Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-15
IA. M. GunneH He'd and Companions
Released for Assault on
III. Chilly

Albert NJ. Gunnelt, Of Vienna Va.'
Was held for the grand JURY IN Pc
lice Court this morning on the charge
of assaulting jeremiah H. Crllly' on
the night of April End. His two conf
panions, E. NJ. Gunnel, his brother ,ftaH :,
oof Vienna Wen 1 and Benjamin oliver,I OF
Great Falls, we're dismissed.
+, The trial CONSUMED, more thar two
hours time arc The court room was
packed with an interested au14encc
Of spectstors. :samlr! G. Brent, Com
monwealth's Attorney, appeared Tor
the state and Inc prisoners were :ep-
resented by Attorneys Lewis II. Ma
! chen and R. D. Brumback.
DR., Arthur Snowden was the hrst
witness. He described the injuries re-
ceived by Mr.. Grizzly which ne stated
tcould have bene caused by man 5
fist but probably were made with some
instrument. Mr.. Chilly was confined
to his hone from April 2nd to April
18th.
Mr.. Chilly told the story of the as
sault. He SAIL! that he was standing
lin the door of his establishment when
1.-THE three men came south on Lee
Estreet and that they were under the
Influence of liquor. E. NJ. Gunneii
stopped and asked him where "a GER
tain woman was located" He re-
| piled that he did not know and told
1.-THE man to 20 about his business OF
he would call the police. Albert Gun
nell then advanced in hi sdirection and
EcalleI him an ugly name. HIS pro-
ther interfered and the three mer
Istarted down the street. At the corn
er they stopped and had a conference
; and came back to the store. MI
Chilly came to the door again to see
:; if the three men had gone and they
were waiting outside the door. Albert
EGunnell struck him IN the head snd
laccolt:ing to the force of the blow and
1.-THE scar left. he thought a stee!
tkrtackle hell been sed. He was
knocked down and did not regain con-
seriousness for two hours. Mr.. Chilly
Esaid that he had done nothing to pro-
woke the assault.
/ Mr.. Crilly's testimony was con-
|firmed by John Doran, William
Moore. colored, and Rice Pendleton.
licolored. but two colored men who are
lemployed by Charles King sai:! that
mfr. Chilly had atte:npte.! to strike the
young man.
The three prisoners gave conflicting
i,statements. They agreed that they
were all under the influence Of liquor
land did not have very clear idea OF
what had occurred. Previous to the
assault they had visited two resorts i'll
the 'red-light district" Oliver said
he was some distance away when the
I1tificulty occurred. E. N. Gunnel!
tsaf., that he did not see the first blow
struck, as his brother was behind nm.
He did not see Mr.. Crilly attempt to
strike his brother.
Two newspaper men testified that
ALBERT GunnelI had talked to them on
the morning following the assault,
and during the interview stated that
the assault had been unprovoked and
that he was very sorry it had oc-
Cured
Gunnell in his statement sai2l that
! Chilly had attempted to strike him
am that he had struck back in self
defense.
! A number of witnesses from Alex
tandria county testified to the good
character Of the men.
Gunnelrs attorneys asked the court
to be lenient with the accused, as
they said it was his first offense and
that he was under the Influence of
Ehiquor, but Justice Cation held that the
assault was of such, a serious nature
and the evidence so conclusive that It
was unprovoked, that he woub1 hold
Gunnell for the action of the grand
jury.