Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-09-30
From the Cincinnati Gazette, September 20.
A Disgraceful Riot I'm Cincinnati.


About two months since the Presbyterians
fitted up building near the White Mills, in
the Twelfth ward, and started therein a Sab
bath school. The second Sunday after the
school was opened, party of Germans waited
upon the officers Of the school, and requested
them to close the same. The request was not
complied with. The next Saturday night the
school-room was entered by persons who tore
up the Sunday school books, and broke up and
threw out the furniture into the street. The
school was consequently suspended. The
trustees of the church, determined upon estab-
fishing a school, rented small brick house
near the White Mills, and fitted it up for school
purposes. The Sunday school was again to be
opened on Sunday morning. Previous to the
hour Of opening, the trustees we're informed
by crowd Of young men, that If they dared to
open their school they would be mobbed and
their school-room would be treated as il was
on former occasion. The trustees, fearful OF
riot, did not open the school, but proceeded
to the residence Of several Of the parties whom
they suspected Of being the prime movers in
the affair, and endeavored TO expostulate with
them not TO carry into execution the threats
they had made. Hard words passed between
them, and the Germans declared, with oaths,
that they would riddle the house and kill the
parties, If they attempted TO open the school
By eight o'clock in the evening quite an ex.
element was created, and hundreds Of persons
had congregated upon the Harrison road, be.
tween the Brighton House and Millcreek, quar-
relng.
At given signal, the friends Of the trustees
attacked two houses, occupied by some Of the
Germans, and owned by John Coleman, and
riddled one Of them completely. A general
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boulder stones and clubs we're thrown; women
and children were running in every direction
screaming and crying for the safety Of theiI
husbands and brothers. After three men were
shot, and number Of persons otherwise in
| jured, the Germans commenced retreat
The other party then went to the Western
avenue House, and broke in the windows and
doors, and threw the furniture into the road.
At 10 o'clock posse Of Eve policemen ar
rived, and the rioters dispersed. Two Of the
policemen, Dole and Heightman, we're beaten
with chains in endeavoring TO make an arrest
but were not seriously injured. The names o
the three men who were shot we could not learn
but understand that their injuries are not Of I
fatal character. The men who were struck viii
boulders are not seriously injured. The fgh
ended about l0l o'clock There were onlr
| two of the Twelfth ward police on the ground
but We understand that the mayor win institute
an investigation to ascertain where the othe
police officers were, and the lieutenants Of tb,
Bremen-street station-house. 1t was charged
Yesterday, that one Of them knew that the rio
was in progress, but refused to 90 and put I
stop TO the same An extra police force ha
been placed upon duty in that neighborhood
The Sunday school will be opened positively o.
next Sunday morning.-Cin. Gazette, 18th.