Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-09-11

In justice TO tho gentlemen referred to In the following
card Of Mr. Gmer Is we'll As to ourselves would stat,
that tho sstsment OF tho commencement Of tho difficulty
the socoun, which Ii. negro gave Of IT, and that being
ourselves uninotmed Of any testimony upon that point
oy MT vs. son oe my QUO ese, Sn gwen uIoos,
thought oil s charae'er opposed 10 inc testimony o.
MS son or othcr compeent witness anu therefore cood
not have been desgned either oy tho gentlemen rsrfsd
10 or oy ourselves IN any way 70 iovahoate tno statement
OF MS sou. Ihs part OF tne s'a'emenr however, was
merely ineidsntai anu OF course WIN osnee eompe'nt
eSee"ee 20 oPposc sas, n1 run .nsse IS S
go Tor noshing Tue maa oosc. OF tee correction when
| We made was 10 put Ar buffers n6nt In regard 70
| impu'ations upon him Oh having witnessed tho
i-lre,tnent o. son "'noa. ntsssfeocs ana Of nay
Ing withheld the negro from the officers Of the law In
regard to these two points Tue correction remains In full
| p..... ,o,.
>, ,,, nWanosp' sept " 1904.
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70 .ne assault on my SOU AeN osys snee. ahi not
.no names u 'n' ps'''a' fs'ef'ea 70 'ney arc
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roI a. .'a rio,on, " VA a.I ~ i .s "nplo
ssr.d G.s sh 49, \, ~ al i t r nei ,,
have G The WEIGH. q, m, ndisnsou T. IN, no' Uo.
red 49, ' h puo"e wv. Oh an.' oeea.'
these per.on. IN Tho ,,smsn. n So,, .,eps %suo ~
TO ipeplnsto m, .on ND h.,,. nv, ~. pps.S IJ,
has aud Inf. IL
OF negro a. disrenutsbls "a II cov.rdIv I'D siss .
Ia m.sn,nt Certain 49, ,on GO ~. 81. $50, y, ,h
promptn ess and armuess of Jus,lce Fs,rar " 'A'
n cuurp
y, "a. r,,.. o.. nm.
In a corr.,,on NJ msy;, ,,
Georgs sI.Sa ,o an ..,,, n uo"Is OF inc Tlal Si
son. In front Of tho store of Mr. Rn,,o1. ,t.,
deuce upon which tho ,sis s,sx. 80 ainSsu 'ne esi-
SO lssbes Inv myssf Il n.da ~ ne s usu 70 leee'.e
fact placed In Tho at,,ds of h.v;n ,a, aau an, 10
and unustdable punishment upon The negro 'e'
this matter ia that the negro vas ,J;,3d 90 49,,
upon the Testimony of three ronpg ,.n,I.o s'
sou Of Chas b. Williams Mr. Page and Mr. Little nis,s
of Mr. Buffers with no extepustinp or NJ;
evidence whatever s
Respectfully EDWIN EIRRIp
Rsrr,, Ass,rIr.I I.ho,., ..-,o5 ! .-.. c.,
,ho anaranr - :. pE. Iau.Uu iA"isnee span'
w , ~, noeke's oauins anu unloading
W,' 81 81 Wnt u SnE win TWO men, named John
noI. =, E.;d.r m;ah, on Soa,a 'ne steamer koa-
w " ,Ssy ",Sa'' !" WHICH MS ieh arm was broken
Ang g. Jus ueau uo't,ol! masneu.
Mxnr an S,,rd.n =" ,, pa' la'esga.on before the
-;,L v;.,~ - .s.,; W. az. 49,, oruius Witnesses
r,an,;o,sa I'll, -. 49,, ' 'I T. VI .ho Two ABOVE
t @ S'n "e assault Tue eomPahahts seemed TO
ns, y, III; ~ more may oe SAID IN re-
80 W .., Ie 'nAu her 'uehu'y "hen inc names
were rePea.eu however by persons who could identify
,ne upon nus DESCRIPTION ne unequvocay declared them
nus as,a,ans iney ~ers "asey and Curtain, the two
"a Tn soo'e
iun ae.S VI .ne case US gwen IN the testimony oil WI
nam bingham waterman on the wharf for the New York
ano virginia steam sup 20, were as iollows:-Span
gave him. and as soon as the work at which he
gaged phng up Hour on the wharf aud covering It from
.ae ram, was done ne discharges him. He LEFT and in
Few returned ana SAID that Wasey, who supen
enus nr anu unoadng OF the steamers, was the
cause OF MS usehage and that he should suffer for his in
reference After making some severe remarks and utter.
ing violent threats to wasey who was on board the
er at the time he left That was about o'clock in
the evening. About IL o'clock at night he came
10 the shed where the goods were stored the wharf
anu sa'd 10 bngham that lie intended TO whip wasley
IN 20 nd k.-.
do with him. lie went to the other end Of the shed to
captain SINNER who upon hearing his threats, ordered
him of. He returned TO where Bingham was and there
sgiin repeated his resolve to kill Wasey at the risk OF
being sent to the Penitentary He seemed disposed to
get on board the vessel where Wasey engaged but
bingham cautioned him against It, aud interfered to pre-
vent him when he attempted to go on board lie had
large rock in his hand at the time aud seemed firmly re-
solved upon mischief
lie lett at that time without making any vigorous effort
to get on board.
Bingham seeing his determination to be reveneed OF
cd him against coming In his way and advised him tn
have look GU, for the fellow.
ar rue macneh came up just as he had left and in about
teen minutes he returned again, the watch having left
Tue meantime. Ills resolve toinjnre Wasley was in
us ao,'eu. lie seemed even more determined than be-
Of soanj;og GSoan 80 | auu 'he Tue enaIees
ordered the man at the head of tho n.n -, ~, a
nit him on hoard bt II seems tho ca, Nv. "
Tor the fellow seized an oppor,untv 70 ain on b..S ;
or Inv c,tc;,, HE ne :, =, iLi p or uoaru' ei'n
| he uauD
| pressing business ss ""' "p'" So'e
The first irtimaon that BINGHAM reeevod or Nj; hahn,
on board was hearing him saw "am 10 ha kilI,d -
upou he made his way ND the gang wsv and mn,,
ing tho vesso! observed Soain in NJ ono r. ~
employed on board striking at him viii, 6,,i y. .e
other was making his way from him Cant st;ne 80,
up aud ordered Mr Fuller and Bipebsm n .o,a ,h nc
| and take him ashore which thew dd The Ia. b;n ,n
upon his promising TO 20 away '''''
Bingham in giving his testimony befors tho N.vo ID
mitted in repv TO oucs,ion from I;s hon r., ;t au
bleeding prcf.ey from the head when hs Are.
| hold of him on board The person, name x;,h ,,So
he had the conflict on board was VIM Curtin Isboyo
employed at the boat
John Wasey, one of the parties oborced hv s,,,,
with ss,ulting him. was examined He aid tbs, So;n
came on board willie no was engaged A. Tho
experimenting the lowering of freigb into ,bo ho,d
commenced abusing and cursing him He told him n de-
| sist, else he would leave with n bloody bosd a.
few minutes spent in this sort Of abuse in n,
cautions him to desis he (Spsin) seized the s,nos
by the neck aud had him all bu, cboked when C",,;n
came to his assistance. He succeeded in getting him
lose, wheeupon Spain turned on him Both tben
him. N>
Tie condition OF the unfortunate per,erss man vas
very bad 1t will take him long tine to rallv from in
| juries so serious.