The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-06-23
LOCAL MATTERS.

AnuFeW Mllioys Cneri6s hltioFnOueo nu0 hfvss niAt
were srrafgnsd bsfore bic Honor yesterday morn
Jog % the charge Of being concerned 10 an attack
msde upon the house and person Of Mrs Ann Ha
gan on "a street., about half past 10 o'clock Mon
deg evening, and with behaving generally, with
other persons at that time, In . very riotous and
disorderly manner.
Mrs Ann Hsgan was the first witness called for
Commonwealth. She deposed that she was at
trscsed ths front door of her at little after
10 o'clock ON Monday evening, BY the sound Of
music, and stood there to see the procession OF
Germans whom the band headed. pass By. (This
procession was composed Of the German singing
association and the Turner'S, new organisation OF
gymnasts They had been out to Q Mr. krouse's
nearly mile outside of the corporation, tor the
purpose OF having q social celebrstion) The per-
Sons in the procession behaved very well while
passing her door. As they had gotten about nifty
yards below her house, some one threw DricA
and knocked one of the men down In the process
sion immediately halt was called ana cro"o
rushed around the corner. Witness tnen stafteo
into the house to fasten her door, when man
named George Woody ran through her house, ana
a number of Germans came up and kicked In her
door. breaking the windows. They also knocked
her down. small man then struck her, when she
rose and eeizinr stave struck at the men. This
was ust at the entrance of the door. The small
man knocked it out of her hands and struck ner
again, when she seized wash sbasn and fnre"H
st him. She was then hit again. Mr. C. A. Schwsg
erie pulled the small man of, when Schwageris
v,s dragged out of her door. Witness only re
copnised Avis Rix ss being among the party light
Ing at hes door. Witness here pointed to man
named Frederick Bochss, az being the one who
pulled schwagerle out He was taken into Gus
tody.
Frederick w. Manning stated that hearing the
music Monday evening, he left his dwelling and
proceeded towards Second street, distance of
some seventy five yards in order to see the process
sion. While on his way to Second street he met
party of some twenty or thirty boys and girls
running towards him as if pursued by some per
sons. Not minute after, he met party armed
with clubs, who knocked him down, stamped on
him and beat him about the head with their sticks
until be was almost blind. While he was on the
ground and being beaten, one of the crowd said in
good English, skill the ST of a b-h Did
not know who attacked him. After they had left
him he went over to Mrs Kumelehns grocery store,
who did not want him to stay in her house. for fear
that some injury might be done her-but he did
stay and she gave him water, and after washing the
blood off his face went home.
John Woody testified that he had gone to bed
Monday evening when he heard the music, and got
I'D and went to the window to listen. The process
sion came along peaceably. Saw some boys behind
the procession. After they had passed Mrs Ha
gan's, he heard the trumpet sound and the !proces
sion halted. He saw some of the musicians throw
their Instruments into the wagon and then crowd
ran across the street to Mrs O'Brians, and then
al ound the corner. Heard the cry of murder from
around the corner, and imme diately slipping on
some clothes he ran to the place from whence the
sound proceeded and saw several Germans beat
ing Manning. One of them was Eminger. The
crowd then went to Mrs Hagans and commenced
beating in the door, and also attacked Mrs Hagans
Witness interiered to protect Mrs Hagan, when Rix
and two or three others struck at him. Witness
believed that Frederick Bochsa was one who struck
at him and who had hold of Mrs Hagan. Augustus
Schad and another man first commenced breaking
down the door. Rix huzzaed and urged the other
men in. The witness here pointed out man in
court named John Kesler, whom he identified as
oue who was concerned 10 bresking into Mrs Ha-
gan's house and striking him. He was immedi-
ately put under arrest. Witness, after the afray,
went for the watch. He heard Mr. Schad say that
evening afterwards, in the presence OF the watch,
that the procession had been interrupted by poor
house loslers Witness told him that that was no
reason why they should beat an inofensive VIC
man, and Mr. s. replied that she could not help
that" aa s
William Frazier saw the company halt while
standing at Mrs Hagan's door, and the rush. Saw
sew eral approaching Mrs HIS and ran up stairs !;
looked out of the window and observed schad
among the first to attempt to break in the door,
Some one saw witness and ran up stairs after BIN
Witness then jumped out of the back window
Mrs Kumslehn observed several young men
standing near Mrs Hagan's door just previous to
the passage of the procession; among them, VII
liam Frazier and John Holloway. Rocks were
shIo wn apparently from the crowd in front of Mrs
Ragan's, which struck man in the procession,
and then the fight took place She saw the men in
front of Mrs Hsgan's run through her house and
jump out of windows and over fences. She did
not know the Germans engaged in the assault
made was sfrsd that they would come into her
house after Manning again, and therefore told him
to go out.
Edward Napier testified to standing at the corner
of Second and Leigh a,reeis Monday evening, with
Thomas Toler and another man, about three
squares below Mrs Hagan's, when the procession
came along. Toer and himself were then attack
81 by persons from the procession, and badly
beaten. They said nothing to provoke the assault
(Toer was on yesterday unable to appear in court
owing to the severity Of his wounds) He recog
Missed Miller as among the musicians in wagon
Members of the procession made the attack.
John Holloway saw stone thrown from the side
opposite to Mrs Hsgan's, and then the attack -
Witness wanted to protect Mrs Hagan. but she told
him to run for his life and he went for the watch
William Holloway said he was standing with two
or three others near Mrs Hagan's when the pro-
ce,siou approached. Five Germans with their
Coats off and with handkerchief around their
hands, looking If there were stones in one end OF
them, came up and stopped near him, looking hard
a, them as II they wished to attack them. Witness
then told his party to scatter, as they might be At
tackled. Saw the fight afterwards, and Mr. schad at
a. doar.{ Mr. Schuva o. oyle Was then try