Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-02
THAT srABBING BUSINESS.

Several witnesses Swear that Ridley
Cut the Negro AIteu-AIIen Thought
it was WaggOner, Bat he says now
That tt was RidIey-The Latter is
Bound Over.
Our readers will remember that VIM.
Ridley. Andrew Irwin, W. Irwin, James
Alien. Meridith Irwin and Neil W4ggoner,
wera arrested week or two ago on the
charge OF assaulting officers Reed
and Plummer and Charlie Allen, col
ored. Ridley and Allen gave bonds that
dav for their appea' sDce the next S2tur-
day. while the others were sent to Jail.
When the case was called, Saturday, con-
tinuance was asked for by the counsel for
the state and granted, Ridley and Allen
aoa.n giving bonds for their appear
a1cs YESTERDAY. Last Tuesday, Wag-
goper. Andrew Irwin, VIM. Irwin
and Meredith Irwin were taken before
,Judpe Guild on a writ OF h2Deas
corpus. the result being that all but Andrew
Irwin were released, he being bound over
To he next session of the criminal court,
Tins leaving only Ridley, and Allen 10 oe
disnosed of by the board Of Justices before
which the six had originally been brought.
The case was called yesterday, before
.Justlces Duling, Cheatham and Creighton,
CITY Attorney Martin, W. &. Brlen aud
Col, McClannsha1 representing
the State and Generals. Bate,
and Oua,ies, the defendants. Imnedi
atelv upon the opening Of the court, Mr..
Marlin asked that Allen be discharged on
the orouud of his icing Of unsound mind,
and There being 10 proof of his having been
o,,r-oood in the affray. This left the case If
Ridley the only one before the court. The
following is a synopsis Of the testimOn'
elected:
OFFICER DICK REED SWORN.
Examined by Col. Nc MI was
Injured in the neAd oy ar. Ridley WedIes-
day night week ago.
The witness then testified to The same
effect as in the babeas corpus lrlal.
s-e1dlntned bg Gen BGte.-1 arrested
Ridley for both drawing a pistol and Oeing
disorderly; the party we're talk Very ioda
and boisterous; don't know his voice;
co-,dn'5 say that heard bis voice and that
be was bOisterous; be was pointed out 10
me a. the man VINO drew The pistol; II the
bsrkeeper had not pointed him as the man
who drew the pistol, L don't know as
wculd have arTes,ed hun; after Ridley
ruck me, | sIruca him; L shot at IRWIN
twice; | said nothing to Ridley about my
having a pistol.
Re-direct-I never laid my hand on Rid
lev until he attempted TO draw MS pistol,
saw whisky bottles stuck in the pockets of
some of the party.
SAM PLUMAfER CALLED.
ErdYnnied by ". G. BrieR-l am police
man in the cisy of Nashville. (The witness
then proceeded to relate the manner IN
which the difficulty occurred, his account
bsins substantially the same, as thas CI
Reed)
When We got 10 Llnek'-, Reed sad We
had better pui the nippers on this man, OuL
is was not done; Ridley seemed 10 nave >
drink or TWO ahead when we arrested LIB;
they were talking pretty loud when We
went into the saloon; Ridley was the only
man who said anything; We arrested MIN
for wha be bad done across tha street.
Cross erd1Rined by Gen. Bdte.-When
We went in to arrest these men, We tod
them we would have to arrest them because
of their having drawed pistol; ws Gldnt
see them disOrdeFly on tho street; alter t0e
barkeeper pointed this man ous, we arrest
ed Ridley; Mr., Ridley put bis hand down