Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-29


CRIMINAL CouRr-Jmdgs Crarford.-on Sat-
urday, John Sheckles was brought up on a charge
Of attempting forcible entry on the premises of
Catharine Crane, breaking open door in the act
The evidence of such an act was not sufficiently
shown In the examination, and, accordingly, John
was acquitted.
The case of James Holland was then taken up,
Wherein the defendant was charged by John
Wiley, keeper of ten pin alley on street, with
maliciously breaking the glass show window in
front Of the said ten-pin establishment Verdict,
guilty as indicted; sentenced to two months in
the county Jail, and fine of one dollar.
The next case was one wherein Charles Ellis,
free negro, was charged with assault and battery
on another colored man named Cash. Ellis was
found guilty and sent to Jail for ten DAYS
This morning, the riot cases came up, first the
United States Shackleford, for assault and
battery on = Goldsmith, on sunday night, 3Ist
of May last; submitted to the Court Martin
Smith for defence, fined IS and costs
The next case taken up was that of VIM War
mach, Jas. Williams, Jno. Webster, VIM Will
son, Isaac Stoddard, and VIM: Williams, indicted
for riot in the Seventh Ward on the LIST day of
June, 1857. Messrs. Bradley, Sr, Carrinoton,
Martin and Smith for the defendants
Odrid OGrtS sworn-Is member of the auxil-
iary guard; was ordered to irst precinct Seventh
Ward, on the LIST day of June last; when witness
went there they had erected stand for purpose of
Votlngi hrst movement which was made some
ore said that pen would not suit, because the
antl's would have the advantage in the voting at
that place; the Judges went to another window;
Evans tore planks off to let people through; wit
ness was stationed at that place to pass the voters
through; nothing occurred until Warnach came
up with crowd from second precinct: he took off
his coat and said, "My name is Bill Warnach
from Philadelphia, and / belong to Shifier hose.
and can whip any damned anti on the ground; -
ne had on cap and his sleeves rolled up; said
:. Where are yOur fighting menu asked for
George Evans; his associates stood around ready
To go in among whom was Taylor, Cross, and
w llson; no one present spoke GROSSLY but Were
joking; no one took Warnach's challenge up;
then they dispersed for a while; after they
scattered boy came inside near witness; witness
told him TO go out; he went out and soon came
back, and said he would like to see the Cd
Id man who would put him out; witness told
him he should 90 out; he went out and spoke with
Warnach; there was only one Fight then, in which
Cross kicked man named Bartlett, who ran to
the end OF the stand, turned TO 90 up when Cross
w arnacb, Wilson and Taylor, got him down;
MI Jas Johnson got upon the fence and said
Doh't peat that man." when he was seized by
the parties they held on to him; witness said
:. Don't! don't., they pulled Johnson inside
the pen; Jesse Williams came around through
the pen side of witness and said to them-s Let
him 90 let me get to him; d-n him. let him
go; I'll fix him; III fix him." they let Johnson
20, and he got down; at that time witness came
outside the stand. when Webster who had come
f;om the Fifth Ward polls said he had seen
the marines going up to the Fourth Ward polls to
shoot down American citizens. and il was neces-
sdry for the American party to take possession of
The polls and allow no foreigner to vote at all;
when he head of Americans being shot at the
polls 1t made his blood boil; there was one hum
dred or more of the party; just at that time some
person said Don't do il now; wait a while:,'
at that time Wesley Burch said at the top of his
voice" Do II now; if you don't, YOU are beat;
they have have beat us in our precinct and they
VIII beat you here;' they then walked up and
took possession, the voters moving OFF at the same
time; witness went to dinner. and on his return
the crowd had split, and Williams went out un-
der the flag staff and had about thirty men with
him, and said-'' Now let's 90 to the Fifth Ward
polls and drive the id Irish away from there;,,
he said this twice.
Question by Jndgs.-How did thew take DOS
session AHSt1sT.-By forcing themselves M 10
the window and preventing the voters from voting
witness saw party 20 of. and afterward they
returnedi Mr.. Grinder, grocery keeper came vi,
TO deposit his vote, and when near the window
Warnach came up, being showed by Simmons
and grabbed Grinder by the collar and several
others took hold and pulled him away; Jesse
Williams was in the party and Webster; they
tTled TO get Warnach away, saying that Grinder
was an American citizen; they stopped Warnach
LON pulling Grinder away. and G. then went IN
and voted: that was about the last witness saw
except Stoddard pulled a man out of the ranks
whom he tStoddard) said was not registered on
his book; he was German; they all appeared tc
have one object, that of preventing voters from
coming to the polls.
The case is yet in progress as we 20 to press.