The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-08-27
LOCAL MATTERS.

AssanltiHg a Jnsttee--Rtotous Condy,, No
little excitement was occasioned on Frauklin n
street, between l7th and 18th, last Saturday
afternoon. by the announcement that Alder
man Sadler had been attacked and beaten
while in the discharge of his duty RS Jnstice
of the Peace; and as friends Of the parties en-
gagged in the difficulty rushed into the melee
without knowing why, serious riot was at
one time anticipated, bat finally prevented by
the GOODNESS OF disin terested parties, whose
counsel for peace prevailed.
The cause of the affray, as well as we can
understand, was this: Two lads from Han
over, In passing down Franklin street in their
cart, met negro fellow going up the street in
cart, and as he pass.waT was very much
crowded, the wheels OF the two vehicles ran
into each other. The boys spoke to the negro
about the accident, when he impudently replied
to them that he would ride over them or any
other white man that ran against him. With
this the boys sprang from their cart and the
negro seeing them after him, also sprang in to
the street with club In his hand; bat before
he had time to use II, one of the boys had fas-
teued upon him like a leech, while the other
warmed him with his whip. This affair at
tracted a crowd, seeing which Justice Sadler
commanded the peace, and took the negro from
his captors.
Justice Sadler, with the negro under his
charge, then walked in the direction of Mr.. A.
Richards store, the Hanoverians having gath
ed in force around. and some of them taunt-
ing him with having taken the part Of the ne
gro against the white boys. The Justice de-
utcu tEls dcCusdttOu, telling tue parties t0at II
they had any complaint to make against the
negro he was ready to hear 1T, bur that they
should not beat and abuse any ones property
in his presence. The taunts were again re-
DeWed that he was protecting the negro, and
the ID lie was repeated twice, but by whom
we are unable TO say. The second time the
Id lie was given, the dense throBg, then
wedged in like figs in drum, gave surge, one
or two arms were Strengthened from the ell
bow, half dozen light weights sprang upon
the back and arms of the Justice, which he
readily shook off, and as many more lit upon
the person of Jackson Crouch, one of the Han
overians, and he rolled into the street, casting
ms riders. like stumbling horse, in every di-
recuon. BY this time. some of the market
boys had broken the lines of the combatants,
and rushing to the centre, struck out right
and left; but the space being small, and the
Justice out of it, blows gave place to words,
and as nobody could tell who struck anybody,
and everyb body seemed satisfied that they had
shown skill aud pluck, the battle ceased and
the contending forces Withdrew.
Justice Sadler, not satisfied with the treat
ment he had received-for he had only inter-
posed in the first place because 1t was his sworn
duty to do so--had Jackson Crouch and Allen
w. MeGregor arrested for assaulting him
They were afterwards admitted to bail to ap-
pear before The Mayor this morning, when
other parties, who ''rung in" to the fight, will
be required to answer for their share of the
row.