The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-06-05
LOCAL MATTERS.

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Strsa re- FISat-William Harris. BENJAMIN BuIIsr
ves,sst y aam johnson were again before the Mayor
NssAy on the charge Of assaultinr Patrick M
lat snnas u engaging in street fghtin Rockets
interestin.y nenI. As the ease promises to be an
snhss. nng one to the public, we append below the
~ aossance OF the evidences cournenr;re ,~;sh ~,
~, .ne commonwealth. - - ".'A '- sA'~s
fra,., - nc aamars sworn II was setting At nv
q fuss At Ba,,.u,. ,u,sday night by myself and heard
Harris bulIan and johnson csrra ss. oap.Aln
asked II some one did not enter INV ho.s ", IN, sna
Inem no one had gone in there. But four o,hsr lsr
and two women N and as PREMISE the two shehay's
The Captain said he knew better.sh.. -
Irish son of b--h had gone in thara rus.s. -
my knowledge man had slipped into tbs b,."a
ana wnen ne heard the Captains remarks. he an.
swercd, Il am no more son of ! b--h tb.n -. -
are With this the three rushed at the door "a
stepped inside and elosedit. They then becsn ~
batter il down with stones and bricks and s,,r
ceeded in breaking off the hinges three times
While the door was partially down, the prisoners
threw bricks int the room. as much as a wheel
barrow full, and also broke my windows. Bullan
struck me on the arm with brick, while standing
az my door, and broke il. There were about thirty
persons engaged in the attack on my house, but
recognised none others than the prisoners. The
Captain was the first man that came to my house
was then sitting at my deor. do not know who
the man was that slipped into my house durirg
the russ. had candle in the back room, and
where
Mr. Rogers saw portion of the ARRAY, but could
recognise none of Il parties.
Ann Lynch sworn-I am related to McNamara
When l heard the fuss went to the front door, at
which time Bullan knocked Mcnamara down and
johnson kicked him. They were then in the mid.
die of the street. i went out and took Men into
the house and fastened the door. AsT did so Har-
ris began to kick it. asked him what he was go-
ing to do--ifh he intended to kill usa He answered
nm a VIZ hut md oufc of
men and will kill him In the street, There
were but four persons in the house at the time the
affray commenced-two Shehays, woman and
myself. saw no stranger in there.
John Reynolds, sworn.-I was about two hun
dred yards from Paddy Macs when the row be-
gan, and walked down to see what was going on.
When got opposite to Mr. Builan's, Capt Harris
ran out and struck me in the face. 1 told him
had done nothing Two or three others then start
ed after me and would have killed me, but for the
interference of John Wasley, who saved me. Capt.
Harris was in his shirt sleeves. I had heard his
name before from Bullan, and saw him on his yes
sci in the dock, the day before / have only to
see man once to know him. am certain saw
him on Saturday, and that he struck me Saturday
night asssassss asa
John Wasley, sworn-I saw Capt Harris in
Mr.. Bullan's on Sunday night. He had taken
julep or two just before the row commenced
Harris and Bnlan started to walk in the direction
of Rockets bridge l was then standing in Bul.
Ian's door. When they got opposite Paddy Macs,
some one in that house said something to Capt HI
which caused him to csrse them. The next thing
saw five or six men rush out of Macs house,
knocked Harris down in the street and jumped on
him. then called to Bullan and he and myself
went up, took the Captain from them and carried
him into Bullan's house. After this saw Rey-
nolds standing ON the sidewalk with stick in his
hand, and heard some one tell him to put it down
He refused to do so. The cry of "cateh him. was
then raised, hearing which Reynolds yelled muir
der at the top of his voice and run off No one
touched him that saw. i heardthe window glass
break, but cannot say whether it was caused by
persons in the house, or on the outside. did not
see the door brok en- open, and if any brick bats
were thrown, knew nothing of it.
John Shehay, sworn.-Was in Paddy Macs
when the row began. Ann Lynch came into the
kitchen and told me that a fight was going on
Saw Mac when he came in, and saw the door fore
ed open, but could not tell who didi Bricks were
thrown through the windows and into the house.
got out by the back way and went in search of
the Watehmen as far as 18th street. l met Rev
nolds and told him of the few.
For the defence, the following witnesses were
examined:
Charles IL Greenwood, sworn.-I am mate of
the schooner Richmond, of which VIM. Harris is
master. Wereached the city on Sunday after.
noon and hauled into the slip leading into the dock
between and 5 o'clock After making the yes-
sci fast, Captain Harris, went on shore with
friend or two. When got through with what
had to do, walked ashore to see him, and found
him at Buan's. told him wished to see him.
He replied L will attend to You presently Soon
alter Builan and the Captain walked out and start
ed down the street. When they got opposite Nc
Namara's, Harris made . bluuder from striking
his foot. Some one in Macs house sung out to
him stand up" Harris then asked s.who made
that remark can whipAhe man that made 1t |"
1 stepped up, told the men In Macs not to notice
him as he had been drinking, end, touching him on
the shoulder, told him wished to speak to him
Harris stopped TO talk to me- and just then one
man came out of Macs and struck him The two
seized each other and got into the street when
two more men came out of Macs and jumped upon
Harris and got him down. BulIan, seeing his con-
dtion, ran up to get him away, when MeNamara
struck Bullan. A general fight among the friends
of the parties then ensued, during which some one
gave Mac blow, but who it wasI am unabled to
say. On Saturday, the time At which Reynolds
says he saw Captain Harris in the dock. our ves-
sci was about one hundred miles from Richmond
and Captain FL. was on board of her. During the
fight Capt Harris had his shirt torn of by the
parties who assailed him.
Mrs. Mary Ann Bnan saw the attack made on
Capt. Harris, as described by Greenwood, and
when the fight was over, gave him shirt to wear
to his vessel Capt III. and his friends had taken a
julep or two in her house, but no difficulty had
occurred between them
John Prtchett, sworn.-I saw man come out
of Macs and strike Harris, and then saw two
others Jump on him. The friends Of both parties
ioined. and row ensued AS soon as Harris was
ian's Macs party followed him and one of them
knocked Bulian down at his own door. After
Harris got into BnlIans a man came to Macs door
and pesented the muzzls of . gun, but did not
shoot Another man came out OF Macs with
large bowie knife, and said he intended to use it If
necessary. 8,
John Wasley recalled / did not see Johnson
In the party until after the row was His wife
and himself left Bulan's for home, some time be.
fore the fuss commenced, and ! did not see them
till afterwards
Three other witnesses proved that johnson was
NOT In the party at the time OF the fight, and he
was therefore discharged
The Mayor required Patrick Mcnamara, VIM.
Harris aud BENJAMIN Bulian, TO enter into bonds
to appear before the next Grand Jury to answer
an indictment for being engaged in = street fight,
which they gave and were discharged.
Sealing Wafch.-H ID no common occurrence
to hear Of the arrest and conviction of white
man, In Virginia. on the charge OF stealing; but
such cases do come to light sometimes Tuesday
morning Miss Ellen McMehan made her appear
ance before the Mayor, te answer the charge Of
stealing gold watch and chain, valued at $50,
from Royal Blackburn, and the evidence of her
guilt was of the most conclusive character. Mar
tina Ann Rather, who lives ct Blackburn's house,
on the Basin, states that the prisoner came there
one day last week, and on complaining Of being
sick was invited to -ie- down On the bed In the
chamber, the watch being In that room Not sus-
pecting her honesty, the witness never looked for
tho watch until the following Sunday, when, miss-
ing IL, she had it advertised ns stolen. Mr. III. AZ