The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-04
The Cincinnati Mob-Loss Of Life.


We take the f,I1,,ir~r statement in raIa+io,, tn
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the recent mob III CIncnnat-on the night OF the
OIL ,,It from, tho los Of +bo+ ci,r~.
Onr readers wild recoecfhe accounts e,ortv iven in the
papers Of brutal outrage perperqeG on the person OF Ger
girl between five and years OF vicinity of
Cincinnati by two OF the discharged soder-and of their
having been sub equeny arrested and dented by the vic
tim OF their brutality Yesterday afternoon rney had hear
ing before Esquire Brooks the Courthouse and were
bound the of $2O'J each but Tor want Of bail
committed. large and excited crowd assembled to
hesr the examination ana the excitement increased as the
nal progressed and the circumstances Of the hesh deed
became fully developed The prisoners are said 10 be
Swiss-thOugh say Italian They served in
Mexico in Capt. Mohr's Company. After the examination
was concluded the officers prepared TO take the prisoners
]ai.-(hs wa about half past ocock) They We're fol
lowed by an excited crowd of between and rec thou
sand people breathing vengeance on the prisoners, and
ANXIOUS 10 hnng them to speedy and certain punishment
As me prisoners ana ler escort passed the canal bridge they
aaled Dy slower OF bricks and other missiles and
t'nss began to assume serious aspect. The officers hur
feu on as at a. eF could CO. and soon had the prisoners
secure in jail The crowd now became eNasperaed They
tore down the enc Q>ue on one side OF the Tail and then be
windows with bricks and stones. Sheriff Weaver, from
what he ah seen DUNG the day fearful that there would be
some violent outrage on the par oil the German pOpuIace OF
WhOm lhe MOB was pIIncIpaIy composed had summoned
As the prisoners were safely lodged he made his a9.
PraGnGe upon ne fence surrounding the a and addressed
me mob lie told them who he was and assured them that
the prisoners would be safely guarded, and should be al
lowed to escape. He said they should have fair trial and
pere and 90 peaceaby home, and used every per-
Tue mem 10 40 So bnt DIS voice was aIoWpgd by shouts
%med IeJ , anc and r6yad & ige ne oD e
again addressed the crowd, without avail Being mostly
Germans they could not understand what he said aud seemed
lutte disposed listen him if they could He afterwards
requested NJ ROedte to address them in German and per
Suale them dperSe. Thi, mad no effect for the hostile
demonstrations still continued. After short time Mi
Weaver again ATTEMPTED to dis,uade them from their mr.
pose assuring them that let what might hapDen the a
must and should be protected, at all hazards
During these pareys Nj Weaver tearing that the force
within the a would not be sufficient to enable him TO re-
ST.. the attacks that were each moment becoming more and
violent had directed additional arms to be sent for and
five musket brought the Jail through the back way
He had also sent to Captain MCRea OF the Newport bar
racks Capt Worhngon Of the Cincinnati Greys and Capt
Armstrong, Tor assist him. that he might be prepared
for any eme gencv At this time the scene became most
clubs stones and irES came rushing furjouSly on aoaiu