Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01

"At length the light of day came and they saw
our flag still there. And as the day advanced
they discovered, from the movements of the
boats between the shore and the fleet that the
troops had been roughly handled and that many
wounded men were carried to the ships At
length he was informed that the attack on Balti-
more had failed, and the British army
embarking, and that he and Mr.. Skinner and DR..
Beanes would be permitted to leave them and
go where they pleased the troops were
on board and the fleet ready to SAIL He then
told me that under the excitement of the time
he had written song, and handed printed
copy of The Star Spangled Banner
when had read it and expressed my admira-
tion, I asked him how he found time in the
scenes he had been passing through to compose
such song? He said he commenced it on the
deck Of their vessel in the fervor of the moment,
when he saw the enemy hastily retreating to
their ships, and looked at the flag he had watched
for so anxiously as the morning opened; that he
had written some lines, brief notes that would
aid him in calling them to mind upon the back
of letter which he happened to have in his
pocket; and for some of the lines as he pro-
ceeded he was obliged to rely altogether upon his
memory; and that he finished it in the boat
his way to the shore, and wrote it out it now
stands at the hotel on the night he reached Balti
more and Immediately after he arrived. He said
that on the next morning he took it to Judge
Nicholson to ask him what he thought of it, and
the latter was so much pleased with it that he
Immediately sent it to printer and directed
copies to be struck off in hand-bill FORM and
that he, Mr.. Key, believed that it had been ia
vorably received by the Baltimore public"
In 1885, at the funeral of Warren R. Davis, of
South Carolina, a representative of the United
States Congress, President Jackson and his Cab
met were in attendance. While waiting the
east portico of the Capitol for the coffin to be
brought from the rotunda man who had been
concealed behind one of the pillars of the portico
fired pistol at the President. Undauntedly Gen
eral Jackson advanced toward his assailant with
uplifted cane, intending by striking the mans
arm to prevent another shot. Several Cabinet
officers, losing presence of mind, pulled General
Jackson back, when another attempt made
to fire the pistol The mischief intended how
ever was prevented by the non-explosion of the
pistol cap. The daring assailant seized and
taken into custody. General Jackson, his friends
and adherents believed this act of violence to be
instigated by party of political conspirators,
headed by United States Senator. The prisoner
was taken before of the judges of the Circuit
Court of the District of Columbia for an examina-
tion. Francis Scott Key, in behalf of the gov
ernment, appeared to conduct the inquiry. Mr..
Frank P. Blair Mr.. r. H. Gillette and Mr. King
man (Ion, of "The Baltimore SUM- had wit
messed the entire incident Mr. Kingman was
called before the court as witness. He says that
he remembers Mr.. Keys circumspection regarding
the prisoners right one accused before the law,
when conducting the inquiries. Though filled with
partisan suspicious he did not lose his calmness,
allowing only sense of justice and desire for
the truth to influence him in the matter. He
seemed aware of his responsibility in an inquiry
of so grave nature. The investigation, thus con-
ducted terminated in discovering the prisoner to
be insane. He was Immediately sent to the asylum
Was seen day after day standing with grave
countenance and casped hands revolving his
to his occupation, his reply ever the same:
xeennp the weather."