Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-09-01

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: NorIcx-District Of Columbia AID ertisehents
30 be inserted in the bALrINoRx Sun are received
At and forwarded from THE STAR Office.
- Police MArrxRs.-Bsfore Justice Williams
John Angerrnan and Frederick Schmidt were
Yesterday broush BIT for trial acharge Of assauit
and battery and resistance Of Constable Suit,
while in the discharge Of his duty. Pkg
M Suit testified that be got permission % go to
the Park on last Monday afternoon, and went to
the place. The occasion was picnic Of the
4German Rifles. y Went there say three O'Clock D.
m and about Ave O'Clock Mr.. Lyons came to
witness and said there was disturbance In the
srbor and saw Mr. Fred. Williams, who was
drunk; told him to be quiet, which he pronli sed
TO do Staid there ave minutes, and afterwards
% saw a man out at the gate with stone In his
hand. Told officer Edmonston to arrest him
He did SO Went in again, and presently there
two men clenched, and assisted Mr. Arth to put
sbem out. Returned and saw Williams, whom
Arth was trying to put out, and went to assist
and the crowd rushed up. Witness tried to keep
the crowd of Presently soldier ran across from
the pavilion, some fifty feet, with a saber In his
hand, with which he struck Williams, over the
head, tremendous blow which felled him TO the
ground. Witness turned and arrested the soldier
and the company and the outsiders rushe ed up,
and a number Of the soldiers charged bayonets
on witness, and ran a bayonet through wifness's
was surrounded by the excited soldiers, who said
witness had no right to arrest anybody, and they
had Witness arms confined, SO that he was COM
PEELED 10 let the prisoner 60. Don't know
the name of this man who struck Williams
w hen witness was surrounded by these excited
soldiers, and his arms confined, .Angerman
rushed forward, very much excited, with his
bayonet pointed full at witness. and in the melee
witness was struck In the mouth Thinks Anger
man Is the man who struck, but did not see
him do It, The inside Of witnesses lip was cut or
scraped, and bled. Angerman's manner was very
vicious and angry They took witnesses prisoner
away, and witness failed to make the arrest; wit
ness had drank two three glasses Of lager beer
that day, but was not at all drunk Williams was
very drunk, but not at all disordefly and witness
Thought he might perhaps get into trouble, and
had better be kept out Of harms way. When
witness received the blow In the mouth, be In.
stantiy turned and saw Angerman In the bel tiger
eRt attitude above described; witness exclaimed
pointing to him, 'Neyer mind, know you, An
german Angerman has been an auxiliary
guardsman witness never heard anything against
him while he was an officer. Witness drew his
billy and struck at several Of the rioters but his
arms were so confined that he could not do any,
thing. Didn't see f. Schmidt do anything. Wit
ness couldn't say positively whether Angerman
struck hin or not but thinks he did, as his bay
Sonet was charged upon witness the instant he re-
ceived the blow In the mouth After they had
rescued the prisoner, the company was drawn up
IN a line and the captain pointed to witness and
said something TO them about his epaulet.es hav-
s. ing been torn or injured by witness, butif this
was the case, witness was not aware of it They
were very much excited at what he told them
When witness was struck there were plenty of
others as near as Angerman-near enough 10 have
struck witness.
O6fcs, Edmonton testified that he was present,
and was endeavoring 70 assist suit whenthe affair
occurred. Suit had arrested the soldier who struck
Williams, and he got away; and Suit said be must
have him, and witness said he would assist to
take the man. Suit went forward and the crowd
rushed up, and the soldiers made their charges
and halted, and at the last charge Anger
'Ieame out in advance Of the line, very much
: cited, and az he drew his bayonet away Suit
turned round aud his mouth was bleeding. wit.
ness didn't see the bayonet strike Suit; but as IL
was drawn back, and Suit turned round his
mouth was bloody. As witness and Suit had the
soldier who struck Williams In charge, and were
taking him away, the crowd rushed up and be-
came so excited that witness was forced away
from Suit and directly after witness saw that they
had rescued the prisoner from him. At the time
Angernan came out of the line with his bavon.t
q At charge, Suit turned round, and pointing 10
him, exclaimed 80, G-dd-n you; know you -
M Hilton testifed that he was p!esen. and saw
the ARRAY. w hen he first went in he saw some
r fifteen soldiers with q citizen whom they were
d, pummelfng and stamping on, and using in
ncst Outrageous manner. This man was a Mr.
German soldier, trying to take him OF. and
! portion Of the company came and got the man
away Mr. Hilton's testimony corroborated that
Of the two officers in all essential particulars
90 Capt p. N DK5nnt was present. Had been
there half an hour, and heard the cry of Fight
which was raised. Looked ont and saw q crowd
Saw a man In citizens dress with fence-!ail
swinging round in his hands. Saw man named
Sullivan knocked about pretty severely. Saw an
other Inan named Middleton beset by crowd Of
, soldiers, who had him pinned up against the
fence. Witness mounted a table, and while look
{ ing at the crowd, noticed, man I'm a uniform
with sabetin his hand, break from the crowd
and run over toward the lager beer stand and strike
man who stood by himself He struck the man
such blow over the head with the saber
that witness observed g ttdti fnat man survived
the blow he must have . very he ID head :" The
soldier ran back and Suit grabbed MIN " itness
I now turned to look after tue man " HON the SOL
der bad struck, and whom some ladies had taken
when he looked back he saw S1it with bis arms
mp, and very excited crowd Of citizens and sell
diers about him. The soldiers were futious and
o. tumut which Looked vefT dangerous: 80 much
that witness obeyed his Inclination to keep
clear Of those bayonets. They LOOKED exceedingly
got The pri.os away from sun ssHo Exclaimed s
Elll have thermah In spite of yslr company"
Edmonston went mp TO the captain of the com
pany. and asked him to assist nimto capture tie
soldier The eaptain said >somst1ing hbout mis-
torn epaulstes. and Edmondston turned and weat
OFF Witness then, aoticed that one Of tue car
e a sP, 81 WAS :G%swaas Don't re
Thinks u he had been, doing anything extraor-
binary, witness would have been likely to notice
= 'i M Ha,,ovt, wa. there \ SAN Sui, ares, a
= man when he was set on BY ne crowd, and his
rptisoner taken frofa him. Don't know who did
IT. saw Angefrnan there. He was excited, but
, didn't see him strike any one. Suit received
blow nom come oueA Tie crowd was very much
\ mi1sd up Saw Angsrmap there also, very angry,
his rife pa bin hands or aot. Didn tsee' him str ke
anybody. - ftf 8sHtHt&aAs n
J 4fr rBaH was there and saw the row Shortly
after be got there he saw some commotion at sber
drinkng saloon, and went over to see ii. Az he
was going, Lady called to him to assist In keep-.
ing the Germans from killing an American gen
SpemAn who had heca treated very roughly This
/, man was Mr. NJ fddieton. A man, friend Of
Mfddleeon, also asked ~iness ass st in protect.
: ing this man from the excited soldiers Witness
stopped to render what assistance he could and
directly asoldief anne up WITH his bayonet point
ed, as II 10 attack Middleton, and wi tness Used
his whip by the small end 20 strike the sold owe,
the reel, bat chsdg ed LisC MUD aad did nct
N strike nm. Direct u sfsss Salt and Edmonston
:! had D -seldies Hreusd, and tsodiers aud otilen
crowded around, apd voices said the srhcers had
. no right there, and no right to1afrest the maAg
Suit had hfs billy in his hand, and tried To keep
the crowd Cd. He was surrounded by bayensts,
- and in moment be pointed 10 some one and said