Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-12
THE TRIAL OF DORSEY

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one of the negroes indicted for the
murder Of Walter F. Schultz, was re-
sumed before Judge Barley in the Cor
paIstion Court this morning, Attorneys
Cation and Garner struck from the lisl
of sixteen Jurors chosen yesterday the
names OF George w. BOnIz, j., Mitchell
Watkins, Charles w. Trsvers and j.
A. Delaney, leaving 10 the box W. >.
Harper, Moses Jaffs, Thomas Ohauucey,
Harvey L. Poss, John McOuen, Ed
muud o. Bell, Samuel O. Bousb, John
I. HariDg, James ChsuDcey, Clarence
Wescott, d. l.. FiDks and E. Hylsnd
B awner. When the jury rad bee'
sworn, Mr.. Brent mtd, the op'r iug s ate
ment for the prosecution, and was fol-
lowed by Mr.. OstOn, for the defense
The first witness for the prosecution
was Mrs Gillette, sister OF the murdered
man, who identified a picture OF hei
brother and replying to q question BY
Mr.. Garner said that Walter never
worked for Sears, Roebuck and Go, in
Chicago, but that a younger brother
did. Mrs. Gillette also identified
letter taken from the body as one written
to him by her.
DR.. Moore, the coroner, testified that
he held an inquest over the body OF
Schultz and described the wound that
caused death.
Chief Goods then took the stand and
repeated his testimony brought Oui
in the trials OF Johnson and Pines.
He stated that when Dorsey was arrested
and was being searched he exclaimed
"There's no blood on my clothes" The
chief said Dorsey was told he Was ar
rested for shooting crap, and nothing
had been said to him about murder.
Policemen Sampson followed with q
description of the body as 1t lay in the
field, and identified the articles taken
from the pockets.
Windsor w. Demaine's testimony was
also similar to that given in the previous
trials.
HilImau BAyliss testified that he saw
Schultz at the corner of Royal and Gam
eron streets in Alexandria Saturday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Fannie Cook, who conducts q
dining room ir the city market building,
again identified picture Of Schultz as
that of man who took dinner in her
place OF business March 6 between IL
aud IL O'Clock and her testimony was
corroborsted by Walter Hawkins, OF
Fredericksburg, Va, who said he sat OPP
posite Schultz st the table. He idenii-
fed picture of Schultz, aud said he
wore black derby hat when he saw
him.
Charles Tyler's testimony threw no
new light on the case, as be lett Dorsey
about 6 O'Clock the evening of March 6
and did not know anything about his
movements after that.
O. O. PeltOn, testified that Dorsey
paid him Sc. 80 the morning of March Z,
but this was not unusual, as he frequently
loaned Dorsey money.
Rice PendletOn, colored, of whom
Dorsey says he won s. from playing
cards Sunday March 7, denied the
story, but said he had played cards with
Dorsey one Sunday in February aud lost
80 or rs cents.
Shortly after II O'Clock court took a
recess until 1870.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When court reconveDed ut 1:30 p.
m. Thomas F. Kelley was called to the
stand. He testified that Dorsey was not
10 his saloon, so far as be knew, between
6:3O and II o'clock the evening of
March 6.
Albert Harris, cOlOrcd, stated that he
played pool with Dorsey at Kelley's be-
fore o'clock bat not later than that,
and when he left about that hour Dorsey
Was still there.
Mrs. Gillette again took the stand
aud explained that the rubber pipe
found 10 her brothers. pocket WAS used
by him in his profession.
The testimony OF John Ellis, cOlOr9d,
wss to the effect that he left Smith about
7 o'clock the evening OF March 6 in the
northwestern section OF the city and saw
nothing more of him that night.
Henry Smith, colOred, then took the
stand and repeated the statement he has
made several times since his arrest.
While Smith gave his testimony Dor
sey listened inteDtly and smiled family
several times.
The cross-examination WAS conducted
by Mr.. Cation, and lasted nearly an
hour.
At3 O'Clock the prosecution rested
and the defense called John r. Edelin,
to the stand. Mr.. Edelin, said Smith
was at his shop Friday, March 5. Mr..
Edelin's testimony WAS to the effect that
Smith ia ordinarily untruthfnI but he
could see no reason why he should not
be believed on his oath.
Mayor Paf was called. He said he
was at the police station Sunday, March
IA. He heard Smith say to Chief
Goods that be had not killed a man, but
that he knew who bad and said he
would tell the whole story If the
chief would protect him.
Shortly after 8 o'clock the jury went
to the scene of the murder and later
court adjourned until 9 o'clock Monday
morninO