fencing Joseph Jones and James Cole
man to twelve years each in the peni-
Tertiary and David Thompson to eight
years was the proper procedure. They
are all negroes who, in the language OF
the old song, "have been there be-
fore,' they having been guests of the
State on another occasion, Jones, it
will be remembered, for shooting
man at Shiloh Church a few years ago.
The action of the court was based
upon the proven fact that at 9 O'Clock
at night few weeks ago the trio en-
tered Sefer Blouse's saloon and after
brutally assaulting his wife by choking
her and placing razor to her throat,
robbed the money drawer and made
their escape. Jones was later arrested
in Washington while in the Baltimore
and Potomac railroad depot, and
Coleman and Thompson night or two
after inDinsmore's alley in the samecity.
Upon being brought before the Mayor
three negro women-Lillie Brown,
Alice Rogers and Fannie Thompson
from Washington, appeared and under
took to prove an alibi for the accused.
The frst-named swore all three men
were entertained at tea at her house
in Dinsmore's alley on the night the
crime was committed, Notwithstanding
the fact that Mrs. Blouse positively iden-
titled the men IS her assalants and the
additional fact that cOlored woman
named Clara Carter averred that she
had met and spoke to the trio in this
city and in Blouse's neighborhoed on
the same night. The Brown woman
said the men began to come to her
house about six o'clock and that all
three were there by half-past seven.
Alice Rogers testified that neither OF
the accused had been out of Washing
ton at any time during the week OF the
robbery although Jones himselfin vol
untary statement said he was here one
aight during the week. In court yes
.erday the evidence Of the three women
varied considerably from that given IN
the Police Court, they on that occasion
saving the tea was given in Grace alley,
and Commonwealth Attorney Mar
bury swore out a warrant against them
for perjury. They were brought before
Mayor Strauss this morning. Lille
Brown and Alice Rogers were sent on
20 the grand jury and Fannie Thomp-
son released in the sum of 5000 for her
appearance when wanted. Jones be-
came very violent after the sentence
OF the court had been pronounced on
him yesterday aud was especially fierce
toward Officer William Webster, who
was one of the officers who arrested
him, intimating that had he been by
himself he would not have arrested
him. The court room was packed with
negroes, many of whom were indignant
at the verdict. One, female named
Sarah Parker, became very abusive
toward Clara Carter, the colored wo-
man who testified to seeing the men in
this city on the night of the robbery.
She was Immediately arrested by Off
Ger Griffin and locked up. Her hus-
band later appeared and left So for her
appearance in the Police Court this
moruing. She did not appear and for
feited her collateral, and Common
wealth's warrant was Immediately is
sued for her rearrest on the charge OF
intimidating witness.