Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-25

~ We are indebted to Mr.. DwIGHr CUT-
LER, of the firm of HAxToN, CUTLER g. WARTS,
for late Chicago intelligence; also to Mr.. GEO.
OsGooD, Clerk of the Prop. Troy, for the Chi
cago Journal, of the 2lst inst, from which We
extract the following astounding intelligence of
serious riot which occurred on Saturday last,
during the proceedings of trials for violation of
the city ordinance in respect to the sale of in
toxicatng liquors. We shall, doubtless, be
able to give additional particulars in our next
issue:
" The License Irials-RiotouS Proceedings-
Several persons Injured Arrested.
The Liquor Trials are in progress to-day
before Judge Rucker, before whom they were
brought by change of venue. The forenoon
was occupied by the counsel in settling premi-
naries, among which was an agreement that the
issue of one and the first case should be the
same with all, and fixed the course of appeals,
&c.
The outside proceedings were of less
quiet nature. For some days past, parties of
Germans have paraded the streets headed by
a drum and fife, to show by their presence and
gathering the Tieellng of opposition to the Ii
ce nse rdin spce. This morning the crowd was
large rthan USUAL, amounting nearly to a block
ade on Randol pifS. street. About ten eo'clock
some little disturbance arose between some of
the Germans and the police who were on the
ground in force, and one or two arrests were
made.
AT this stage of proceedings when quiet
could have been restored, one or two of the
more prominent Germans insisted upon adjust
ing somewhat nosily their complaints against
the measures of the officers, and in the attempt
to take them into custody, ute a serious me-
lee took place on the corner of Clark and RAN
dolph streets, blows being pretty freely exchang-
ed between the parties. City Marshal, Knights,
Aldermen Granger and Sexton, one or Two of
the Sheitf's officers, and large share of the po-
lice, aided by several citizens, were engaged in
making the arrests, some Of whom were rather
roughly handled. Fourteen or fifteen persons
in all were taken into custody, several of them
pretty badly injured. We noticed one in the
hands of the officers who had received severe
cash on the face which laid open his nose. One
German was taken home in wagon, who had
received very severe wound on the head.
The fight lasted only few minutes, during
which drummer was vigorously beating his
instrument in front of beer saloon. Refusing
to desist and offering no resistance, he was TAX
en- into custody, and his drum stove. By this
time thousand or more persons had assembled,
and the feeling was intense. Many Of the Ger
mans who could not speak English were SUBJ
jected to very severe treatment by their excited
attempts to understand and be intelgible.-
Doubtless some Of the arrested will be found
to be Of this class.
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1t is much to be regretted that the i'll consd-
cred advisers of the Germans, who instigated
them to attend the trials in person and opera,ce
the court by their Numbers, escape punishment,
while those they have deluded suffer the penal
ty of misdoing. All citizens, wether native or
foreign born, must be taught to respect the laws,
however they may clash with interests or opin-
ions and such who counsel their violation on
any pretext, are as bad as those who do their
bidding.
We are pleased to know that the city officers
did their whole duty this morning, and trust
they may ever be as efficient in saving our city
from scenes of riot and disorder"