The New York herald., 1877-03-21
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON March 20, 1877.
Ex-PnEsIDENT GRANT SUED FOR FALSE IMpIIs-
oNMENT-AN INSANE MANS CAUSE OF Ac-
TIoN.
Suit entered to-day In tho Circuit Court OF this
District by Thomas Biggns against President Grant
for false imprisopmcnt and $780, 900 damages claimed
The plaintiff charges that the defendant on tho 23d of
March, 1874 la tho city OF Washington with force and
arms assaulted scizcd and LAID hold OF him, and
with great iorco and violence pulled and
dragged about the said plaintiff, and also
forced and compelled him to go from and out of his
(plaintin's) store, street. to Police Headquarters
where he was imprisoned, without reasonable ana
probable whatever, for the space of twenty
hours. Ho also charges that tho defendant had him
imprisoned In tho Government Hospital tor the Insane
for the period OF eight months; and further that the
defendant, the goth OF November, 1874 compelled
tho plaintiff TO go, under guard, from tho city Of
Washington, board train OF railroad cars 10 the
city of New York; and then and there with force Of
arms, compelled him to embark board tho steamer
Italy, and sail from thence to Liverpool England
The records OF the detectives Office show that
Thomas Bggns arrested on charge Of threats al
Ave o'clock the evening OF March 81 1874 by tho
Metropolitan Police detectives and sent the insane
asylum his unsoundness oil mind having boon certified
to by Drs Johnson, Elliott and @. L. Magrudcr 1t
stated that the threats were against General Grant
whom bo (Biggrs) met as he was leaving the whito
House grounds for a walk, and that Biggns raising a
stick, said:--
'If catch you at my bedside ngIn IN knock your
head or"
General Grant replied --"weIl; when I do so knock
II on"
1t will be remembered that Bggins was before tho
Committee on the Administration OF tho Affairs OF the
Asylum as witness year ago, when he testified about
the spirit OF General Grant being at his bedside &c
GEiMAN CITIZENS AT THE WHITE HoUsE--AN
EXPRESSION OF SATISFACTION WITH THE Ar-
ISAUGURATED REPLY or TIE PRESIDENT
delegation Of German citizens, appointed at rc
cont meeting OF Germans held IN this city, called upon
tho President this afternoon presented TO him tho
resolutions adopted ut that meeting rendering him
their congratulations upon the patriotic aud statcs
maukc spirit embodied In his inaugural ADDRESS ana
IN the wise and impartial selection Of his Cabinet
Also expressing their admiration OF tho far.scena
aud c,pciatory policy announced by him, and
their qualification at the selection OF Hon Carl
scburz OF hrs constitutional advisers
by which act he clearly recognized the share
OF the naturazed citizens in the destiny OF tho great
American nation. They also declare that In the spot
dcscrvcdy distinguished follow coun,ryman IN every
epoch OF his cvcntu career they see sufficient guar
ancos for his In his new and brilliant, yet
dncut position
In presenting tho resolutions to tho President Mr.
smi'hmeycr, the chairman of the cgation mado a
brci, but appropriate address, In which he said:-
Being business mon. mono Of us nor any OF ,hosc
VINO nave selected us have any favor to ask of your
paua" "emefely desire 70 pay 70 you our homage