Evening star., 1867-11-12


doctor won't let him night"
About half past eight O'Clock, Bolster ac-
companied by number Of friends. went to
into the ring amid the hurrahs OF the crowd.
SorTeil also entered the ring q moment after,
and was also cheered. Mike Exclaimed, money
belongs 10 Tom SorrelI, Bowie has not come 70
time, snd the outside bets are off,"
At the ring the crowd seemed to spoil for
fight and desperate efforts were made TO
get one, and Sower, or Saeur, q tall marine
IN the ring, insisted on one. and pitched
on John Charles. and prepared for II by
stripping "himself to the buff His friends
eot around And insisted thar he should not
Fight because he was zoo drunk to which
the trends of the other MAJ replied, .CharIes
Is id sight drunker than your man; let him
fight Sowers' friends however, took him
shirt, and making q break from them vaultsd
over the ropes and tackled on 70 q man, from
whom be was taken. and some partie, insisted
that he ahould put on his shirt, and finally he
was persuaded TO put It on. A scene here en-
sued which beggared description.
Douglas, formerly q marine. and another
tumble IN the ring for purse and the parties
were about going in, preparations being made
10 clear the ring.
The Descent of the Military.
At this junction a number of soldiers were
seen ad vancing towards the fort In the rear,
and the cry was raised, s.rheres the soldiers -
Police :" Police ~ when there was geo.
eral stampede, the Gro wd inside the fort jo,.lng
their way over the bridge leading from the for,
or tnmbiing peIl NELL down the sides Of the
parapet INTO the muddy ditch In their haste to
set out OF the way Of arrest.
Some Of our fat. ple,horic citizens, who
haven't stepped faster than a walk for yelrs,
| made the most superhuman exertions TO scram-
| bic out of reach of the bayonets.
A few of the foremost of the crowd managed
! to escape, but almost the entire party were
captured. Desperate attempts were made 70
break through the line by several OF the pris-
| oDers, but the soldiers, with fixed bayouets
and pistols, drove them back, admonishiRg z
| them that they would run them through or
| shoot them If they attempted to run the guard
| The military were from Battery Rodgers,
| and consisted Of 54 men Of company +. Atm ar
| tillery, oficered by Lieutenants Howe and
| Jones, who were accompanied by Sheriff Jas.
| w. Stewart, of AlexaRdria county, and one or
two deputies.
The crowd was allowed to leave the fort,
but the military formed around them and held
them prisoners about the entrance. Some Of
the prisoners took the matter quite philo,oph-
| ically. but others were very anxious 70 get
out, and many were the excuses made to the
sheriff, particularly by tho,e who thought that
the arrest would lead to their names appear.
ing In print.
| One or two reporters man aged TO get through,
| and almost Immediately there was q demand
for paper and pencil by parties who wished
to play reporters for the sake of efecting their
| release. Some managed by this means to get
| of, among them Mr.. Chris. Lilly.
The hackmen were very anxious to get
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escaped, but they were unable to get ont 10
the vehicles, and we hear that one young man
| who went over 10 buggy came back in such
hurry. running all the way, that he forgot
| the vehicle until he reached the city.
| SorreI made his escape by taking of his
| shoes and playing the runaway, and reached
the city in the tail end of wagon.
Sheriff Stewart paro,ed q number to appear
| at his ONCE during the day, and the military
| Termed about the remainder, about $50 and
about 9k o'clock they were on their way to
While the military were guarding the men
| some of the crowd attempted 10 shove through
the line. and in the attempt one or two got
| sharply pricked with the payonet.
A number pulled mp the stakes of the ring
| and formed in line, marched down to the ring
but with a threat or two from the military
they were ind uced to put them down.
The troops had been lying In the woods near
| Fort Albany, since daylight waiting for IN,
| proper moment to make the charge. The seiz-
ure was made by order of Mai. Gen. Schofield.
| in command OF the 1st Military District (State
| of Vfreinia,) who has declared th at no more
prize fights will be permitted within his yuris-
| dictiop.
| The Prisoners at Alexandria.
On the road to Alexandra the prisoners
were tolerably lively, most OF them seeming
determined to keep up their spirits, and as
they entered the town, about II O'Clock, they
were met on the outskirts nv nearly the en-.
| tire popH1ahon-men, women and children
| Of that ancient burgh, and the illustrisus
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Of all Observers" They were taken first
10 the office of Justice Burch, and were
| then escorted to JAIL where Major James
Stewart, commanding the post, Col. p. Lee.
| OF the Fredmen's Bureau. and Justice Beach
| were in session. Mayor Latham was also pres
| ent. The crowd numbered at the start about
$50, but before Alexandria was reached SO
| many were released that there were but 7e in
| The line, who were ordered into the Jail yard
| While the crowd was standing in front Of the
| Jail Mike Carr. Bolster's trainer, walked qui.
ntrff fhA lima -.
the men Were being placed in the Jail yard
| some rough usage Is alleged on the part of the
soldiers to the prisoners. and an Italian "a SER
vantof one Of the foreign ministers) was stuck
| In the leg with bay onet, and also struck over
/ the head with the butt OF a musket Barney
Donnellv also got cut in the face by bay
| leg bail as the party turned into the main road
| from the fort, and was shet at, but escaped
Sheriff Stewart briefly addressed the prison.
ers on their arrival in the jail yard expre ssing
his views Of the cause of arrest; and Col. Lee
also briefly addressed them.
The officers heard the circumstances Of the
arrest, and Major Stewart seemed inclined to
keep the whole party In JAIL and when some
| one suggested that the newspaper reporters
| should be released, he said that II he had his
way he would put them in dungeon. They
| finally came to the conclusion to release the
party, and about O'Clock Hugh Latham ESQ :,
the Mayor Of the city, appeared at the
back door of the jail and announced the
| tact, stating that MAJOR Stewart did no,
| give his consent to their dismissal The
| May or expressed the hope that he would never
see them on a Similar occasion, and promised
that IL the thing happened within his iurisdic.
| tion again, he would give them the extent O,
| the law. He had authority to say thatif they
| fell into the hands OF the military, they would
be tried by drum. hee court martial. Many
! OF them had doubtless baen led to the place bv
| idle curiosity, and tor that reason he would
| not be bard upon them. The State was under
| militsry authority, aud they had the promise
OF the aid OF the military in putting down ali
| such gatherings.
| Sberi6 Stewart also addreesed the crowd.
| telling them that IL ever they were caught
| again the extremity OF the law would be vi SIT.
ed on them, rnd the military would assist in
| srresting them.
| The gates were then opened, and there was
general scanper for the outside and for the
l o'clock eoat. = :
tits stated that one man OF the crested psr.
| ties. pubic officer OF this District named
| Burwen, was not released, and JET remains in
| custody. 4fIlE Iaet,-
ALEXANDRIA ITRNs.-The Journal of this
| morning Gays a.It-
| A number OF cannon were agaan Hred YES.
! terdAy over the spot in the Potomac, where IL
was supposed the body OF the soldier Edwin
| Devlin rested, but We believe without avail in
bringing IL 70 the surface. HIS three Comrades
| who are accused Of emptying him IN ehe river,
| and thereby caustnG Ais deatA. are LODGED in
ALEXANDRIA cODutv iail O0ndinR In n - tiore