Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-01-27
aid he did not see Curtin,
os,er that Saturday night.

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h.. went up town and finally went to
Wash Jackson's hotel and went to bed.
Joseph Drew identified picture as
that of VIM. J. Mccartney, better known
AZ Lucky" He said McCahrey ia now
in MontreA Canada.
Wm. Dudley, brother-in-law OF Cur
tib. said he was with him in the
Tontine. When they leit Cartin, Foster,
Meeks and another man went toward
Lee street anu witness and several others
went up town. He said he knew
sLucky' McCaffrey and be was not in
the crowd. In reply to questions ne
said that Curtin wore light SieIson
hat and brownish suit of clothes.
Walter Brown was then called. DE
said he was in Richmond Christmas
Eve. Did M know George Curtin.
He WAC asked II he had said that the
CITY Council should offer reward aad
said that he had, hut could not recoileci
to whom.
Charles H. Robey said he didn't see
Curtin that night; and worked unit! l
a. m. and went hone.
Bessie Carter y.as called ia and identi-
fed Robey a. having been in her house
between II and II 80. Robey said she
was mistaken and he could prove his
whereabouts By the electric railway train
sheet and the conductor OF the tram.
He admitted taat he was in AlexandFia
from 1918 until 1850, hut was witt
! his train.
Cart. H A. Simmons saw three men
standing under the ice chute In front OF
Reardon's office between and O'CLOCK
Saturday night, but couldn't recognize
them.
Geo. Leonard, who is employed at the
GAS works. said Otto Hicks told him th't
q Young man told him that Willie Man
kin had said that he was standing with
in 30 feet of the man who cut Curtin,
Int that he would hang before he would
tell it.
Otto Hicks said he did not see Curtin
on December 80 He said tast "The
Snlton had made the remark which Leon
ard had repeated, except that Mankln
had used the words, "cut With halchet.
Sam Hennion was called, but the OF.
Gcers reported that hq was too drunk to
| get up the steps.
william Roberts Said he was in a
house on Princess str Pet that saturday
night with Jim Fegan, Howard Hardy
1 =. I SEE
| Curtin. When they came out there was
a row among some men He recognized
the voice of Leroy Beach; was too Tar
away to recognize their faces.
Gorge Wood claimed that he went
home about $50 the Saturday night be-
fore Christmas aud did not come out
again that night He said he did not
see his brother Guy Wood that night
He LETT home about noon and went Ia
| the ark. Harry Massie was the only
nerson he saw there. He was positive
tha, he was not in the TOntine Saturday
night.
| II had been learned at this point tina!
Charles Robey was relieved at $3.50 Sat
urday night and he was again called.
| He said his testimony was based upon a
a telephone message from the dispatcher
lin Washington and the dispatcher had
evidently made mistake. lie was posi-
| tive. however, that he was not on Lee
street that night.
| Alpheus Robey said he was in the
Tonline the evening OF December "a
and lief, about ] 80 in the morning. lie
named number of people who were II
| there but didn't see Leroy Beach among
| them; said he played cards that nigh
with Geo. Wood.
| Wood was called and was identified
| by Robey as the man he had played
cards with. Wood still stuck to hl
story that he was at home that night
Robey named the men who were in TIT
GAM. When he left the Tontine, hi
said, he went home.
Il Walter Brown was recalled. He sal'
he had talked with Joe Mills about th'
Curtin case; Mills had told him tina
Fannie Kinbal put Osborne and Ryar
, ont of her house; couldn't remembe
, whether Mills had said she put CurliI
ont. said he didn't think Mills mention
ed the date
Hylus Osborne, of 1920 Gales street
/, Washington, took the stand. He said h
had been with Curtin eariy on the morn
lug of December % in the "little brick.
, Jack RYAN, ne said, WAS with them
He said that the last time he saw Curtl
was when he left him on The street
Joe Mills was then allied. He SAT-
he thought he saw Curtin IN Fannl
) KimbalI's sunday morning between
. and 8 o'clock with Osborne and Ryan
: Fannie nut them all out shortly beior
| 3 O'Clock and he went home. He sal
he went to the ark Sunday morning
n "Babe Mills and Harry Massie, n
5 nephews, had row on the ark tbs
It m )rning.
I'll Fannie Kimball was asked what nigi
| Curtin. Osborne and Ryan were put OF
i of her house. She said it was on FrIda
t night and Joe Mills was there Saturda
! night. MI.
q Mills said he is never in town frlda
/ night and has moi been since last Al
G gust He WAS positive that 1t was ~
8 nrday night that he saw the three mel
1t John Kersey testified that he was VII
/ Officer Garvey when the latter sweI
t some Snow from the end OF Ler'
q Reech's ark and there was large sp
i Of blood.
n Court then recessed until o'cloc