Washington telegraph., 1849-05-23
ARREST FOR HIGH TRFASas
VALUABLE LIBRARY BUpyr~oN
MONTREAL, Thursdar -

The Earl of Elgin, Goverpor n
OF canada, came down to the Lerisla.e.a aea
Council Chamber yesterday ana S'a'l''
the loyal assent to the Bill for Pavss' sa''
OF the Rebellion Losses, the recsn, u'ee
cusslons relative to which have Us
such excitement III this Province. uSst ~
upon very serious riot took pI,oDfS fS
this city last evening. The en-.
Torres fired the Parliament Bp;I%s@
which were burnt down, and rho T
lative Records of Upper and TosS
Canada, with one of the most vaIna%t
and extensive Libraries on this cor,;aA
and the Furniture, Pictures, &c. emu
consumed.
Hon. George Moifatt, member of ;,
Legislative Council, and Presiden, os ~
British American League, has been
rested on charge of Treason, come,
with the riots OF yesterday.
Mr.. Moffatt is a merchant :,
sive business and an ardent pol;tic;.n
the uItra-tory side. Ed. Tribuael
SERIOUS. AFFRAY AT ST. CHARLES,
serious, and it is feared, fatal affrar
Cured at st. Charles, in this Star,
on Thursday, the 18th instant.
DIR. Richards of that place. it appe,,
was suspected of having disinterred II.
body OF young lady who had been
resident of Sycamore, De kaIb com,,
Her father Mr.. Churchill, and her In,
band, TO whom she had been married h,
short time, accompanied bv SON,
friends, proceeded with Sheriff Yates q.
De kalb, to St. Charles, and having pr.
cured warrant, searched The dissectipr
room and premises of DR.. Richards. 4
though they did not find the body, il
presumed they discovered sufficient :,
satisfy themselves that it had been
the premises, for they returned to Syc,
more, aud on the morning of the lon
again appeared at 81. Charles viii
a number of wagons full of armed friend,
They proceeded straight TO the house
Dr. Richards, and demanded the bojr
which, not being complied with, an
atfray ensued. DR.. Richards fired tvo
shots into the crowd, neither of whia
fortunately took effect These were a.
swered by volley from those withor
One ball lodging in the body of a yom,
student of Richards, named Rood, m
above the hip. Two of the shots struG
DR.. Richards, one ball taking effect ID
the side and passing ont between ls
shoulders near the spine the other graz
his wrist His wounds are consider.
mortal
The windows of the Dr.'s house wer
demolished and some other trlfling dan
age done, after which the party iul
Sycamore returned home. The excte
meut at ST. Charles was very great
MORE ABOUT THE MOB AT ST. CHARLE
The Chicago Tribune, of the 2ith, iu.
nlsheS the following facts:
We learn that the excitement at S
Charles had not abated much. Ahe
DR.. Richards and his student were stc
the party remained in 81. Charles, an
three or four of them were arrested. Tn
Justice lnIOr1leu tllenl Inat ne Won.
have to commit them for exaruinatior
but they refused To 90 to prisen or 20 give
security. alleging they were ready To-,
trial, aud would appear whenever he
called for them. The determinatior,
backed by one hundred rifles, there va,
no resisting, aud the justice was over
ruled. We hear, further that the moi
will be satisfied with nothing but Dr.
Richards life or the body of the young
lady that he is said to have stolen from
the grave. On Saturday, two days atls;
The Doctor was shot, they razed his Office
to the ground. and proceeded to Warrrn'
vile, TO search for the body OF the lady
it having been alleged that he had secre'
ed it i'll that village, but they were na'
succe>sful.-ChicagO Dem0crat, april 81
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