The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-06-14

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Of parties hy virtue of warrant issued by
Justice PEBBLES. When the arrests were
made, Hickman demanded to he shown the
warrant in the case. 1t was not shown him.
After the arrival Of the parties at the station
house events transpired which will be shown
| in the evidence below. Hickman. believing
himself aggfievcd, reported the matter to
General Candy, who referred it to Commis-
sioner Hambrick. The following evidence
was taken
The first witness examined was Mr..
Samuel N. Bailey, whose tobacco factory is
at the corner Of Seventh and Cary. He
says he knows house on Seventh street be-
tween Main and Cary which seems to be
sort of bar-room and dance=houSe. Don't
know who keeps it. 1t is the same house IN
which police are said to have arrested Elick-
man and others I few nights since. have
seen white and black people Of both sexes
drinking and carousing. Heard music and
dancing, and seen drunken parties of both
sexes. Never saw the same things going on
elsewhere in the city.
Cross-eXamined 1t is a very disordcrly
house. Would not have considered it safe
to pass by that house late ut night. Ny
opinion Is based upon the appearance and
conduct of tho people that ! saw at that
place. Don't consider it safe for Il lady to
pass that house even in the day time. Never
made any complaint to police in regard toit.
Counsel for plaintiffs objected to this tcs-
timony being admitted as irrelevant TO the
issue,
William Stephens (negro), Hickman's
partner, was examined. He said: The
night the people We're arrested in my house
| was in bed in my room. | aWoke, ana
found two policemen standing over me.
One of them policeman Cray, know, was
-. .bn h,l oI' t9EInp three
or four drinks every night. He said that
they had Il warrant to "arreSt the house.
| rot up and went down stairs, and found
Hickman sitting on the counter asked him
what was the matter. lie said :" don't
know | was informed that | was under
arrest, together with the whole house.
Hickman then asked to be allowed to get 4
magistrate. He was told that he could. lie
was asked what magistrate he wanted to get.
| replied that would got one who lived on
Clay street that ! knew. On my way |
changed My mind. and went to Mr. PccbIes.s
and rang the bell. Dir. PEBBLES an
Swcrcd the bell, and asked what !
wanted. | told him the trouble 1T my
house. and asked him to 90 down. lie
started with inc, and on the way he sad
| that he had been in the habit of getting up
at all hours Of the night, and thought that
| he ought to be remuneratcd. | told !lm
| that would do what was right. On arriving
at nv house Mr.. PEBBLES asked the police
men what was the matter. lie was told that
! they bad warrnn: for the arrest OF the
! house. lie never asked for The warrant,
nor was il produced. He said that these
people had IL much right to carry on their
| house as the Exchange or SpotSwood. lie
| said he would dismiss the case then and
| there, hul Captain Gantcr objected, and sad
! that they had better carry them to the >ta-
! tion-hoiI~t4, and there have al investigation.
| They were carried to the >tatlon-holl>c.
| where they wCrc tined 2l. each: Mr. Pee
| hlcs WAS paid - for his services. | never saw
| the warrant: it was asked for frequently.
! went to bed that night between III and l.
| O'Clock, and the house was perfectly orderly
| James L. Hickman said Sergeant Rooney
came into my house md asked me " now
was times" told him pretty fair" He
went out. and returned again soon after,
| and repeated the question. and went out
again. Captain j,;.it,r then calnC IN and
! stationed IN officer at each door, and SAID
! that he had a warrant for the arrest OF the
house. | asked to see the warrant, and was
| shown an old letter. but not allowed 10 read
! it. Even after the case had been dismissed
! I asked to sec it, but was told that every
thing had been settled, and it was not ne
ccS>lry. [Thc warrant purportng TO be
| the one used on that occasion was here
shown TO Hickman. who said that it was not
the par,cr, aS the one which WAS shown that
ni~ht was much smaller. | can read and
write little. Did moi read the paper, rs was
not allowcdto haycit. hen Mr.. Pccblco first
came to nv house he said that he did not
ret I'D at that hour of the night for nothing.
| asked him what he charged, and he re-
piled, five dollars. told him that thought
| it was mighty bard to be arrested IN lhls
way without warrant. Mr.. PEBBLES then
said he would dismiss the case there. Cap
tain Ganter then said that as he had taken
| part Of the crowd to the cage, 1t would he
| best TO take us all there. When We went to
the cage, Captain Gantcr and Mr.. PEBBLES
| had Il private conversation. There was no
paper passed between them. Sergeant
Rooney said they ought all be fined.
We were all tined Sl.lO each. ! gave all
the money | had, and gave my note FOR the
balance (Sl2lU). Sergeant Rooney wrote
the note, payable the following Tuesday
and | signed it, When he called for the
money ! gave him All order on Mr, Wise
for the amount. [rhc order was here cXhi-
bitcd, which authorized Mr.. Wise to Pay
the amount if he thought it was lcgltlmatcly
duel -,
Cross-examined Sergeant Rooney did
not take out the warrant and commence
he would read it ut the station-hou>c, but
pulled out letter and then put it back III
his pocket, and said he would read the war
rant wncn he got to the Statlon-housc
Upon arriving there | again asked Tor It,
and he said it was not worth while, a.
everything had been settled. He asked me
why | wanted il read. / replied that
wanted to know what ncighb0r had made
complaint against my house, il they had III
cause to do 80. | am certain that 1t va:
Sergeant Rooney who pulled the letter out
BY Mr.. Wise Mr.. Cray was ut my house
this morning about half-past ! O'Clock, anC
told me he did not know who issued tht
warrant if he had he would have told nj
about it. Mr.. Cray said he never saw
ANYTHING disorderiy about the house. Mon
day night Captain Gautcr came into my
house and then went out and blew hi
whistle and drew !. pistol. Everybody II
the house swarncd out like 4 flock OF black
birds. He laughed heartily 1T this. | tolC
Captain Gantcr that he had no right to come
into nv private apartments unless there
was Il disturbance or cry Of murder.
David Heller, of Petersburg, testified tha
he was among the parties arrested 1t th'
dance house. He stated substantially th'
same facts ~ Were rcctcd by the other wit
ncSScS. lie was carried to the statlon-houSt
and put in Il cell with IN old drunken zoo
and two Yankees. Justice PEBBLES told wit
ness he ought to pay him something io
coming down TO the >tation-housc, IL Jlu
Hickman had given him =. Witness gave
Captain Ganter an order on Heller X Co
for $3.50, Il portion Of which was for costs
and the remainder for Justice PEBBLES. III
thought the money was paid TO keep hi
name out of the papers, but he found on
subsequently that he was mistaken, Is HI
name appeared.
TThc warrant for the arrest Of the partic
was shown the witness, and he stated tha
il lnnkel Ike the naucr nrOlMccd Ly Scr