The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-11-16
Tux sr.nn,No CAsE.-Aueustus B.

THE ErABBINa CAsE.-Augustus B.
Lipscomb, charged with stabbiug Auguste scbad
and Erhardt Richter, on the 25th OF October last,
was brought before the Mayor yesterday morning
for examination. The frst witness called was
Mr. Schad, who seemed to labor under cousidera-
bic difficulty in giving his testimony, on account
of his extreme weak ness. We give the testimony
below, as near as We have been able to gather
it:
l,tg Schadd deposed as follows:-0n the evening
of the 18th, Lpscomb, together with four or five
Others entered my bar room and called for drinks,
which we're furnished. After drinking, the party
turned a. II to leave, aud the bar keeper asked
who was to pay for what lad been drank. The
young men replied that they had been invited by
.,ipscomb to drink, and then passed on; LipscOmb
denied at fret that he Was responsible for the
drinks but afterwards acknowledged 1t, and said
be would not pay for them then, but at some
other time; said that was not the first time he
had &C ted so; Lipscomb said was liar; retort-
ed the lie when Lipscomb called me d-n Dutch
son of b-h, and said he would not pay me at all.
| then struck at him, Lpscomb returned the blow
/ then stepped back towards the back part of the
saloon, when Lipscomb followed and stabbed me
Ia the back and side When l struck at L. | miss
ed him, but he struck me 10 return. thought
Lipscomb sober at the time.
Henry HsHdeLl-I was behind the bar at the
time the parties entered and called for drinks
After drinking, asked who was to pay for them.
Lipscomb produced five cents, and said he would
they had been invited in by Lipscomb; Lipscomb
then acknowledged that be had invited them in,
but said he would not pay for the liquor; some
words eusued between l.. and s when L. called
S. adm liar, and d-n Dutch son ofa BIB. Wit
ness then came from behind the bar, and caught
hold of Lipscomba as Schsd struck at him. Did not
see the stabbiDe; but after it was done, saw Lip.
scomb lying on the 1oor, and Hebring trying to
take the knife from him.
Henry Rueger-When first entered Schads
Iipscouh In nat
the wall, Hebring aud Wendeh holding him. while
Schadd stood in front talking. Schad said IL was
wrong for Lipscomb to come into his house and
raise row. After Schad had left and walked to.
loose from those who had hold ofhm, and advan-
cling upon Schad, stabbed him with knife. l
approached s., and finding him hurt, helped him
up stairs. When came down, found Lipscomb
lying on the floor. and HebriDg and Wendell try-
ing to get his knife from him.
Erhdrdt Richter.-As l came In the saloon,
heard Schad ask Lipscomb why he had called him
q d-n Dutch son of BIB, and at the same time
tell Lipscomb If be did not keep quiet he would
have him arrested. Schad then left L., and start
ed towards the back part of the room Lipscomb
followed him, and plunged the knife in Schad's
back and SIDE As soon as 1 saw him make the
lick at Schad, caught hold of the prisoner and
pulled him back As he turned, Lipscomb cut me
had been cut uatil 1 felt the blood Running on my
neck and face; then struck Lipscomb several
times in the face with my fist.
Frederick Hebring.-Came in Scbad's on Mon-
day night, and found Schad and Lpscomb guar
reiiing about several drinks taken at the bar
Schad asked who was to pay for them. Lipscomb
said he would pay for them, but not now. S. said
it was not the first time Lipscomb had acted 3d.
Lipscomb said ''you liar" Schad then
called Lip comb liar. Lipscomb then said, "you
are a On Dutch son of b--h, and I would not
pay you to save your life. The parties then closed
together, and Lipscomb struck Schad. Wendell
came from behind the bar, and took hold of Lips.
comb. l assisted him TO separate them. We got
l.. in o corner of the room and seated him in
chair. While there Schad came up said
he ought not to have called him such NAME
and that if he did not keep quiet, he wouId have
him arrested. i then attempted to persuade
Lipscomb to leave the place, and succeeded in get
ting him far the door, where he stopped, took
a knife from his pocket, then broke loose from me
and ad ganced toward Schadd; l underworld to give
the alarm that he had knife, but it was too late
struck Schadd With the knife. ! epdeayored to
get the knife from him; in the scuffle, we fell ;
while down some one stepped upon bis hand, and
l succeeded then in wrenchiug the knife from
Lpscombs hand.
Louis Gimmi, another witness, gave very much
the same testimony.
DR.. Boysleman, who was called in to sec Mr..
Sciad, said he found him bleeding profusely, and
that the character of the wound showed be had
been stabbed from behind, and the knife then
drawn across his back, making wound some two
DR.. Coleman who was called to see Mr.. Richter,
said he had several severe wounds-one on his
neck some three inches long and half an inch Deep
and one on the arm, inst below the bend of the
elbow, about 2inches deep.
For the defence several witnesses were exam.
iued the principal one of whom was
Ed,1Grd McMutlen Boards at Miss Lpscomb's
Broad street. On the night in question star ted
with three or four others to come down down. Met
with Lipscombe who insisted on going in saloon
In Get n drink n OTfa IN uof rii IF
him went in, drank and left him. After proceed
ing short way were overtakeD by Lipseomb, who
again urged Them to drink at Schad's Went ia,
drank, and were about to start, when the difficult
~ arose abont the pay. Lipseomb positively re-
fused to pay for the liquor Prisoner called Schad
a On sou, and then stopped without finishing the
sentence. Scbad struck prisoner, when a general
fgh ensued; saw l.. draw a knife and cut Schad
the lie had passed about Libscomb drinking at
Schads before without paying; several persons
beat Libscomb severely, ard backed him into a
corner before he drew his kuite; thought Lipscomb
acted in self defence entirely; would lave done the
same himself if placed in imilarcir cumstances
Lipsc0mb's face was covered with blood and much
bruised when he left Schad's.
Several other gentlemen testified that they had
not seen the commencement of the difficulty, but
that they saw Lipscomb severely beaten at
S;had's.
After examining all the witnesses, Mr.. S. A. Bail!
ey, counsel for the prisoner, asked for his dis
charge The Mayor refused TO grant the request
and sent Lipscomb on to a called court, to be held
or Monday next, the 22d inst, and recognized the
witnesses to appear. Bail for the accused was
also refused.
III AYoR's CoUar. - At the Mayors
Court yesterday, Elizabeth Buck, free negro
woman, was arraigned for being drunk aud disor-
derby in the street, and the case continued
The charge against VIM. Camp for abusing Susan
Clayton aud that against Christian Miller for sell
ing ardent spirits to be drank in Ills house, with
out having an ordinary license, were also con
tinued.
Mary Freeman, free Degress, was brought up
for threatening to assault and kill Francis Fortune
ordered ten lashes and required to give 800 secu
rity for good behavior.
Robert Carter, negro claiming to be free, was
arrested without his papers. The necessary docu.
meuts were produced yesterday morning and
Robert discharged.
Elizabeth Miller, POOR white woman, who es-
capped from the poor house few days ago, was
found drunk in the street, arraigned before the
Mayor yesterday, aud returned to the poor house.
Robert Cary, slave to John Ruzzeli, for threaten
ing to kill John Peasants, another darkey, on
Saturday last, was ordered to be punished with fl
teen lashes.
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