The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-08-19
LOCAL MATTERS.

LOCAL MATTERS.
THE New NATION BAwLER's CASE
"MUcH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. ."-William
Henry Tanner, colored, was arraigned
before the Mayor on Saturday morning fol
misdemcanor in the Second Market, on the
10th of August, in crying in an unusually
loud voice the Neao Nation newspaper.
Mr.. Tyler, clerk Of the Second Market
testified that for several weeks past Tan,
ner had been going through the market
hallooing aloud in a most unusual and
annoying manner-in manner like the
brayipg of an ass. Witness had received
directions from the Committee on Markets
to stop the crying Of newspaper boys and
others in the markets. He had frequently
stopped newsboys and matchboys from
hallooing, and had taken their papers and
matches away from them and kept them
until after market hours. One morning he
ordered Tannerto stop hishallooing, threat
ening to arrest him. Tanner said "I'll sell
any papers | please: an I'll shed de last
drop of my blood before I'll stop. Nelr
Ndshar- o. ar -o-un, HunnicMts Constitu-
Shdr ar o-on! Got 'em herew BE af-
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market, hallooing as loud as ever. Wit
ness complained to Captain Hambrick, of
the Bureau, and the Captain told him to
have him taken before the Mayor. On
Friday morning, after Tanner had been
released from custody, he came to the
market and followed the witness all about,
hallooing as loud as ever. He was followed
! by a large crowd, who taunted witness,
asking him "if he was de man who had
de NeU Naslaln man arrested, and what
business he had to have him 'rested 2"
Tanner said " You see, Mr.. Tyler, done
got loose now. Ne,u Na-Shar-G ar-o-m d.!
MunicMrs Constitu- -shar- o. ar-o-on"
Questioned by Samuel NJ. Page, coun-
sci: If ! had heard the cry Of charcoal
about the market would have stopped
it. l allow other carriers to sell the Ne,o
Nation or any other paper if they do not
cry in loud tone.
Mr.. Parr testified to have heard Tanner
cry in an unusually loud and disgusting
voice in the street near his house, on
Eighth street.
Mr.. Wilcox and wife both testified that
they were present in the market when
Tanner was arrested. They heard him
halloo quite loudly, though no more SO
than charcoal men and other boys about
the streets. They had never heard any
one halloo as loudly as Tanner in tho
market. They saw Tanner arrested. Two
men were pushing him up the steps, and
another was standing at the foot Of the
steps. Tanner was trying to get back
down the steps, and the others were forci-
bly, carrying him up. The man at the foot
of the steps said: "You son Of -, if
you come out Of there I'll knock your d.
head Off"
A number of colored men, most of them
paper-carriers, testified that they did not
think Tanner hallooed any louder than
charcoal men, matchboys, and other news
boys; but none Of them could swear that
they had ever heard any one cry so loud
IN tie market.
Sergeant Pleasants acknowledged to
have been the one who threatened Tanner
| if he did not 60 into the cage. Tanner
hallooed very loudly in carrying the Ne,o
Nation, and often seemed to do it pur-
poscly to annoy people. He would follow
policemen about doggingly, and halloo at
the top Of his voice. When arrested on
the morning alluded to, Tanner resisted a
great DEAL and when he was going up the
steps at the station-house, Captain Seal
and policeman Southall had to take him
| forcibly and put him into the cell. He
bawled out after in custody. Witness,
while Tanner was resisting going up the
steps, exclaimed: You son of b.; if
you try to come out Of there I'll knock
you down." Witness very seldom made
use of such expressions in making arrests.
The Mayor, at the close of the testi-
mony, gave as his opinion that Tanner hal
| looed louder than was lawful for any one
to halloo in the market or anywhere about
the streets, and if anybody did so, he gave
warning that they should be arrested. He
charged the police to arrest all newsboys-
especially white-who hallooed unusually
loud in the streets. He pointed out
the city ordinances showing that it was
unlawful for any one engaged in the sale
of any wares to annoy the public with his
cries. He fined Sergeant Pleasants for
violation of the city ordinances, and gave
him sharp reprimand. He required Tan
ner to give surety in the sum Of 500 for
his future good behavior.
"Friend and Hero" Hunnicuttappeared
as surety for Tanner, aud informed his
Honor tauntingly that he and his wife
had an abundance of property, consisting
of lots in Fredericksburg, which enabled
them to live comfortably. He wished to
know, in giving surety, whether or not in
the future his carrier would be allowed to
cry his paper as loud as other carriers.
His Honor replied that he would be al
lowed the same privileges as other car
riers, white or black, but he would not say
but that in future he would stop all the
newsboys from crying aloud in the streets.
"Friend and Hero" smiled grimly, and
said, "I'll go his security" but again
asked if the Sergeant would not be re-
quired to give surety in addition to
paying the fine. The Mayor told him
that his orders to an officer Of police
was sufficient surety to him that he
would behave himself. Friend and Hero
gave the surety, and marched off with his
annoying satellite, Tanner, followed by a
bodyguard of negroes, all giggling tri-
umphantly, and occasionally one might
hear a half-suppressed, defiant cry Of
"New Nation here"
We have extended our report Of this
seemingly trihing affair to show what a
tempest was raised about nothing, and
upon what frivolous pretext was based the
threatening cry of "Justice" !" and "Our
Rights" " in the Mayors court.
HUSS1CUTT AS A PACIFICAToR.-Satur-
day morning, after the dismissal of the
case of Tanner, as Hunnicutt was going out
of the courtroom, followed by Tanner, he
was heard by officer Moore to say, You
cry that paper at the risk of your life"
The officer Immediately reported the fact
to the Mayor, and declared his willingness