The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-08-20

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days psper to the fact that dficalty took pace
between the attaches Of are companies No and ..
Il the fre on Saturday night Yesterday morning
At the instance Of william Rsddy, Thomas Elicit
and samuel Frazier were brought before the May
or on the charge Of being disorderly at the fire;
and Robert Alien and John Mann on the charge of
as.aul,inq James Elicit member OF No Q, at the
same fire.
J.mes Elicit was first sworn. He deposed that on
Saturday night he came down with No engine to
the FIRE He then locked around for the reel attach
ed TO the company, but could not find 1t. He after.
" ards saw it coming up Broad street in the posses
sion of two negroes. He soon met his brother
Thomas Elicit who stated that he had charge OF
No s's reel at plug which the reel had reached
first, but the members of No lis reel had driven
them away from the plug. He (Thomss) did not
wish to create any difficulty and had given up the
plug. Some person, he believed OF the name OF
Woodson, had cursed him a, the plug. James FL
1T .Ac toid TAuE1as taas sGcl eoL-uci vas lLtx
cusabe, and that he would 60 and inform Dir Bur
ton OF it. As they were walking along they passed
Mr. Woodson, and Thomas asking if he (V)
cursed him at the plug, was replied to in the negs
tive. Thomas then stepped up to Frazier and put
the same question to him, when Frazier replied
tina, he did and would do it again, and then pulled
OF his coat and asked him (Thomas) if he wanted
to fight. Some words passed, when Frazier called
him id scoundrel, and Thomas struck him.
James then rushed forward to separate tine combat
ants, stating that there must be no difficulty OF
that kind when some5ody-who, he knew not
struck him severe bow in the face. James Elicit
further said, that he only intertered to stop TIE
tighling-it he had been so disposed, ne had span
ner il lis hand with which he could have knocked
Frazier down.
VIM Reddy testified that he Thomas en-
gagged in fight with Frazier, and that James Elicit
ran in between the two to part them. Robert Al
len then struck James Elicit with his fist, and after
wards John Mann knocked James Elicit down
with stone. Other witnesses testified TO seeing
Thomas Elett strike Frazier, ard james interfering
to part the cOmbataats.
MIR Burton here testified that James Elicit as
the only member OF IRE association VI the
party.
Mr. Addington stated that Messrs Frazier, Alien
and am, had received permission from the tore
man OF No l, to run with the company.
Mr. burton stated that on Tuesday evening the
fire association directed that none but members Of
the fire association should run with the respective
companies [Relnemoer this, boys.
Messr- Brown and Pickett deposed, that when
No Is reel arrived at the plug, No hose was not
attached, nor was the plug oprn. In regard to the
night, they saw Thunas EIieu ana FrazIt engaged,
and then James .kllett rush in One OF the VII
uesses atated that he saw James Elicit STRIFE at
Frazier.
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no recollection of cursIng ThUmas Elicit at the
plu- but That Afterwards, while ne Was putting
on al extra lengtn OF hose, kLett came 20 MIN and
asked him il ne cursed nm. lie replied, that If ne
did he would not take II back, when Elicit struck
hirl Frazier responGed to this and further sal0,
that when JaTes Elicit came up TO ACT the peace
maker, ne made lick at aim, Frazer.
Robert Alien said that ne 81. uck James Elicit, as
he did MT want Frazier beaten by two men.
Here the Testimony closed
The Mayor then bound over Thomas Elicit and
Samuel Frazier in the sum Of $500 each to keep
the peace. Or Robert Alien aud John Mann, he
required 500 bail Tor their app arauce before the
Grand Jury OF the Eustngs court On the oth Of No
venber next
We have given the testimony IA this case in full,
rs the parties involved are worthy and respectable
young men, whose zeal in lighting tire mas led them
accidentally into the far more unworthy practice
ii fighting another; aud OF course entire
ire department take Ceep interest in learning the
facts il the Merely to show the devotedness
and courag- OF aremeu, one of ihe accused
(Allen) WHO sent 10 the austings Courl TOR
taking the part OF Frazier Came Into court VIII
lis HAND bound up, from severe wound which ne
received on NJ onday night while zealously aiding
t. subdus the flames OF the burning lumber at
G!azeuIeok's factory. Mr James Elicit, whose
uniform kindness aud suavity OF manner are so well
known, was certainly handled in most cruel and
unustifable manner.