, 1875-12-21
A LOYAL BRITON.

A suit Ia trespaas for nssault aud battery,
with tan,agcs laid at Sc QUO. was bcsun:Saturdav
afternoon by James Daxter In tho United States
District Court BEainss Con. J. II. llnmmoud,
Irosidout OF tho City Savings Dank. The suit
was bronght in tho Federal Court, ns hlr. Baxter
claimu to bo lo1al subject of tlroat Dritaip.
cap!hg VAS iesucd but no Hervfco was had until
yesterday, when Con. Hammond appeared and
gnyo bail. Tho complainant Was formerly q
incnbor Of tho board Of Trade, aud after sus-
pons!on .therefrom nado various unsuccessful
efforts through tho courta to get restored.
THE CIRCUMSTANCES
on which tho writ md atrcat wero mnde arc
yntller peculiar, a1nl arc thus stated by Gen.
Hammond: Daxter came into tho Office OF tho
City Savings Bank, OH tho oornor Of Washington
ssrect and Fifth avonuo. on tho 18th Of Docomber
md demanded recognition OF certificate Of
declined to accodo to his demands, because tho
party to whom the stock had originally boen as
Bigned hnd PAID nothing on 1t, and therefore
the certificate WAS OF no raluc.
Baxter returned to tho bank Dec. 1G, and
ngain demanded TINT tho certificate DO rccog-
1ixed. Tho bank officers again refused. and TO-
fesred Iinxtor to Obadiah jackson, counsel for
tho bank. BAXTER refused to SEQ Jackson about
tho 1nattor. but Insisted that tho Certificate bp
recognized. On this tho President OF tho bank
refused to talk any further on tho subject, say
ing tlnt 1t was tho lnwyers business and not lis.
At this tsmo baxter was standing at tho door
Of tho Prealdent's private office. perhaps feet
from him. and little behind. Suddenly ho
rnshcd into tho room toward t}en. Hammond,
saying in a loud voco and with much excite
ment +" You arc id Gootl You are ----
- foot!" These words ho reponted sevorn!
times az he wont toward the sitting President.
tho accompanying action he jumped mp, aud,
after falling over hia waSse-baskcs aud upsettlug
Ills chair, ho
CAUGHT BAXTER IT THE COAT.
thrust him into tho outer office, and shook him
vigorously. AZ ho forresi him toward the door.
tho pair came into proximity to tho window, aud
Gen. Hammond picked up tho W3udow.saok and
nkruck Baxter otto OF two hearty cuffa on the
stick broke in tho operation, and Hammond
threw his antagonist from him. when tho latter
Haid, t1f yuu aro man. throw down your
stick and fight like man."
acu. Hammond thcn throw down his stick, and
advanced toward Da1tor. when tho lattor put his
hand into his coat n II To draw pistol, but the
I'resi.ions ut onco so.zcd him by tho collar. hay
lug, III you draw q pistol, III thrash tho ground
with you"
Da1tev donied having pistol, md den. Hmm
1nond said: "You should DO careful how you
pretond to haro pistol when you do not hays
one. for how could teu whether you might not
llavo had d weapon r. ....
Al this Baxter fired up again.. and said.
Aou ~ AAA3 p a-"As aAAa'A@"A 'A@4s AAAA 4A1AA'
tnouu .....-
AGAIN CoLLAnED HIM,
whom ho promptly fetrsctod oil 10 had said BY
declaring, "Itske back ali 1sala-everythlng
10 which Con. Hammond replied, "Then am
sorry tint I bit you" and turned away.
He hnd hardly gotten turned around when
Baxter sung out to him again. "You'so a llar--a
i'd internal liar; hit mo II you dare aud Iii
make you pay IT."
Thts was uonr bringing on another war, when
Daxtor said that lle was not lighting man, and
after fow words both partien foil to chatting,
whom all at once and abruptly Baxter said. ~
was sick yeatorday and can prove IT., mud sol
down on tho gas meteor.
Con. Hammond then brought cut chair from
his private office, and gave IT to DAkter, asking
him what ailod him. The lattcr replied that be
had had 4 loua attack, and that Lis head felt
Boto. On oxanillatton,
4 EMAIL lnu1sE
was found about tho size OF q bean. Shortly
thereaiter Iaxter Bal he Was biok, aud WaA aQ-
commodnted With rest OIL tho porter'B bud, and
Dr. Istlam MAS sant for. On his arrival llo or
unlined Baxter md pronounced that nothing
ai!od him. nnd fcw minutes aftor tho aick mAu
bocame suddenly vol and went away.
II appears from other SOURCES that Friday,
Baxter went bcture tho Grand Jury III tho Grim
inal Court and attempted to procure all indict.
,nent against Hammond, but fe.led. lo then
went to the United District CURT saturtlay and
a~ore that he wks subject Of the Queen ol
areat Britain, aud on that affidavit got out the
caplas referred to. II ~As the evident intention
10 have tho accused party arrested 10 lhte Satur.
| tlAy niGht that ho could not set bail until Mon.
lay, but this fell through