The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-09-23
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On Monday evening, Sept 10Th, in accord
ance with previous notice, very large as
semblage met on the corner of Maine ard
Liberty streets, to hold Temperance meet
ing. Mr.J. R. Williams took the stand, and
commenced speaking, when demonstrations
to interrupt the speaker and disturb the
hearers, in most disorderly and riotous
manner, we're commenced and continued,
Notwithstanding the continued remonstrance
of many orderly, peaceable, and highly re-
spectacle citizens, among whom we noticed
as very active in trying to preserve order,
were Messrs. Henry Albert Lewis, brother
of the present candidate for Governor, Hon
Mr.. Samuel Lewis, Colonel Robinson, Mr..
Garoute, wholesale produce dealer, Mr.. Fer
dinand LAWS, Recorder in the Common
Pleas Court, Mr.. VIM. A. Wellshear, clerk
and foreman Of Goodhue q Co.'S. Foundry,
and Mr.. Wilson, besides many others, equal
\ ly efficient, whose names we could not learn.
\ After going to the station-house, not far
\ from the place Of meeting, and bunting over
several squares, and not finding policeman,
some four or five Germans CONNIE ced dis
turbng afresh, by loud and bUisttrous talk
ing, opposite the stand, when Mr.. Wellshear
stepped up to them, told them they we're
disturbing the meeting, and requl sting them
to be quiet,
II They at rce became enraged, which only
seemed to be a prtconcerted arrangement for
an attack on Mr.. Wellshear Some three or
! four of the police with wofish look, aud
4 panther-ike disposition, spang upon him,
/ from behind a corner, whore They had lain
Y in ambush, md seizing him bg The armsand
N fcoab, while some Is VI more Of the powerful
| Dutch pOunced on him from behind scream
4 ing and yelling, cursing and swearing, pull
ing and hauling, like so many ficnds just
| let loose from The internal regions. Poor
I Wellshear, We thought, as be backed, and
they pulled and pushed But his friends
and many other good citizens interposing,
together with his own powerful muscular
effort, soon released him from their helish
grasp. Indeed, several old citizens said they
never saw so stout and active man in
scufle before, and had it not been that he
is one Of the most peaCeable citizens we
have amongst us, not less than twenty five
of those brawny Dutch, including The das-
tardly, cowardly police (whom, when re-
leased from, he turned round and shook
himself, and looked on as the lion would
look on lesser beasts beneath his notice }
would have had to have been carried off the
ground. Foled in the attempt to arrest
| Wellshesr, they turned round and pounced
upon and ted Mr. Ferdinand Lewis, Re-
cOrder in the Common Pleas Court, who
was the most orderly and peaceabe man on
the ground, and dragged him from the
crowd, aud with about 400, as the watch
man testified, took him to the station house.
After arriving there, Messrs. Henry and Al
bert Lewis, Ono connection of the prisontr ~
stepped forward and offered to bail him in
the sum of 1000 dollars, but were rejected
The sum of ten dollars was demanded in
cash-while it was being counted, hey
raised it to fifteen, which was dep, slted, and
the pri' ODer released. Tue, day morning,
at : O'Clock, the prisoner was summoned be-
fore Judge Spooher. Whtn the watchman
who made the arrest, Rolf, after being duly
qualified, testified on oath, that the prison
er had oD, when arrested, black coat, and
was disorderly. The assistant watchman
swore on oath, he had on a lchite coat, and
that he was peaceable, and was not doing
anything at the time of his arrest. The
first witness, Rolf, also testified that large
man with a large cane, was the cause OF
the disturbance but the man was not
present in the Court, (alluding to Mr. Well
shear while Mr.. Welshear was actually sit
ting within ten feet, and nearly fronting
him, in the same dress, and with the same
cane in his hand, the witness testifying to
ali actual.falsehood, fol, fear Wellsht a would
prosecute him for assault, as he ought to
have done, The prisoner was Immediately
released, and the watchman severely repri-
manded by Judge Spooner, for delinquency
in not arrestiDg the dlsturbers of the meet
ing /; and also their malicious srest Of a