Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-04

pers, as theywere not signed by the commissioner
who made the record; and he was not there 20
certify to their being recorded in. regular rota-
The Court held that the papers could not be
admitted onthe present testimony; witness stated
that he saw all the names written which were
given on the list. The official return of the COM
missioners was here brought into the Court and
the witness testified that that was the report
winch was made by the commissioners; he wit
ness stated that the polls were closed because the
marines were there. and for no other reason.
Chas. Alexander, sworn-Is citizen of WASH
lngtoni lives in the first precinct of the Fourth
Ward; voted there on the LIST Of June last; was
there three-quarters of an hour before the distur
bance occurred; was in front of the window, out
side OF the barricade, when the ARRAY occurred;
saw nothing but crowd in the street; saw Mr..
Goddard among the crowd, who were excited;
boys cried out eight fight ~ he nut his hands
on them and told them to keep the peace; he did
not do this with vi lence; saw stone thrown
which hit a man; was IN position to see every
thing; Immediately after that stones were thrown
and fight ensued; witness instantly ran across
the street amidst shots fired and stones thrown by
both parties; saw no man the street fire Ave
shots from pistol at the voters; after running
across the street turned around and saw a man on
the side he had just left with pistol which he
fired towards the POLLS this was the first man
witness saw shoot; the affray did not last more
than from one to one and a half minutes; the crowd
all ran away; the voting was suspended for fifteen
minutes; witness voted after that, and as soon as
the polls were then opened; was the third or
fourth person who voted after the ARRAY; had not
seen the Mayor previous to voting; saw him after
he (witness) came ont after voting; at that time
all was quiet and orderly; witness remained there
some half an hour and then left; soon after wit
ness returned and remained some Is minutes, and
then went home; did not come back till after the
marines were on the ground; saw no persons
dragged from the polls and prevented from voting
witness saw when he was coming across the street
man who was on his knees and was being beaten
saw the marines come up; witness did not leave
his house to go to the ground after the marines
arrived
Cross-eramined The attack was not made on
the line OF voters; heard words used indicative
of an intention on the part of the mob to break up
the ranks of the voters; there was a man in the
buggy whom the witness did not know, but whom
he was informed was the Mayor; he was not more
than 80 yards from the polls when witness saw
him.
Here the Court adjourned.
SEVENTH DAY.
The Court met at ten o'clock
Mr.. Lowry came into court to make an expa-
nation of his testimony of Yesterday in relation to
having said that the marines, after taking the
gun, went back into line, and then raised their
guns and fired upon the crowd. He explained
that he did not mean to say that but that they
did not resume their position in the line before
firing; they fell back outside the pavement, and
then fired.
James Botcen, sworn.-TIas been citizen of
Washington for 10 years; lives corner of Sixth
street and Massachusetts avenues was at the polls
OF the first precinct OF the Fourth Ward on last
election day little before o'clock in the morn
ing; was there all day, except at little Intervals
in the early part of the morning was not occu-
pied; was calculating to be a challenger, but had
not acted as one till 10 or III o'clock; mp to that
time was standing between the voters at the bar
ricade in front of the window. saw an ARRAY that
morning; when it commenced witness was half
way inside of the outlet of the barrcade; didn't
see how it began; saw something brewing, but
didn't see the attack; several pistols were fired;
witness got down to keep out of the way; Mr.
Emery got witness hat, which he kept till after
nooni Owens was side of witness when he got
shot; MIR. Dom was there; witness said to Nh
DOM
B. Dir. Key-That is not evidence
Mr. Bradley think it Is; propose to show
that it is with reference to the testimony given
by Mr.. Dom that he was there to let in aged
tiers; he expected to show that he not letting
in aged and infrm voters, but persons who had
no right to 90 in there.
The Court decided that the question must be
put in another form.
Mr.. Bradley then asked the witness what was
done at that point
Witness stated that Mr.. Dom was permitting
voters to go in to the window in d manner that
was calculated to raise a fracas: several pistols
were fired; there might have been ten or more.
witness could mt say; saw good many persons
in the street, among them, MI. GOddard on one
occasion, he came TO Mr.. Davis and said, :! want
you To assist me to keep the peace Davis made
answer that he had not seen the peace broken;
Goddard said that il was his duty to do so;
MIR. Goddard stood there minute; had further
COusciSdllOH with DdElSj IDtn moved
off little distance, and Davis stood still; every
now and then Capt q. would catch boy by the
collar and let him ago again; this imnledi-
ateiy preceding the ARRAY the ARRAY did not last
but rev moments; saw no man have pistol;
after the ARRAY witness crossed the street after his
hat and came bac k, and one of the commiss toner's
asked witness to get his hat; saw the Mayor
there; Is not positive to the time, but il was
AFTER the commissioners had returned to the polls
thinks some one was voting when he got there;
didn't hear him say anything when he got to the
polls he remained but moment and then drove
OF; witness was a challenger part of the time
after that; saw no man dragged away from the
polls; there was some ARRAY after that, but wit
ness did not see IT, except that one man was taken
away from the polls witness tried to get the man
out, to save him; don't know whether the Judges
were examining his papersy or not, at the time;
was there when the marines came: they were
coming by Shreve's stable when witness was at
the polls; didn't see much as to them; a German
was shot by them, near witness; witness brought
him down to Rothwell's, put him into the back
shed, and twisted a handkerchief around his leg,
TO stop the bleeding; didn't see the cannon after
il went past the polls; the German was shot at
the time the marines fired; thinks the party on
the left Of the line fired firSt thinks the ge from
the rig t of the line killed the German; there was
no confusion at the polls; the cannon was stopped
opposite the polls, and very soon was taken aWay;
they were voting while it was there; boys were
around it, making noise; in the first affrav,
couldn't say whether twas mutual fight or not;
they were crowding each other; when Dir. God
dard was among the boys he threw his arms
about, and told them to keep the peace; he did
not quiet the boys, his taking hold of them ex-
cited them; Mr.. Donn's course excited the crowd;
a man was beaten on the pavement, near the
polls; did not see Alston's corner.
CroSS-ezamined.-Mr Goddard did not expos
tulate with the crowd; he said to the crowd 'sYou
must keep the peace;' Mr.. Goddard was with the
Mayor in the carriage; no one else with him;
there was dIiveT-cannot say if he was white or
black: the judges had then returned to the polls;
the Tax Clerks fatherwent to the Mayor and had
some conversation with him; young Wheeler was
then going through the window to the polls the
voting was going on, and man was calling for
the tax collector the line of voters was broken ND
when the ARRAY occurred saw no men stick up a
weapon in the barricade and heard no one saw no
Irish should vote; heard no remarks Of the kind:
didn't see Mr. Mills there after the carriage drove
OIL saw him there before the Mayor arrived; when
the marines were there witness could see directly
up Seventh street: was looking at them.
In answer to a question of Juror as to what
Johnson and Sibley were doing when they were
collared, by Captain Goddard, the witness said
that they were hurrahing and making a noise;
saw no party Of men rush out from the corner and
fire pistol upon the marines before the marines
fred upon that point.
John II. Merrill, swom.-W Was In the city on
last election day; boarded at Martins hotel; on