The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-06

caused
The sssembhse On Saturday night The wsrst that any
Of these assembled had m view vas the solling a
.h. hquor vsea e hardly rsssrssd a. property, and
beverage and medicine 10 not crime very serious
nature. Whatever Of violence there vas exhbltsd "a
Bqpsr The desire the destruction of LIQUOR seemed
70 have become epidemic.
ed the people wished 70 ssssre, s.a nv no.s wtn
Mr. Dow at their head. defepo ing II. We DO not
away that any serious harm would have bean done
few panes OF elsfs orohen and other injuries
done to the door Of the hqcor store would all
tn mselves, reasonable spirit from any prominent o.
zeD would doubt persed them any time dur
his sword ano by soldiers the
crowd TO make more violent attack upon the store
1hess se's unls wfu uDjustdabe ON the part
OF those who committed them, but Enese did not In our
Jude Dent, call for or justify the shedding o. blood
The loss Of the liquor would have been Of little con-
sequences, eompsfeo with human lfs, which we confess,
IL ie.mf to us was most waDtonv sscr,H ed in this
II IL shall turn cut the trial to which Mr. Dow
his ederstes vii have to su, INIT themselves,
tina, the ripg ur on the required by the
exigepces and not authorized BY law, they
| will be found guilty of murder.
Ye.t.rsay Coroner Kimban beid an inquest over the
bocy Of Charles Robh DIS and Adjourned 70 this morning
At seht o'sloc, to hear sss.moSy The folowos are
Dursin, J. II. Beath DIR. John Lord, VIM. Hase,
Nahum Libby.
attend The atn before the jury ard the ia
oduc'ion Of testimony &c Trey G. O. Clapp, st.
John smith, John Dow, Jot n N. Afsms.
From The Portland State Of Maine, ANTI Maine Law
the commencement OF the riot some one attempted
to read the riot act but bisg poor reader, his AZ
ten pt excited bursts OF derisive laughter
At rine o'clock MIR Dow sent order 10 the arusory
OF the Portland Light Guard for them to appear under
Objected 10 the course Of proceedings. Mr. Dow came
into the armory pared With bsn cartridges,
pA so M %
Leptepspts Kendall and Sawyer, thsD marched down
stairs With Mr. Dow at their head being himself armed
Capt Gresre then ordered by the Mayor 10 order
the company to fire, and tAe men in ooedieoos to the
word, took aim. The Captain however, hestated and
asseo the MAYOR If he should fire. The Mayor said,
:" stop moment I" and the order counsermanded.
The lighs Guard did not Gre on the crovd and cams
back into their armory Soon after this Mr. Dow came
into the aTmoTy and wanted their muskes for the
to vote OF the company, when Mr. Dow interrupted,
saying be did not request their arms-be demanded
The Rife Guard, with Capt. Charles A. Roberts, mot
Captain The mas Roberts, of the Mechanic Blues at
their head were then marched ino the armory Of the
Light Guard without their consent and took the guns
that had been previously loaded against the earnest pro
teatatiops OF the Ii. hit Guard
Mr.. Dow then asked how many of the Light Guard
were ready to join with the Rife Guard. Capt. Greene
put the question to his soldiers, but mono Of them fell
The Rife Guard were then marched down into Middle
street. Mayor Dow at their head and marched in double
file into the city shop
Without word of notice crowd on Congress street.
and without showing themselves to the crowd, Masor
Dow ordered The Rife Guard to fire into street
The order to fire was given 30 suddenly thar DO one
had chance to escape from the raoge of their guns
Lieut. Patep, Of the Rifle Corps, round the end of
the City Hall to give the citizens notice Of their Danger
hut before he could do this the voley fred by the
Rife Guard swept the street, oy which five
fell
"a Eaton was shot through the sde the bail entering
the left side ard coming out The right This yopng
man was e2 years Of age He arrived from Boston sa
tnrday and was about to be married to Miss Hudson,
OF Portland He fell At the frs. Gre end carried to
Dr. Claws Office, where he expired at once.
RED the United States Hotel where wounds were
dressed They are not thought to be dangerous.
James X Fsrpald was shot in the ankle and 20 badly
hurt tbst amputstion win probably be necessary He
was sitting on box, on the sidewalk In front OF the
Ffore Of Wm Hyde, in Capps new block on Congress
street.
John sshoney was rhot through the leg, and was
placed in the care of Dr.. Dnrcin.
jaw brcfen.
Seth b. Hborn an old citizen of Portland 70 years Of
age was woup led by the thrust Of a hayoBet.
II is rumoIed that Simeon Huston MORALLY wound
ed and thet others less hurt whose names
coul6 not gather How many injured 1t Ia
impossible for us at this time to ssy.
The crowd entirely without leader, any
persed them withoue any special violence by
o. few Of the most prominent Not tan,h part had
any other motive than idle curiosity and the SIN all pro-
portion that wished to create riot could easily have
been silercea carried of II is stated what we
deem good authority that not single arrett was made
[From the Portland Argu. Maine Law-Neal Dow's
ornsn,) June
As earl, as the third day Of May the Board OF Al
derInep passed vote appropriatirg in the City
Han building 70 the of the agency for the sails Of
liquors. ana chose committee of three, consisting Of
tie Mayer and Aldermen Brooks snt Carleton, to make
all the necessary arrangements for putting the agency
into operation.
To facilitate matters against the time wben the roou,
should be resdy, and being strictly within the line
OF their duties tbe committee negotiated with i'm
prer in New York for the porcbase of LIQUORS in the
nae IN HATE uarihv
The liquors finally sent, invoiced TO the Ctty
Agency of Portland" which invoice has been accepted
by the Aldermen Wbateysr has been done by Mr.. Dow
has BEEN done nader this vote Of the Board Of Alder
passed May 3, 1855, member of the committee
otLer members.
BE neither bought the liquors on bis own account,
nor paid The money Tor them, nor kept them 10 his
possess,on-bpt he acted throughout member of
this committee, regularly appointed by the Board Of
slderr en-. Thus the liquors obtained in the
ner required by law were recsived aud taken in
session as the Law PROVIDES and the and benefit
OF the city.
The assertions of the State Of Maine therefore as fas
as they conflict with the above utterly gonndiesr
But 10 TIE present state Of the pubic mtoa /. was ns
iur al that they should be seized hold by preu
diced and personsy interested against the law,
end made the basis o. strong excitement Sucn psr-
sons were given TO uDderstsnd tnat Mayor Dow while
enforcing the law against them and their friends
himself violating its pr DIVISIONS in buy ing liquors his
unlawful salewas, in fact, assuming the busneas Of
q rrmsellsr
This announcement following the inhsmmatory &C.
counts Of seizure outrsges which had appeared for
time in that paper calculated TO STR the dis
conten,ed element OF the population to the highest
pitch. The Argus, also on Saturday morning, made
similar Ia much of the spirit evioced
ny the State Of Maine and called upon the police, by
virtue Of Neal Dows law to Neal Dows stock OF
liquors and pour them into the street,
We sincerely hope that these journals free from
any con,cous design to bring the fatal catastrophe
of SATURDAY night but in the camoess Of solemn
vcon must place the above published assertions in
the train Of events which led step by STEP to that
pheand leave every reader to estimate their
Importance according to his judgment.
Another fact must not be overlooked rhe records OF
the Police Court that the business OF rumseiug
mainly confined 20 our Irish population. As the
enforcement OF the law has narrowed tbe number
gsged and threatened the PROBABLE extinction OF the
traffic. they have begun atternp pied r~sstsn,e OIL
who sctiog in the discharge of ther duties
Saturday forenoon there three Of this kind
before the Police Court, In which the defendants
bound over TO the Supreme Court. The Irish were