The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-04-28
Arrest for Secession sentimsnts.

PHILADE LPHIA, April 2.-About nin'
o'clock this morning Mr.. Edward lnger
soil, who delivered strong secession
speech a few days since in New YORK
was waited upon by a committee of citi
zens, on alighting from the railroad tram
at the corner of Ninth and Green streets
and was requested to apologize tor the
speech. This Mr.. Ingersoll refused to dc
and drew a revolver frolu his pocket, but
was unable to fire it before he was knock
ed down and very badly cut and beaten
by the crowd He was arrested and held
| to bail in the sum of $4,000, on the charge
of assault and battery and carrying con.
cealed deadly weapon. A committee OF
citizens have since waited upon the
Mayor to have the bail increased to slO,-
600. Mr.. Ingersoll is regarded as one OF
| the chiefs of the disloyal party in this
| city. The arrest of Mr.. lngersoll has
| caused considerable excitement A
| large crowd has collected around Spring
Garden, where he is confined, and threats
are freely made to lynch him. Mr.. In
gersolls friends are endeavoring to take
| out writ of habeas corpus, but So tar
have not succeeded in finding the Alder
man by whom he was committed
PHILADELPHIA, April This even
ing Charles Ingersoll. the brother OF Ed
win Ingersoll, and notorious sympa-
thizer with the rebellion, went to Spring
Garden Hall for the purpose of going
bail for his brother On descending
from his carriage he was set upon by the
populace and very badly beaten. He
took refuge in the hall and was subse--
quently conveyed to his home. Several
prominent secessionisGs proposed to visit
the hall this afternoon to consult with
Mr Ingersoll, but they were warned not
to do so and desisted The excitement
on the subject was high, and in the pres
ent state of the public MIND the lives of
all sympathi,ers with the rebellion can
hardly be said to oe safe.
PHILADELPHIA, April 2T.-Thc Bulle-
tin furnishes the following particulars
of the Ingersoll difficulty, which pro-
duced considerable sensation in this
city: When the train reached 9th and
Green streets party Of men got around
at the front door of the car for the pur-
pose of giving Mr.. Ingersoll parting
salute of groans The obnoxious indi-
vidual, however, passed out of the back
door and got upon Wallace street. The
crowd followed him At Sth street Mr..
Ingersoll turned about and faced the
party. Captain J. II. Wellington, of the
9Sth regiment Pennsylvania volunteers,
then stepped forward and said: "Inger-
soil, I'm a soldier; have risked my life
for my country. | think you owe an
apology to the country for your speech,
particularly to the soldiers" Ingersoll
merely replied: $50 to hell" The Cap
tain raised his cane to strike Mr.. lnger
soil, but the blow was warded off by Mr.
Ingersoll with his cane The two then
crossed canes for few seconds Mr.. In
gersoll received cut on the left side of
his face and broke his cane upon the arm
of Captain Wilmington. Mr. Ingersoll
then drew back about ten PAGES, took
from his pocketa revolver and cooked it.
Some of the crowd scattered at this war
like movement of IngersOil, when he
was simmediately Y seized by police officer
1t was as much rs the officer could ito to
keep the people from laying violent hands
upon his prisoner
The prisoner was finally landed at the
police station, followed by an excited
crowd, which augmented at every square.
Alderman Mursy was sent for aud Mr..
Ingersoll was given a hearing at the
station house Captain WOrthington
gave his testimony, which was to the
same effect as given above. Officer
Jones testified that he arrested man
with a revolver in his hand, and it was
cooked. Ingersoll remarked defantly
and Extensively: Yes, and yOn all ran
like flock of sheep when drew it,
You are liar" said one, and the crowd
made another rush for Ingersoll, and the
police with great difficulty succeeded in
keeping them back. Capt. WOrthington
remarked: I've been on the battle fed
where bullets flew thick and fast, and
I've seen too many of them to be scared
by revolver"
Alderman Mursy held Mr. Ingersoll in
81 900 bonds mgersoll appealed to sew
eral persons to go bail for 2im, but all re-
! fused.