Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-07-21
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 a"l l-a ty argau uN.y aad deprived of - yata, Mamne4 auI oF.rs nu.ag in the rAa+e, Iie a.so SHAW Mn " A.u come up to N'ia, when some oue knocked .n do~n; for- e-Surra were ktpt a~1v from t.e na!ls alter -0at ior so'ao tmo; taay were Ua.ten away; A.t.f witness Wa- attacked Le went blal to t4e p'is, and saw Soadal, together with the "tAaf men, acting in concert to prevent f3rs.5 ers from voting.
 1 D'T'd Navi-, of the anx'iary .g3rl, testified h',l.H1 occurred aH,I WdHa. h came up with a crowd ! n aec9.d precinct; Ie took on his elat ,i.. sa "mv aame js BI WamaCh ro,n | PAlaifi aa. a1. l belorg ~ NHllar II se a d c..sl vup auy d--d anti ou ING 5rourl;" ho Aal on zap aad MS sleeves rolled ur; sail "Waate aI- lour i-Atn5 meu?" His as.oci- A-e5 sl9oI around, ready to % if; among them was IaTor, Cross aui Wilson: no one took Nananh'3 challenge up; Cross kicked man nlmeJ Bartlett who ran t1 the uui If the $ and. ] iur4ed to 9I up, when Cross, W urnach, Will ! son aud Taylor got hlm down.
 For the defense the witnesses called were l Neasrs Wm. CaMmack, George Ueder, John 1 \. Iolsou, Josiah Raw, Jackson Plmphrev, | Iaom1s F4AaE, Dr. Muirtt Charles laNeS, ! Charles A. Potion, Edward Aude.sou. Beni. &. hirseT, John <. Pierce, N. '. Prathor, Antoine ' Grinder Gao. Mnbe.h, Geo. Thomas, John ! Wan teswlca, Glo. Prediction aid Win. Cox. ! Grinder testified tAAt he was pulled away | from the polls ivy WWuock, the suppostiou he ing hat he was foreigner; burit being ,iscoy- cred he Was not, he was allowed to vote. 1 By the testimony, both ior the prosecution and the defense, 1t appear, that W afuocE who i- not citizen of Washington took }eaIilt part in such disturbances as occurred 1t th. 7Jh | Nard polls, anl that with oue Robert Gross aud a person named Taylor, with othars-nuue of whom it is believed arc now in the district, aud ] consequently have not Vet boon arrested-ob- structed the polls So as to keep away foreign era," naturAuzod citizens. IL was also proved 1 by witnesses on both sIes that Ssoddard who Wls formerly peace officer was in high stato of excitement on the day of election and es- ! pacialy when the marines were ordered out to reaLroe order iu the fourth ward, he exclaimed | that "Americns must now take care of them | selves, auI that lo foreigner should be allowed to give another yote." This .us5 purpose he Frequently repeated whilst moving up anl down before the polls. The testimony for the prosecution weut io lrove that NJ ebsver at one time n the day headed party oi uearly one hundred men and boys and took possession of the polls; but this the witnesses for the defouse contradict, or at least say they did not see it. On the part of William Williams, the evidence of nearly all the witnesses went to prove that ne Was quiet and sober. Nearly all the witnes- ses were inquired of respecting the general character of Isaac Stoddard, J ohn Webster and Jesse Williams. and gave favorable testimony. 1 MT. Key said that he had no hesitation about readily admitting the goodness of their general character, making it unnecessary to accumulate testimony on that point
 Mr. Espy was recalled, and testified that the riot was general, the rioters under Webster taking possession and the voters abandoning the polls Witness was driven away himself with the rest and went home Mr. Moss testi- fled that StoddaFd, after the marines were out said that DO foreigner should vote, and ran up towards the polls at the same time; Warnoch asked if he (witness) was fighting man; told him no, but was prepared to defend himself
 Ike evidence closed here.
 Mr. Ky then proceeded to address the jury He alluded to the ingenuity manifested by the counsel for the defense in endeavoring to smoth- CT absolute facts given in evidence by the United States. In cases of riots witnesses may swear they didn't see what other witnesses