Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-28

Robinson wear the brown ulster Wnicn
she had identified as belonging 10 john
sou.
Counsel LOT the prisoner tdfd 10 bring
out the isct that Robinsoa hsd &isIsd
several people, bnt The evidence wa ef-
clnded.
Policemen Ferguson told Of tSo men
wearing light 0verensts and l'ghs hs''
running through all alley siIer he SIS
sanlt on Nicholson, and said hd And ses-
eral Others gave chase. bur the mea go,
away. He, smith and Garsey plrea
the women under arrest and Smith 'os
them 10 The police station Al the request
of Garyey. Witness said be WIS watch
ing Bells house when there Were shots
on King street, and heran to that point.
Officer Ferguson tesEifed that Wash.
Jackson had told him twice that ne
knew It was johnson who shot smlih.
He sl4o sisted that johnson hsi talked
freely and voluntarily on the way from
Harrisburg. lie said johnson claimed
that he was shot at tho time Nicholson
was assaulted and that he sTeut the
| night at the race track aud came BACK
Sunday night, went to R95inson's room
and got two revolgers and then went 70
Philadelphia. Mr.. Ferguson said john
son remarked that he expectoi that he
had "a we'll plead gnilty, but ssid al
they hang me they oughs 70 hang Rod
inson." sir. Ferguson IVES oross-ex'
| amiued at considerable length by coun'
sel for the prisoner.
At this point Dir. Brent asked Tor q
recess in order that he migia coDsnlt
| with some new witnesses, and at l2:4O
conrt adjourned 10 meet agsin at l;4'
p. IN.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
The first witness called at the alter
noon session WIS Policeman Gstvey.
who was with Smith when he was killed.
He first saw Smith about 9 o'clock.
The witness and several other officers
we're detailed TO the circus grounds. he
was in front of Mrs BIouse's with Fer
GIBSON when there wero shots across the
way and Charlie Smith told him that
| Nicholson had been. assaulted. lie
loarel Smith his black sck aud the two
pursued the men until they we're com
pdlIed TO give up aud they then followed
the women. He sal ) they ionnd them
at peck's store and he turned Them over
TO Smith 10 he taken t. hesdqnarl ere.
McCuen iOinei him and then left him
and he located Johnson IN the crowd.
Johnson, whom the witness said he knew
well, went TO Washington Jackson's
without an Ogerc0at snd ~ short
Time emerged, wearing long ulster.
When Johnson reached 8 point neir
the boiler he arrested lin, but could
not reach the side on which the negro
carried bis gun because Of lot Of
lboards on The sidewalk. lie WAS es'
IcOring the negro 10 Jackson's 10 have
| him identified when Smith ined HIN.
THE negro wheeled suddenly and fired.
land witness thought the mau who Il u
| was McCuen. He had lost his gun 10
1.-THE excitement and Gale ] our, as we'll
AZ he could rectlleci, "kiil that man,
+, he has killed McCnen.
| Ga cross examination Ivy Mr.. Bfnm'
hack Garyey said he meant by saying
THAT he "knew johnson welP' that he
| had been watching him for several
weeks, suspecIing him OF being policy
runner. Mr.. Garvey was subjected to q
through cross examination by counsel
| for the prisoner, during which Tue Wit
ness pointed TO The prisoner aud said.
ia know that is the man that shot
ISmilh." The witness testified that
johnson shot three times; the last two,
Ihe believed, being intended for him.
Carey said he wouldn't know Roolu'
| son If he we're to see him, but he was
positive that The prisoner Was the msu
| he sir 4 d and The msn lie frtest d Hsr
| the msn that fired The shot that killed
Smith.
Attorney Smith asked the witness il
| be did not tell the finance committee
| that he had no, called on Smith to assist
him. and be said that he had, bat de.
| MED that lie had ssid that he would
have been better oil If Smith had not
| interfered. When Meeks shot at john
sop. witness said, the negro went down
/ on one side and then limped.
| Question after question was pre-
pbpnded to The witless BY cluns.l for
| the defense and macy Of the questions
were repeated oyer and over, but the
court was indulgent aud the oross-exam'
inatior was drawn out TO great length.
| Wash Jackson was recalled by The
prosecution. Mr.. Brent asked the wit
ness If the prisoner spent each night al
his hotel He replied that ] hnson Ws'
fro quently sbsent three or four nights ia
a week. He only knew Why be was away
from what johnson told him.
Policeman Beach was then recalled
and testified substantially as on a pre-
vious occasion.
The Common wealth then rtBied III
case.
The defense then recalled Officer
Beach, TO the stand and he stated tina
, Officers GArvey and LYles had both tolC
, him Of two strange negrots who should
8 be watched.
, This bore out Officer GArvey's state
meut that he bad been watching III,
two negroes and had told bis partner
. about them.
Court then recessed for Is minutes 4
allow counsel for the prisoner to consult
! When court was ca lei to Otder agai'
|, at 1925 p. H.. Mr.. Henry Bladder, Q
! the finance committee o! City Council
| A.. so.s.Eol thal Iaruao hQ