The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-10-03

prove what you please SO pyRY0T95gyu
r Rave known Beveridge for years don't know that
hs WhDIs i've, oshsr' people were rev. passing through
be ooms there was light in the house; Beye-
ridge was standing in font Of the light in the house,
il you can prove that Yves mistaken, l will give up
the story above the stores; didn't notice balcony
couldnt distinguish his face. the light reflected on
bis back; tho man was standing at the window;
don't know whshert the gas was lighted on the aye
ward in the rooms ddnt takemy eyes off him till /
got an opportunityto get the pavement; saw him
leave the wind0Y.Tq doGng OF n pidp Tit,,t WI
The following satementwas taken by the Justice
n, Jef9me Taylor, sworn.-As the Northern Liber-
ties Fire Company was just turning Fourrand- a-half
street INTO the avenue towards, the Capitol O crowd
came Srt q the tavern the southeastern corner Of
you States HossB, and oh, you Regulators e there
were stopesthrqwn from that side first; there was
pistol fired, butt cannot say from what side; was
70 much excited at the time that supposed there
were some twenty or thirty shots fired from that cor
TIE southeast corner Of Four,and -a-half street
and the avenues there was a, great many stones
thrown and firing from both sides, when started to
run towards Gilman o. drug store and stopped to
assd s0R Re- wbss
ngton House; was in the centre Of the street the
house from which Supposed was shot is situated
between Four,and -ahalf street and jackson Hall
positively which side Of jackson Hall the house from
which suppose was shot was located ]; II seemed
to me that the house was located about the middle Of
the square, and had balcony in front. Isaw per
sons shooting from the windows, but cannot say
from from what house i know BFeyseridge when see
g Captain Daring affirmed for defence. Sit
ting In a room at the washington House. reading.
heard noise, which sounded like powder crackers
afterwards heard the concussion Of pistol, and
went out saw q rushing about Jackson Hall a
young man, who was wounded in the leg passed
he was loading pistol about 80 long rneasuring at
eastl4 inches on cane y he was cursng his part
ners for leaving, and was trying to rally them stones
were thrown in the windows went and had the
doorsscl osed for the safety Of the house II know
that no pistols were fired or stones thrown from the
houset Benjamin Beveridge was not in the house,
him come in after the affair was over; if pistol had
been fred in the house, could nothaye heped hear
ing it. anata.agd4 10 45gsbaud e9 5g,Tl.., t.,,,I
IN Thomas sworn. was in bed and was aroused
by the firing of pistols my room is on Third street:
l looked out Of the window and saw crowd in the
street. saw Captain Darling, but did not see Bev-
erdge the glass came juggling about my head; /
drew PACK, ana my Wlfe being by, made her sit
Gown Gown pelow the winaow the rooms described by
bircn were an occupied Dy gentlemen boarders no
pistoi was nred rom the Ihrd street windows pis.
tois were nred, While my head was out OF the win
cow, py persons IN the street. aq.s 1lxs. fg a
1. Mr. West, sworn. Was sitting in the office
ridge was not in the house. and at the request of his
wife went out and found him, half an hour after
on the avenue the house was locked up before the
firing commenced in the street there; no one could
I am o stranger here and don't know the compa,
MES. H3EEt}s s.yp5tagsa. .rIrs... :
Thomas Pagan, sworn.--I was at work in the shop
near by and heard the noise and went to the
the rot increased retreated down the street and
was not with me when the firing began; [ met him
at the alley; we both went in and got behind gate.
and we staid there until the melee was over; after
we came out some random shots were fired on the
avenue. s.s 7Ci n gl.i 4, Iilrl ...I
p. McGarron, sworn.---The parading party made
the first assault by throwing stone at the party on
the corner, and the first pistol was fired by man
IN uniform; wRs with Beverdge but not when Fapan
| was. FI.,. $50
Judge Granger, sworn,--as Visiting in his room
the window of which is almost Immediately over the
one referred to by Birch Beverdge's wife was very
much distressed because of his absence during the
riot; there was no pistol fred from that window
saw Beveridge come in after all was over,
a Thomas sworn -Rafora tbo oonnon,, 49,
down humber Of us were gathered a. pho re
| about twenty Of us ! and We, made mn onr minds
that II we were attacked TO GO into them Beverdee
came I'M and told us To go away and not ss,
be no spree; he said q riot would do us more harm
than good; after while we agreed 10 say nothing
70 tnem, ana all went away except about seven;
I.s- $50 800 ~ III. - 10 o'sns, WIEN tney came
Iibert;ss on ron n,; nno nv IN you Northern
your unterriaed DemocTacv now" saiS raa To
Plug, but was a Regulator; they then commenced
throwing stones at us and then fred at us three Of
our party returned the nre and they broke and run,
bad baa ,rs;, ~ 1 lnns s ~ aat way beyerage
came down r -" ~ ''f'e' 'o"s Oe'ore 'ney
Mr. Magee was called. but his testimony amountsd
| to nothing. LlE|0lI 4 Z
Capt. John Mills, sworn.-Fixed the time of the
riot at 80 o'clock, as he was calling the roll of the
suanary gard sent the men 70 that section imme-
nh IA haa ~en ne mao regIs'ered TWO persons
bat yery few MINUTE. bnt ,he ssn, no uown was was
persons were only standing IN sonsS. asted ,ha
guards where ,e rioters were and thew said i was
all ended, and the crowd dispersed be then asked
for the States hose house," they showed him, and
ne went 70 tne door; about dozen young men were
snots ~ h sS MI , ,Deyeriage president and
nm, o,, 49,. ia. In ~, ne would request them
az once Complied and in %On,s sp al GsPerse; ne
this was about twenty minutes after first heard he
disturbance. \ l.-r-- : :
Judge Granger receiled.--Didnt see Beveridge
until ne came in after all was over.
,b on.sS 0'sSeo ana 1usuce smith discharged
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