New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-09
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The Cincinnati Riot.

A Riot Quesd-T,eats,d Attack Bedini The Pepe's
Ntacio-0ne Nun Killed Several Woundsd-Iteo Police
men Wotnded-4rreSt of S1tv iree Persons-Since the
arrival the Pope's Nunco Bedui, in this city great
excitement hos prevailed among the German portion Of
On Friday last an article appeared in German paper
called the Hockenwacher edited by Mr.. Frederick Haul
serek deuouncng the most Language the Nuncia
Of the Pope and recommending for him treatment SINH
that received by Hayuau in London. On Sunday
night the Society of Freemen met in their Hall on
vine street between Twelfth and Thirteenth and formed
IN a procession. numbering about eight hundred
thousand strong In the meantime Information had been
received by Captain Lukens Chief Of Police that the
Freemen about to attack the Bishops residence in
the of the Cathedral Ninth street Shortly after
ten O'Clock the Fresmen and Liberals y left their
hall and marched Vine street to Ninth along Ninth
to Plum The procession was proceeded by drum and
it carried number Of transparences, few Of the
inscriptions on which we cory
Down with Bedini!"
On the reverse side, in German,
The Galows- bird Bedipi'i
No Priests no Kings: On one end of this ranspa-
painted sword and spear, aud the other
musket m-u
another with the inscription,
Down with the Roman Butcher 7"
On others" No Popery,n Love, Liberty and Frater-
nity'; Equality etc.
In the procession carried light frame work scat
fold having esy of Bedini hanging by the neck from
1T, aud mre upon his head with the Cross embazoned
thereon.
As the front of the procession vas turning down Plum
towards the Cathedral the police force headed by
Captain Lukens. emerged from the watch house They
proceeded towards Plum street separating into two dvis
part taking the north and the other the south
sd OF the As the police force crossing dago
nay from the of Plum and Ninth streets shot
fred from the procession when Mt signal from Capt
Lukens they immediately rushed among the Freemen.n
desperate fight esued during which upwards of fifty
sixty pistol shots fred both sides and stones
abs sung and weapons OF every kind freely
used. ..-.
Henry Carroll watchman of the Second Ward,
shot the right leg above the Knee The wound not
serious,
Lieut. Housman was struck the head with club
and had his thumb broken Those in the procession
Jared the worst German named Engleherger shot
in four places ball entering his breast the other three
his legs. He conveyed to his boarding house on
Walnut street between Twelfth and Thirteenth where he
died during the night.
Andrew Getzeng-r German, shot In the left leg,
the ball passing through the flesh. He of the
parties and his wound dressed i'll the watch
| house.
The following persons received severe though not dan
gerous wounds from the Of the policsmenGeorge
ALDERMAN VIM Sherbeer, Christian Berkser. Michael
| Fisher and Frederick Smith number of others
| slightly wounded by the police.
The fight ragged fercey for about FIVE or ten minutes,
but those composing the procession finally gave and
fed from the of action leaving the ground strewed
| with pistols, clubs. canes, hats eloaks etc.
Judge Spooner the ground aud made or two
personally The police arrested three
They all lodged the watch house during the night
the in that place in the mornng is beyond des
crption. Every cell filled and how the crowd man
aged tt down much less to sleep is beyond com
| prehension