Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-08-24

passing along the street, between Pres
ton and Jackson; at the time saw no dis
turbance and there were very few persons
on the street. There was no crowd.
Capt, JOHN METCALFE.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Sect.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, Au-
gust 10, 1856.
JAMES /. DOZIER, Examiner
Thos. Hunt, being sworn, says: About
44 O'Clock, P. NJ, on Monday, August 9th
1855. be was walking down the south side
of Main street west of Jackson, in Louisville
in company with several others, not molesG-
ing any one when they were fired upon
from the opposite side of Main street from
the third story Of a brick house-several
shots were fred. THOMAS HUNT.
Subscribed and sworn to before me Au-
gust 1lth, 1855.
OH. STRATTAN, N. P.
John Petit states, on oath, that he re-
sides on Green street above Wenzel, oppo-
site Ambuster's brewery. In the afternoon
of Monday ELECTION day the Germans COM
menced firing their guns from the brewery
upon inoffensive citizens passing by. He
believes that there was q large number Of
Germans collected in the breWry. One Of
the balls fred from it lodged in the door Of
his (Pettit's) home. All this occurred be-
fore there had been any manifestation Of
disturbance in the neighborhod, and while
everything was quiet and before The brew
cry was attacked by the Americans and be-
fore the Americans had eVen any demon
stration ia the neighborhood.
JOHN PETIT.
Sworn to before me this 18th day Of An
gust 1855. J. B. BAIRD, ]. P. ]. c.
About 2 O'Clock in the evening on the
day OF the election l was standing on Shell
by street near Madison, conversing with
William H. Richardson and two other gen.
tlemeu, when a voIley of musketry was fred
upon US by some persons who were in con-
cealment. exclaimed to Richardson that
"my leg was broke" He replied that "he
was shot too" We made the best retreat
we could. I met with a hack, however,
very opportunity, and threw myself into it
Richardson also got into it as best he could
and we were carried off with great speed
the Germans and Irish pouring their sho
upon the driver while he was endeavorine
to exiricate US from our dilemma. knew
no cause for this attack, except that We
were known to belong to the American par
ty. Three large slugs we're shot through
my leg below the knee. My leg bone il
badly shattered.
eE JAMES LEATHEAD.
Subscribed and sworn to before me thii
18th Aug, 1855.
R. F. BAIRD, N. P.
L. Bergman, a German, residing cornel
Jefferson and Floyd, states: That on Sat
urday night, during the passage of the
American procession, he had displayed from
the upper window of his house a bannel
! with the motto "we come to live and not t.
rule" That in consequence of this, on th'
following night party of some fifty Ger
mans paraded in front Of his house, carry
ing an efigy Of him, and using violent
threats towards him, and that during the
whole day Of the election be could not e
toutside of his door without having 6sti
shaken at him in threatening manner By
Germans in the neighborhood, who told hin
that they would cut off bis arms, and tha
he should not come out of his house az all
! Bergman is proud to call himself an Amer
lean citizen and advocates American priuci
pies He believes that he can coDyincs
any of his countrymen that by their sim
pie oaths Of allegiance they are bound t.
support American principles Even ye
be is continually subjected to menances ant
threats LAWRENCE BURGMAN.
] Aug. II, 1856.