Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-22
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r.,,r OF MIKE THoMAs.-The trial
Ia! ,S.le Thomss for murderously as.
3 r'a his wife last February was
SUI in the Corporation Court to-
r-'' Thomas was brought into court
by nsnnly Sergeant VIM. Webster.
;, e.. The me empauneling of the jury,
y; 1S' aopari Marbury, Common
VI Wins Attorney, opened the case by
', ,;,inr the attack by Thomas upon his
.-..', and the previous and subsequent
w s-' ~ Of the accused. Mr.. G. L. Boothe,
S 2s.O; counsel, followed, stating,
-ao other things, that Thomas had
3 ,Dooysared his wife's unfaithfulness,
.si he. for some time, had reason
s' .a.oect, and that his action was
~ soerialuced by Mrs. Thomas's own
.a1nct He further said he could
.'1na' that the accused had not pre-
..syii-sted The attack, but that it fol-
; l- from his interview with his wife
wv ~ ,be morning he assaulted her. DR..
y Ines the first witness for the Com
s.y,nwealth, described Mrs. Thomas's
,,,1jr;on after the attack. He said
~. bea',b had been permanently i'm
-,,4i and that he was continually
;,sinc pieces of fractured bone from
s.r head. Mrs. Thomas was next
.a,ad on the stand. She stated that
h. husband had sent for her on the
~, OF the attack for tbs purpose
= letting his clothes. She went to
,5s house and was upstairs when her
5a.band, who she thought was on the
ia, floor, suddenly appeared before
5sr He began to upbraid her by tell
M, her what John Truslow said about
her which WAS to the effect that had
Ia such q wife he would kill her. He
.spped her while she was near wash
tsnd and then discharged a pistol at
.ar She remembered nothing more.
.Irs lucinda Dean, who accom-
anied Mrs. Thomas to the house
sard the blow from the axe and
card Mrs. Thomas fall. Pistol
h5.s followed. Messrs. Augustus Dean,
has. Dean and Norman Treakle fol-
WED The last named in his evidence
LEGGED that Thomss's act was not pre-
leitated, as he had found him in
cod humor few minutes previously.
be estimony of the others was imma-
rial. Thomas, upon being placed on the
and, said he left Alexandria for New
srsey in December. He returned to
d. city in February. On his return
q found his wife at her mothers.
hen she first saw him she said: II
nit see what brought you back" The
.xt night after the couple had gone
me and had retired his wife said,
Why don't you get an oyster boat and
down the riVer?" The next day
tness had some clothes to wash, and
K his wife to wash them. She re-
sed by saying that she was unable
do work of that kind. She then
L home to go to her mothers, and
er in the day witness happened to 60
ere when he found her washing shirts
longing to Chas. Cochran. That
,ht he did not 60 to her mothers
;idanca bnt hid himself in the mar
t house alley. Soon after he saw mis-
fe come up the siley and go in her
,ther's house. Thomas left his place
hiding, and stole noiselessly to the
mt door which is partly glass. In the
)m was Cochran with his wife's arms
)und his neck. He saw her kiss him.
EN- Thomas left, went out the alley
King street, thence to Fairfax, and
t his wife q little later on Fairfax
eet, and accompanied her home, but
i nothing whatever of what he had
N. After arriving at home he found
At she had been drinking and accused
r of it, which she did not deny. The
xt day he resolved to separate from
wife, and ordered her to get her
thes. In the meantime Thomas had
de arrangements for the disposal
his personal property. His wife did
come for her clothing, although he
ited all day for her. He then re-
ed several instances where relatives
his wife had informed him of her IL"
city, and stated that next morning
ZEN he accused her of disloyalty she.
q defiant manner, acknowledged all
urged against her and averred that
6 was determined to continue her re-
ions with Cochran. He then grab
4 her by the right arm and has no
collection of what followed. Judge
Jrton ruled out all evidence of mat
rs which happened up to within fiji
en minutes OF the time when Thomas
sde the attack upon his wife.
After the evidence had been heard
E case was given to the jury and
urt took recess till 2:30 o'clock this
ening
At go o'clock the jury, of which
r. Il. w. P. Garnett was foreman, re-
rned into court and stated that they
d agreed as to the guilt of the prison
but not as to the term ofpunishment.
ley were then sent back to the jury
Om. While waiting for the jury to
turn, Thomas sat in the prisoners
X and conversed with several per-
rs whom he knew.
At lbs the jury was still out. 1t is
!derstood that they are hung as to
neither the punishment shall be 5 or Z
'ars in the penitentiary.
I'm. p1.r1 10 Scunn1S The closing