The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-05


GIEs-0LD MR.. WARDS HOUSE STONED, BROKEN
INTO, AND FIRED-LETTER FROM Mr.. BUrLER's
BROTHER.
The Louisville Courier and Democrat Of the LIST instant
contain full account Of the great meeting held In that
city Saturday evening" to express the Indignation OF
the reople at the extraordinary verdict Of the Hardin
county Jury in the of Matt Ward. Towards noon on
Saturday mysterious placard posted at the corners
Of the streets surmounted with deaths head and hav
ing certain cabalstic signs and rumors circulated
that violence TO be committed the houses Of
Ward and Senator Wolfe. rudely painted sign
ing upon it the words, 'sMatt Ward, the murderer"
The gained strength that violence would be COM
mitcd which induced the brother of the murdered man
10 issue the following card which was widely circulated
during the afternoon all over the city
To THE PEOPLE OF LouIsvILLE:-
deeds o. violence win Be committed IN this I1%mun
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di.on to injury which has been done to all h,ve
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he would unite with me in impiorng you to abstain from
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mails themselves Let wage against women and
Saturday evening" ia NoSIS BU9hER
The above card had beneficial effect and probably
prevented any serious outbreak Of popular misrue.
report also prevailed that the Ward family had left town.
which also contributed to the Of mob violence
The following We copy from the Conrier:-
BY SHUTDOWN the courtyard fence pretty well lined
with expec,ans, and it fairly dark, squads of
persons began to gather within the yard Soon after
This people came pouring Court square By hun
few minutes the large room was filed Several old uni
very known and generally esteemed citizens had been
that principal of them could effect entrance to
join those who earlier in their attendance Some
during its continuance Sherrod williams on request ad
dress ed the meeting Mr. W. fully recognized the justice
of the indignant feeling that had moved, it WERE
whole community and expressed his deep sympathy
with it. but deprecated violence against person proper
ty, and besought people to content themselves with
reference to the crime that had been commed and the
mockcry of trial that had been had of its guilty perpe
traitor Mr.. Williams listened to with the utmost re-
spectful attention. but the crowd outside which
tnuay augmented by fresh arrivals-for
They S the winds come,
When forests rended;
They the waves come,
When navies are stranded,
became inpatient to know what going within
1t therefore agreed to go below; but wien most Of
those who up stairs had got down, anything like
satisfactory organization there found TO be mposs
BILE. 1t therefore proclaimed tnat the regular meet
ing would organize above and that after resolutions
should be reported and passed, they would be down
for ratification. On returning to the large above
General Thomas Strange was chosen President and Mr.
George Anderson Secretary General made brief but
appropriate and forcble address taking the chair at
the close Of which, notion John H. Harvey Theodore
s. Bell Bland Ballard, W. D. Gallagher, w. r. Haggan
Edgar Needham, and A. G. Mum were appointed q com
mttee TO draft resolutions While this committee
absent the Rev. H. Haywood requested to ad ircss
the meeting, which he did with his accustomed beauty
and effectiveness Upon the return Of the committee
Bland Ballard read the suboined resolutions which
received with the most decided appreciation and
carried by unanimous vote of the large assemblage:
The citizens of Louisville assembled in public meeting for
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din Circuit submit TIE public At IT, large
but especially TO the citizens Of the
views Of The matter herein refsri cd to-
% % csaa .ss ss'S s when
Mathews Ward declared innocent Of any crime in
the contrary to idsss public JUS
nal security guaranteed TO by the constitution Of the
Resolved That the criminal laws Of this commonwealth
opinion should A. once be 50 d eetea as to
tee and that =
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trial Of Mathews + Ward shows ssysna Al. as.sos that
III has been wantony and cruelty killed while in the
I.IiSImanee of his regular and responsible aute.
rup and jury the deliberate judgment Of the heart
and conscience Of this community that killing
Resoved That the charge Of and cruelty
he tic dssnes Ward AND
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and cur n.ghbers children the pupils Professor Buffers
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tor public morals failure any portion
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brother husband and Of education most
PLACED him il .ss front Il. useful ara
Single semitic and noble spirit as ever iTs.S.d
and an evidence W. a. Batsr
his memory And present to his widow token
Of our F. regard for Tn her r.r., ana .o,s.
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that society cannot exist without order
meditsting harm any one that every wrong commit
tel viii wound bic pure and yely spirit.
retired with them to the crowd below where they
read by sherrod Williams, and carried with equal
nmity. After the committee left the meeting above
resolutions moved and carried requesting the
Wards TO leave the city, inviting Nat Wolfe TO resign
his seat in the State Senate and follow them, and
in the Senate of the United States, to which
he elected by the Legislature of Kentucky last
stand and addressed the meeting With point and directly
TO the purpose He dwelt afectonatey the purity Of
poor Buffers character and gave such description Of
the members Of the jury whose ply sognomies he
studied and whose characters he had acquainted himself
WITH acknowledged by all present be true to
the life' The meeting then adjourned and Joined the
immense assemblage below, which had been most ably
and appropriately addressed by the Hon VIM p Thomas
son. who did full justice TO the mockery Of law that
administered in Hardin county in the Ward case but de-
prccaed violence and urged upon citizens the duty
OF adjournng early andrerng peaccaby to their sever
al Lomcs.
Just at this time FIRE bells rang and report that
the dwelling house Of Robert j. Ward had been stoned
and fred We forthwith repaired to the spot, where
found engine playing upon the front door, which had
n re by EFF If I'd hay-
ing been thrown against It. The damage done by the
flames not very great and they extnguish
ed Much serious damage had been done before by
rocks which lad broken in several window shutters and
demolished most Of the window glass of the lower story
The conservatory had also been stoned by boys and
good deal OF damage done. We made dligent inquiry
and satisfied ourselves that the at work in this part
Of the city had connection either in person spirit
with the large respectable and orderly assembnge at the
Court House Tho crowd in front and the side of the
residence Of The Wards began 10 assemble about hapast
O'Clock in the evening and commenced their work.
with coolncss system and determination. The firing of
the ront door, think, and certainly most earnestly
al harl the tn