The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-22


wantonly, his fair fame, and most cowardly to
4 prejudice him in the minds Of honorable Senn-
tors. - would not condescend to
notice base ISLANDERS coming from q blackguard
ruffian named Fuller, whom the above-named
officers have disgraced themselves, if they have
not before this done SO, by cOmmuning and con-
lspiring with against me; but they entitled,
by their commissions only, to be considered gentle
men, have taken such steps toward them as
feel bound to pursue
(Signed) JAS w. ScnAuMBERG.
PHILADELPHIA, February %, 1852
E. III. Fuller. RECALLED for examination by de-
fence, and pamphlet published by Messrs. Gard-
ncr, Love, and Chiffon shown him. l have seen
this before. / circulated, think, some of them
among some Of my intimate friends. This was
about or after February, 1852. ! gave some of
them to my friends | do not recollect that
gave one TO Mr.. Berret had about dozen
copies, and have some two or three of them now
at home l got them from Captain Gardiner;
cannot say whether asked for them, or if he vol
UNFAIRLY gave them to me. | have not employed
counsel to aid the prosecution, nor have any of
my friends, to my knowledge. did not ever at
tempt to assault Schaumberg after we were sepa-
rated in June, 1851 After that difficulty Captain
Black, the proprietor of the National Hotel, came
to me and said; "Ned, let us go home;" he took
to me while there not to have any thing further
to do with him; said certainly not
i Mr., FENDALL 1t is said in this pamphlet that
you never had house, &c. State whether you
were or were not the proprietor Of the hotel.
Ans / was in partnership with my father and
my brother-in-hw, Mr. Clark, in the City Hotel,
from 1882 Some time after that Mr.. Clark re-
tired, and ] WINS then solely the partner of my
father up to the time of his death in April, l848;
after that time kept the Irving House till Au-
gust II, l848 After that time kept the United
States Hotel from December, 1849, to January,
'|l85l. was succeeded at the Irving House by
Mr. Thomas-who commenced there in Novem-
Der, 1848. After that, having nothing to do, re-
sorted to keeDng little exchange Office joining
the Irving House, and all my letters and papers
mailed in thebox at that hotel. 4&s
i Mr.. Thomas had stamp--a sort of card of the
hotel--with which he stamped all letters, &c.,
put into his box. l suppose it was because my
letter had this stamp on it that Schaumberg re-
turned the letters to Thomas surprising that I
was perhaps still interested in that hotel. Thomas
said to me, sFuller, here's a bundle of letters
sent to me from Philadelphia torryou from one J.
wv, Schaumberg; who is he?" | said, 81 know
him very well he boarded with me for some
time" He laid them down on the counter, and
| said 81 do not see what you have got to do
with the business; won't receive them, and the
best thing you can do is to send them back = Mr..
f. then explained the condition of his fathers es-
| had the right to sue upon this claim as surviving
partner of my father. This claim | assigned to
! my mother in December, 1849, when she became
responsible for some debts ] incurred in opening
the United States Hotel.
John A. Linton.--l was in company with Full
Ter on the Monday evening previous to the shoot
ing, met him on the steps of the National Ho-
tel | was standing there in conversation with
gentleman. Fuller passed In and shortly after came
out again and said to me, 81 have seen Schaum-
berg walked into the hotel and passed into
the bar with him. AS we passed to the right near
| the office, Schaunlberg sitting there in COM
pany with two gentlemen. He looked up at first
and saw u.s. and then, after catching Fuller's eye,
turned his face from us; we came out he was
still there. l proposed, when we came out, to
walk up to the courthouse to see 1t the sum men,
toned in the declaration in the civil suit was cor
rectly stated. We did So and returned to the
hotel, where we again saw Schaumberg standing
on the west end of the platform conversing with
some gentlemen. Fuller was next the platform
as we passed by him again, on our way from the
hotel to Walker s, where we went to get julep,
and also on our return to the hotel 1t was about
five O'Clock in the evening; it was before sunset,
| for the Clerk 3 office was not closed.
| Cross eramtned, when / met Fuller on the
steps of the hotel, and he came out and said he
had seen Schaumberg, did not know or ask him
what he meant. He had then sent, as he inform
/ ed me, tho placard to Schaumberg. My impress
/ did not know it, but it was my impression. did
not hear him on that occasion threaten violence
towards Schaumberg, nor on any other occasion,
except in 1851, when he said he intended to 60 to
the hotel, and unless he explained the return OF
| the letter he would whip him.
| On Sunday evening was on the avenue with
a friend; met Fuller he asked me it could give
him five minutes conversation. He took me aside
and showed me proofsheet of the handful, and
read it, He said he intended to send it to Sohaum-
l. r RI as had a
publication as the one by Schaumberg against
| him, He made no threats then against Schaum-
berg He asked me what thought oft said
| it was nearly as bad publication as Schaum-
berg's told him | did not know what man
would do if such a publication were posted up
against him, but thought if such placard was
put up against me, would take a double-bar-
relied gun, load it, and shoot him face to face on
sight understood Fuller to say he would got
prepared to defend himself-that is my impression
| When at my room advised Fuller to arm HIM
self if he put up that placard. do not know
what business, if any, he had at the National Ho
| tel that Monday evening. saw him engaged in
no business there, We went from the National
Hotel to Walker to- get jucp, on our return from
the courthouse, and had to pass by Schaumberg
going there and returning to the hotel, We walked
down Four-and -halfstreet from the courthouse,
and along the avenue to the hotel, Fuller
told me he intended to send tho pacard, and after
that he told me he had found out that Schaum-
berg had received it. | did not see Schaumberg
evince any disposition to attack Fuller, nor did
see any thing Of the kind on the part Of Fuller.
Fuller said nothing to me OF any style OF weapon
he intended to use In armng himself.
| The evidence for the prosecution here closed
Mr.. LEE then addressed the jury for more than
an hour, stating the evidence and the law on
which they intended to rely in showing TINS case
was plain one of unmistakabe shooting in self
defence. An intimacy oftwenty three years with
Mr.. Schaumberr justified him in saying that he
had acted in this case upon every principle OF mo-
raj. lepal. and honorable assertion of his rights.