The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-01-15

TuE ESRvRSTEENTH- STREET FIaHT. The Mayor
on Saturday took up the case of William l..
Peasley, charged with making an assault upon
/ Robert Dudley with intent to kill. From
Dudley'S testimony II appeared that on Satur-
day week he went into Pcaslcy's saloon, on
Seventeenth street, where 4 rattle for ducks
was going on. Peasley charged him with in
. sulting him, took him by the collar and shook
him considerably, and finally put pistol 10
his head, ut tho same time requesting him TO
draw, which witness declined TO do
Peasley was arrested and taken TO the station
house, and witness returned to the saloon for
the purpose of dsabusing the mind OF the
bar keeper of the idea that he intended &c
have him arrested While there he took q
glass of cider telling the bar keeper that he
did not take the drink with Mr.. Pcaslcy bur
with him (the bar keeper. As he was about
leaving the saloon, he met Peasley coming in.
The accused Immediately took witness by the
collar and stood in the doorway, so that he
could not get out. Some one then cried, " Let
up, Bill" when Peaslcy let fly his left -
into the face of witness. closing up one of his
eyes, cutting his forehead and laying him
ScnSeleSS on the floor.
On his cross examination by Mr.. Marina
duke johnson, counsel for the defence, the
witness denied that there had been any recent
previous difficulty between them
The counsel for the defence made inquiries
of witness relative 10 difficulties which had
occurred sometime before, a mode OF eXamlna-
tion which was protested against by Mr.. Cas-
kie counsel for Dudley. The Mayor decided
that no previous difficulty between the parties
had any bearing III the case
Witness denied that he struck Peasley-that
before he was aware OF IL he was seized ana
knocked down.
Dudley testified at considerable length, and
after he had concluded, tn" following wit
nc>>eS gave in their evidence: Charles III.
Kline, q. o. Null, John L. Ryan and Daniel
Wren. Their testimony. III the main, Corrobo-
rated that of Dudley. Mr.. Ryan stated that
after Dudley took drink at the bar, Subse-
quent 10 the first difficulty, Dudley made a
remark about cur dogs; ana as he was lclN-
ing, Pcasley entered and said 10 Dudley, KISS
me-" at the same time extending his right
hand and smiling. Dudley said, Cd d-n
my heart if l do. That sort of talk don't
suit me" The next thing witness saw was n
blow. He thought three blows Were struck.
Sergeant Monroe said he knew nothing aboui
the case. He proceeded 10 make Il brief state
ment of his attempt 10 arrest MT. Fea>leN on
Sunday, his shooting At him while lie was
making his escape on horseback, &c, all OF
which we published on Monday morning last
He heard noise i'll the market the night pre-
yious, and saw Sergeant Callahan have Peas ley
in custody. Some one said, "SelZeathat man
with Il pistol Witness took the pistol from
him. He did not know the man; but IL was
Captain Adams also detailed the circum-
stances of the attempted arrest OF PeaSley on
Sunday Captain Poe arrested him on sunday
night.
Peasley here stated that he sent for Captain
Poe, telling him where he was, and request Ting
him TO come and take him into custody.
Sergeant Callahan testified to the clrcum-
stances OF the first arrest. While he had
Pcaslcy in custody, he slipped something intc
the hand Of another man, which proved TO bt
n pistol Knew nothing about the fight.
At this point, ii being nearly o clock, AND
the Court being through with its testimony,
the Mayor announced that the further con
sideration of the case would be- postponed
until Monday morning 1t half past clock
and Mr.. Peasley was admitted to bail for his
appearance. Wemay state, III connection win
this case, that Peasley has manifested from th'
first perfect Willingness TO submit TO ful
investigation of the matter. When the tesll
mony for the defence Is heard to-day, II /:
quite possible that very different colorlng ol
the affair from that given above may be mad,
apparent.