Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-06

VINO was an old man, owned the house
which he had occupssd for number Of
lived With 1 him nsm s,ou Ma III. 4os
man led tn tteI <8caunter with jackson,
which resulted hNals using q revolver.
The affair occu1 shout 1870 o'clock IN
the afternoon, I'd the victim died at the
Georgetown UmSelStty Hospital four hours
later. IA
It was said wee had number Of DIM
culties about thk 3roman. On one occa-
sion he was arrSd and fined $50 for car
rying pistol. 4tahat time he threatened
to kill q man, aAdAhe row was about the
woman. A number, of times he expressed
the fear that he would lose Mary. and each
time he got intp trouble. Mary took an
active part In me row. and for using an
ak and club onsa nan she spent time tn
Jail. z& II
Alexander Jackson, who was about thirty
five years old. came here from Brunswick.
Md. few months prior to the fatal en-
counter, and worked on the Rockville cleo
trio road. where Vale was also employed.
He boarded two doors from Wales house.
on her Friday night, January II, and Vale
returned home and found him there. A
war Of words but no blows followed.
Soon after the deadly shot was fred Police
road. The latter showed where he had
thrown the pistol. but 1t could not be found.
Mary Ellis was arrested and held as
witness.
he fired the shot IN seif-defense.
The bullet passed through Jackson's ear
and was foun in a fiattened condition at
the base of the brain. Death resulted from
had passed through the brain.
Calls to See jackson.
1t was stated that the day Of the shooting
Vale called at the house where Jackson
boarded. and inquired for the latter. Jack
son refused to go out and Vale thereupon
entered the house.
Vale remarked to Jackson: You didn't
treat me like a man.
Jackson objected to having anything to
say to the old man, but the latter insisted
on talking. The name of the woman. Mary
Ellis. was mentioned, and Vale said:
"Mary's dressing to go to church now.
Why don't you dress and go with her?'
vale then dared Jackson to go with the
woman. Several times the old man said:
am going to light your streets up"
Vale finally went out Of the house and
five minutes later Jackson also passed out
into the yard. The trouble was renewed by
Vale.
Jackson was on his way to the rear of the
lot. when Vale approached and inquired:
DO you want to see me?'
Jackson said nothing, and the old man
added: Il ought to have kicked you when
L caught you in the house the other night"
Jackson picked up a stone and threw it.
He was STOPPING to pick UP a second stone,
when Vale, who was near the middle of
the street, took his pistol from his pocket
and fired one shot.
When the first stone was thrown Vale
was walking toward Jackson, using threat
ening language.
Makes q Threat.
One of the witnesses who appeared at the
trial testified that he heard Vale start the
trouble with Jackson and use considerable
profanity. After accusing Jackson of caus-
ing trouble in his family he remarked:
You hog face ---, I'll get you before
the sun goes down.
The witness told of threats made by Vale
Jackson's home with his hand on his re-
voiver After going to a store and pur-
chasing cigar Vale returned and went in
front OF Jacksan's house He invited Jack
son out. and when the latter refused the in
vitation he went in Later he was in his
house when he heard the report of a pis-
tol. Witness remarked to friend:
There, Nese has killed Jackson. He
said he was going to do 1t. and he's done
Mary Ellis ran out and shouted: Hes
killed Jackson" 81
Vale said: Yes, and killed him on your
account"
Mary told him he. was liar" Vale
then repeated number of times:
i've killed a niger
The trial of Vale was begun in Criminal
Court No. the 22d of last March. Two
days later verdict Of guilty as indicted"
was reported. Attorneys Hewlett and
Walker the 18th of April argued a motion
for a new trial. Justice Clabaugh, the Both
OF April. overruled the motion and SEN
fenced Vale to be hanged today.
Counsel made strong effort to secure a
Communication of sentence, but notwthstand-
Ing recommendations In favor of the con-
demned man by the Jury and the court,
Attorney General Griggs, after reviewing
the facts In the case at length, urged that
the President not interfere.