The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-04-30


be above affair, and BY the last mail We have
he following particulars. The Chicago
Tribune says:
Il il we'll understood here. that the Ting.l
esders in the organized opposition to or
lew License Law, existing and perfected
.mong the lower portion Of the German
population Of this city. had been for several
lays past busiy engaged in fomenting dis.
orderly and mob spirit throughout the ranks
IF their followers. Not only at the public
meetings which they have held I'm the North |
tide. had they inAamed the mob with violent
md revolutionary speeches, in which they
declared that the rights Of the German citi- !
zens were invaded, their liberties taken away |
and themselves made slaves by the Ameri- !
cans. and urged them to come down in force
on the day when Judge Rucker was to give
bis decision, and see that justice was done
their comrades, in other words to Over-awe
the. Court and compel decision in their favor.
but on Saturday morning, these ring leaders
mounted themselves on horseback and visited
every lager beer saloon in the city, rallying
their deluded and besotted followers, and
comma nding them to assemble in force be-
fore the Court House. where the liquor cases
were then in progress Of trial. The Dutch
obeyed the summons. and by half past nine
o'clock Randolph street was crowded with Q
multitude of the most desperate and savage
characters in the city, ready for any blood, RAJ
pine or murder, resolved to follow the pro.
eramme laid down for them by their chiefs,
and determined to vindicste the right Of one
portion Of the community TO openly violate
and disregard law to which we all owe allie.
Wn eOnk 0aioa IN Hhpou0h y
crowd - much ~ its density would permit
among ito members. II was almost exclu-
sively composed of the most brutal, ignorant
end debssed portion Of our Dutch population
interpreted, here and there, with q few
men Of . better class, likewise Germans,
who seemed intent upon stirring up the
crowd to violence.
The greatest bulk Of the crowd had col.
lected in the street and upon the sidewalk
in front Of lager beer saloons Immediately
west Of the Gleeson's shoe store on Randolph
street, and about 10 o'clock became 90 dense
40 to form perfect blockade Of the street.
Police officers were sent to dispense the
crowd, and made one or two arrests Of Ger.
mans who would not "move on" without
much difficulty, when some three or four Of
the ringlesders came up and urged the crowd
to stand their ground. to rescue the prison.
ers who had been taken into custody. and
to kill the police II they persisted in endeav.
oring to dispense the assemblage.
| A serious fight immediately ensued, the
officers holding on to their prisoners, arrest.
ing others and knocking down those who 40.
ssulted them. The police behaved most
uobly--no praise can be too strong for their
valor 90 well a. their discretion. They were
perfectly fearless-bold 20 lions and resolute
a. heroes. Marshal Knights, Capt. Nichols
Policemen Ten Brock. Noyes. Chubb enc
Dewey, several other policemen whose names
We could not learn, some Of the Sheriff.
officers. Aldermen Granger and Sexton
were engaged in the 6ght and all did gallan,
and effective service. The Germans fought
savaesly and resisted the officers with thai
obstinacy 90 peculiar to that race of people
Many Of the police were very roughly hsndl
ed, and some Of them considerably injured
Marshal Knights was pounded brutality, bu
he fought most nobly, dropping the Dutch
men around him in every direction. Office
Ten Brock arrested Q German who was il
the very act OF drawing . pistol from hi,
pocket, and after desperate struggle sue
ceeded in disarming him and taking him Z,
the watch house. The pistol was hesvil,
loaded and capped. In the struggle the OH
Ger received Q severe blow on the head an
arm, which almost disabled him. Alderman
Howe, who was buoy in quelling the dis
turbance, received very severe blow Of
1.-The elbow, which came near breaking his arm
|, We have never seen men fight more brave
Ily and with better effect. They never let r
their hold eta man. They were knocke
down time and agsio-were pounded, bruis
ed kicked and mauled, but they stood up {
; their work and did il 40 American police
J men only can.
During the skirmish two drummers appear
ed amid the crowd and commenced loudl
beating their drums, ono in the front of
rum saloon, and the other in front OF the Tr
!, bune Office. They were both taken into Gus
tody. the drum Of one of them being smsshe
in the melee.
, There was no more serious fighting i'm
: mediately after this disturbance was qneIle
, although the officers continued to make sr
rests OF those who were turbulent. Tn
sidewalks were kept clear, and the crow,
> continued TO melt away, until by twelve o.
clock no symptoms of anything extraordi
. nary having occurred were manifest.
All remained toler,bly quiet, however
until about 4 o'clock. when took place tn
{ BATTLE At THE CORNER OF CLARK AND RAN
| DoLPH STREETs---rHE YIRsT BLOOD SHED
AMERICAN POLICEMAN SHOT down IN pErEHs
OF THE LAWS.
At 4 o'clock p. NJ, the crowd Of wagon
: and other vehicles on each side of Clark 8,
<fk,;dee became 90 dense that il was deeme
I.etnslly necessary to close the bridge in OF
lder 10 sii6v them to pass. This was accord
linplv done; the immense train Of carriage
and wagons Sasaed over and proceeded {
respective destin Stions, and before the les
| ,e.ms had commenc crossing, the crow