The national Republican., 1861-03-12


benches were broken, and one had been thrown
in the street; the glszier's bill amounted to
S64 for replacing the glass and painting over
the screens which had been battered.
By Mr.. Davidge: Mr. Downey was the painter
who we employed to reglaze the windows The
screens which were broken were of wire, set in
wooden frames; they we're used to prevent the
windows from being broken by stones. One
bench, the doors Of a bookcase, and some rough
tables. were thrown out in the street and bro.
ken; thinks there we're three traosparencies
broken and trampled upon; several panels of
the doors were also broken. A civil suit has
been commenced in the Circuit Court for dam.
ages. First saw the crowd coming back of the
church; went back in the building and locked
the door; then went up on the root Of the build.
ing; Messrs. Clephane, Foos, Hendley, and
Ockstadt were also on the building. His i'm.
preston was, that 1t was a cloudy night, and |
the moon was shining behind the clouds. Does
not think that any effort was made to stop the
crowd thinks be would have perceived it.
Officer J. f. King, sworn: Went to the Wig
wan in advance Of the other officers went d |
rectly to the crowd, and ordered them to dis.
perse at the same time, heard q noise at the
door went over, and McHenry ordered him to
take man, who was very drunk, to the watch.
house Scarf, Ashe, and himself took the man
to the watch.house; did not hear report Of a
pistol; saw young man pick up a stone to
throw at the building told him to put it down,
which he did. After be took johnson to the
watchhouse he did not return.
By Mr.. Davdge johnson was very drunk
has known him several years did not recog-
Mise him until he got to the City Hall.
by Mr.. Ould Did not have any difficulty in
recognising the young man who had the stone
in his hand.
uy:JJ:,,, rJ,,,.. ..u.., r.... 80. A.. n l..
graph Office; heard q crowd were goilg up to
hear the returns when he got up to the corner
Of Indiana avenue and Third street. heard re-
port of a pistol; some one said, "Come on,
boys I" thinks it was DR.. Cleary was at Births
corner; don't know any who passed in the
crowd the fret pistol was fred near Baldwin's
old shop don't think it came from the crowd
in which DR.. Cleary was thinks that it was
from a crowd in advance; there were about 30
persons in the crowd which Clesry seemed to
command he was within ten feet Of the man
who fred, but could not recognise any one Of
them he was at the corner Of Third street, in
company with Messrs. B. Lloyd and Hunt he
had been drinking, but was sober.
d. X. p. Bigley, sworn: After the meeting
adjourned, walked up to the corner Of Third
street. in company with Mr.. John Clary and
Charles Lammond had heard there was
crowd coming up to take the Wigwam when
the crowd came up, he went round to Second
street they were firing pistols and throwing
stones at the building saw man coming out
with banner over his shoulder; he jumped
at him to take it of, but policeman arrested
him, and took him to the watchhouss; thinks
that the crowd numbered about l5O, and the
pistols were fred from the head of the line
"Hurrah for Brecknridge."
, Mr. navid1a. Whap ha chod Socood
. street, the majority Of the crowd had got there
did not see the fash Of the first pistol.
By Mr.. Ould The canvas the man had was
a piece Of the transparency. He did not strike
the man or resist the officer.
Officer Donaldson sworn When he reached
> the Wigwam found the crowd very noisy; ar
|. rested a young man, clerk in Shuster's dry
, goods store. When he first reached there, thu
= men were running, and cries were raised tha
the police were coming. Don't know Of any
Q efforts being made by any persons except th'
Q police to disperse the crowd.
s William Hendley, sworn A fight took place a
Browns Hotel on election night, and the Grove
n moved of from there, exclaiming "now for tn
n Wigwam." Witness went to the Wigwam, an,
It the meeting adjourned. When the crowd cam
|. up, he went up on the roof in company witt
y others. Most of those who went from Brown
d he knows by sight, but does not know thei
9 names. When he was on the building, hear
@ the rallying cry of 20 you National Volur
; teers" and "burn the building DOWN." whe
!. he heard these cries, he got ready to com
d down by the lightning rod.
Is At this stage Of the trial the court adjourned
1t NOVEL REsoLUTIoYs-The following resol,
At tons Of thanks to O noted notion dealer O
/: Seventh street were adopted by one of OF
At military companies last evening:
\. Whereas, in the munifcence Of his hear
d Mr.. 8. has presented this corps two fine pi
ID lures and
At "Whereas, feeling it to be our duty to max
D. suitable Acknowledgements for the same ther
u1f fore be it
,e "Resolred, lst, That in Mr.. s. we have foun
n, a friend, one whom we hope will ever be s.
,e and will continue to present his picturesto th
"a corps as long as his pocket will afford it.
e. "Second, in the language of one Of the gel
m tlemen Of this corps, small favors thankful
received, large ones in proportion, and tn
be whenever MIR. s. has loose change about hir
re and has nothing else to do with it, that we W
Mt endeavor to spend it for him-that is, with NJ
Y; SIS consent.
ry "Third, that the thanks of this corps be te
e.: tered Mr.. s."
IA. 1t is. needless to say that the resolution
nd were passed without q dissenting voice.
~. ~ RESIGNED Captain F. B. sch~fer, of IL
m National Rifles, has resigned the command
- that company.
N, A CoRREcrIoN.-We were in error yesterd
os in stating that Mr.. James Devine had been
OF moved from the dead letter office. 1t shou
n, have been that he had resigned
n VISIT TO THE NAVY YARp.-Yesterday aftt
}" noon, Mrs. Lincoln, accompanied by N.
Judd, Esq, paid visit to the navy yard. T
OF officers in charge took great pains to show a.
sy explain to them the various objects of intere
ow there and the visiters were much pleased wi