The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-11-02

-On luesday evening iast hot occurred
amdag the. Islsh labofrFs on the HEMP Id
RaIlroad u = much more serious chafacler
chan any that hns heretofors happened.-
pc give tie psfticulafs as accurately As We
have beea able 10 ascertain lheln up % The
'inie 70 gong to press. - - -AAl-
The party assa'leS eonsistedof about ten
or twelve labOrers who were on their way
from the filtsburg and Steubenville Road 10
section 25 on the Hemp6eld; having engag,
cd ~ work there for the contractor. Mr.
Perry Martin. These men belonged 10
what ere called the Far Downers," be-
tween whom and the Corkouians," there
appears TO be hereditary and deadly
steud. The liar Downers" or Connaught
men" had goi about q miles West of this
place on their way tofsec,ion 20, when they
sere surrounded by about one hundred OF
the ''Curks" from sections 90 and 80,
(McQaillen's Cont ract) and most savagely
and inhumanly beat and abused. They
struck them Siuh clubs and muskets over
/ the arms and headsiuntil they left them in
sensible and apparently dead. But few Of
them escaped without severe injuries
Some OF the sufferers were immediately
brought to town, and thc.best medical aid
furnished. The sight OF the poor fellows,
with their mangled faces. broken arms, and
trac ured skulls, was truly shocking, and the
| story OF the uuprovoked, wanton and savage
attack upon them by their fellow country
men, who should bave felt towards them as
friends and brethers, excited the deepest
sympathy and Indignation among our cit-
gems. This feeling was heightened by the
fact, that guns were levelIed at police officer
| HarkiuS, (who happened 10 be passing at
the timel and who was told that If he at
ten pied to interfere to prevent the inhuman
and brutal outrage, they would shoot >him
down. They even went sotar IN their In
sane fury as to threaten 10 shoot Meir horses
belonging to the contractor, and which
we've engaged in hauling the "Counaught
men" and their baggage. .L.a4 a29 "-- d"
One of ihe ihjured men, It is said, cannot
survive. His skull is dreadiully tracTued,
and he suffers besides from number Of
of contusions about the face and head
His name is John NcDonoc Warrants
were Immediately issued by Justice Brice
for number whose names were known, and
Sheriff M'Aliis'er set on foot active meas
ures for the arrest of all suspected persons.
OAfWednesday morning strong posse
of the military and citizens were msrched
out to McQuiIens section, and returned in a
few hours with about forty OF the Irish
Smaller detachments were sent out in differ
ent directions to intercept the fugitives.-
Foer were captured at II ckory and three,
at Middletown. Some forty eight arrests
in all were made. A partial investigators
was had ON Wednesday afternoon before
Justice Brics. which resulted in the dis
charge the of eight rten Of the prisoners for
want of evidence, and the commitment Of
one man, Thomas Baird, who was proven
to haze carried word TO the Irish, that the
Sheriff and the military were in pursuit of
them. II is to be hoped, that he, at least
will get ample justice done him. On Thurs
day morning the examinations before the
Justice were renewed; the result of which
was, that five more were committed to ans
+wer, and there being no evidence TO identi-
fy this rest they were all discharged
Warh (ic.) Examiner