Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-06-07


The CASE OF JAMES BISHOP Before JK,tie,
DoHH-Ye sterdav, at 10 O'Clock m James Bishop.
Gnnargsd win hssI, was brought before Justice
made by Bishop, and published In the National
Intelligence of the 4th of June 1850 as follows:
O, s, q CGsH.loia; County Of RashiHgfos
On this Sd day of June, 1861 before me, the
undersigned, Justice Of the Peace in and for
SAID county, personally appeared James Bishop.
VINO, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith as
follows-That he left Baltimore on the 4 Do
O'Clock train this morning; that before the train
left Baltimore Lieut Grady of the middle dis
uict OF Baltimore, came to the cars with some
nItefn or twenty men belonging to the Eighth
Ward, Baltimore that the said men came on in
the cars to Washington in company with Officers
Zimmerman and Carter, OF the Washington po-
lice; ana they were permitted to arrive In Wash
lngton and leave the depot without INTERN pti on
or hindrance by the police of this city; and that
The said men are men of desperate character and
common Vloators OF all law and order In the city
OF Baltimore JAMES BIsHoP.
At the same time personally appeared before me
John w Davis, who, being duly sworn, deposeth
Bishop in the train from Baltimore this morning:
and that the facts stated by James Bishop are
True from bis own personal knowledge and obser-
Walton JoHNw D.yTs
sworn and subscribed to before me this I'd d,v
OF June iS6O. And I believe from the appearance
81 the dePonents that they are reliable persons.
JOHN HoLLINesHEAp
Justice OF the Peace.
C. w. Uttermehle Esq appeared as counsel
for the defendant and was afterwards assisted
by Mr. j. II. Bradley, Jr
Captain John a. Goddard Chief of Police
appeared as counsel for officer Carter the PARTY
making the charge, and produced the AFFIDAVIT Of
Mi. Bishop, which he read to the Justice and
Carter.
Mr. Dom, at this stage Of the case, stated that
he was willing to call SIR Giberson in to sit with
him In the case; which was done; but that gentle
man not being In the neighbOrhodo, the case went
without him
Mr.. HoIlingshead Justice Of the Peace) here
volunteering, said that he was present for his
friend Mr.. Bishop, and asked TO be pernitted a
voice in the case
Mr.. Goddard wished to know to what extent
The other side was to be permitted to wiring in
counsel. IL obvious that there was an attem Mt
TO Hood the case with lawyers; and IiItIe while
ago the defendant, In reply to question from the
justice, said he had no counsel employed
Mr.. Uttermehle stated that he was engared by
we defendants friends, well as Others with
him: and that he was here to defend him, and to
see that ne had proper defefse
Poties 0stesr JchT F Carte, WIS sworn and
deposed that he was in Baltimore on last sunday
morning, and came home I'm the early train ne
slspt a. MI Aloark's house the night before aud
got up at3h O'Clock on Monday morning and
went 70 the Camden depot where be met Lieut.
6rady, OF the Baltimore Metropolitan Police
spoke TO him on the platform. Didn't know he
Was gong TO be there that morning till he met
blm There Didn't Officer Zimmerman nor
know he was on the train till he got to Washing
ton when tue cars got under way witness went
dhu otnefs with hin. When witness got out of
'oe cars Al w ashington he met Oficers Rabbit
ana 6aIt ana went away from there with them
witness teft Baltimore by himself No man was
TO leave nor did leave with him. except one man
who ~ citizen of Washington and who came on
IN the same with witness
CrcSS-eXamined Witness purno<e in coino,
To Baltimore was 10 watch for these rouphs and IN
see IL any OF them came on here to interfere with
Tue election Was detailed by Capt Goddard for
that purpose, TO watch those rouchs who were 10
come on In the cars and I'm the Columbia steam
boat to interfere with the election Witness didn't
Know anything about Zimmerman being in BaIti-
more, or on the train, Till he arrived in Washing
ton. Witness knows Lieut.. Grady and smoke tn
him at the depot that morning Grady didn't
come to the depot to meet witness nor did wit
heSs expect 10 meet him there. MIR Hoofnaule
who is resident and a voter in Washington came
on That morning in company with witness Wit
ness went to Baltimore on Friday last aud saw
Lieut. GRADY that night Was introduced to him
ny a Baltimore friend; but there was no sort of
understanding between him and witness that he
was 70 come 70 the depot the morning witness
ctme home. DIR. Hoofnagle was permitted TO
come into Washington undisturbed Don't know
bow many people came here in that train ON
friday night when witness met Lieut. Grady be
Informed that oihcer about some Of their rourhs
coming on here to interfere with the election I'm
the cars witness talked with two or three ac
YuAintances whom he met the train coming
down and when he arrived in Washington 70:
out with them and walked up the street Witness
didn't see Mr. Grady put any rOughs on board the
cars in Baltimore, nor did any come on board in
III JEstlce HOi!ingshsad testified that the de-
PENDANT is the gentleman who made the affidavit
above alluded TO; witness committed II to wri-
Ting; defendant did not request witness to show
IT to anybody, and he was solicited 10 make N bv
witness; witness was walking down the street IN
church on sunday morning and met defendant
with several other gentlemen, and the defendant
speaking Of the arrest by the poIice of The
parties who, II is alleged, got of the cars at BIa-
densburg, when defendant remarked that he had
seen other roughs come In from Baltimore in
gOmD1nV with DOticeman Garter nj
with him, as stated in the affidavit; witness then
requested him and one other to come round 20 his
office and lake the affidavit
Lieut. Grady, Of the Baltimore police, testified
that he was al the depot In Baltimore on last sun
day morning when the early train left for Wash
ton; went there by order from Marshal Kane to
arrest man who was charged with committing
larceny In Havre-de-Grace, and who Il had heen
ascettaiRsd had escaped to Baltimore ana Vas
supposed to be endeavoring to get through to
Washington; also, to arrest a man who had
stabbed another man in Baltimore CITY Saw
Carter the Friday night previous-was introduced
10 him by friend. On Sunday morning witness
went TO the depot In com pany with Ofhcer Fields
of the middle station; met Carter there on the
platform, and spoke To him Witness then went
through the cars, from end of the train to the
other, looking for his man, but did not mud him
While thus goi0g through the train witness wa,
locking at peoples clothing to mud dress CORES
Pondng 10 the description Of the clothing worn
bV the Havre-de-GTace man, and did not scrut-
nize the faces Of the passen gers but witness saw
no men in tue cars whom he knew-noue who
were Baltinlors men When witness got throuub
the train and stepped cut on the platform. he saw
Carter there, and pointed out to him two ex- BalH
mOfe-policeinen whom witness recognized uDon
the platform, and whom witness was led To he-
Heve were coming down to Washington to inter
fere with the election. Witness pointed them out
10 Carter, and told him to mark them so that he
would know them when they got out Of the cars
here. Witness IS certain that he spoke to NO one
at that place on that morning except Orhcer Car
ter. Witness saw the advertisement referred to-
and testlfes that when he had pointed out the two
ex-peiicemen To Carter he parted with him. and
that be never brought any party or parties to the
cars, nor had any men sent TO Washington from
Baltimore, or from any place, for any purpose
Whatsoever. Witness spoke to no one while
going through the train who came to Washington
that mOrningi nor does witness know Messrs
Hoofnagle Stuart, or the other men who have
been alfnded 70 as having come on that morning
P0tsesRsGs Zimmerman testified he was In Bal
hmofe and came 70 Washington In the early tain
sunday morning. Witness left Washington by
the morning train on Saturday to 90 10 Baltimore
10 visit his mother. Went there alone and saw
his mother, and stopped all night Met Garter i'm
Baltimore at IL O'Clock Saturday Witness was
told by a friend that there a crowd coming
down 10 Washington that evening 10 tale art IN
the election here on Monday aud did net come