The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-15
LOCAL MATTERS.

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Riosors Cosdmet-Arrssf Of some Of he Riossrs.
| On Monday night Last, the residents of Screa-
merssifte were very much excited BY the con-
duct Of n party Of men, who assembled In Broad
street. attacked and beat unonending passers-
py, threw bricks AZ private houses, hred pis-
| tois. and deffed and abused q County Consta-
| Bile. who attempted to restore quiet and good
order. At an early hour Tuesday morning the
Mayor was informed Of all that had taken
| place the night before. and notwithstanding
| the fact that the riot occurred beyond the cor
porate limits, he issued warrants for some of
the participants and directed hepolice officers
ance with this order. Robert s. Davis John
Jefferson Tyler, Alexander Gill. William
Rady, and Granville Montelle were brought
before him, charged with being participants in
| the row, and a score or more of witnesses were
| summoned on behalf Of the Commonwealth to
| sustain the charge As the Court spent be-
| tween three and four hours in the inyestiga-
| ton, can only give the substance of proof
| ELECTED, which was as follows:
! Leonard Hamerbacher testified that his
himself, left their cooper shop about O'Clock.
! Monday evening, and in company started
| home. As they passed up Broad street. and
when opposite John Dentzler's, they were
stopped by three men-Robert S. Davis John
\ j. Tyler, and another-who demanded to
know if they could not treat Witness re-
| piled that he was just from work, on his
| way home, and had no money with him.
| Davis then said he would treat, but witness
and his friends declined drinking. Davis de-
manded that they should have dance hold
| ing witness by one hand and feeling his pock-
cts with the other. Witness said he could
not dance without music and remarking TO
| his companions 'come on boys, let us go to
supper" broke away, at which instant Davis
| gave him a heavy blow over the left eye,
causing the blood to flow freely Witness
| then ran for home a distance oftwenty yards
| when. looking around, he saw that the three
had August HES down in the gutter, beating
and stamping him, while Hies was CRYING
murder. Witness wife and one or two
other ladies, went to the aid of Hies. and
got him away from his assailants He recog-
| parties.
| E. Hamerbacher and August Hies confirmed
| the statement of the first witness in eyery mar
ucuiar, put nelthsr OF them could recognize
| the third party.
Mrs. Spearer heard cries Of murder. saw
Hies on the ground and three men beating
him hlm-Went to his aid, and pulled Davis and
| witness he would have killed the id Dutch
man: Witness. recognized VIM Rady as the
third party: She saw him pick up two stones,
and saw him strike Hies. She had seen the
| prisoners frequently, and could not be mista
| ken as 10 their identity
%, Another lady testified thata short time before
TINS row, she saw Davis knock down John
John Dentzler was on his wav bona from,
Schad,s garden, about 7 O'Clock Monday even
| ing. When he got near his house he sa " a rnsn
stanoing lhere. Davis on seeing witness, walked
|
| you" Witness asked for what With that
Davis knocked witness down TYLER and Mon,
teiie stopped Davis, and carried witness into
MS ms mouse. witness returned to Sehad'. gar
| den About 10 o'oclock, Const table Wade fold
him ne had better go home, as a party of fell
| lows We're breaking his house. Witness
started OH with Wade, and afterwards saw
! Davis running after a negro and throwing
! stones at him. Witness stated that TYLER was
| in the house with him when Hamerbacher and
Hels Were beaten, and that he and Tyler
starteo M out by the gate, but was told by lady
| not to go, as two men had been nearly killed.
| VIM. Il. Wade, a Henrico county Constable
saw Davis, Rady, Gill, Tyler, and two or three
others, together. man, named Miller, went
where they were, when one of them struck
| him once or twice, and then fired pistol
| The party then proceeded to Kieer's. pulled
down portion of a brick WALL and Rady and
Davis ran after, and threw at, two negroes
| saw bricks thrown from where the party
| We're standing. Gill was with them Can't
| say who threw the bricks
Mathew kicer recognized Davis as one of
| the party that pulled down his wall and
| threw at his house.
Michael Amrhaein saw the party but recog-
| nlzed none of them. They killed his dog and
| then put the dead carcass in his face for which
| ne abused them and they threw bricks at him
William Wildt and Mr.. Stecker were pass
| ing from Schads Garden down Broad street
| about half-past o'clock, when they came mn
| TO party standing in the street near Dentz-
! ler's. They opened an avenue for the witness
| to pass, but as he attempted to do so, one of
| them struck him on the head. Witness said
| TO Davis. who struck him, You are mis-
| taken in the man." Davis repeated the blow
| two or three times and witness used his cane
| for which he was knocked down and beaten
| by the party. lie could only recognize Da-
| Wis.
/ Mr. Steckcr was with Wildt. Some one
| gave him a blow upon the back OF his head
and he ran off for help.
| Charles Miller was looking for a handker-
chief lost by his child when Davis asked him
| mi lad
THAT my business" Davis then said, you
| want beating and getting stick, struck at
witness Tyler kept Davis back until Miller
| could make his escape.
/ Francis Amery and friend were stoned,
| while passing along the street
Tha. same evening some one threw n stone
| through Mr.. Copenhagen's window.
| David Lewis saw and recognized Davis Ty-
| Ter and Rady as the three persons that were
| Epon HES, beating him. He knew the parties
we'll
the time ties was beaten. Tyler was not in
the house at that time, but came in after
| wards.
Hudson b. Ford was at Moore's grocery
| about O'Clock Tyler came there alone and
| remained All hour and half
| Mr. Moore testified to Tyler's being at his
| house. lie had been there half an hour or
more when Davis, Rady, Gill, Murry and
| Lambert came there. Tyler did not take
| a drink, and left at least half an hour in ad-
| vance of the party.
| John Prddy left his home about O'Clock,
| in company with Gill and George Wade, to
| go to Schads garden. When they got to Broad
| street the first row was over. He left Gill in
| the crowd, looking en-.
George Wade confirmed the evidence of
| Pritldy.
| John Murry met Gill on Broad street, at a
| late honr, and the two went home together.
| Mr. Crenshaw, Gill's counsel, asked for his
| discharge. on the ground that he was not
/ present when either of the fights took place,
| and was mere idle spectator.
| Mr.. Crump, for Davis, Tyler and Rady, sub
| mitted the matter without argument.
/ The Mayor continued Monteles examina-
| tion until Friday, nothing was found
| against him; but sent the other four on to be
| indicted by the Grand Jury for misdemeanor
4 fixing the amount of bail of Davis, Tyler and
/ Rady al $3.50 each, and that of Gill at $l50.
Good Appropriation.-The Council have at
| length appropriated means fer filing up the
| deep ravlne on 10th street, and when the work
1 is completed, the residents of fgth north of
| Leigh, Will be enabled to get to and from that
/ portion of French Garden Hill by direct
| route. Located as that hill is, in the very
| heart Of the city, scores of new buildings will
| now spring up, property will increase in
| value, and in the course of few years the
| city will more than realize in increased taxes
| all the improvement the street has cost her
There are other streets east and west of 10th
| that onght TO be improved as speedy as pos
| sible so as to bring all the properfy of Nayv