Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-11-20

which nas iateiy returned 20 Jenef-
son barracks, from Fort Laramie,
went to a bawdy house in st. Louis
last week, where be died very sud-
denly. His comrades, suspecting
foul play, repaired to ST. Louis aad
mobbed the house in which he died.
The following account Of the riot is
taken from the ST. Louis Republi-
can:
The mystery attending the death
of JAS. Gum, We regret TO say, has
given pretext for a serious and de.
plorable riot. The arrival Of the
body, on Friday evening, at Jeffer-
son barracks, was the scene Of much
excitement among the late compan-
ions OF the deceased, and the ac-
companying accounts Of the manner
Of his death, were calculated to
arouse still more feeling. A little
after | O'Clock, on Saturday NOR
ming, a body Of twenty five or thirty
soldiers from the barracks, led by
some one on horseback, arrived at
the house Of Elizabeth Hollis, "a
frame dwelling on Almond, between
Second and Third s,s.). and deman-
ded admittance. The party consis-
ted Of privates from the two compa-
nies which arrived last week from
Fort Laramie, the majority, how
ever, belonging TO that of which
Gum was lately a member. The
party were armed with pistols,
bowie-kniyes, clubs, and sabres.-
They did not wait long for admis-
sion, but broke the dour open, and
proceeded at o7ce to smash the furni-
ture. Glasses, chairs, tables, pic
lures, beds, all in turn were shivered
to pieces, or otherwise DESTROYED.
Drawers were taken from the bu-
reaus, aud their contests turned upon
the floor: china ware was demolish-
ed, and indeed every harm an insane
state OF evaporation could suggest
was done. The persons OF the in
mates, too, were not free from mo-
lestation. The women, it is said,
were mercilesslY abused, and one
man threatened with instant butch
cry if he gave the alarm. The wo-
man Hollis states that she was rob-
bed by one of the band, Of money
TO the amount Of S300-which was
in drawer-and that she was made
10 take from her finger and deliver a
ring valued at S400. The noise
created was at last heard in the
street, and the police officers having
presented themselves at the door to
inquire the cause Of the disturbance,
were ordered away. They persisted
in endeavoring TO enter, when sever
al pistols were pointed at them, aId
while they retired an axe was thrown
with much force toward them. The
officers started in quest Of additional
aid. The rioters, having completed
the work of destruction, also lett
not, however, before one of their
number had fired the premises
Fortunately they had not been gone
long gefore a police officer arrived,
and succeeded in extinguishing the
flames.
The rioters did not stop with the
damage effected on Almond street.
They proceeded to Arsenal Park,
and having broken into the Park cot
fee-house, helped themselves to H.
quor, cigars, and whatever else they
could seize. After taking with them
several decanters Of liquor, &C.,
they left.
In the meantime, a large detach-
ment Of police had gathered and
gone TO the house on Almond street,
which they found deserted. Ii was
determined that, in order to discover
the participators in the riot, a party
should start Immediately to the bar
racks, and should lodge complaint
with the commanding officer, pre-
vious TO their arrival. With this
view, Lieuts. Woodwork and Will
hanson procured buggy and were
on their wav in a few minutes.
Fearing they would be stopped BY
the rioters, the officers armed them
selves with guns, powder, shot, and
other hunting accoutrements, inten-
ding if interrogated, TO throw out
the idea that they were merely on
hunting excursion. The first allow
ed them TO pass on being assured
that they were merely sportsmen;
the second attempted TO stop them,
threatening rough usage il they did
not comply. Mr.. Woodwork
urged his horse forward, when a
pistol was fired at him, Mr.. William
son returning the fire. Neither shot
took effect, and they succeeded in
When they encountered
the third party, they were again
ordered 10 stop and another pistol
fired at them. Williamson again
the fire, the shot, be be-
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