Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-05-18
VA,

time he was met with al immense vollev nj s,ones
and was driven into The rear of the m;larvn
F. A. Tamadge, Recorder. testi6ej as 10 hi,
exp0sulatiOns with the mob.
General Hall testified as 10 The whence IN,
mob, and the injuries sustained by lhe soldiers
they were not primed and loaded. and he hesila
ted to give the order 10 prime and load knowine
that the men had only ball Cartridges. More
than thirty of the mon we're injured before III,
order was given to fire.
Sylvester L. Wiley, Stephen w. Gains Jesse
G. Havland and Mr.. ]. Veldean. testified az Il
having seen men killed and wounded, but thcil
evidence was not important. The inquest here
adjourned until this morning.
T0-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS
The jury opened at the appointed hour thi.
morning, and Sidney II. Seward, Police CLERK
was Inc nrst witness called-went to the Opera
House on Thursday night, the orders were mo-
to make any arrest in the house, unless there
were an absolute overt act committed, tending
to breach of the peace; every reasonable in
diligence was to be given, to hiss or applaud
and the rule was observed.
During the evening threatening language was
used IN The parquetle, and shaking OF fists al MI
Macready, by some - or Is persons. They
were arrested by orderpi the Recorder, and or.
der restored. Witness then proceeded 10 give
Inc delails Of events as already published. The
stones were thrown byboys and youths, from II
to 20 years OF age.
The number OF military broush, inlo The The.
atre injured was abom 80 or 40. Think The DO.
lice could not have diipersed the mob nor have
quelled The not, al he lime he firing took place.
Immediately before The firing, does moi think The
civil authority was equal 10 the emergency
Witness regarded the great error in suffering the
house TO be opened
Dennis kyer Of 365 SIKH Avenue. detailed
The occurrences u Thursday night, as Witnessed
by himself did not hear caution given 10 lhe
crowd 10 dispers or they would be fred upon,
thinks II the Chez OF Police had exercised his
authority and usd The force he had in The Opera
House, ne nigh have dispersed The mob when
they hrst comminced peltins The house: alter
The military ariyei the Police could not have
done So
Juhn Clarke,f5 Water street. testified tina, a,
the East of the Theatre, near The broken ground
when The milisy arrived, a troop OF horse came
up; saw few tones thrown al them. and saw
no more OF thin thai night. Saw the inau,ry
fre; they appeaed 10 be firing over The heads al
the crowd. Sa7 boys throwing stones and saw
man pickingip one, and told him he oueh, 10
De ashamed oihimself; was near The military
when the ordersas given 10 load, and then passed
through Eishlftreel and passed through Broad
way TO Asior lace, and stopped on The corner =
Inc milltarytormed in front OF the Theatre;
wnen lneY nredhere was rush past me, ami a
man Tell rishtin front OF me. Carried him 10
the corner Of Roadway and Eighth street, 10 a
drug Store; iotd, on examining him, that he
had been wouted with muskel ball. nobody
believed il untahey saw the wound, when they
swore yenseanh and many leil. He was shot
through The leipune; heard Ina, his name was
Brown: heard fI many of those who saw him
wounded seizetones in Broadway and rushed
on The miitaryhose throwing stones were prin-
cipally boys; The or four others we're brous h, 10
Tue Store woured; did not go in Aslor Place
again; il appeal to be the general opinion,
thai, had the niary not been there, so many
lives would mol ave been lost. The invesisa-
ton is still penCas