Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-02-06

| times past suspect his Honor had some acquail
| lance with these election matters; he will now
better prepared TO tolerate these little irregular
| ties, although he has put aside his political
Citations aud assumed the ermine Of justice. b
say that, according 10 the proof when tho
parties returned to this precincs all that the
committed was little bye-play in the stree
Some Of them were drunk il Is said, some wei
holiooing, and some were little disorderly wres
ling with each other, and occasionally there was
cry of fight or a sham fight as one witness sale
and looking at the scene through the disordere
medium Of their jaundiced vision, they imagin,
that this was attempt on the part OF those per
sons TO produce the appearance Of fight in til
street. in order TO give their comrades bette.
opportunity to rush upon the Irish. Now,
more far fetched supposition never entered Il
mind of any rational person. Why, Mr.. Goddart
was alone the active man to stop it, and IL thi
crowd desired to rush in, how could he repel IL
Was lie Samrsonf Had he the jawbone Of an asi
with which he was to slay all the Philistines
And yet he tells us upon the stand, as witness
under OATH that he believed It was the purpose o.
those parties TO make feint Of disturbance In
the street. in order to attract his attention there,
SO that an opportunity nigh. be got to rush upon
the polls take it, gentlemen, from Mr.. God
dards own account that there was nothing very
uncommon transporting in the street. A parcel OF
strangers from Baltimore, intermingled with some
of the citizens of your own city, laughing talking,
shouting, halooing tusseng with each other, and
some calling out "a Fight" when in point Of fact
there was no fight. What did Goddard do? Did
lie d. what an impartial officer would have dones
Did he do what is proved to you that respectable
and impartial officer there then did I? Did he look
on quietly and composedly, and treat the matter
az all such matters deserve to be treated, suffering
it to pass unnoticed? No, Mr.. Justice, policeman
Goddard was candidate for votes, paIt;zan in
particular party, and his interest overthrow his
Judgment and pushed him on to action. He went
out amongst those parties in the street. One of
the U. s witnesses represented him with his
hands up pushing them; some represent him as 60.
ing into the crowd and coiaring fellow and swing
ing him round, then sezing another and doing the
same. What tight had he to seize any party thus
rudely by the throat? If he finds man breaking
the peace, he has right to take him into custody
and carry him before justice, but he has right
to treatm as the testimony shows he treated men
that day. BY doing So he committed an assault
upon the person so rudely seized. When they
came towards the sidewalk, he stood there purhing
them off, doing what all will agree, under the cir
ARRAY, was the best possible mode of doing it.
Al out this time, and during this time, words of
badinage we're passing in the crowd. One man.
it is proved, addressing an Irishman enquired
whether he had his papers with him? What was
the answer ? " He had a brick in his pocket"
Another was seen to produce knife, and in
moment conflict ensues, stones and sticks were
thrown and pistols fired