The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-02
WARD. MEETINGS

meeting of the Republicans of the
First Ward was held last night at
Mel ohnston's grocery. Edwin Nc
j ohnston presided, and i. j. Groves
was chosen Secretary.
Reports were heard from the Can
vassing, Finance, and Transparency
Committees, which were exceedingly
favorable. and gave strong evidence
that the First Ward will make
strong effort for the prize banner.
Almost every Republican in the ward
will carry torch on next Friday
night. afr'"E
Captain r. s. Hornbrook was APP
point Marshal, and E. p Elliott and
John Young Assistant Marsh ais for
the occasion.
SECOND WARD MEETING.-The Re-
publicans Of the Second Ward met
last night at Lant's carpenter shop.
A goodly number were present. DIR.
I. Haas was elected Captain of the
Citizens Grant Guards, after which
the meeting adjourned to meet on'the
Upper Market space, on Thursday
afternoon, to raise Grant and Colfax
pole over two hundred feet in length.
THIRD WARD.-A large number of
the soldiers and citizens of this Ward
met at the garden of Capt. KLAUS, on
Locust Street last evening, Philip
Hornbrook in the Chair. The COM
mittees appointed to canvass the
Ward made a favorable report, show
ipg that the work had been done in
an efficient manner.
On motion, Reuben Davis was ap-
pointed Marshal and William Mills
Assistant Marshal of the citizens.
The upper Market House was ap-
pointed as the Ward headquarters on
Friday evening, and every one urged
to be at his post at precisely z o'clock.
The best of feeling prevailed and
the Ward promises to turn out a
goodly number of lamps. Let the
good work go on.
FIFTH WARD MEETING.-A spirit
ed meeting was held In the Fifth
Ward, at Philip Decker's Store, Mr..
Decker in the chair. VIM. Heilman
was chosen Marshal of the Citizens
Grant Guards, and Isaac Holman As
sist Marshal. Favorable reports were
received from the several committees
and the meeting adjourned to meet at
seven o'clock on Friday evening to
join IN the demonstration in honor
of Governors Baker and Oglesby.
WHO IS THE PERJURER2-Yes ester
day Thomas Hitch, member of the
police force, the same man who day
before yesterday took off his coat to
fight a citizen, publishes the. follow
ing affidavit In the Courier:
State oe Indiana. L.
Vanderburgh County. -
[, Thomas Hitch, police officer of
the city of Evansville, hereby affirm
that | was the only policeman on the
ground, near DIR. Ehrman's house. on
Sunday morning last, when Fred.
Ehrman was struck, and state most
positively that | did not strike him,
nor offer to do so; and that be was
not struck by any one connected with
the Police Department of this city !;
and / furthermore state that when L
arrested Ehrman, aud asked him if
he had said had struck him, he re-
piled he thought [ had done so, but
did not positively assert that L did.
When | saw the disturbance, / re-
paired TO the scene and put an imme-
date stop to it, aud saved Mr. Ehr-
man from being handled even more
roughly than he was.
THOMAS HITCH,
Policeman City of Evansville.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 31st day of August, 1868.
.-.... VIM. EMERY.
1t will be observed that he sloears
that he was the only policeman on
the ground" On the trial of Fred.
j. Ehrman day before yesterday, be-
fore Recorder Willard, on charge OF
fighting, Ed. Donahue, another police
man, testified substantially as follows:
NY name is Donahue; [ am a
policeman; was at the pole-raislng in
the market-space on Sunday morn
ing; heard a noise near the corner OF
Seventh and Chestnut Streets; went
owes and saw Doughty and Ehrman
| lighting; was not on my beat; went
there to see that no one cut the ropes.
In addition to the above, we pre-
sent the following affidavit:
State of Indiana. lss
Vanderburgh County, S. -.
Personally came before me Fred. J.
Ehrman, who, being duly sworn, upon
his oath says that on the morning Of
the Both of August, 1868, Thomas
Hitch, a policemen of the city of
Evansville, did at the corner OF
Seventh and Chestnut Streets. in
aid city, strike this afiant with his
| fist, and that Ed. Dcnahue, another
of the policemen of said city, was on
| the ground at the time said Hitch
assaulted this af6ant.
FRED. j. EHRMAN.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
the LIST day of September, 1868.
JAMES I'll. MCNEELY,
Notary Public.
MADE TO TAKE IN THEIR SIGN.-
On the day of the Hendricks Mass