Demoine courier., 1855-08-16
From the Louisville Journal Sth.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE

FURTHER PARTICULARS OF TnE
RIOT.
We stated yesterday the particulars
of the brutal attack by a party OF lrishI en-
upon Mr.. George Burge, an American
born citizen, pm Jackson street, between
Jefferson and Green streets, and also the
firing by Germans upon American riliz.
ems from the windows Of the bre very on
Jefferson street, and various houses on
Clay and Madison and Shelby streets.
After the firing from windows and be-
hind walls, the Germans, armed with
guns and rifles, began to assemble in
large numbers al the Intersection Of
Campbell and Green streets. While
thus assembled they attacked . wagon
coming down Green street. containing
tour Americans. Al This period Thomas
Sewage and Ed. Williams. policemen.
accompanied by George Laits, Chas.
Jones, and afew others, all Americans.
went from the corner Of Green and Shell.
by towards the crowd Of Germans for
the purpose Of commanding the peace.
As they approached some l2 or l3 guns
ard pistols were fred at them by The
Germans. Sewage was wounded in the
face and breast. Williams in the back
and legs. Lara had a leg crushed by a
shot, and Jones was wounded in the legs.
Abou: the same time Mr.. VIM. Rich.
ardson, a teacher in one ofihe public
schools, was passing on Shelby street,
and found a party of Catholic Germans
dragging out a German from q house,
the door Of which they had broken open,
and bcaIing him cruelty for having voted
the American ticket. Mr.. r. and the
persons with him attempted to interfere
and were fred upon and severely wound.
ed. Mr.. H. then procured \ hack and
place! the wounded men in it. While
proceeding IN the hack t. the surgeons.
in passing the corner OF Madison anil
Jackson streets. the hack was attacked
by a number of lrishmen from Irish Row
on Jackson street. A number OF shots
we're fred. the driver and q boy setting
beside him were wounded, and the
wounded men in the hack were sho, in
several p;aces. The Irish followed The
hack, firing a. !. for a whole square.
Soon after this the crowd OF incensed
and Infatuated Americans went 10 look
after the aggressors, and The riot ensued
in which The brewery was burned. sever
al houses mobbed, and a number OF per
sons. Americans and Germans were
wounded.
Abou, half pas, six on Preston street,
near Main, john Sutherland, an Ameri-
can, was sho, al from across Tie street,
and wounded ia the head. The Irish
mar who fred Al him was subsequently,
persued and severely beaten.
The disturbances in the Eighth Ward
occured very nearly in the manRer start
cd in the Journal of yesterday morning
Mr.. Rhodes and Mr.. Dougheriy, A.
merlcans. were just leaving an acquain.
lance on Main street, near Eleventh.
They were fred at from the windows of
Quinn's house ; both fell one Of the
lrishmer ran out Of the grocery in
Quinn's house. kept by . Catholic Irish
man named Kennedy, and shot Rhodes
who was lying upon the opposite pave
ment. An American named Wilson,
coming up Main street in a buggy. WAS
fired al ny l-ishmen in the same neigh
borhood. Two other Americans, in a
wagon, were also shot at by the same
party. This was the beginning of the
rio, there. Young Graham and lIobsoE,
Americans, were killed soon afterward.
We have The names of over thirty wit
nesses, by whom il can be proven, that
in every act of violence which tended 10
produce these riots, foreigners were the
aRgressors. and peaceable. unsrmei A.
mericans were the frs, victims.
The result. az far as we can learn, is
that fourteen men have been killed. six
of whom were Americans. The. others
are expected to die. We have not been
able 10 ascertain how many have been
wounded; we have heard Of about thirty
more or less wounded.
The RioTs.--As we stated yesterday,
there were a number Of ifs, fights a, The
differert polls on Monday morning
Immediately after dinner matters assum
ed a more violent inspect. The first Sc
rious difficulty occurred in the upper par,
Of the city. A couple Of gentlemen were
riding along in a carriage, when They
were fired upoa from q house occupied
by Irish or Germans. ahG one Of them
wounded. The firing was repeated.-l
Ed. Williams. q waschman 10 the Sec-
ond Ward. Joseph Sewage and John
Lat,a. Americans, vent there. Latia
had his leg shattered by q muske, ball
Selvsge received several buekshot about
his body, and Williams was slightly in.
jured.
The report reached the lower par, OF
the city that six Americans had been shot
and were living in Dr.. Pyle's Office
This caused the assembling Of a large
crowd. which proceeded up town. The
fret attack made by the crowd was upon
a German named John Vogt, in a house
from which shots had been fred upon
Americans, on The corner Of Clay and
Madison. He was shot. stabbed and
beaten. Another German. named Jacob,
who was sitting on = staircase, was drag
ged out, stabbed and beaten. His recov
cry il doubtful. Every thing in The lower
part Of the bouse was broken 10 pieces.
The crowd proceeded TO tbs corner OF