The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-06-25

condition OF WIN. HIonFIELD. who recently con-
vcted in this city of heinous offence and son.
tenced to bo executed Friday, the 29th had
been represented to the Governor tho convict was
laboring under serious mental alienation very fu II
examination was made by these eminent medical gen.
temen on the 19;h inst and they tho following
report:
To His E1eeNcncy: HIaHFIELp is in opinion, i'm
bece, aud not in his sound min at this time, has
been 30 for somo months Ho could bo mado to under
sard aud do certain duties with proper director or
superintendent him, but do think It proper
on his account that the commur y that he should
be allowed to at large for in his present condition of
mind he might ut moment commit suicide take tho
life of another person. and fear this condition
mind is permanent. We think he should bo placed in
asylum, and thero kept and treated by n ply sican
accustomed to the treatment Of lunatcs red or
pronounced uncurable.'
Upon receiving this report from the Commission, the
Governor respted HIdHFIELD, and has instructed the
Attorney to take tho necessary steps have
him declared O lunatic, and placed in the Insane
Asylum.
GREAT D sTUnDANcE IN WARDS AND 2-RIoT
THE BATrERY-MLiTARY CALLED ouT-Yesterday
| afternoon. about O'clock immense crowd (black
and white) being the Battery, dstur bance arose,
1t is impossible to tell why how which culmi.
mated in general free hght In which bricks and other
| convenient missiles were promiscuously used. The
| few policemen on the spot, under the command of
| Lieut. HENDRICKS. proceeded promptly to discharge
their duty and make arrests and had succeeded in sc.
curing three Of tho rngcaers when Capt FIELDS tho
Provost Marshal, appeared upon the sceno, and he
the senior officer, Lieut. HENDRICKS submitted tho
control Of operations to him. The Captain, believing
1t seems in moral auasion commanded the policemen
not to use their clubs, aud went about among the
negroes commanding and bcseeching them to dsperse
The consequence that the disturbance quelled
temporarily ART only three arrests were ma de-
| tw0h rcd in t,,;,
first row, and greatly bo regretted that ore of
the ringlcaders not brought to punishment, as
doubtless w,uld have been the case II the police had
not virtually been dsarmed by tho ordar not to use
their clubs.
Encouraged by getting Off 80 lightly in lire arst iu
stance, the negroes collected second tme under the
leadership OF some eight coored soldiers unarm-
cd but In uniform. and, in kind rotous procession
literally took possession Of Wards l and q Id arching
around tho Battery and through King, Tradd Meeting
Elliott and other streets In that quarter
alarm and excitement but meeting with resistance
but Justice to the officers of the police cay that
when the disturbance first commenced 1T hour
when most Of the force either post or at their
supper and that there then but fourteen police
men at the guard house. OF these wero imm edi.
ately dispatched to the action by Lieutenant
MINoTT, officer Of the day, but were prevented from
making arrests at least many they could have
made as above stated.
When news Of the second riot, which WAS in q man
nor continuation Of the fret, brought to the
Guard House. Mayor GAILLARD sent dispatch to the
military commander OF the Post ing for sistance
gave orders to the officer day to aw ait hit
action. Meantime the police rapidly gathered, and
Lieut. MINorr had squad Of fifty at his disposal
Reports OF the increased violence of the mob beine
made, and demands 70 assistance becoming urgent
that officer determined to await the military longer
and sailed forth He had scarcely set out when he
officer In command of twenty-five soldiers who hat
been sent to his assistance. No did the miitar,
and the police appear upon the srees IL tsr e
, could he darting Off in ry csion rvri.u,
to rive warning TO the rioterr: ahrn ,ur 1t
pan adopted the sodi uinl ".li: / s-pa
ate boJies, :orr-u Words aud Broad 4
tke Battery tn with rssIts' wiIirev .r
The whrl' cr'vl al di5per.,i tho c,Iyrei soldier
probably to til ic iarl-rs nd tho L,gIoes into tn
various gateSa.s yards Sc.
The wlnie mtt ir e'i Il concerted action up-n I'll
part of the co"r-d - i,tion regularly establishes
System nf spies AID run.,crs ry wich they cul
the police It sIu y.d the necessity of having u
arm, of tie police tho House. ell,
tho rees'ani bne t "f sli military guard ever
corner to TeSce tue city, and
= | u quiet and W. di. posed I'M ,'ntiuts.
!. M,roRn coUKr. Saturday morning. June % =