The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-29


longing another to fight a duel, and
then one against another of the same
parry, for carrying concealed weapons.
It is q1ite a mixed up affair, and will
take some time to unraEel and get at
the facts in the case.
A sTALwART negro insulted a gen
tleman from Kentucky on Sunday
last, in front of the st. Charles Sa-
loon, and was rewarded by a kick,
/ sending him " top,y turvy" into the
street. Several gentlemen of all par
ties were present at the time, and
unanimously apnlauded the resent
ment of our Kentucky friend and
patron.-Courier
1t is needless to say, since the facts
about the case referred to by the
Courier were published in the Jour
NAL Of Monday, that there is no truth
in the above. The facts, let us re-
peat, are these: a negro man, who
was passing quietly along First Street,
when near the Express Office was
called across the street by a man who
stood 10 a group of several others.
The negro crossed over, and while
there was struck by a white man In
the mouth. Instead of arresting the
white man, the policeman arrested
the negro, and handlel him in a most
brutal manner, and then advised him
to cross the river as soon as possible.
Capt. Scott saw the whole transac-
ton, and for mentioning the circum-
stance in the Grant meeting he calls
down the indignation of the editor of
hat papersas follows
TheG hattanoogG Capt. Scott. will.
commence receiving freight tor the
Wabash on Thursday morning aud
depart n the afternoon. Capt. Scott
IS tie gentleman who made a speech
In the Grant meeting last night, which
he concluded by saying that he would
give twenty-five dollars toward the
erection of a wigWaIn for the advance
meat of Grants interests, giving as
his reason for this determination that
a policeman had dared to arrest a
niger who had insulted a white man.
We commend Capt. Scott to the favor
able consideration of all those who
think a white mans rights to courte-
sy and pOliteness are of less
importance than those of a niger.
Capt. Scott has long and favorably
been known in this community, and
we apprehend that such attacks upon
him, u~pwafrauted as they are, will
operate il his favor, rather than
against him. The Captain, who saw
the whole transaction, knew what he
was talking about; the Courier editor
not seeing the affair, did not know
what he vas writing about.
CIRCUIT CoURT.-In the case of
Columbus Brown, a colored man,
charged with murder, Of which case
mention was made in yesterdays pa
per, the jury was discharged yester Z
day morning, ia consequence Of the
absence Of 3 material witness, and the
case continued Until the next term of
the Circuit Court.
The case of the State VS.. Philip
Hamburger, charged with keeping a
nuisance, on the corner of Fourth
and Locust Streets, was called and
tried. Hamburger was fined S175,
which will take the profits off his con
Germ for a long time to come yet. He
has been fined in several cases al
ready, for retailing mean whisky con
trary to law.
The next case was that of the State
vs.. Fred. Jacobus, charge assault and
battery, with intent to kill. The as
sault was committed on a man named
Schlamp, who was the chief prose-
cutting witness. Schlamp is a some
what eccentric character, and while
giving in his evidence, those in the
court room were often convulsed with
/ laughter. When he had concluded
/ his evidence, he appealed to the jury
to deal-gently with the erring young
man, and eyinced a good deal of sym
patty for him.
The next case was that of the
State vs.. MelYina Blackwell, charge
arson. The arson consisted in the
setting fire TO the house belonging tn
Mr.. Bremen. The first witness for
the State was Nr. J. II. Bremen, who
stated the facts concerning the FIRE
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