Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-29

AIS O'Clock be and Robinson left the
Hotel jackson and went TO the homo OF
Robinson's sister. Afer going 10 4
saloon they vent n the show grounds,
wha,e thsy mel their si7es, bat did Mi
40 10 tho shoH With them, could not
S.Ss ihs Tins ibeT went ibto tLs sids-
show snd Joined ths women. Robinson
kissed his wife and coloTsd man laugh
ed and Robinson started 10 pull "A
calibre gun which he had In belt and
Tho prisoner took the weapon from him.
Midgets then described the assault on
Officer Nicholson, and said he was shot
as he ran through an alley. He exhih-
tied the scar on his left ankle. he
gave Roblnson's gun back 10 him and
retained a .3S calIbfe gun which he
carried. He vent 10 the home OF Rob
insou's sister and told her he had been
shot. He first learned from Robinson's
sister thst someone else had been shot,
but be told her that he did mt
think any psrson had been shot. Mid
gets told The woman he had hit man
with the bult end of = pistol, however.
He later went 10 the race track and re-
NAMED there until the next afternoon,
when he returned TO Alexandria feeling
sure that no one hsd been killed. When
he gol near the Virginia House he saw
& crowd and then realized something
serious had hspPaned. He then went
10 RObinsOn's sisters house sgain, and
she told him man had been killed and
his wife vas locked up. She gave him
something to eat and he left for Penn
sylvania.
When questioned about his statement
10 Officer Ferguson that he had said If
he had killed maR he did not know
1t, he declared that the only two shots
he had fred we're at the ground. The
witness said he had not seen Robinson
since the night of October 20.
Mr.. Brent then took the witness and
subjected him to q searching cross-exam-
instion. Midgets said he came to Alex
audris In September 10 join Robinson,
but remained in this city only about two
days in each week. In reference TO the
eight on the fair grounds be said he hit
Nicholson ever the head with Robinson's
pistol aud then ran. He said be threw
his oyereoat to Robinson. Witness iden-
tilted his overcost and an overcoat and
hat which he said belonged to Robinson.
After being shot he jumped q fence aud
laid down and Robinson left him at that
time. He remained In the yard about
fifteen minutes and then went out through
q gate. He denies having been behind the
fence at Baggetts, as testified by Meeks,
and slso denied having gone to the
Hotel Jackson and put ON an ulster
which has figured extensively in the
trial. He said the statement OF Parks
on this point was false. Witness said
he left the ulster in his room, and the
only person 6ho could have gotten II
was Robinson. When asked why he
hit Nicholson, he said he thought he
was circusmsn and he wanted to save
Robinson, whom Nicholson was beating
over the head.
Mr.. Boush, one Of the jurymen, asked
the prisoner If he did not know it was
illegal to carry q pistol, and be said
YES" but be carried 1t to kill other
negroes who would kill him.
10 answer to question by Mr. Brent
he said he had no occupation while here
before. Several jurors asked the witness
as TO the height Of the iencs over which
he jumped, and he said its WAS about his
height.
at this iuncture the court adjourned
for the jury to visit the neighborhocd
OF the shooting. They were accompanied
By the prisoner, and Meeks and Police
man Garvey, and a squad Of soldiers
under command of Capt. Lsrkin.
On reaching the old fair grounds the
Jury, prisoner and soldiers walked al
over the premises. The prisoner was
closely questioned by several oil the
Jurors to eli of whom he gave prompt
answers. The fence which be testified
, to a. being board fence over which be
climbed on the night of the shooting was
found to be bsrbed wire feuc',
After q careful examination of the
ground the jury, soldiers and prisoner
marched back to the court room and
soon thereafter cont took recess un
til 8 O'Clock that the jurors might have
dinner.
When court reconvened Wm. Bailey
colored, and Officer en- testified, bu
told nothing new.
When Mr.. GIL was excused Mr. Bren
was served with writ OF subpoena duee
tecum to compel him TO produce tn
photograph by which Gasvey identified
the prisoner. Mr.. Brent produced tw'
photographs and Garvey said they yer
not the ones.
Mr.. Brent was then placed on tn
stand. He ssid he had never show
Officer Gsrvey photograph aud II sn,
/ one else had he knew nothing of It.
Mr.. Brent then said he was entltle
to ask himself question and proceede
to explain TO the jury that he woul
have produced the photograph at ono
| If be had known what photograph Wa
wanted.
Mr. Garvey again took the stand an
identified one of the pictures as
facsimile OF the one shown hlt
by Mayor Paf and said that
the time be made the remark" whe
you get this man you will have the ma
that killed Charlie Smith,"
At 3:45 the Gszette's report closeC
aud the end of the case was not !
sight.
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