Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-05-17

The Louisville Democrat of Monday, has
full accounts, which we publish below, Of the
| infamous exhibition Of Knownothing violence
which characterized the election in that city
on Saturday last. The outrages were Of a
character to disgrace barbarians, and it seems
astonishing they could be perpetrated in
Christian land Here is the Democrats nara
ton, which we especially commend to the at
tention of those who believe the Know-noth-
ings to be the "law-and-order nddecency"
party. The Democrat says:
Saturday morning early crowd of jackals,
| hyenas, and bawdy-house DULLES, took posses
sion of the polls in the First and Second wards,
swearing that no anti Know nothing, foreigner
or not, should be allowed to vote, or even APP
proach the polls; and they kept their word
faithfully. A few of the incidents we will give
our readers
"Dr. Strader passing down Main street from
the polls, was stoned by the crowd, and COM
PEELED to run. This was about the beginning.
An aged German, some sixty years old,
was standing on the doorsill of his house on
Clay street, near Main, saying nothing to any
body, when the crowd assaulted him. dragged
him into the street, and beat him. r. f.
Baird, esq, endeavored to protect him, but
without avail.
George w. Noble went into the First ward
1 PoAo WiiiC tHC CIOWo were Oh III Il llgHl, anu
deposited his vote. On coming out, large
man asked him how he voted. AS pleased
was the reply, when he was knocked down.
Getting up, he was knocked down second
and third time, and then dragged some dis
lance by the hair of his head.
An old German, apparently about seventy
| years OF age, was beaten almost to jely and
left covered with blood. Young Bamberger,
IN quietly passing along, was pursued for sew
eral squares, and succeeded in escaping only
by hiding in an old building
| "A large crowd pursued two Germans from
the First ward polls to the United States Brew
cry, on Market, just below Wenzel street. An
aged man, seeing the crowd coming, hurried
to pass through private alley into his own
| house Before he could open the gate and
pass. in, two or more assaulted him, and knock
| ed him down. Trying to get up, he begged for
| his life; but not his age, his gray hairs, nor
! his entreaties were Of any avail; the miscreant
| assaulhng him struck with a slung-shot--the
blow missed its aim, striking the wall of the
house. AT that moment the crowd diverted
attention to the house Of p. Merkel, keeper of
the brewery, and the poor old man escaped.
1.-The main crowd were furious in their pur-
suit of the two young Germans. They assault
ed the house, demolished the bar-room, break
ing everything in it, and beat Mr. Merkel in
most cruel manner. Not satisfied the mob
| pushed on through the house, breaking and
tearing to pieces all that came in their way.
Up stairs they pushed, iato the room where
Mrs. Merkel and her children we're; some one
struck her a severe blow on the shoulder.
-Four or FIVE shots were fred into the room
where the children were
Charles Hunt, Merkel's driver, was pursued
up stairs and shot at the ball loding in the
door casing above his head. The crowd over
took him, knocked him down, and beat him
nearly to death.
: The two Germans were cut and mangled
IN terrible manner. One Of them will, in all
probability, lose one Of his eyes. An attempt
was made to fire the house.
The crowd, returning from the brewery,
stopped a milkman's wagon. The young son
OF the mikman, frightened, jumped out and
ran down the street, screaming with terror.
blacksmith near by rushed out and endeavored
to protect him; for this human attempt the
crowd stoned him.
!" A funeral proceeding up Jefferson street to
the graveyard was stoned.
The drug store, corner Main and Campbell,
was stoned.
- shoe store on Maine, near Clay was also
stoned.
. WAGNER from Shelby county, while pass
ing along quietly, was assaulted and forced to
run.
"In the Second ward about nine o'clock, a ,
German living on Jefferson street. between
Preston and jackson streets, stepped out of
his house to take child of his from the side
walk, when crowd that was passing, looking
for some fun, knocked him down, with the in
FAINT in his arms
About the same time, Mr.. f. Fisher, can
didate fer magistrate, went, with friend, to
the Second ward polls 10 vote, when they we're
assaulted and severely beaten.
Mr.. Jacob Selbert going to the polls, was
Knocked down by one and severely beaten by
several others.
"As Mr.. w. Veitch was about entering the
engine house, he was dragged out and beaten
" crowd On Jefferson street knocked down
an old German white washer and while he was
down stamped on him, kicked and beat him.
About square further off, the same crowd as
sauited an old mana very old man, q poor
man, whose clothes were all tattered and torn,
whose steps we're feeble with the weight Of
years on his head-and him they beat unmer-
cifully. s
Captain Knapp was assaulted, bat managed
to escape.
= mechanic, returning from his days work,
passing on the opposite side Of the street, was
assaulted and chased several squares
isis l'etSOuo were hlSO Deateny Out
we are unable to give the circumstances: John
Hess, Felix -, blacksmith, living east OF
the Woodland Garden, and John Mann.
The First ward was the scene in the after
noon OF great excitemeut-pistols firing, men
running, women and children screaming; nor
was the firing confined to the vicinity OF the
polls
Mr.. VIM. Gray, who had been quietly watch
ing most Of the forenoon for an opportunity to
vote without meeting violence. and who re.
turned after dinner, at last took advantage OF
the absence OF the crowd, which was off chas
ing some unfortunate foreigner, and deposited
his vote. On coming out he was stopped by
one of the crowd which was then returning,
and struck ON the bead. Mr.. Gray was seen to, |
replace his bat, and then drawing double bar
relied pistol, fred. Before he could FIRE the
second barrel, three pistols we're fred at him.
lie shot the second time and fed, no less than
fifteen to twenty shots being fired after him.