The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-11-11

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self by firing powder, when ne was accosted
by one of party of three, who came up to
him and said '
"Let me have shot with that thing
The pistol was handed to him.
"Have you any powder,"
The flask was passed over, and the charge
rammed home.
"Now give me a bullet" aa aa
g. have none--I fired them all away" Z.
i "Never mind--I guess have something
that will answer
Putting his hand into his pocket and pull
ing out slug, he proceeded to place it upon
the powder; then putting o cap upon the
nipple, he took deliberate aim, and the pistol
went off in his pocket.
"Stop! stop! that is my pistol you must
not take it away s
i You be -- Do you see THAR point
ing to a long knife, shalt concealed, half dis
closed" by his pocket.
cluded that it would be prudent to let the
pistol go, and to go himself and he did 60.
SUNDAY PAsTIME. On Sunday morning last,
during church time, two hack loads Of "down
town boys, there being six in each hack,
drove up to the First Ward, where they met
party of the Western Hose boys, whom they
gave three cheers. They then drove to Mayor
| Magruder's house, and gave him three cheers,
after which they drove to the Western Hose
house, where they allighted.
| Beautiful conduct, this, for the Sabbath, in
the metropolis of the nationlq 1t is an excel
lent commentary on the times!
| QuERE BY CITIZEN OF THE FIRST WARD
Who pays for the transportation of the guns
from the State of Virginia to Maryland Does
it come out of the pockets Of tax-payers9 Or.
| does Uncle Sam foot the bill? We pause for
| reply. ~. ...#..
al@ b COMMUNICATED
Mr. EDITOR: The statement below we
| transcribe from various sources and can
vouch for its authenticity, and we are the
more impelled to do this because the other
city papers give no insight to the transaction
| On Friday evening last, between nine and ten
| o'clock, though some say later, party Of four
| men were sitting quietly, in the restaurant of D.
B. Jenkins, OH Seventh street, between Maryland
| avenue and South street, waiting to be served
| with oysters. This party was composed of Mess
| Jos. Ward, a man possessed but with one arm,
and that almost unserviceable; d. B. johnson,
John Pierce and - Randall y. .... "
About this time party of desperadoes, known
as States Hose men," or Regulators" ranging
! in number from fifteen to twenty-five, were seen
coming up Maryland avenue, and, turning Cassell's
corner, proceeded diagonaly across Seventh street
| over TO the restaurant. They then ranged them
selves around the door and in front of the house.
and some six of them, headed by Ben McGraw,
| huckster from Georgetown, entered and called
for whiskey, wanting las they said) "some good
| democratic whiskey," thus endeavoring to carry
out Gas we suppose) that cardinal democratic doc
trine- Whiskey and democracy, now and for.
ever, one aud inseparable." .rt
They were told by jenkins, that he did not sell
whiskey, and consequently he could not furnish
| them. .%.t '- r.
portion OF them then retired, apparently to
| hold consultation, and, in few minutes, reap.
peared and became more clamorous for demo.
cratic whiskey, and thought it "a h--ll of house
| that could not furnish it,"
Thinking to appease them, Jenkins procured a
bottle in the next room which he kept for "pri.
vate use." aat
They then invited the four persons up TO take
drink Of democratic vhiskey," and wanted
every ONE as he mbibed, to express his political
opinions.
A
democrats except Ward, he remaining seated at
the table in the back room
Finding this pretext would give them no occa-
sion to pitch in, the leader, McGraw, took ID. b.
johnson by the coat collar and led him to the
door, and remarked to the crowd outside BOYS,
this man is good democrat and has been u
friend to my father, so don't hurt him but, as for
the rest, you can just pitch in" or words to this
effect. f..r#
Ward was still sitting at the table with one of
these DULLES on each side; one pulling out pis-
tol and the other dirk, also did some Of the
others. A lunge was made at Ward who lodged
the blow, and nearly came in contact with another,
but by expert action escaped and made for the front
| door, The parties outside endeavored to inter
cept him but failed TO do so but, as he lied,
threw bricks at him, one Of which struck him
| upon the hip Randall imm ediately followed, but
escaped without injury, although the parties on
the outside grasped him by the coat az he emer-
ged. .... .
The main object, however, and centre Of attack
was upon John Pierce who was struck in the mouth
in the beginning Of the ARRAY, which was followed
| by blow across the head with large holster
| pistol which fellod him towards the floor. As he
was falling one Of the parties OH the other side Of
the table fred a pistol under the table with the
purpose Of killing him and not endangering his
friends, but it went off little too soon, and the
ball went through the table.
While he was in this position the entertainment
was diversified by the firing Of another pistol,
cutting him with dirks about the shoulders and
face, breaking spittoons over his head and one
Of the party, more determined than the rest, held
pistol TO his head, but the cap refused its duty
The outcries Of Jenkinss wife probably caused
the party to relax their hold upon him, when I've
also fed by way Of the door, the parties pursuing
and discharped three pstols after him nm tb. mt