Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-08-24
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Subscribed and sworn TO before c. W.
Logan, Notary Public for jefferson county.
G. w. LOGAN, Notary Public.
Henry Hawes states that on the day of
the election about O'Clock, he was stand
ing on Green street, in the upper part of
the city and saw wagon coming down
Green street containing he thinks four per-
sons, who had just arrived from the coun-
try, and as the wagon was passing down
Green street, crowd of Germans and r.
ish were collected at the corner OF Camp
bell and Green streets, armed with guns,
pistols, knives, cleavers, and stones, and bis
impression is that some one in the wagon
cried "Hurrah for Marshall" when Instant
ly volley of stones and other missiles were
thrown at the wagon; and be thinks, bat
is not certain, firearms were discharged tow
ard the wagon. In short time mass of
Americans came up Green street toward
sad crowd of Germans and Irish, and shots
we're fred on both sides and the crowd Of
foreigners was dispersed. Affiant did not
observe any other cause of provocation for
throwing the stones, DC. at the wagon ex-
cept the "hurrah for Marshall" After
this affray, the difficulty occurred at the
brewery about two squares off; but affiant
does not know certainly that there was any
connection between the two difficulties.
HENRY HAYES.
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Logan, notary public for Jefferson county,
August 10, 1885. C. W.LOGAN.
Notary Public, aforesaid.
A. Jackson White, who resides on the
Point, above White mills, says: He saw
party of unarmed Americans running in
toward Main, on Shelby street, pursued BY
about twenty foreigners, who were armed
with guns and pistols. The Americans
stopped between Jefferson and Main, and,
being reinforced, turned on the foreigners,
who fled out beyond Walnut They fred
on US when we approached them, and con-
tinued firing as they ran from behind cor
ners, &c, weunding some 10 or II of us
| was shot in the back part of the head, re-
ceiving % shot in my hat, but was not Sc
riously wounded. This was between | and
2 O'Clock (afiant thinks) on Monday even
ing. The Americans had no guns in the
beginning of this melee.
Afiant states that at 4 or 5 O'Clock, after
having had bis head dressed, he went Oh
Main street, above Preston; he saw some
Americans with bricks in their hands, stand
ing about large building on the north
side of Main, apparently waiting for Irish
men to show themselves at the windows or
come out, when he saw man fire out Of
the window with gun and shot man in
a buggy who was passing down the street
A. J. WHITE.
JEFFERSON County, Set: ~
Subscribed and sworn to before me, Aug.
9th, 1855. j. I. DOZIER, Exm'r.
About 2 O'Clock, P. NJ, on Monday last,
my father and myself, who live on Chestnut
street, between Hancock and Clay, heard
guns firing in the direction of Walnut and
Shelby. and we walked up that direction,
P. Means being with US. When we had
got as far as the southeast corner Of Mad
ison and Clay, we saw German who lives
at that corner standing there with his
double barrelled shotgun. My father and
myself passed him without speaking to him,
but Means spoke to him in friendly way,
and told him be had better 60 into bis
house and put away bis gun. He swore
he would not do it, but that he would 90 on
up. We paid no other attention to him at
that time, but passed on toward Walnut
When we got near Walnut We saw par
eel of Dutch, who were, as I.suppose, firing
at the AmericaRsi at any rate, they were
firing at somebody or something higher up
the street. After staying few minutes,
it was thought best to return home, and
we did so. On our return, We saw the man
who lives at the northwest corner of Mad
ison and Clay standing near where be stood
as we passed on going up. saw Dutch
man whom knew near by, and | asked
him if he knew that man, and he said he
did. Itold him to 60 to him and try to per-
suade him to 90 into his house; he said he
had done SO, but he wouldn't do it; then
went to him myself and told him kindly to-
60 into his house and put away his gun; he
said by God he wouldn't DO it; he said
this is my property and I'll stand by it, and
| am good for two of them. b..
AT this time the Americans, in some
force, were about two squares from his
house, coming on In that direction. They