New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-18
CITY ITEMS.

t-orIIsIoS BETWEEN FORREST AND WILLIS
The quiet Of Washingston-square was extraor.
diuarily disturbed yesterday afternoon by a
most unexpected encounter between two men
Of extensive public reputstion-Edwin Forrest
the American trsgedian, and Nathaniel p Willis,
Editor of the Home Journal. As near as we can
Get at the facts, they are these: Mr. wins was
psssing through the Square, when ne was met or
ov.rtsken by Mr.. Forrest Mr.. Stevens, and anoth-
or Mr. Willis knocked down, whether by
Forrest or some other person we cannot say, and
while down, or while trying to rise, he was struck
sewers, tine : n a sort of whip cane made Of
eutta percha. We understand that some persons
epdeavored to interfere, but were prevented from
doing so. Officers Stinman and Grand saw the
transaction and Immediately arrested Mr. Forrest
who made no resistance to the law, and took also
Mr. Willis before Justice McGrath, at Jefferson
Market Police Court, where, as Mr.. Willis refused
10 make a complaint, the officers entered the cam
plant of breaking the peace against both Forrest
and Willis and the Justice held them to bail to
keep the peace for six months. Michael Cox was
bail for Mr. Forrest, and gentleman whose name
we did not learn became surety for Mr.. Willis
The cause Of this affair is well enough known TO
the public who have had the long details of the
disagreement between Mr. Forrest and his wife
laid before them. We leave the reader to make
bis own estimate of the character of the affray
card from Mr.. Willis appears below:
CARD FROM n. P. WILLIS.
To N. Editor of The TribuAe
sr-Ass statement wiI doubtless sppear, OF an outrage
which took place this evening and il may not be cor
ree one, allow me to state Il, simply asi happened
While walking in Washington square, with no suspicion
h.,ary one was ne,r me, suddenly knocked down.
and, while upon the ground severely beslen. The hfs
hing could observe that two men, Mr.. sIeyens
and another struggling to prevent persons from H.
te1ering and, when to my feet l. for The frsune
saw Mr. Edwin Forrest He wss in the hands Of police
oeers and hs two friends were eagerly declaring to the
crowd that was The ieducer OF Mr. FORESTS wife This
prepared .hood and slsnder Of that lady they continued
to declare 81 the Police Office, where we were taken
when l informed the Judge thai had no complaint to
make or other reckoning with Mr. Forrest at thai place.
the u,us bail was required and len the Office A' my
whole proyotaon this rufsniy a',su has oeen "a en-
desyor 10 yndcae The honor Of the sdy ard OF course
,uay TO show that her husband nsd not through her
come 10 dshcnor public opinion as far - tia! repsrson
can 90. will readily see The outrage in is Tus light
Years, respectfully, ~ r WILLIS.
Noudsy E7sl.ng. Ja-s7
DryyER TO SENATOR DIcXIssoy.-The grand
affair of the Loco Focos in respect to Senator Dick
;,.on. came off Lass night at Tammany, and was in
N ,espects an excellent festival We were Of
orrse outsiders and cannot report IN detail, bat We
o.roh. n glimpse Of full room, bountifal tables,
I'd heard the voice Of the Senator making an elo-
ouent appeal in behalf Of the principles OF the
COMPROMISE bill He was one Of the Committee
ofThirteen.) The tenor Of the affair may be gath
cred from the following regular toass.
4, The Union-Corci iAdon called Il into being-eyen
handed Justice win preserve u forever.
q or Guss,-By unwsverirg fidelity 10 The Union, he
truly represents the Empire Starr BY according justice 10
sveyyy section be has retained !, for his own
9 The Federal C0asfi'uf0n-We eheriAh II Wlia MA.
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