The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-21

curence the Philadelphia Ledger contained the fol
lowing statement:
sAnote from Captain Schaumberg denies that
he had personal difficulty with Mr.. Fuller, Of
the United States Hotel"
! am, gentlemen, respectfully, your obedent
servant, EDw. III. FULLER.
To Major CHHToN, Captains GARDINER and
| Love, First Dragons.
| P. ST. will also add the following, to show
you the style of his insulting letters, received by
Mr.. Thomas, who has kindly given me copies
rerbatim at kferatim:
| s'P. ST. observe your letter to me is sealed
with the impression of lion rampant. :. If you
be honest, and show your true character, you
would have for your shield jackass c4yehant
quartering with skunk tremblant, and for your
crest, mongrel sheep-stealing canine rampant:
81. w. So
| Witness resumed.--I had a personal difficulty
with Schaumherg in 1851 about this account. On
the 18th Of June or JULY think June, 1851
Mr.. John A. Linton, an attorney of this court,
dence by him with Schaumberg concerning the
account, he could get no settlement of it. had
previously placed the matter in Mr.. Linton s
hands. told Linton that would address let
ter to Schaumberg myself, and perhaps would
| get settlement. did write to him, and have
the letter now. 1t was dated on Saturday, June
14th, 1851. Mr.. +. read the letter, copy of
which will appear hereafter.] This letter saw
delivered to Schaumberg. | was going home
from the Census Office, and stopped in front of
the Irving House; saw Schaumberg standing at
the bar of that hotel. called a servant and
asked him if he knew Schaumberg; he said he did.
| gave the letter to him and saw him 90 half way
across the room towards Schaumbergto deliver it..
On the Monday following got through the post
office the same letter, endorsed "Opened, but not
perused ON seeing the signature. y
After my writing to Mrs. Schaumberg he re-
fused to have any correspondence with me re-
specting the account, and attempted to return my
letters through Thomas, as have mentioned.
Cues. Did you not at several public places, and
to many persons, denounce Captain Schaumberg
as an unprincipled man?
Ans As do not remember any particular in
stance of having done SO, will deny it. ] may
have done SO to intimate friends, but never pub
licy.
/ was excited when this letter was returned to
me, because had addressed him in concilatory
and respectful manner. He returned it to me in
the manner have stated; the endorsement on it
was the only reply received to it. After receiv-
ing it called on Mr. Kennedy and asked for leave
of absence for the rest of the day; it was then
about IL o'clock. walked up the city, and met
friend, Mr.. w. II. Watson, and asked him to go
down to the hotel with me and witness an inter
view with Schaumberg. He went with me. We
went in, and were seated in the hall, when
saw Schaumberg come down from the dining hall.
captain Schaumberg, | would like to have a
word with you He replied, 'tNo sir; desire
to have no conversation with you-leave me- or
something like that and at the same time looked
at me rather severely indeed savagely. He
turned his back on me, as if to leave me, and
laid my hands on his shoulders, and said, "You
must hear me- asked him if he had returned
that letter without reading it! He said, "Leave
me; won't converse with you;" or something of
that kind. said, 81 want to know if you say you
did not read that letter; for, if you do say So you
are liar" He said, s'Don't strike me;'' after
some more words, finally did strike him. He
moved away, around the counter, and / got hold
Of his coat. He dragged me round behind the
counter with him, and in getting round | struck
my hip against the marble slab, and hurt it Sc
verely; it panied me for some weeks. After we
got in the office Captain Black and some Of the
assistants at the hotel parted us. Captain schaum
berg did say there, "Sue me, me-" l said,
"What is the use of suing you, can't get any
thing out of you by suit -
The witness and Mr. Lee had some debate as
to the practicability of getting money on a judg
ment where there was no property to be siezed.
get one, and let the matter be settled The bill
had been in lawyers hands for year. l did not
call him a liar and q knave. | said, ''You
coward, and will strike you once to mark you, !"
or brand you, was the meaning of the term. This
occurred on the 10th of June, 1851. After that
i
to Mr.. Linton of that date. t
Cues. After this difficulty, and after the arbi-
tration had been agreed upon, and before they
acted, did you not denounce and abuse Captain
Schaumberg'
Ans No, sir; am certain did not told the
circumstances of that difficulty to one or two of
my friends, but never told it publicly, and only
told it at all when was urged to describe it.
Cues. Did you not at that time give a state
ment of the affair to MIR. Connolly, to be publish
cd in the Telegraph newspaper, and which he pub
lished,
Ans think attempted to make sketch of it,
but it was not published. I was in his Office, and
scratched off sketch of it, but think put it in
my pocket again. 1t was not published, told
him of nothing concerning it except some minor
particulars, concerning which he asked me.
On the evening was shot, was struck with
the sense of impending danger the moment | saw
him, because was not armed. went into the
hotel as if for protection do not think he was
on the steps Immediately in front Of the entrance
to the hotel but rather in southeasterly direction
from the door on the pavement. had not passed
him since the publication of the placard. did
not consider the placard as published till Tuesday
morning. had passed the hotel twice before on
that evening--the first time | went down to
Thompson tailor store, below the United States
hotel, and had returned both times passing the
National When | returned, walked with MIR.
Fortney up as far as Fourteenth street, when we
were going ny Tie tHeatre, something was salu
about going to the theatre. We had an engage
ment to be at home at clock. Mrs. Fuller
was down the city on visit, or would not have
been down town that night. said it was too soon
to 60 to the theatre, and we had better continue
our walk | therefore walked down again rather
reluctantly.
was armed till Tuesday afternoon. When
went home said to Mrs. Fuller, ''Hang this ps
tol, Will carry it no longer; never felt so mean
in my life as since have had it." Iput it away,
and locked it up in its box.
CUES. After that placard was published by you,
did you not expect that Schaumberg would at
tack youi