The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-08-20

Sam johnson had gone out from The house.
DID not sec Chsrles Parker on thst night.
"a, r; . ~ s, ne sour, retired, and The
ofbread, cheese, and melons,. iuJH
At $40 p. m, the court and counsel being
present, the hearing Of evidence was re-
MT. James Mcaran was put on the stspd
and testified that he was at his store on the
evening Of the rlotj heard music and went
ontj saw parties coming from circle on north
Twenty:arst street about two minutes, when
he heard m order TO fire, and some four or five
ahots were fred, some one came In and said
opinion that the shots had been fired into the
ala not know who gave the; otdefato Are Of
MIR. i, ward, eoiored, testified that he had
than he DID mott when the riot was going on
he saw Robert Jones aud George. Mahohcy;
did not know who threw the stone, in the
carly part OF the evening he saw Jones and
Mahoney on Twcnty.fourth street together.
charge Of several guns. witch awakened ,aG him. ds
lie ran TO the scene OF the riot Saw one
wounded man at DIR. Thompson's Office. The
soldiers were principally IL Uniform, and there
recognize any who were boisterous. nd not
Wake any arrests, as Sergeant Hull was ttefe
aud was In charge, and he had ordered the nil
was there between two and Ave minutes. Did
not see OF hear the throwing OF any stones.
The evidence here closed.
MIR. Norris moved the discharge OF Parker
and Mahoney, as nothing appeared In the evil
deueo to duplicate them In the riot. lie con.
tended that these two men csme up after the
hiring was done, and II was In evidence that
they inquired what had caused the disturb
ance. He would again ask their discharge.
Mr.. Bradley (fof the prosecution) claimed
tina, the two hsmed ~ MI. Norris were guilty
as the rest, and should he sent on. In his ar.
sumcnt MIR. Bradley disclosed the nat tast he
was prosecuting the case for the Government,
and said the srand Jury could do AWAY with
and override the decisions OF the Justices
here and Ind bills against every man here on
Mi; Adstts Argued that the rben, Parker and
Mahotey, were the Iiotters OF this riot, add
brought All the trouble. on. They. came down
street armed with stones, and 1t was they
who arranged for the assault on the Zousyes.
The following lamed parties were ide ntifed
as being engaged In the riot: Captain George
Churchill Garter, James johnson, Charles
Young, II. =. jackson, James Esbey, Thomas
Brooks, George Watson, Charles Hawkins,
Wesley Baker, Thomas Gibson, lieutenant
Luke CLARK, VIM. Wakefield, deorge Maho.
ney, ed Robert Jones. q. r.'-
fhefollowing were Identified as those who
fred in tbe crowd; George Herbert, Lieut..
/. Jackson, and Capt. Geo. d. Mouton
Those Identified as participants texcepting
Hughes) were held under their old bonds to
appear again at p. IN. tomorrow.
Samuel Hughes, one of the accused, was
held In security to appear IS n witness tor the
Prosecution before the Criminal Court.
Th .s ,oISwtinS put a9Tn az %i,ns'G'
McBlair, Eakin Gadsby, J. 4. Atwell, Robert
White, Geo. q. Harris, h. NJ. Doyle, James
Elliott, Horace Kenacy, WIN. T. Riley, WIN.
Blackwell, Betsey holland, James Mctirann,
and VIM. Il. Ward ' ..' I.u s..H mo
The justices conferred together, aud then
Justice CLARK stated that they could not, con.
MnS Sn,y Win WY p .heir me OF aaty, aisohsiSc
view was plain against them.
The case, at $50 p. m, was adjourned to p,
m. to-day. IT,.
Lieut.. Skippon conceived the good idea oil
having a railing put up across the room TO
divide the spectators and those concerned in
the trial.