, 1865-03-03

there battcry of cennon II as thc Gonstant 81 ,cu
Of the Democratic party, "a ftes pull ot.a Iee
fight" and he wished to show taat tnGse fo1 as IT,
purpose of obt lining fair election; AZ me 19v-
ernment had introduced certaln deca5ahoasS ~ N Re-
,non 70 toss arms; it Tss tss which Id
been made relating to them to prove tast iasy
were accumulated ior the lestdmass parposeoi oi
Ros nas and susn
ed tie ohjrcuon Of tho Judge Advoea1e. ea1e..,d,,,,,,
H1taess Corftnued.-Prlor to The fles.ossnhal os H.
,ssoH Nsn .ss St I'D 1eTs yse e
memocrs Of the Democratic party OF arms ana
cartridges then at the house Y ~. Walsa. anon:
Iae Rnew seaa0f wspe Ii. as6oa.ld JOIN s.
Quinn and Captan Connect ahes tosa ns tbaCs
was IN arrangement TO ibis eiec1 octWeen tnsm
and Mf, Walsh: The nrms were TO De put anto
pose Of securing = quiet vote ut the polls. At;
~ be ED sdah Wsl TO t. nays wheh n
were ahoat eight hundred etand Of arms in the
ppftho nrmor5; eighty to osa Hundred stand. vera
in The hands Of the police. and tho balance IN The
mses5ae y NJ fIaneis 5. L Sherman ,sa Democrat
,hen chtefof Police cy1as P. Bradley. with the
ioek q ihs door o. hs a,smor BY Which tss Max
obtaining admisston to the room containing the
The Judge Advocate objected to the question as
1mnateria1 and lllegttimlte.
Mr. Assay replied that he wished to show tho
reason why Democrats in Chicago purchased arms
about that time. He could prove that Mr. G. P.
Bradley, very efficient officer, BY the way but
most zealous Republlcsn, had removed the lock
from the magazine containing the arms. so that
aatllorltie, could hot obtain Them. After few
aa It was about the time Of tho excitement attend
ing the suppression Of the Chicago 7Sm.s By Gen.
Burnside, The suspiclons Of Democrats; were
The Court on tleliteration sustained the position
taken by the Judge Advocate.
ledge. know Of the use Of any pornon OF tho arms
at Walsh'a tor rrotccuve PURPOSES by any Ct the
of q ~ paposs
lit. Asdy-Was It fsct known 70 the leaders Of
h. party h rss p5,os he
possession Of Walsh, for the purpose Of protecting
The polls and thu assembling Of citizrns ut Demo-
cratic lneetingsS
Tie Judge Advocate objected to the question as
leading. snd II was Withdrawn.
UANsss conttnuttl--l do not Of my own know
ledge, know that tho leaders OF the Democratic
party had collection OF arms for any purpose:
III. Asay-Do you know, from tho declaration
Of any Of the leading members Of the Democrstic
Will With Il thcir eli contiul | f,r any purpose!
Tho Judge Advocate objected to the question as
I11egitlmate- The wi1ness had etatcd once that he
hEcw notn1hs on ne suo1ect Ion nls OWL hno"i"
edge.
Iii. A.ay eatd there were certain things wit
| less cop1d not know except as fact Of pubiic
rumpf br founded on the declarations OF certain
men Ilc did not ask the witness to stAte whether
| or rot Walsh had the arms for that purpose, but
whether that was The general belief Or nut On the
p prred j. that heassy evidence, or indeed any cVi.
dcncc Is admissible nnless hotter hes behind, 30
that necessity sometimes gives the chssaetef Q Of
evidence to what Is at other times lnad@tssl6lc;
| J1rfNnE1HtH
made them 50, and thcy were entitled to BhoH
that point He admitted theJ were tools to be
we're as God made them, and therefore could moi
| be Otherwise.
| On deliberrtion the Court sustained the objec
tion Of the Judge AJyocate.
On motion Of Colonel spooncr, the Commission
adjourned until to morrow (TEesday) morning q
IL O'Clock. aiAnHtK u. It.