Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-01-22

told him il was indscreet" to have done so,
and inquired the reason why this had been done,
when there was no immediate danger. Priest Dunn
replied that he had received information that DAY
that the church was TO be attacked in the evening"
and put note into my hands read part OF It,
and found that the handwriting was that OF To-
male, and signed with female signature. The
substance Of the note was, that the church was to
be attacked that evening l asked him who the
writer was, and he said young lady, teacher in
hisSabbath SCHOOL, ! ]
l went into the church with the twenty men and
Alderman Mckinley. l found in the robing-room
the same persons we had left there. made list
Of the names and residences of those who had been
furnished as my possee. When had done so,
some person proposed to make search. said
TO them that they were my posse that they were
there for the protection Of the property; that it
would be unsafe to make search with candles
and that daytime was the proper period Tor That.
While still speaking on that subject, side door
was opened, and two men were seen there armed
with muskcts. They were standing there as II
guarding a passage. Each man had a musket at
his shoulder. The twenty men then became ex-
cited; expressed apprehensons at being fred on
from the inside of the church said they could not
stay to peril their lives and we then went through
the church. We found in the church, stationed
at different parts, eight or ten men armed eight
OF their muskets were loaded We found a num-
Der of muskets stacked in one OF the side rooms Of
the church. We found in closet number of old
fowling pieces, single and double-barreled guns,
and rifles. Most of them were loaded, and loaded
very heavily. There were, BESIDES some pistols,
and considerable quantity of ammunition, &c.
TESTIMONY OF ISAIAH ROBINS, j "a QUEEN STREET.
had conversation with Mr. Dunn, the priest,
about the I'd or Sd Of July. told Mr.. Dunn that
30 long he did not arm his church, there was no
reason to apprehend any attack Mr. Dunn had
Al "A hat ha tnl
an attack upon the 4th Of July. told him he
might go in and out until he was gray-headed,
without any danger of attack. told him that so
long he kept himself within the laws, they would
protect him that the civil authorities would pro-
tect him. felt it my duty TO speak to him as a
neghbor, as was interested, living adjoining his
church, and if his church was molested my prop
erty was in danger = / warned him
again, and told him the laws of the country would
protect him / likewise told him that it was use
less for him to undertake to defend his church by
force. He placed up wcoden fence against my
house, and desired that the fence might remain
there until after the 4th of July. i told him
thought it was altogether folly. That
evening heard noise in the basement story Of
the church, which supposed to be drilling On
the 9th of July, in the forenoon, went into the
basement story of the church. / saw
several piles or stacks of muskets. / cannot say
the number, but / saw several stacks. then
thought il was my duty to notify the civil authori-
ties, &C.
TESTIMONY OF GEORGE N. NUTz, NO. 81, ALMOND
STREET, CURGIER.
was one Of the twenty selected for the search.
was left in charge of the long room and the mus.
kets, whilst the rest Of the committee of twenty
went up stairs. | asked Mr. Dunn, the priest, il
there was any ammunition in the church. He an
swered, NO. We went to closet in the long
room, on the south side of the church, and asked
the priest what was in the closet. He said there
were few lemons, lemon syrup, and things o
that kind Two doors of the closet being locked
we requested him to open them in order that We
might see what was in them He opened them
and we found in one of the closets keg of pow
der, several pistols, number of percussion caps
balls, and slugs, &c.