Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-25

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FuRrHsR HEARING OF HURDLK.-Last night
the trial Of Charles Hurdle and James Stafford,
charged with the riot near the Railroad Depot on
saturday last, came OF in the Central Guard
house. Almost as soon as opened, the triaI-room
was damned with people-most Of them young
persons. ....
As the examination Of the witnesses drew near
TO close Hurdles friends began to express fears
for his safety; although they were assured by
the magistrates Justices Dom and smith, tina:
he t~ould be protected. Hurdle and Stafford
were required to give bail in $500 for their ap-
pearance at the Criminal Court. f. c. Ecklof
gave bond for the first, and Mrs. :. Collins for
the last named.
CAPTAIN Mills then requested persons not con-
nected with the Police to retire; and. the room
having been cleared and the crowd dispersed,
Hurdle. Stafford, and their friends, came out in
charge of the officers and were conducted to their
homes
HSnry Rock, foreman of Cassidy's stone cut-
ting shop, testified TO seeing Hurdle FIRE;
one else FIRE; Thomas Rock was not there in the
riot; Stafford said, - Henry, keep your men back
and we wont hurt you;n stafford had powder
flask I'm his hand witness threatened to disc barge
any Of his men who should take part In the ARRAY
Michael W. Mcdonald, sworn.-Was in the
stone-shOp; saw Hurdle fire once and then load;
saw the party opposing Hurdle return the nre;
Hurdle fred the first shot; Hurdle run
towards them and fire; he did not take gun
from any person; did not see any one run towards
J. kAO1f, sworn.-was in the printing of.
fee, (COngressional;I heard people saw Here
comes the States Hose;'' went down towards
Edwards; saw two men, one with gun and
the other with pistol, endeavor TO shoot at Hur-
DIE; thinks ID was about I y p. m.
Thomas Ffaz Ter testified to seeing about thirty
men, with pistols and muskets, after Hurdle; saw
man level his musket or pistol at Hurdle;
witness told Hurdle 10 look out and then started
TO run; they followed him to New Jersey avenue
and G st; two men were running with Hurdle;
one OF them was Stafford; the pursuers fired at
Hurdle
J.E. PiggOff, sworn-was in the stone sheds
Saturday,; saw party Of three four standing
in street, heard they were Northern Liberty
boys; afterwards saw party of five or six come
up the railToadi heard they were Z" States Hose;"
one man, whom he heard was Joe Goldsmith,
came 10 the sLed heard him say Hurdles crowd
was too small; zhs started down. and the others
came up, picked up spalls and then went down
the railroad and got behind bank Of dirt; after
awhile saw man west Of the sheds going down
towards street, whO appeared to have some
thing under his coat; then saw Charles Hurdle
.OT Scs ID, Inc o,ne, man nd and take gun from
nred IL; saw Joe Goldsmith throwing spalls to-
wards Hurdle and his crowd
OTfn Me4rd4., sworn. About half past one,
heard the report Of gun; looked around and saw
Hurdle with gun; saw him rre but once; saw a
party called tie f'states Hose' come to the shed;
heard them say nothing Afterward vas stand
ing near Acker's shop when gun was fred, and
che ball struck the shop; this shot was fred by
die.
Richard More testified to seeing Hurdle about
Up. n. running down g street. pursued BY man
who red gun at him.
tt omas JGTbos ,swOrn-was at the stone she'd
kbOnt p. m, saw men come down the
railroad; one Was Bat Hammond afteward some
ten or nfIeen men came up 10 the sheds and were
talking 70 some of the wOrkmen; as they went
Out they picked up lot Of spalls; some went to
the eulyert, aud others went down in j hollow;
SAN two men cOming down; one was Hurdle; one
OF the two had gun; Hurdle and his party came
down to~aEis The other patty; who threw stones
at Hurdles party; Hurdle took the gun from the
Othsr man : heard firing saw firing from the
RAILROAD towards Hurdles party; say tg2 Of the
men in the shop have guns one went doya the
railroad with Tie gun; he went towards Hurdles
party; his name Is Seshet; the other, Pat RYAN
put bis gun in tue yard; after the ARRAY was over
saw him with the gun
W J. Dorohoo, sworn About three O'Clock
saw man run down Third street and speak TO
Hurdles heard them cursing each other; heard
Hurdle saw :" will States Hose you, you ssa of a
oh; heard that the others name was Rock
Um. WhGIsy testified that no persons attacked
che men in the sheds; saw Hurdle take aim at a
man. saw no man nre at Hurdle
Nd gdrst WhsGGsy, sWoTn.-Cha.ley Hurdle
came hone to dinner about O'Clock; heard talk
Ing saw Stafford, Nm. sullivan. Bat Hammond
and some other; beard them say a man at the
and raped and said, " Charley. the States Hose
are coming 70 rap AZ the door and shoot you =,
inc boys said they heard them say SO; Hurdle
then went after his rife; saw Sullivan 0oino
lowed him down; saw the men in the shed pick
up rocks; heard II. Rock say the first man who
tnrev ne would discharge saw man jump the
renee ana discharge gun at Hurdle saw Hur-
de get Ihe gun, but not until after he was sred
al ;tsISK times; heard Thomas Rock say to Susan
he should Ike
John Hsrrsi lsSiifed that several men came TO
Hurdles house aud gent in; afterwards saw the
boys come to the door and tell Hurdle that the
STATES Hose Was coming TO rack the shanty; saw
sullivan take the rife, and Charley follow him
and get the rife from him; heard firing prettv
Iiiheh simultaneously both from Hurdle and from
tie railroad; afterwards saw men 90 to their
hoGSes and get their HlUskets.
The examination ciOGed here, and the magis-
traisS rendered their decision as above stated.
CiRcTIT COURT.-The case OF P T. Barnum
IS John w Alien, which was pending when
our report closed yesterday, occupied the Cour.
up to the closing hour. IL wis not given TO the
jury. though concluded.
The jury In the Of AIcanah w Depham
'' the heirs Of VIM. Easily. deceased, after re-
naming out until this morning, were unable to
agree upon verdict.
The jary in the case Of Barnum rs Allen wsrs
caIied thls morning upon opening Of the Court
and The case given TO Them. They returned a YER
diet fOT plant n-damsges assessed al 81 OIL Is
with interest from Aug6st 70, IS52
Toe Court then took mp ihe case Of John Doe
on demise Of Richard Smith rs. b .nedict Mil
burn This MAS an action on a writ of eirctment
10 recover certain lots Of ground Fhis case was
pending when This report closed
CoRRRc-IoS---ln the published evidence Of
the examination held the day before yesterday al
the Jail in the evidence Of Captain John Mills,
OF the Auxiliary Guard, he Is made to say that
when the orhcers went TO the house Of SIR Bowie
ON the night Of the arrest, he heard one Of the
parties cav TO Mr.. Boyle 50 here is the axe we
borrowed from you to cut the Pois with" Capt
Mills requests Us 10 say that that statement was
not made in evidence by him, but that the man
was heard TO say" This is the axe We cut the
pole down with - The Captsin further stated
that MI Boyle TeEdeIed the officers every assist
aHce while at bis hOBSs. The repoi ter certainly
understood Captain Mills as stated in the pub
Ished evidence Yesterday. We make this state
ment in Justice to Mr. Boyle who might other
wise be understood 20 he in league with those
parties.
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