The national Republican., 1861-03-12


late Secretary of War, charged with being con.
cerned in the abstraction OF the Indian trust
bonds from the Interior Department, appeared
in court, and bail was entered in the sum Of
$4,000, by Mesers. Thomas Green, r. II.
Hughes, and William T. Smithson, for his ap.
pearance.
: The court then rendered it's decision on the
plea Of demurrer entered by the counsel in the
case of W. Fl. Russell, charged with completely
in the abstraction of the Indian bonds. The
plea entered was founded on u late law Of Con.
gress, which provides that no person shall be
prosecuted for any offence when he has once
been examined by committee Of Congress.
The defence having proved, from the records
of the committee, that Russell had been ex.
a,nined before the committee in reference to
this case, the court decided that he could not
be tried for the offence, and ordered the in.
dictment to be quashed.
The trial Of the Wigwam cases was then re.
sumed:
Alfred Hcnning, sworn Was an officer, and
on the night Of the attack went over to the
Nigwam with other officers; met crowd
coming out; Lieut.. McHenry went in ahead
OF the officers, and ordered the door to be
closed the gas was burning in the southeast
room on the lower floor; went in, and lighted
the gas, after some one had turned it off; saw
nothing inside the building but the crowd, the
only one OF whom he knew was Joseph Creager;
he was standing on the steps, but was not doing
anything. The door was closed about twenty
minutes, and Lieut.. Mcaenry gave orders to
arrest all who were in the building. Witness
arrested man named Bureigh, who he took
to the watch.house. He, however, turned out to
be an employee Of the Wigwam, and was dis.
charged. All he heard Creager say was, If
you are going to arrest US, why don't you do
it2 l am tired of waiting here" There was
great noise outside of the building; and some
stones were thrown, breaking the windows, ut
the time he was religbting the gas did not
| see'any one with bust.
By Mr.. Davidge: He made no arrest out.
side the building; no shots were fred outside
while he was there. The only language he
heard Cresger use was in reference to his ar
rest. All was very quiet inside the building.
John Alicorn, sworn Was at the Wigwsm
when the meeting adjourned; went over to
there, heard shout; several officers came up
and man with him asked them to 60 and stop
the riot. The man went over with the officers,
and he went into the crowd who we're shouting
and hinging stones at the building. Some
were going in and he followed them into the
building; did not recognise any of the crowd
outside saw Creager coming towards the door,
with piece of transparency; Creager was in
the Wigwam room, in the second story. First
saw the crowd as he was standing at the corner
of G and Second streets his attention was first
attracted by hearing the stones against the
windows. Witness stayed until the watch came,
and was taken to the watch.house.
BY Mr.. Davidge Sewell, King, and Sinclair
were on the corner with him; did not notice
the crowd until he heard the noise. When he
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pistols were being fred and stones being thrown
when he was in the crowd. Creager said moth
ing when he saw him he had in his hands q
piece of canvass about FIVE or six feet wide and
eight or ten feet long; was bringing it toward
the front Of the building. The meeting wal
public and open to all, as he understood. Wher
witness left, did not observe whether the light.
were burning or not. The night was rather
dark. When witness went back to the Wigwam
two lights were burning in the second stor,
room.
John Tolson sworn Was on the avenue tn,
night Of the election was at the Breckinridg
:. . headquarters; O report came in while he wa
there, that some of their men had been imposed
upon. They all came out, and some of then
exclaimed, "Let's kill the id Republican
were the only ones he knew in the crowd
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church they went over to the Wigwam, an
:, he stopped at the church until the watch cam
v along, then went along behind them over in tn
J crowd. Saw Cleary and Willet in the crowd
heard one of them give the order, fall in, Vo
y unteers." They went over to the building, an
! witness heard stones being thrown and pistol
:, shot.
e BY Mr.. Davidge: was at the room abol
half an hour before the repot came in thu
e e some Of their men had been imposed upon
u was right alongside Of DR.. Cleary; did NJ
see Cleary or Wilet in the crowd coming VI
), Don't know how many shots were fired waite
u at the church until the police came along, an
:, followed after them. Was with Vernon on th'
N pear If anybody would give him = suit
r clothes; he had told some young men in II
~ market, who wanted him to go away with ther
10 10 that he would 60 if he had any money, and OF
20 of them told him to 60 to DR.. Willet, and
70 would get the money John Byran and Corn
= lious Desmond were the ones who wanted hi
" to go away with them.
!" Officer Ashe sworn: On the night Of Il
election, party came down and said they we
W W going to cut or gut the Wigwam out; we
'u with Donaldson up to Lieutenant McHenr
found man drunk, when Lieutenant McHen
9, i ordered them to take him to the watch.hous
Au there were about two hundred people there, IN
king every kind Of noise, throwing stones al
firing pistols; the crowd at the time was mo-
ly on the other side of the street when he &
ia rested the man. He heard some cries fro
~ the crowd of I" Burn the id place down
-, Heard DR.. Cleary say something about Nato
eu al Volunteers they all dispersed did n
recognise any one except Cleary saw some
TO- them trying to get something out of the wi
dow some one came out of the building wi
o" OK piece of canvas wrapped around his sho'
M ders heard the cry Of "set the place on fire
several tmea.
By Mr.. Davidge: Stopped at the corner
~, Indiana avenue and I bird street; when tn
st p went over, heard four or FIVE shots don't knc