The national Republican., 1866-08-01
Natjeual gsrnbIifau.
LoOAL. NEWS.

The FACTS OF rHE CAsk-Sergeant Eek.
loif Of the Metropolitan Police, hss made the fol-
lowing adavit containing the facts relative to his
action about ths Bsuian meeting announced to be
sslA q sss s.ir building on Friday evening last.
truthful snd faithful ofhosr. MssGs. r. g. Davis
and E.-o. Gooding two members Of the bar, slso
ststs fsst. eorroborstvs Of the statement Of Ser.
gsant Ecklof: . -'- -
. o. this thit!.,h day Of July, A. D. 1865, b.for.
the county Of Washington and District Of Coium.
bia, personally sppsarsd Adolphus EckloG. Ser.
geAnt Of the Metropolitan Police Of the Seventh
precinct, In said District, and being By me duly
sworn according to law, dspossth and saith that on
Friday, July 27th, one Of the Lady Managsss Of
the late fair for the orphans Of soldiers and saIlers
called at the station house. She stated 10 me that
she had been to see the Mayor, but was informed
that bis Honor was not In the city; she then asked
me u there was not soma one In authority to pro-
nien meeting 70 be hsldin the Fair Room. corner
Of Seventh street and Psnnsylvanis avenue, that
the said room had been granted BY some party or
parties without the consent Of the Lady Manaesri
In the ahssnes Of Capt. Grant, 70 hold politieal
meeting and that II vss against the wishss Of the
LADY Msnss.rs that the building should b. used
tend TO H.. Ithsn tslsgraphsd TO headquarters 70
the superintendent 10 consult with him In regard
TO the matter. The answer came 10 me that the
superintendent was not st his once nor could they
tell me at what time he would be there. then
went down to the Fair Room. Isaw several men
thsPs engaged In selling tickets for the gin concert
Amer stating 10 them what the lady had told me,
asked them II they could inform me who had
granted psrmission to hold the meeting that even.
Ing, They replied that they could not then
Of the meeting. They answered they could not
tell but three Of the Lady Managsrs had been
there that afternoon. After Q social convsrss.
tion then retired, and went 10 see General p. +.
bacon, one Of the Commissioners Of Police stated
the case 10 him, and told him that could not ret
Bacon vent to see the hdies, telling them that
three Of their number had been there during the
afternoon, and urged upon them to lot the meeting
30 oni to which they readily consented. then came
back to the station. house, stated to the oficsr In
charge that everything was amioably settled; that
the ladies had given their consent for the meeting
TO Be held. I knew nothing about the meeting
being dispersed until was so informed by . 70.
porter Of one Of the city psp.n. went 10 the
fair room alone; not even the ofhcsr on the beat
had been sent there BY the Mayor; nor was the
Mayors name mentioned at any time, except By
the lady 70 me As hrst stated herein.
ADoDPHUs EckLoYr,
Sergeant Of Seventh Precinct.
Subscribed and sworn before me.
Having been called on BY Sergeant Eeklof to
state recollection Of the conversation that took
place between him and Major Morse on the eve.
ming Of July 9th, at the Fair Building on the
corner Of Seventh street and tho avenue In regard
to the Fsnian meeting TO be held there on that eve
ming, our recollection 10 - follows: He ths Scr.
sssntl inquired by whose authority the meeting
was to be held In the evening, and the answer was
By Maj Morse that he did not know. The Sergeant
then replied that he was informed BY one Of the
lady managers that she called 10 SEQ the Mayor,
but that he was out In the country. This was the
only mention made Of the Mayors name during the
whole Of the conversation Sergeant Eoklof was
the only policeman we saw present ct that time
There were probably twenty persons present who
heard the conversation and they were the only per.
in the hall st the time spt those In the lot
tsry once. The gas was not lighted in the hall at
the time. There was no meeting there, nor did
any one there seem to know BY what or whose
authority. The contemplated meeting was called
Sergeant NokloG asked the bystsndsrs for some su-
thority for tho intended meeting and stated he
would make no further objection 70 the meeting II
any proper authority could be shown, but that hs,
on request Of the lady managers, would be com.
psllsd to prevent II, unlsu some authority was
shown. r. 8. DAVIS,
....a. Z. @. 9ooDINa.