New-York daily tribune., 1856-06-03
TrEsDAY, MAY q. 1855.
The Hon.

d., I., after the aour9@en Of the sens'e was ,ittin,
sc.'. ~ % Ssns ls2.r.sd .h Nj a.
Mr. sumner; did kDe.v that either be Mr. Brooks
she oonver.ns heard the .o2nd of blows. upon rss
and Iook'ns q the direction ftoa which the sound, pro
nI sumter his anu apparently aa,chos
nj the ea,e or at MI Brooks al immediately
10 see Of the dests Of which upe. In
te effort aud on the eise Of the main aisle s,ak down
ibe stale DO Dot know blow struck aner he fell BY
heb time sorne oers Of tie Senste ard other persons
rsineed Ground hin Mr. Cnt.euien, who the affair
than and rcse before the spot Just assault
eeseo W" over In very short time heard Mr. Brooks say
h,m but did intend to whip hin" Mr. Sumner bleed.
ht e..y but old not SUPPOSE that be insensbe the
sS useo was an ordinary Futts percha and hollow
Fsee o wheb examined Eve eghtb' Of uch in d.
T. dsetsri but Brooks engaged in the sffay;
S.. S Ss ',Ind3s when saw ne h blow sIuca
S :. ue tesintps Of W when ht.t saw M sumner his
tat wss overturned think desk. oo,enei
ON Their ias,eDirg bot do not think they were over
in the Chamber when the affair occurred was
.oSo. a, other persons were presents did not know who
the assault Mr Toombs aud Mr MchigaH also
fans rady tie Of aI somnsr .ew s~ NJ io &
n as0. dooIhesPer who also weLt to Mr. s,stsnee
nso saw NJ Dousss though not until time the
but not eIpeeh anything Of the impossible for me 70
he facts with Ifscson was earest conyeratin with
eitention directed to the paes ali u very
abort tme not more than ten secouds suppose least
twenty minutes after the adjournment S.na,e Mr Sum
1ers seat eevaed occupied the many years very
BY tho fall Of an umbea from the gallery At the tine the
n blow Wa. struck Mr b. was directly in front Of Mr. SIS
desi The width of the desk is about two feet
Would be possible for per'on standing side OF
she desk to reach the other for he purpose nhct
t an INJURY except by some other weapon than the arm or
sssnt the perso ssssed could easily get out Of the wsy
che proper would have been TO have knocked the desk
do think the position would be enough 70 light
Se1t 70 tell prece, the thcsne.. Of the do not thst
hollow
Dc eighth Of thickness. and the other
ssI. sshS aSI UD s% ii %a h.v.
rscowy applied aimed chiefly a, he head and shOude'
could moi wei have been otherwise other
affair apere tIy coming up In the midst a crowd Mr. Ei
nOnd did unt the whole affair was did uot
ihs sss1t '"''' '''.' :" ''' 0'''''' 1' '''''
The Hon RoByn1 ToonBs, swom-Saw n part of
the between these parties 10 the Senate Chamber
ys .nSDs 10 the open space & On che the 1sht Of se
my attention attracted by the collisions looking in
abe direction Of tho Mr. Brooks and Mr. Samner;
in the act cf sezg Mr. defending himself from bis blows
could not s the in." te what wa. ss object rom d. . mo
whi,h separated the parties little further from each
broke the sick and lessessd the resistance OF MI s. MI
% h.nS until nj S ss To S door
Ibis reached the parties, took Mr. B. by the and led
him few feet away from sumner -, ~, ,.-.,,., -,
A have stated precisely what Mr. y attempt
g. seize the stick wad of the blow could not tell which, my
impression is that TO waId of the blow there was nothing
or I 40 not can Gose Sso wsfs s.s present S
when r b new om eorsa at b sest
theu with Mr. Brown gentleman from GeoIEai then Gov
Other person who my attention the time stood
nearly frcns the parties they being little to ny night think
ewsrd recoeced seeing him wss up the aisle Mr. yeron
is COY sso %ee there Sey up when Mr. Sumner
in the an sise; in the struggle MI had come two or
around and sank down the edge Of the ae he was
s: bss when sG there Mr. 1 M SsP or SP bis be- blow, vs., wR
striking at the instant Mr. Cnttenden came around
.s 70 Che so%aI tia. he did not intend to kin him r 81
should t9lk IN tina, way Of his stste or Of bis sb
ese something like thai heard no m be-
the psrties IT was very singular affair G no, hear
f Mr Sumner he standing on his feet or tne oct
falling when first ooked around; think he was sand
s SG' & sd s y: S. s & q b % d asy
ho.s 3 from Mr. s S. a With e. Sso S
he done before that with the first lick after
The .S eek fell .s a R 'Ss'''GH l lick ,1 1
n S.n seemed sTSsnr to o be S hasd dn Rnow G
there suy than to ward on the bows M
hem saw Nj Ke when up near the eGaoa5sais with
Gov Gornan went 9p mmedis,esi eS me ne & mea' tb
tbnI stick his hand he made some oos'y an05 10 c I
fe5en Crendsn had MADE some R in
OF the isht think the oppression o NJ , bnt do not
heard ,Coe m IL thin they directed to Mr. Cit
te;den though could not tell whether !" h' % o. der,ad 70
m Cenden because ho had made some ,h,ns IemaiI
ths it wsi sins M keiit Tot shke though. he was
os 70 erne be seemed to be exeIed ne hah ssoh ~ I
t hut 40 ot know whether was raised OF no'i n'd 'ne
eso that he going it, or rather was raid ne
mi - use M when made the ohserN aton MI was sanas
m r. a;le Mir Crittenden there; be made some shcn
,msI1 az have stated Mr. was standius in me erosai
f4en NJ Keitt made son e1eee ,iIs him.
wnse e apprehension that ne was gong 70
AZ, Ctiffe =.
- saw no de mt, that remark was haei
eenr o. h.d % 70 9 hat morning seen Mr. Ks IN the
s Chamber before; MI b. seemed to strike a, hard as ne
oS and as hard he could hu they were hard ess snd
very effective sy nsoe soSa Sss AZ se .%a Of ~. stick
w., spn; Mir Of much sac and muscular pow
be seemed 60 ne . M wa. pS,scaS a, ss his equa
faT A. Judge Mr. Is man oil hhe p9ys'q-S OF ,ons
.ln AZ. et in hight Nj B. siH feet one inch ny
occurred about halt to three o, on
49,, ser IN. adjournment the Sonste Judge verson was
stt,ps In his sea, Mr. Foster there and Mr stunt
thlk did Judge Douglas at the tme ssw MN some
i ne after the difficulty then saw MI DOuSss
NJ Firps,iok and slde and hnk two OF Three Q,
coming tsy came in ss .,o bad been
Ssfed thai necessary could not DC h
stating precise instant IN which they came INTO In
Ssrss Chamber Mr Sumner asked his hat aud several
by.ers locked the dests and chnFs LOT y
should suppose thirty or forty people were IN rne
Senate Chamber; have Sedee whaeve OF any pe
Of hA nsveI heard II spesea OF III any way
IsssuoS, have not seen Mr BROOK. Mr Dousls
not ''sDSps IN s ase a, he nms ne inc ,Ss, bs
do that other desk oyerhfown
iA:p ,hs ,s ons ~.s " not though An. not
Uon +, S. FosTrR, swom-I was stitg at my deck
:. ~ s.,st. Chamber Thursday last aaer tue adjourn
inent OF the Senate ensssed IN wruns tteI he az M
ioufned about o'clock al about S1SH Sa my & ,, .t
;uaati Tonnd 10 Learn the cau,e and saw Mr B'oo''
sns sumner over the 9e'. cn the co@mssl m o. viz
iuce AID got partly between zoe Ps!ue & ' ,bor ta