Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-11-20
Nerrid Tragedy at Alton Illinois.
BY our Express slips We have received the follow
ing particulars of the late horrible event. =

Monday night the obnoxious press long looked for,
ed late in the when i was upposed hardly
be raised Fhey took the further precaulon nave about %
Mayor at any momen, While the press landing,
the spies Of the enemy We're pAns about ana IN. SOUND
eRes OF peace and order buried too deep IN The as Of
a Wes 1r reees know not There
were no farther moeatea than The throwing OF stone or
ofMessrs GodfIey, Gilman Co. Thnssremaned quet yes
.Taasy saving The threat; and na we're hen,s
LIFE was threatened openly and repeatedly the attorney ger
Loveoy woula be killed wtn weeks" Soon # dark,
there were unwoaed gatherings IN certain Coiee
breasts cted desperation by spirit behind the counter
1 aooa, they Were prepared ior he wo OF
Gilman Co. They commenced the attack by hurting vol
appeared door OF the story and address the
mon IN ms peculiarly Kind ard Impressive saanner II a
odd them the property left with him on s'oage that lac
ing had ANY i'll vi against hen and that they should
all dpre cate doing them injury tbs same te
that he and his defend the risk and sacr
nee OF eriy lie was answered iy resh voaey o. ones
an. windows and prepared 10 defend u t. the last Ihsy an
opsn. or III there was some firing from without Voey a's
voey OF stones were hurled into the windows and agthe
Presently second gun was fred The balls were heard
whsle through the winds but neither Of Them nury
and by the advice Of the rest e,eed his the mob
apa rr. lin oray woandeo can and ,b mob dpereJ
The young in about hour Tse mobiles have
today great pains abroad that this young
man Stranger and present only as spectator and
took part in the have ascertained that there
work yesterday Mr. Rolf and was heard repeatedly 10
have Just been told also by very respectable citizen that
he him. just before he shot actively engaged in
Bishop recently from &c antssee county, New York.
In alb an hour aferthe mob had had time 70 revive h'r
sps and recruit their The aforesaid Coffee houe,,
they returned with increased numbers and armed with guns
and muskes &c &C. and commenced the attack with re-
newed violence.
where there are no doors win ows and occasionally ire
given from each party whikey brought and dis
tributed prousey among them and oil exhorte 10 be
good men true" occas onay ohe NIB vas heard
the French Coffee House,
Baied in their aeup, gain Abundance into the store by
shout which cleft the fire the building and shoot every
Accordingly lad was made aud conbusbes prepared
and assembled to the roof Presently y was esz
Meantime the company within sent out detachment OF onr
or FIVE of their number to prevent IL Mr. Lovejoy was o the
Just about this time Mr. Lovjoy, no stood the ladder
deliberately aimed al by man who stood lew yards
went into the counting ROOM excamnp, shoi,
dead man" and fell down and EXPIRED u lew minutes
Those within perceivng the building on fire. and that y to-
geher with its valuable contents, must inevitably be destroy
ed 10 capi,uate They were assured By that il
they would Withdraw from the building and leave their arms
They accordingly left the building, and they going
out Of he door and turning the eoIne amG, every On one Of
which has not been extracted u apprehensed that bis
with holes entered his his eye
which bled profus-y. Mr. Weller, OF the firm OF Gerry
MOI fractured Several others their clothes perforated
with balls They pursued AMI fret after in every drsc
unmoested, threw olt the press and demolished H.
The moes were seriously %suoded They are however
aei BY their friends Tsere were 10 men the building
ne ous Of destroy Ing life they might shot down 50 Of
rioters easily The heard the
whom from 50 TO 90 we're armed Our young and worthy
himself a~d did what Re could to dperse the
R1tr
certain gtoe-secr " town stood short distance from the
arrested by the civ, he authorized to he
'ond be rescued by force and aGs
end that must come 70 close or could state othet
brought about these amou results The Immediate cause,
however which embroidered the mob was the same hress
public meeting up and resolutions passed not
driving PIT Lov,joy from The g y na lT ,roag en9ash %
Of goody state took conspicuous part IN this meet
abused by every ephet couI Mr. Loveoy snd
his associates ard the ministers Of rel gon generally lie de-
as fanatic who was utterly beside himself ought
taken o. Bot he did not band him The tender
expressly ha"he would not advise that that individual pro-
p,ry person be sacrificed until the Of the city requr
ed IL" Bnt the he plainly saied by The turn
Of his AMI the peculiar expression OF his counenance that
reverend clergyman Of our city followed speech in
which b. 70 explain tho doctrine Of eSpediency re-
minded meeting that ST. Pauls friends thought expedent
occasion 10 let hin dawn IN the walt and
.p a a" i was msa h, the audience We're willing 10 con-
srue good preceden, them TO dispose Of MI Love
Joy. But must stop Immediately or lose the mail
A WosDER At LAsT.-My friend, Colonel Wcbt
has a, last came out ocofoco, just as have wash
cd my hands Of them. He is dead against the Safe
ty F@nd the Usury law, Mortgage law, and $ in ia
vor Of opening the whole banking business TO foreign
and domestic capital and competition. If the wings
carry that policy in the legislature they will do great
good and shall have my support. care for measures
nothing else. Open the whole banking business,
and let AS organize capital as the wants Of the CON-
nunity require il. That's the true policy.
TnE vfcE PREsfDEsr.-This gentlemen was on
Saturday dragged through our streets in pro-
cession like a criminal going to execution, only
lees numerously attended There were five mean
carriages, two barouches, and three hacks contain
ing Corporal Cram, Sergeant Slamm, Brevet Briga-
der Bangs, MAJOR Ming, Major Matsel, General Rell
and two or three rowdes besides the terrible Tecum
sch killer himself charcoal cart brought up the
rear, driven by negro who, wing said, was die
family related to the Colonel by marriage. II was
miserable affair, and should never have been got up.
The old chief rode bareheaded, evidently expecting
respectful applause from the populacebut none such
greeted him.
--"None did cry God bless him
No joyful toAgue gave him his welcome here
nd vehen he crossed Tho wafer the NAVY Yard.