Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-08-16
Dreadful Loss OF Life -!

Dreadful Loss Of Life I!
Monday last will be remembered by the
citizens Of Louisville for many years to come.
Such hellish and diabolical acts as those CON-
mitted in our midst in a civilized and en-
lightened community, are without parallel.
The following incidents and loss of life
and property, without comment or note, is as
near as we could get at the outrages commit
ted. 1t will satisfy those living at distance
that the greatest, the most vile outrages ever
known in any country has been perpetrated
in the free city of Louisville, Kentucky.
Before the polls were open half an hour,
the k. ms. took possession of them, prevent
ing all democrats and foreigners from voting.
The first fight took place between an
American and an Irishman, in the vicinity of
the Kentucky engine house, which resulted
in the death of the Irshman, who died in
iail. The American we believe was badly
hurt.
A man named Townsend was shot and
stabbed on Jefferson street, while walking
from his store to his residence. He will pro-
baby die.
a German shoemaker was killed while
harnlessly walking home, in the Second
Ward.
A crowd of k. MS attacked two Ger
mans, who were standing in front of their
shop. and would have maltreated them had
they not made good their escape.
We heard of five Germans who were lying
in Drug Store, in dying condition, on JEFF
ferson above Preston street.
a gang of bullies infested the upper part of
town, and tore down several tenementS near
the bridge, on Jefferson street, and cruelty
beat several Germans, robbed them of all
the valuables in their possession, and broke
every article of furniture in their houses.
Late in the evening a brewery was set on
fire, on Jefferson street. and burned to the
ground.
The Shelby street Catholic Church was
broken open, searched, and many things bro;
ken.
The mob then proceeded to the Court
House. and got possession of cannon and
several guns, with which they marched
through the Second and First Wards. Later
in the evening, we saw them marching down
Jefferson, we suppose to the Seventh and
Eighth, carrying banner with the motto
"America and Americans"
At the First Ward, we heard of three
Germans who with bloody heads, made their
escape to their dwellings on Main street, but
were followed by the crowd, fred on in the
midst of women and children, and after
wards dragged out, numerically beaten
until they fell senseless.
Jesse Hughes, a good Democrat, was
beaten, cut, and shot so badly, at the corner
of Jefferson and jackson streets, that he
died shortly after.
At the first ward there was continual
row, in which several men 1--WE could not
learn how many or what side) got killed
and mcrtally wounded. During the whole
night that part of town was Illuminated
from the confagration of the houses Of
poor and peaceful Germans, lit by the
base incendanes match. We heard of two
Cooper shops, in which nobody was that
were set on fire, they were opposite X.
Atkinson's Pork House on Main street.
While the Brewery on Jefferson was in
flames German leaped from the house, tried
to escape the blows aimed at his head, and
had nearly succeeded, when a man whom he
was passing in his flight, knocked him down
| with monster club, the crowd gathered
around him and beat him till he lay insensi-
BILE. At the Sixth Ward, at the Conrt House
the X. N.'s were determined none but one o
their order should vote; not democrat, bu
particularly foreigner dare go up the steps
Several Irishmen were attacked on the cor
ner of Fifth by the k. n. bullies as they
passed from one poll to another, we saw al
unlucky Irishman who got in, but found the
place too hot for him, jumped out of tn,
second story on the ground, for which he wa
taken TO jail.
man, we believe, named Kelly, was sho
in the court house square through the heart
and then taken to Jail to die, we suppose.
Two Others were lying in the yard al
night, who had been shot and brutally Gu
during the fight in the evening.
The Eigth ward was the crowning scene o
ali. here death and destruction went hant
in hand. The Irish were driven from tn
polls. they retaliated, in which we heard tina
/ an American was shot. To revenge thei
brother, they attacked whole row OF fram
buildings belonging to Mr.. Quinn. Shot i
among women and children, then broke i
and took out two men, and tried to kill them
succeeded with one and hung the other
Amid tantrlsing gibes and ribald jests unbe
coming even to Cannibals or Vampyreas.
woman who attempted to save her husban
r was pitched down stairs, breaking her nee
: and limbs, so that she died. Several othC
# men were killed, the exact number we can
not learn.
The mob finding their game lecomin
T" scarce, set the torch to the houses; the We
! men fed, one we heard Of who was hyin
with young infant in her arms, was follow
= ed by a hard hearted wretch, who, coming u
put the muzzle of the weapon to the child
70 head, fired and dashed its brains over i
oi mothers arms.
le Up to late hour the horizon was illumin
lr ted with the flames of the burned .welIine
n in which many poor honest working ma
with his wife and dear little ones perished
preference of coming out to meet death fro
pistols and bowie knifes in the hands of fire
I'd men.
m At Oakland a mob from the 9TH and s.
= wards led on by -Wix and George Joli
= made sortie on the polls, badly beat sever
'e Germans who retreated as quick as posSibl
he One of the Germans died at Z O'Clock yestC
as day morning.
rs An accidental discharge of a pistol, shot
n boy in the leg and man in the hipat the s
Ward about noon on Monday.
The mob continued all night on the wat
for the d-d Irish and Dutch. To day
h. Irishman got beaten on Market street, so b
:" that he is not expected to live, he was arrei
'St ed and put in Jail. The mob became excit
n at the court house, and would have again we
ans on with their diabolical practices, had it r
no been for the exhortations of Judge Bullo
n and Mayor Barbee; Capt. Roussea got d
cree from the Mayor to organize a compa
OF citizen police, for the protection of pl
perty and life. The mob, we are informC
'se while the police were organizing at the COZ
'et, house, badly beat man on Front street.
er- Jesse Hughes, one of the victims Of t
cir Second ward riots, will be buried tod
at O'Clock, from his residence on Ma
'ay son street, between Preston and jackson.
J We learn that the whole number killed a