, 1865-01-29

The Assault and Battery Upon Judge
Kelley.

The Assault and Hattery Upon Judge
Kelley.
The case Of i. P. Field, charged with as
sault and battery on Judge ". D. Kelley,
member Of Congress from the fourth district
Of Psnnsylrania, was brought belore Police
near Thirteenth street, ats P. II. yesterday.
Hon. Thomas Corwin, Of Ohio, appeared as
counsel for Field. Most Of the Congressional
delegation from Louisiana were present.
Judge ". D. Kelley was sworn, and testi-
fed as follows: WIS spending the evening
bis rooms on F street, where I1net several
friends. After awhile We proceeded to Will
lard's Hotel to supper. At first did not re-
cogntze what persons were at the table,
Soon Judge Field asked Why do you keep
r. out in the sol4s Why don't admit u
simply said, ~ have nothing to dotwith ad-
mitii1e you the question IS In tho commit.
tee. and Is not yet before the.House.n Then
he said, with an oath, *sWhy do you not
come up like man and toe the line w then
remalked, IN euodued tones; " 9ndge Fed,
/ am In the habit Of toeing the mark; of
marching ui5 to the 1inc.n He then broke ont
more Violently, You dare not SO home and
face Jour constituency you you'd quail ee-
fo1e a'; them" ! Feplitsd, i JudgS Field,
ny c9nSt,.peney VII ". not zeenks 1So S,rs me
ladies, cap oct. MS you are doing" He then,
utterfng another oath, quilted The room, re-
marking as be did 50, II will hold You re-
sponsible; you shall feel me for that" I.
LETT ,hc. supper room in about fifteen or tven-
~ minutes thereafter, and ON passing into
other gentlemen. On purpose to avoid him
endeayoted to pass out The other way, but
b. saw me, and running to me, seized the
cullar Of my coat With his left hand, while
with lis right hand be struck me, exc1alm-
Ing as he did 80. with an oath, You ehall
strike to tho bone, and clear across It., I
said. lyon are IN old man, and I wish you
would 20 away !; I do not want to strike you"
he then made another effort to strike me,
but Major Harper eeizcd his arm. Mean-
while I felt the blocd t1ickling down.. [wit:
ness here exhibited the wound it was about
one aud half inches long. on the back part
Of the hand. near the wrist People gathered
around, and some attaches Of The hotel insist
on my going away. told themtI was not
the cnlprit they should take the other man
a%ay ne ~ as t9e aa 1s; siesa
gentlemen. saying he was armed, and he
Judge Fieid-Did yon not tell me 1t the ta-,
BILE to 60 back and tell the people Of LOUISE
ana to send 3 more decent man there? I
Answea-I uttered no such words what
for excluding such q man as you are, who be-
hayes in the p1eaence of ladies as You do. -.
= Major Harper testified as folloWs:. In the
company of:Jsdge Kelley antHon. Leonard
Meyers, went toahe rooms Of Hon. Charles
O'Ne.l1, about 9 O'Clock left at ha1cpas ten
or eleven o'clock, and went to supper At
Wllard's: SAT- snsxts,to Judge Field, and
Judge Kelley sat at: my right; Judge Field
leaned over and said, Judge, why do you
piled that he delegation :bus}ness was IN
committee, aud had not come before the
House Judge Field then said: Judge Kelley
ousht to toe the mark q lady Was sitting
near, when Judge Field with an oath, said,
"Yo4 dare not not 60 betoEe yo9,5 constituency J;
table, saying he would see him outside
and hold hun responsible. suspectIng
there would be trouble, .came out
first TO see where, Field WIS, and 1t possible
prevent collision ; noticing the Judge sit
Ting on the heater, 1rcturned and told Judge
Kelley be had better 60 out by The side door !;
Field advancing rapidly towards Judge Kel-:
ley. and as came mp he struck With his
right band and g1appled with his left on his
attempt to strike the second blow. I saw
the knife and arrested his arm; he wanted
me to let 90. but, I would not; a clerk be-
20 away; the Judge replied that he was the
injured man, and that the other should be-
taken care Of; went with Judge Kelley to
| get his wound dressed !; when We returned
| Judge Field was walking up aud down. .ye<y
much excited; I went with Judge; Kelley fb
l. his roum, and when returned found Judge
Field had been arrested = Il. :; 4:
:, The knife he used Was dark handled one
| with small blade. :. ,.----1. t.: :.
| Judge Field. Did not Judge Kelley tell me
10 20 and tell my. constituency TO send 8
more decent man therey -. -,
| Answer: I .sat between you. and i d!
Judge. Kelley made no such remark a., that
Such words did. not Issue from his mouth
Ycu said yoa would hold him responsible, AMI
i hare Satisfaction. ~ Ir-,;;. i <ff j.
Judge Tield, with IN oath, said tie Witnes
lied. 80 *. r:7 ssS':: :3:a .;-n'i;;~e, :,
=: The court reminded 1the accused that: suc1
Language could not. be .to1eIatcd:s ~ ;a,.s
y Field eeatIagea,:: -: ~ g Y