Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-07-25
Brutal Assault upon "a Newspaper Cor


The Washington Chronicle give the fol-
lowing particulars of the assault upon
Mr.. Paintar of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Mr.. Painter is 4 brother of j. Y. Painter,
of this city:
Mr.. Painter, who is the clerk to the
Committee an Postofices and Post Roads:
had been in the room of that Committee,
which is just below the House postoffice,
and was standing near the door in CONVEX
sation with Mr.. w. b. Shaw, when Bev-
eridge and a man named Edward Towers,
from Philadelphia accompanied by Mr..
Hemphill, one of the doorkeepers of the
House, approached, and Mr.. Shaw com
menced u conversation with the last men,
toned in regard to the confirmation of
Mr.. Sloanaker, of Philadelphia. Mr..
Painter Joined in the conversation, re-
marking that if Mr.. Sloanaker did not
make better progress than he had with a
certain Senator on whom he had called,
he would not soon be confirmed.
In reply to some statement of Mr..
Painter as TO Mr.. SlOanaker's interview
with the Senator in question, Beverage,
who, with Towers, had stood near during
the conversation without participating,
stepped forward, saying, "Gou lie, you s.
b. Mr.. Painter replied, al don't know
you, sir; 1 am not aware that l have any
quarrel with you" to which Beveridge re-
torted, Al know you, though I've been
laying for you for several days, and III fix
you, you id $ b. As he finished.
he struck Mr.. Painter a heavy blow on
the breast nearly knocking him down.
Mr.. Hemphill and Mr.. Shaw called
to him 10 run, which he did, closely fol-
lowed by Beveridge, who came up with
him within fifteen feet of the spot where
he first struck him, and again knocked
him down. He spTang upon him with
the fury of a tiger, and began kick
ing him IN the head and stamping on
him. He had given him two severe
kicks on the head when Colonel Slaight
who CHANGED TO be passing near and saw
the affair, came up and attempted to drag
the assailant away from Mr.. z. whom, |
the Colonel believes, he would have soon
killed if let alone. He was able to restrain |
him to some extent, although he gave Mr.. |
P. onesevere kick on the leg after Colonel
S. had taken hold of him. Some of the
police soon arrived and took BeY-
into custody, he resisting and
threatening to kill any one who should
lay hands on him. SO violent was he.
and such was his strength, that it required
five men TO convey him to the cell in the
where, however, after considerable
he was confined. Towers was
also taken up and placed in durance for
raised his cane against one of the
officers and threatening to kill him if he
resOrted to violence against his comrade.
Whether Beverage was the agent of
Mr.. Sloanaker is, perhaps, so far only q
of opinion, but general impression
to be that he was. Mr.. S. was
seen to walk away from the head of the
near the foot of which the assault
occurred, about the time the affair termi-
Mr.. Painter was severely, though not
dangerously, hurt. His head IS badly
bruised by the kicks he received, and he
left insensible and helpless when his
lssailant was torn away from him. After
being carried into the committee room
and properly cared for, he was seut to his
residence in 3 carriage. He will probably
be confined to his bed for some time.