The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-05-23

lilsds sT people. Eighsh snsss also. shove
ne Opera nolsr. wss rrcwded. sad On CO.
err sids people we're assembled. - spec
laiors of he spprehsndrd lTagedy. Find
IN il impossible 20 effect an enhance on
lie Aslor Place side 81 The house. ne pass
"a round % The stage door in Eighth street.
The slamor on he AsiaI Place side had
sensibss increased. and some stones were
n lhls lime lhIoUn al Tie windoHs.-
Reaching lhs Stage doOr We iaund that a.
81 closed and guarded By siTohg body
of police. We had been there bat ten OF
fifteen minales when . rush Of The mob
was made from The BowsTy eide. ana .
number Of them began In gather paving
si.nes snd hull Them Al the windows 81
The stage part Of he house.
The Police went inside and 6aHisadea
he door. We erossed The siIeei and
siood among The Tiolsrs. The sidewalk
and parl pf the sirrrl Was hiled With sPsr-
iiaiars. ThQse WIN ionk an arrive pari ~
sierming The building SER only My Or
Sky in number. aud were IN good Pail
boys. They i0ok ~ SHINES frnm The street.
and men among Them took large Gag stones
and broke them ia pieces. distributing ihrm
among the mob. 1ho hurled Them ~ The
alndaws il regular succrssion. beginning
Niih lie Bovery end and going towards
Broadway. The blinds were oil closed.
hu, bring slight. were. ol course. easily
smashed IN.
This continued wilhnnl interruption Tor
some iiiteen minutes. during which iIIpe
about one third 81 the windousion that
side had been hTOken in. Just then. some
one on the inside Of The building thrust
through lower window . hose pipe spd
began 20 throw water upon the mob. Tins
|. was received with shouts. al trfision. and
shower Of stones was forthwith diIerifd
against the window from whish u zane.
n he assault WAS also renewed upon the up
per windows. which were nearly all bro.
ken IN. An attack was then made upon
T The main door on the same side. Heavy
stones we're taken np from The pavement.
and half dozen or more persons would
@ together and hurl them simultaneously
against The door. Three or four discharges
lof This snrl burst The door IN, and call
was made for rush. Ten OF Eileen per.
son. approached the door. and jus, as they
hurled iiiie. missiles against il. bsllerine j,
almost completely down. side door open.
eel and large Police force rushed out
s seizing some Of The. rioiers and dragging
Them inside. and then rushing out again
i'm COOL order, and inrcing back the whole
crowd on either side.
: The entire space in Eighth street, ia
: front Of the Opera House, was thus COM
plriely cleared. aud we accordingly went
. rolihd' 10 The Asior Place side. Here the
crowd was deIser than ever. The street
was completely filed and the rioiers I'M
media,ely in front we're sioning the win
dows aid in vain endeavoring TO force an
enfaEce. The Police inside once ortwice
watching their movements, rushed Firth,
seized their lenders and dragging them m
side committed them 10 close custody.
We understood that Mr. Judson, better
known as . Ned Bnnilihc," was thus
captured and hand cufled. The clanior
kept up was incessani, and was frequent
" varied by. /. cheers for Ned Forrest
. and groans Tor Macready.
About half past nine o'clnck, the iGinul
increasing the doors and windows giving
way, and the shouting and sioning being
at their height, diversion was created by
the approach OF the military from Broa'l'
way. First appeared company of Illus
sars, mounted an white horses, aud riding
two abreast with drawn swords, on walk
directly through the centre Of the crowd
and these were followed by two divi
sions of Infantry of the Ma
linnal Guards, whole Regiment undeI
FOL Duryea. and the Goyernor's Guard
part Of the regiment under Col. Peers
with fixed bayoneis cleaning above III,
heads Of the surrounding crowd. They
marched directly through the street; de
monsira,ions 81 hostility were evihced By
groans and Kisses and hoolings. from
their iirsl appearance until they reached
The corner Of Bnwefy anil were turning IN.
10 Eighth street. As they passed through
however. the iumull ceased. The crowd
closed in behind them, but neither iht
shouting nor stoning The windows was a
once renewed. Their appearance hat
an impression-rnarked and salulary
rhey passed into Eighth street and wer,
posted To keep the space clear in front o
The House. for the exit Of the audience
, They were drawn up ii double line acroi,
this street. at the other end. behind a Gle
of poiicemen. Mr.. Narready had gon,
. through The play and been called on Al
lis close. 'f'he door was opehed dnd tlii
audience CAME out.
A demonstration made on the Aston
Pface side caused the door To be clos
|, ed, and the Infantry marched III oriei
, from Eighth street 10 Broadway. (leavina
the police alone in charge Of Eigh,i
, stteel)--dnwn Broad way and through
, the Asior Place front of tie House. Here
|, ihes were halted. The rioters brgar
! to pelt them with stones. Several q
the National Guard were severely wnnn