Democratic banner., 1846-04-18
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ALMOST A RIOT.
We learn that the usually quiet town Of
Bowling-Green, in this State, was thrown
into great excitement last week. The re-
port is, that the Judge of the Circuit Court
then in session, gave the Grand Jury es-
p~ecially in charge the subject of gambling;
and required them to enforce the laws on
that subject. The jury in pursuing their
examinations, summoned before them Major
OrRY, who refused to answer a question
propounded by the Jury, and therenpon he
was committed TO Jail for 4 contempt Of
court, ana until he would answer. In the
evening the excitement among the citizens
of the town, and 4 number Of persons in
attendance on the court, became very .reat
and they threatened to demalish the Jail if
Mai. OrRY was not liberated. Atlength tic
excitement became so great, and the de-
monsirations so unequivoCai. ti3attoprotcct
the county property, he was liberated.
The next day, we are also told, two mem
bers Of the bar had a personal conflict.
growing out of the same matter Rebuff
lican.
We copy the above from the St. Louis
Republican Of the 18th inst. The Repub-
lican's informant has been rather hasty in
his eagerness to give the Republican an
item of interesting news: consequently il
appears that he w~illfully misrepresented OF
spoke of the affair without having a correct
idea of what did take place. We are re-
questedb by several members of the Grand
Jury to say for the benefit Of tie Rerubli,
can and its very otfcioas informant, that i!
was respect for Major OrRr, and not the
fear of consequences that prompted then
to petition "the COURT for his release. Il
was not known by the 'forcman'' of The
Grand Jury that any threat Of disorder la,
teen made until after the Jury Was dis
missed, which proves clearly that they kat
no fears Ofhaving the county property de.
stroyed. Maj. Curry has been : citizen Of
this county for many years; lie is respectc,
and highly esteemed by ell who know him
he would discountenance the action of
mob as readily as any man. In refusing t
answer certain questions ~propoundcdby til
Jury, he only manifested a choice to abid
the consequences Ofsuch a refusal insteac
of answering; then, where is the slightes
excuse for a mob. A mob for TIE pur
pose of liberating man from 4 situation o
his WI choice! Who ever heard ofsuch
thing? To suppose such a thing would b,
gross injustice to the good people of Pike
To admit that some one did say something
about an outbreak, does not confirm til,
rumor that such was the design; for If sucl
a thing was appehended at all, it was only b,
those that knew Maj. Oury'spersonal popu.
iarity, and not N account of any demon.
STATIONS, which Madame Rumor saw rok.
ed out so far; because there were no such
dreadful demonstrations.
The information sought by the Jury was
obtained from other sources, therefore i.
was unnecessary to dctain Maj. Curry, and
consequently he was released. We have
oRason to censure any CT the parties 81
far. Just here We viii notice another mis-
take. The rencountre hat occurred in
BOwling-Green during Court week, grew
out oFsomething else, and not on account Of
the action of tie Grand Jury, as tie Re-
publican was informed; il was ii different
affair altogether. Sc much fer the wise
informant of the Republic IN.
The New Era, also, speaks Of the sffuir,
and salks about "disgraccfuI pr~ocecdings''
&c ;we thought the worthy editor of tina,
very respectable journal knew the people
OF Pike county tOo well to give circulation to
such a report. We hope that thc st. Louis
papers will return due thank to their BUS,
informants and correct tie erroneous i'm
preston which has gone abroad.