Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-01

CdlneQ the 1llOIlOll anu DQIHSLG was
placed on he stand, to be questioned
by Judge Brent, each side to have
an opportunity Of cross-eXamination.
Burnett was asked by Judge Brent
to tell the jury what he knew about
the shooting, and proceeded to state
that on the evening in question he
was standing on the corner of King
and West streets, where he lives,
when Oehlert came up in his car and
asked Burnett to take ride. Bur-
nett says he demurred, as he did not
feel like going anywhere. Oehlert
then invited him to go to his house
and have a drink. and Burnett told
him to first take a drink with him,
which he said Oehlert agreed to;
that they had one drink at Burnett's
house, then another at Oehlerts:
that they then got in the car and
went to the top of Shooters Hill.
Burnett says he then wanted to re-
turn home, but Oehlert turned into
Janney's Lane, passed by Judge
Moncure's home to which ne called
Oehlert's attention, that was Stan
toms store, then past old Clouds
Mill, back down Duke street extend
ed, and finally turnd into the Camp
Humphreys road and went on toward
Camp Humphreys. That on their
way back to town they drove up in
front of a large touring car: Later
Richard Stuart came up to Oehlert's
car and Burnett asked Oehlert who
it was. Oehlert told him "Dlcky
Stuart" and then Stuart, called out,
"Hello Captain Dick" Then he said
Oehlert got out of his car and. walk
ed back, and that these three men,
(Cralle, Briscoe and Hibbs) came to.
ward Oehlert's car, and ne heard
Oehlert say, "Dor't put your hand on
that car; that it is my car and don't
YOU put your hand on it." Then he
says he heard someone say, ~ VIII
put my hand on your car" He said
this man did put his hand on Och
lert's car and then scratched
match on the fender Of the car, or
he thought it was match. He SAID
that then Oehlert went behind,
where Burnett was sitting IN, the
car, and fired a pistol into a ditch at
the side of the road. Burnett stated
he then asked Oehlert to put his
guns away, and asked the men to go
home and not have any trouble. lie
said that Oehlert came; back towards
the left side of the car, and that
he then had two pistols, one OF
which he put in his pocket, then got
in the car and started away. lie
said that by that time Stuart's car
was "down, on the HILL and that If
it was moving at all 1t was moving
very slowly; that it looked to him as
il. It were standing still, because he
kept his eye on the red light in the
rear of Stuart's car. He said that
at this time there were two cars
coming up the. hill. He said that az
he. and Oehlert were driving away
from the three men some stones
were thrown at their car, he did not
know by whom; that. he heard the.
stones bouncing along the concrete
road;-ends that 0ehlert turned and
fired his pistol about five times
through the rear window of the car.
He said that later they caught up
with Stuart's car; that Stuart ask
ed Oehlert how many he had shot,
and Oehlert replied that he had shot
six.
In reply, t6Sa question from MI.
Farr,; Burnett stated that he thought
Oehlert's car had stopped at the
time Of the shooting; that he was
positive the engine was running, but
thought. ,the:car; was standing still,
Assistant. Commemorative Attor-'
ney Wilson M. Farr, asked Burnett
whether or not Mrs, Oehlett,- wife OF
+ba aocuse9 man. and "another man"
had not attempted. TO make him say
that some sof&the stones which are
alleged to have been thrown at Och
lertls; automobile had entered the
car. =" =. .--.'.
"AIrs. 0ehlert spoke to me about
the stones but I told her that there
were none in; the car when T left 1t"
said Burnett. "a man, whose name
/ do not know, also spoke of them,
and insisted that some had been
found in the automobile. To this |
said: you better not try to place