Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-11-13

him, and HE watchman ;sdvisedthe captain
TO go home; he Immediately Knocked down
the watcbman and kicked him. Newsied,
another Waterman, then came up, and he
received a terrible blow on the eye, which
closed il up and sent him down. Another
Waterman. named Matthews, then made
his appearance. and be received blow So
violent, that he fell almost senseless near
his colleagues One of the wa,chmen could
do no service in securing tie captain, be-
being Hind oil one eye, and The captain ha-
wing closed the Other. The other two
waichmen were kept by him at hay until
another Waterman hearing the rattle STIR
ring, came up he boldly sclzsd tie captain
and secured him {: but the poor old fellow
suffered for h;s temerity the captain la
wing got the walchmar's hini INTO lis
mouth, bit aiagcp.cce entirely vi lhe side.
which fell out oil his mou;hupon the ground.
The poor fellow. by tic extreme pain, was
compelled 10 loose him and received kick
on one eye: another Waterman who was on
the ground, was !: cked about The face and
head until he exhibited most shocking ap-
pearance: another OF the walchmen was
kickedin very dangerous part OF Tic body.
Al lat by the assistance oil lieut.. Bep,ham.
he was taken to the watch house. While
he was in the watch house, he again attack
ed another Waterman by beating HIM on
The head seized Schrivener, patrolc, by
the neck cloth, and nearly strangicd him,
and threatened to slay Mr. Holmes. the
watch house keeper. He said he was Lord
-, ard member of parliament he
was superior TO the law, and the magis-
tratcs might ------------. He had
killed one Waterman, and thought no more
OF one than dog.
The above being sworn TO by the dif-
ferent witnesses, and corrchoIated 10y lieu
tenant Ben,ham, captain Montague, las lie
termed himselO said, " suppose you
think | was drunk when DID this ~
g, Yes, (replied the magistrate or | should
think you would moi have actei so inta-
mously." Is No, (tbe captain saia) was
quite sober, and | will explain. it you vii!
allow me-" The captain then said. i,.1t
lie did knock down the gentleman. the for
mer having affronted him, and tHe latter
having impertinentIy intcriered. He had
lent his horse on Sunday 10 his friend Col.
-- TO go 10 Lord IS, and was 10
have dined himself with Lady -; he
did not go, however, and accidentally met
with the gentleman that had affronted him,
and he knocked him down. He was not
charged with the watch, and he believed
they had no right to inleriere.-Une OF the
rascals ,mpudently told him to" walk on"
To be spoke to by such fellows, he could
not bear, and he knocked them down as
fast as they approached him.
Magistrate.- did you bite that poor
fellows hand /!
Montague coolIy-les. did they in:
ferred improperly, and ! acknowledge !
beat them all am young officer just re-
turned from abroad. and my habit there,
where | have CIT down black men like
wheat, may not have impressed me with
much respect for such fellows as these
But am ready TO find bail have one.
thing to say, that is, when ! was brought
from the waich-hOuse this morning. | was
clapt into black cell at the back OF the Of
fee. among feIons.
The Magistrate said that he regretted
the circumstance, but they had hut one
place in which they could secure priso-
ners.
The Magistrate ordered the captain 10
find bail, two house keepers in 1901 each,
TO answer for his appearance at the ses-