Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-07-07

Yesterday, in the Criminal Court, Judge Crawford
presiding, the case Of Wm. Warnach, James VIII
liams. John Webster, Wm. Wilson, Isaac Stoddari
and VIM. Williams, indicted for riot in the Seventh
Ward on the first day of June, was taken up
Niessrs Bradley, Sr., Darlington. Martin and Smith
appeared for the defendants. The testimony of the
following witness seems TO furnish succinct account
OF the affair:
David Davis sworn-Is member of the Auxilia-
~ Guard: was ordered 10 first precinct Seventh
Ward Oh the first day Of June last when witness
went there they had erected stand for the purpose
of voting: first movement which WIS made some one
said thar pen would not suit, because the antics
would have the advantage in the voting at that
place the Judges went to another window; Evans
lore planks off let the people through; witness
was stationed at that place to pass the voters thro;
nothing occurred until Warnach came up with a
crowd from second preCnc1; he took off his and
said ..NIv name is Bill Warnach, from Philadelphia,
and belong TO Shifler Hose aud l whip any
id anti on the ground; he had on a cap and his
sleeves rolled VI; said. where are your fighting
men, asked for George Evans; his associates stood
around ready TO 20 IN: among whom were Taylor,
Gross and Wilson; one present spoke Grossly, but
were Joking: no one took Narnachs challenge up;
they then spersed for a while after they scatter
ed bow came j, de witness; witness told him
TO 90 out he went out and soon came back, and
said he vould like to see the Cd d-m man who
,~orII mi him out: witness Told him he should 20
ON. he went out and spoke with Warnach; there
W.. only one fight then, in which Cross kicked a
g. named Bartlett who the end of the stand,
tn-neG TO 90 up, when Cross, Warnach, Wilson and
Tovior ,-ot him down; Mr.. J. johnson got up upon
,be fence and said-"Don't beat that man." when
no was seized by the parties and they held on to him;
witness said-.'Dou't- DON'T" they pulled johnson
;nside tbe pen. Jesse Williams came round through
49,. no., eide of witness and said To them" Let him
90. Iet me get al him: d-n him. let him 20; I'll fix
b;,. I'm fix him they let johnson go, and he got
{o,-p NJ that time witness came outside the stand,
nc, Webster who ad come from the Fifth Ward
lis said be had seen the Marines going up to the
Eourtb Ward polls TO shoot down American citizens,
nj IL was necessary for the American party TO take
1,1ssossion of the polls and allow foreigner TO
- Of NIL. William Williams with the party,
III said when he heard of Americans being shot
- n the polls it made his blood boil: there were
,ne hundred or more Of The party
Inst ar this time some one said-"Dont do 1t now;
AIT WHILE at that time Wesley Burch said al the
,, Of his voice-s'Do IL now; if you don't, you are
mi. they have beat us in our precinct, and they
III heat YOU here" they then walked up and took
,,,ssessioT the voters moving OIL az the same tlme
illness went 10 dinner. and on his return the crowd
lad sulit and Williams went out under the flag staff
- bad about thirty men with him. and said: Now
los 90 10 the Fifth Ward polls and drive the ID
Irisb away from there: he said that twice.
Question JF .ju5ya-How did they take posses
Asu' ,--.-,---
BY forcing themselves up to the window and
r,reveDting the voters from voting.
Witness saw party 60 of, and afterwards they re-
,rrned Mr. Grinder, grocery keeper, came up to
Jeposite his vote, and when near the window War
,orb came up. being showed by Simmons, and
,rohbed Grinder by the collar, and several others
TOOK hold and pulled him away. Jesse Williams was
in the party. and Webster; they ried to get War
mach away saying that Grinder was an American
citizen They stopped Wmnachfrom pulling Grind
cr ay-,r- and Grinder then went up and voted that
was about the last witness saw, except Stoddard
,,ulled u man ont Of the ranks, whom he (Stoddard)
said MAS not g-istercd his book, he was Ger
man. they allappcared TO have one obJect-that oil
preventing voters from coming TO the polls.
The taking of testimony was closed yesterday,
and thecase will he argued to day.