The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-28
THE CAMDEN RIOTERS.

The Fight mt the PeIIs-How they Bent the
Coierea VoIers-A Philadelphia Police Lieu-
tenant ON Deck.
On Thursday, in the United States District
Court held at Trenton the Camden election
riot cases were resumed
John Dobbns, one of the Government wit
nesses said, in speaking of the fight at the New
ton township pols:-I saw the colored men
Neiug rushed out of the house where the cleo
ton was held; l Looked in through the window
and saw the white men using blackiack and
hillies pretty freely on the heads of the blacks:
heard pistol fired at the door, and saw cOlored
man fall; heard no pistol fired off outside the
house; l saw the beating going on through the
window; the white men were beating the colored
men.
Joshua Smith, another witness, said:-
Justice Henry Zone of the prisoners) COM
menced to shove the men out of the line; then
the clubbing and beating began. ald the
colored men were driven out; white man
named Kelley took part of the coat-rack; other
white men split up bench boards ana broke
them to pieces over the heads of the darkies
heard pistols fired, but did not see them; heard
the snap and saw the smoke once in a while
Another witness, Richard Hammel testified
Saw Squire Henry\going around and sending
men up to the steps; he went to one after the
other and spoke to them, perhaps fifteen or
eighteen of them; after they got there he said,
"COme on. bows now S YOUR chance, or words
to that effect; then went in the house and most
of the men followed him; in few moments the
colored men commenced their rush out of the
house; he and Shuts fired in the house.
Eli B. Morgan, another witness. said:-I saw
Constable Sanders Zone ofthe prsoners) talking
TO Lieutenant Haggerty. of the Philadelphia
police, after the ballOt-bOX had been smashed;
there was large crowd of Philadephiaus about
The case was resumed yesterday morning
At this session witnesses were called for the
defense Henry G. Foreman deposed rs fol-
lows
The colored man who cut at me was outside of
the door; dodged the blow, and the weapon struck
the Joint, cutting i'm quarter of inch: while
stood there another coOred man shot ~ me; ]
struck his pistol, and the ball went in among the
benches: az the second shot | threw ks pistol up.
at the third Knocked the pistol out Of his hands :
was then knocked down, and six or seven OF them
struck and stamped on me: drove them hack three
on my feet c0lored man shot ar me, bus
did not hit me; the negroes then
him y afterwards was beaten cruelty several times
while was being beaten two negroes tried 10 de-
fend me and keep the crowd on, hut told them
did not need their services Gbes and Beckett col
the latter had the axe; the third man who came in
was negro FROM southwark who struck at me with
fence picket; Charles Williams alsn strncE at me
with similar weapon: ] lodged the blow and
kicked him in the ribs the room was fun OF darkeys
hOwtng and striking; had no pistol with me that
day, and therefore could have fired none: never
carried secret weapons; did not see whive man
present except Squire smith; Newsome told me he
got eighteen negroes to to vote from Snow hill; the
party went back on him and he did not get his
money because he did not get the votes In before
the riot.
Other witnesses corroborated this statement.
LAST NIGHT a water-pipe in Hartman's cigar
store, No. 81 South Second street, burst, aud
cigars and tobacco to the value of $500 were
damaged by water. Policeman Gillespie broke
into the premises and stopped off the water thus
preventing general overflow of the entire pre-
misses