The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-25

Cary. He saw Joseph Cox on the corner
of Eighth, leaning against lamp-post, and
heard him say, "That man hasn't done
anything; take him away from the police
man." Clarke was then rescued from
Snooks and himself, and ran up to Seventh
| street, where witness overlook him. A
negro man in blue jacket, whom he
recognized as John Williams, took the pri-
soner from him at the corner of Eighth
street. After retaking the prisoner, he
continued up Seventh street, and met
Captain Jenkins and Sergeant Peasants.
jenkins and himself continued up Seventh
street without stopping until they got near
the alley between Main and Franklin,
where another attack was made upon them,
and he was knocked down and disabled.
The crowd followed Jenkins on up the
street.
Captain William Hawn corroborated the
testimony of policemen ,Snooks and South
all. He heard the man who took up the
barber-p pole shout out !: "Freedmen TO the
rescue! Now's the time to save your
nation
Thomas W. Parr was called, but nothing
new was elected from his evidence.
John Moore was present during the dis
turbance, and testified to facts already
elected in regard to the commencement Of
the row. On Seventh street near Main
he saw the crowd around Irving, and seve-
raj were choking him. A Mr.. Montgomery
ran into the crowd, and rescuing Irving,
carried him into the house on the corner
Of Main and Seventh. He saw a white
man on Seventh street just below Main
come out of gate in his shirt sleeves and
halloo out: "Go in; release him kill
these d-n policemen"
William Green, Esq, testified as to the
occurrences near the corner of Seventh
and Main streets. He was in his Office, on
the ground floor, when the disturbance
commenced. He afterwards went up stairs
and found the lady of the house, with one
of the Irving boys, at the foot Of the stair
case. The boy was very much frightened,
and Miss Bidgood sent him up into the attic
for safety. He afterwards went to General
Brown, and with him and Mayor Mayo
went to the house and carried young r.
wing and two of his brothers-who had
also been forced to seek protection in the
h0use-otf home. Mr.. Green testified to
other facts already known.
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firemen, were next called up as witnesses
for Captain Charters, from whose testi-
mony the following facts were elected:
Captain Charters was standing in the
middle of Eighth street with Captain
Samuel J. Herndon, watching the stream
of the Delaware engine with the intention
of measuring it. Suddenly the stream was
thrown-either by the wind or by the pipe
men-into a crowd of freedmen on the
pavement, which created rush in the di-
rection in which Captain Charters was
standing. The Captain remarked to Cap
tain Herndon that he was in danger of
being run over, and placing his hands out
in front of him, pushed those who ran
against him of. Clarke was one of those
who butted against Captain c., and when he
did 50 the latter pushed him. Clarke
turned around and struck Captain c. a
blow which would have felled him but for
his falling against an awning post. Upon
this a crowd rushed upon Clarke, and
what has already been testified followed.
Captain C. proved by all his witnesses that
he attempted to rescue Clarke from the
crowd, and hallooed out two or three
times, "Don't strike him don't strike
him F"
In the cases of Carter Robinson and John
Williams, several Witnesses testified that
they had seen them in the row. f. l..
Smith, colored boy, testified that Carter
Robinson and John Williams were at his
house at ball on the night of the disturb
ance, and that he heard Carter say that he
was the second man who had struck Cap
tain Jenkins. During the night, Robinson
and Williams had tried to raise row in
his house, and he threatened to put them
out and have them arrested. They dared
him to put them out, and said that if he
got policeman they would do them-the
policemen-worse than they did before.
Henry Vance, one of the frcmen
charged with being implicated in the dis
turbance, produced several witnesses, who
testified that he was not present during
the riot, but was driving one Of the steam
engines TO the engine-houSe. There be-
irg no one to contradict this evidence,
Vance was discharged.
Joseph Cox produced several witnesses
to prove that he was not standing in front
of the barber shop, as had been testified,
and that he had not been implicated in
the riot.
Captain Kelly testified to the facts of
the final rescue of the prisoner, which are
already known.
There being good many witnesses still
to examine, the Mayor adjourned the case
over until this morning.