Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-22

,rur Poss HENRY TRIAL.-This was
,b5 fifth day OF the Poss Henry trial at
fax Courthouse. Lieutenant Sui b
,J Officers Ferguson and Wilkinson
a.. me police force of this city, went to
re courthouse to-day where they APP
cared as witnesses. Commemorative
Attorney Marbury of this city was also
PS After the GAzgrTB's report closed
,.e.rerday John Nelson, colored was
.,on the stand. He testified to see
UcClin.ock in the northeastern
n|7,ion OF the city on the day preceding
t,..n Mont of his assault and robbery.
n. wgs 10 the company OF several
r.3-nts of that locality and all were
drinking.
4..,ifiad that the latter never wore a
r,o,,siache, and Rollo Henry, father of
t5e other prisoner, testified to the same
,bing regarding his son.
Benjamin Scrivener swere he saw
Po.s and Henry at the corner of Duke
aud Henry streets at els on the even
; a., If the assault. He said he went
;nfotbe depot and looked at the clock.
Attne night session VIM. Mstthers,
coJ5red. testified TO seeing Poss and
H-prg on Commerce street at CHS
o'cl5ck on the evening McClintock was
a.siul.ed.
Harry Poss was put on the stand.
n ,rnnt into some details regarding
ms alleged purpose of going to Char
jo,trsyiIe that evening; that he had
tried to get passes for himself and
Henry. mad failed, that they had got
teg o. the train but jumped off at
PAYNE street crossing, and subsequent
movements until arrested in Burnett's
SELDOM. He denied all the statements
made BIZ the railroad men who alleged
they heard him allude to McClintock
and saw him aud Henry get on the
train. The prisoner said be got Nc
Cinloc9's knife from Henry.
Thomas Henry followed. he was
with McClintock and Poss in the house
OF man named Rouse and purchased
bottle Of beer for the first named.
McCliutock loaned him his knife with
ynich TO open the bottle. He did not
Know at the time that he put the knife
in hi, own pocket. He corroborated
Poss 5 story in regard to going 10 the
deuot 10 yet passes for Charlottesville,
also about boarding the train and
jumping off at Payne street crossing.
The witnesses We're subjected TO
not discrimination by the prosecu-
tou.
AT halfpast eleven o'clock the de-
Tense rested the case.
A number of witnesses who will tes-
tify in rebuttal have been summoned.
The court met 1880 this morning,
when rebuttal evidence for the prose-
cution was taken.
leonard Marbury, Commonwealth
Attorney of Alexandria city, had
known Burnett long while; knew his
reputation az TO veracity to be bad he
would not believe him on his oath; also
knew Poss and Henry be would not
believe them on oath.
Lieutenant Smith remembered the
night OF the robbery; he went to the
neighborhood OF Burnett's saloon; Bur-
nett did not say anything to him about
the strange negro man; he would not
believe Burnett on oath.
YIN. WilkinsoF, policeman Of Alex
andria. was with Lieutenant Smith on
the night of the robbery. Burnett new
er said anything to him about strange
colored man.
Edward Reid, brakeman, SAW Poss
and Henry on the train on the day OF
the robbery recognized both of them !;
it was between RoDerts's crossing and
Mallow.
After the witnesses mad been cross
examiaed by Mr.. Burke the case was
closed and recess was taken to pre-
pare instructions to the jury.
At four o'clock the attorneys were
still engaged in preparing the instruc.
tons. Argument, it is expected, will
be commenced about i've o'clock and
there will be g night session.
4:30 p. m.-The case was submitted
10 The jury without argument. The
court is now reading Instructions to the
jury.
The impression is that the prisoners
viii be sent to the penitentiary.