The military execution of American citizens by order of the President : an appeal to the people of the United States, by citizens of the District of Columbia by New York Public Library

Author:New York Public Library
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-07-06T16:00:00+00:00

count of the pain heeuftered. When they reached Seventh street, this mac delivered the affiant to Mayor Magruder, who also seized him by his wounded arm, although he begged him to let him go, that he did not intend escaping, but he was forcibly dragged across Seventh street, and down toward the wood-yard of Burr, when meeting Dr. Waring, the Mayor allowed him to take charge of affiant, who conducted him to the drug store of Mr. Mclntire, where the first aid was afforded him. He suffered excruciating pain from the rough handling of his shivered arm, the bones of which he could hear grating against each other,

DANIEL BIDDLEMAN.

District op Columbia, \q i. Washington County, }^^^'

The above deposition of Daniel Biddleman was this day sworn to before me. a justice of the peace in and for said county, this 4th day of June, 1857, having-been read to him by me before being signed.

A. ROTH WELL, J. P.

WASHINGTON, D. C, June 22, 1857. I reside on L street, between 9th and 10th. On Monday, the 1st of June, i went to dinner from my place of business at 12 o'clock; after I had eaten my dinner I went round to the polling place of the first precinct of the third ward, on 7ih street, between K and L streets, east side, about half-past 12 o'clock; tb? polling place of the first precinct of the 4th ward was on the next square below, on the same side of 7th street; at the time I arrived I was struck with the remarkable quiet of the street at both polls, but very few persons being in the street; I had been on the ground but a few minutes when a report was brought that the Marines were coming up, we laughed at what we supposed was a joke, but our informant assured us he had seen them at the City Hall, and that thej were on their way up; I paid my tax at the window, got my certificate, and while I was up at the other window to vote, the marines made their appearance on the street, and halted at about I street. At this time there was ijo disturbancf> on the street, and all was as quiet as a Sabbath day; I deposited my vote, and walked down towards I street; I saw about a dozen persons, mostly boys, pul-"^ ling a small brass cannon up the street; the marines were beyond this party, ad-vancinfcj up 7th street; the cannon party halted in the middle of the street, in front of the market shed; the marines halted in front of the 4th ward polls; I had walked along slowly observing what was going on, and when I arrived: near the cannon party, I crossed the street obliquely quite near them, and observed Mr. R. Wallach, alone, remonstrating with them, and telling them they must not fire or attempt to fire the cannon; I did not think they would do it aa quite

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