Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-08-28

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force by force.
Our readers will rtcollect the accounts re-
Gently given in the papers, Of a brutal Outrage
psrpetTated on the person Of d German GIL.
between fiee and six years oi age, In the Vi
entity of Cincinnati Toy two OF the discAar-
ged soldiers-and OF their having Len subse-
qurnuy arrested, and identified by The victim
of their brutality. Yesterday afternoon they
had hearing before ESQ. Brooks, at the Court
House, and were bound over lu the sum OF
two thousand dollars each. but fer want Of
bail were committed. 4 large aud excited
I crowd assembled tu aelrttIa eyaiuiualion, AMI
/ the excitement incteasei ls The tU4l progress
4 sell, and theCiIcum>tanee- oi }he Hae.iisb deed
/ became more folly developed The prisoners
are said 10 be Swiss-ta8ulh some say one is
an lta.i3n. They served in Mexico IN Capt.
1 Mohr's company.
After the examination w5s concluded, Che
officers prepared 90 take ihe prison. Is to jill.
this was about halt past six O'clock. They
were followed by anexeitel croUdui between
two and ;hrce sthousmd people, breathing
vengeance ON the prisone-s, and anxious TO
oriug them TO a Speedy and ceItsiu punish
ment. As the prisoners and their escort
passed the Canal Bridge, they were assai.ed
by shower OF bricks aud other missiles, aud
things began to assume a serious aspect The
officers hurried on as fast as they could 90.
and soon had the prisoners secure IN jail
The crowd nov lecame exasperated. They
tore down the enclosure on one side ot the
ljai, and then began an attack on the jail IL
self, assailng the doors and walls aud win
dows with bricks ami stones.
Sheriff Weaver t-om what he had seen
during the day, fearful that there would be
some violent outbreak on the part Of the
German populace. OF whom The mob was
principally composed, had summoned the
city police and about twenty OF the citizens
TO his assistance. As soon as the prisoners
were safely lodged, he made bis appearance
upon the fence surrounding the Jail. and ad-
dressed the mob. He told them who he was.
and assured them that the prisoners were
safely guarded, and should not be allowed to
escape. He said they should have a fair trial,
and that iulI justice should be done them
He urged upon them 10 disperse and 90 pea
ceably home, and used every means TO per-
suade them to do So His voice was drown.
ell BY shouts from the mob, aud he was com
PEELED to retire. The mob resumed their at
lacks, and destroyed the fence. Mr.. Weaver
again addressed the crowd, without avail !;
being mostly Germans, thel could not under
stand what he said, and seemed little disposed
10 listen to him il they could. He afterwards
requested MIR. Eoedter to address them in
German, and persuade them to dsperse. This
had no effect, Tor the hostile demonstrations
still continued. After short time Mr..
Weaver again attempted to dissuade them
from their purpose, assuring them, that let
what might happen, the Jail must and should
be protected al ali hazards.
During these parlfys, MIR. Weaver. fearing
lat the force within the Jail would not be
sufficient to enable him to resist the attacks
that were each moment becoming more vio-
lent, had directed additional AIMS to be sent
for, aud five nnskets were brought To the Jail
through the back way. He had also sent TO
Captain McRea. OF the Newport Barracks,
Cap. Worthington oil the Cincinnati Greys,
* Captain Armstrong, for men II assist him.
that he lnight be prepared Tor any emergency.
At tbs time the scene became most exciting
The mob armed with the rag .gents OF the
fence, clubs, stones, and bricks, came rushing
lunously on again, and assaied the Jail APP
parcntiy with a desperate determination TO
carry ii by assault. Missiles were thrown
through the windows The family OF the
jailor Were screaming for aid. and the uproar
arising from the crashing Of windows ana
doors and the shouts OF the inuriated men
without was almost deaenng.
In the midst OF this excitement, and while
the crowd were rushing on, pistol shot was
fred from the mob into the jail yoiley OF
blank cartridges was then fired from the jail
over the crowd, BUTT had no effect in re-
stralnlug them, tor the assaults were sill con
tnucd. Aho her yoAey was fred with bail
or shot, by which tfo men We're killed, and
several were vouaded-one OF two OF them,
we fear, MORALLY. Alter this, the mob cease
ed their attacks--and mostly withdrew. But
0 ,stri of
eXct ment up TO late hour last night.
We visited the scene, aud remained on the
ground until midnight, 10 gather the particu-
iaIs oil this uni Apply transaction. Crowds
were still lingering near the Jail or collected
in groups discussing he particulars. The
dwellings to which the bodies unfortunate
SLAIN, had been borne, were surrounded by
earnest enquiIers. The excitement was ia
tense, but the spirit oil violence was compile
tely quelled.
OF the names Of those killed or wounded
we could only obtain the following;
James d. Harding, a bar-keeper Tor John B,
Newman, on Sycamore. lust below Court st
was killed. He received a ball in the left
side, which passed up through the lungs and
came out the right breast. He was borne
home on plank, and expired in aboat twenty
minutes.
HENRY WEsrERHoF a workman in Clauson
* Mudge's Bedstead factory, on Columbia
street, was killed lie received ball ia his
throat. lie clipped his hand to his neck
ran few steps, fell and expired.
Mr.. HERMAEY, one OF the carriers for the
VoIhs Blatt newspaper as we understood
was MORALLY wounded. he received five
shots:-two in the pit OF The stomach, two in
the LETT side, and one in the ann. lie was
! lying at the house. corner OF Sycamore and
Court street, and, Il is said cannot survive.
BE hes a brother living il Hamilton.
JOHN CARNAHAS, d member OF the Fire
Company No. ., was shot ia the abdomen,
and 1t was feared by some his wound was
mortal. Others thought differently.
Several Others Were wounded whose names
we could not learn. II was said that three
were Killed, Tut We could not ascertain sati-la
,orly that there were any other besides liar.
ding and Nesteraog. The humber wounded
was about ten.
1t has been a most melancholy affair. and
while We sympaJHise with the friends OK the
eirins men, WHO suffered themselves h. BE- lel
away by blind excitement TO uttac, tIleauth. /
critics 10 whom was entrusted the execution
u the law, We eci that the thanbs % lhis com
lnuuity are due 70 the Sheriff for the adg..
neni, the coolne S, and the prudence. with
which he conducted himself in Tie mos nv
ing and rrspons bic position ia v lich Dr. w.s
placed. Bat for his foresight, the Jail voJ,d
have been lett without defence, its walls hal. /
tered down, and the prisoners taken ron The
hands OIL the law to be Ynched III tlt streets I
OF our civ. he sought every means DO avert
The catastrophe by reasoning. expostuIating
aud Threatening, and it w0s only in the last /
extremity, when lhe mob were rushing on. /
ana when to lerl ar Mas 30 surrender that /