Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-07-10
From tho Ohio Statesman.
DDpoO Rlet % the Fourth -0ne Man
Rilled anl several Wounded.

IN Tue UtohS u W. many SVun'CsiHE
sumors abeut the turbulent and fatal
arsnssctioas OF The Fourth, II has been
difficult 70 got q, the bsgie ming, the mid.
die, and ths end Of the melancholy af.
fair. Fsam the most reliable persons
with whom we have conyerscd, We learn
6hst The psocession Of the Germans
passed sloas Front up 70 Town, and
then over to High street, with tho alton
al flag sI their heal. The red banner,
which 80 csuselessly led TO the COLI
sion Of some weeks sace, was borne by
the TUNES who marched in the process
ion preceded BY the Band and Military
Company. As the procession passed
along Town street, ii was greeted With
sll sorts Of insulting shouts. jeers, and
abuse by various crowds, gathercd st
she corners. As they marched along
High street. the noise was in no degree
diminished, the crowd ia town being un.
usually large. and ne little aid being
furnished 10 swell the disposition to riot,
.doub,lss., by persons who did not belong
10 the city.
The chief act in the riot occurred
near the United States Hotel. There is
no end 10 tho variety Of statements in
relation 10 this portion of the sfsir,
the main point on which the different
versions turn being who committed at
tbis particular scene, the first act OF vi.
olsoce, the Germans or the Hindoos.--
I'm 10 this moment there is no dispute
xhat the procession was peaceable and
ce,fsctly orderly. and that repeated man.
;fe.tations Of a hostile disposition had
bsen made against those comp osing it
a. they proceeded along Front and cross.
sd o,het streets. We have heard direct
statements that the first pistol shot came
from the vacant space in front Of the
basement Of the United States, and was
fred at the Turner'S who had been alrea'
DIV assaulted with stones. The latter
here broke limo, and then followed for
4 few minutes tho throwing OF stones
and tho firing Of pistols, in the midst OF
which young Foster was shot and kill
cd. -,
Az the killing Of Foster will be the
subjec. of judicial investigation, we re-
ftain from any expression as whether he
Ma, engaged in the hostilitiss or not, fur.
tber than TO say we understa nd that re.
liable gentlemen whose names have been
given saw him flinging stones at the Ger
mans repeatedly before he was shot
This is contradicted directly BY the oP'
ponents OF tho Foreigners.
Several other persons we're injured in
the melee, but we have heard OF none
fatally wounded. .
After this engagement at the United
States, the principal excitement OF the
evening cosisted in the arrest Of Germans
suspected Of having been engaged in the
affair. Some nineteen, many who were
undoubtedly innocent, we're taken, and
lodged in jail. A large crowd joined
in this pursuit, some fourshing and in
some instances huflins boulders. swear
ing. cursing and making nigh! hideous,
with yelIs and shouts, calling on the
officers to hang up to the lamp posts and
telegraph poles the Germans as fast as
they were brought up to the Jail, or as
they were marched along the streets.
Some patriotical and courageous Indi'
vidual manifested an extreme anxiety
that the editor Of the Statesman shoud
be captured and Immediately hanged.
We have as yet heard Of none but
Germans being arrested, though this sur
prises to nobody, notwithstanding the ad.
mitted fact that Hindoos had their usual
share in tanning the fame and carrying
on tho riot.
We furnish the following items in ad,
dition, by way of appendix:
STONED THEM FOR A NILE.
A young Hindoo was yesterday heard
to boast that he had stoned the "the
damned Dutch" for more than mile,
but becoming wearisd, and finding. as he
said, that the cowards could not be kick
ed into fight. he gave the matter up
This was before The Germans had been
goaded to the point Of resisting the al.
most incessant insults that had greeted
,hsm during their progress through the
streets.
IN JAIL FOR sEDITIoN.
Yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Bernard
Keiferderfer was arrested in the street by
the city police, for the offence Of free
spsech-of having spoken his opinions
touching the Hindoo crusade upon the
Germans. Is the sedition law Of the Ell.
der Adams in practical operation in the
Capitol City? Is our city under the CO.
vernment Of mob who make their own
laws?
IN JAIL FOR BEING A DUTcHMAN.
Among those arrested, without war
ant, and dragged from their homes, are
John Eherhart. Charles Ehermann, Ru.
dolph Habenstich. Jacob Lang, Charles
Ksyle. William Hsyson, Henry Brooch,
and Conrad Weston. None Of these
men ara members Of tho Turner Associ.
a,ion-none Of them had been connect.
cd with any riot or breach Of the peace.
They were in Jail on suspicion Of being
Gsrmans Their accent-but recently
90 very swsst to Whiggery-has finally
bsen the sole cause Of leading thcm 10 q
felon's cell
NARROW ESCAPE.
We understand that on Wednesday
night, Mr.. J. w. Osgood was passing the
United States during the melee, and re-
e>;vad a nistoI shot in the groin. which