Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-06-07
Riot in Portland.
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and severely wounding seven others. The
following we copy from the Argus
twill be remembered, that on Saturday
morning we called the attention Of the City
Marshal and Police to the fact that a large
quantity of spirituous liquors had been brought
here for sale, aud suggested to them the duty
OF serving them. These liquors ($l600 WORTHY
Mr.. Neal Dow had stated to one of the Alder
men he had bought on his own individual re-
sponsihility, and had ordered them to be
brought here and stored in this CITY. This
being apparently in direct violation Of law,
complaint was accordingly made to the Pc
lice Court, and Judge Carter issued his war
rant for the seizure of the liquors but wheth-
er for the arrest of Mr.. Dow we have not
| learned. Judge Carter, however, instead Of
giving this warrant to an officer who was
ready to make immediate service, put 1t IN the
hands Of Deputy Marshal Ring, who, for some
cause, Immediately disappeared, and could not
! be found. Meantime the Board of Aldermen
was suddenly summoned to meet. for the pur
pose, it was alleged, of effecting a transfer of
the liquors TO the city, for its agency, which
was established on last Thursday night, by the
casting vote Of Mr.. Dow, though the liquors
were purchased some weeks since. After the
4 Aldermen had been together while, Deputy
Ring appeared and seized the liquors upon the
warrant
| Quite a little crowd stood about the door
where the liquors were stored, and in the vi
cinity, during the remainder of the afternoon,
but perfect quiet and apparent good nature
J were observed. Soon after seven o'clock a
crowd began to collect about the deposit of the
liquors in the City Hall building, and gradu-
ally increased until little after nine o'clock,
1 when cry of fire was raised, as we under
stand, by Mr.. BOWS order, and the bells rung
with view of diverting the crowd from the
| spot. 1t had, however contrary effect, and
| greatly increased it, for 4 time, as the engine
companies were brought by the bells from both
| extremes of the city to the centre III Market
| Square, where the crowd had assembled
4 They however, soon withdrew and the crowd
began TO diminish.
= Occasionally during the evening, stones and
brick-bats were thrown against the door of
the liquor store, breaking the glass and sashes
and otherwise injuring the door. This was
done, so far as we could see, by boys.
The whole affair was the merest boys play,
done in the most apparent good nature and
with the least possible excitement Indeed
nearly the whole crowd seemed to be there
without other purpose than curiosity to see
what might be done, and those who threw the
missiles, were Without leaders, or apparent
power 10 do harm.
1t is our decided opinion, and we have not
met an intelligent person who witnessed the
proceedings of the evening, that does not con-
cur with us, that an efficient police officer
with dozen good men-could have easily
dispersed the crowd any time prior to half-past
nine o'clock. Soon after ten O'Clock the
crowd had materially diminished, and seemed
rapidly dispensing, when Mr.. Dow, accompa-
MED by Capt. Green, and part of the Light
\ Guard, appeared upon the sidewalk on the
north side Of the City Hail. The crowd were
warned to dispense. His appearance, sword IN
Y hand, with soldiers, at once changed the tenn
per OF the multitude. They rallied around
them and gave groans and Kisses in reply to
the proclamation 10 disperse.
Mr. Dow then gave the order, first section
fire. The order was not obeyed and the
crowd then threw missiles. A part of the
company started to escort Mr.. Dow towards
Middle street, and the remainder Immediately
returned to their Armory in the third story Of
The City Hall building. At the time MIR.
Dow gave the order to fire, Capt. Green re-
fused TO give il as we understand, on the
ground that he did not think the Circumstance
es authorized it, the company were standing
directly opposite the entrance 10 the hall O
.hr Mechani, Assassination IN Ciapp'S BLOCK ,auJ
their fire would have taken effect, If at all
upon the people on the sidewalk, part o
whom were mechanics just coming from theil
hall, and who were entirely unconscious tina
any such proceeding was called for or con
templaied. We have this part from gentle
/ man who had just come from the hall, where
there had been some three hundred person
during the evening that had stepped acroS
the street near to Mr.. Dow, when TO his as
constituent the order TO FIRE was given by Mr.
Dow. After Capt. Green's company had re
tired, the brck-bats flew thicker and stronge
and the police who were aiding the deput
marshal, who had seized the liquors to guar
5 them, commenced firing pistols charged onl,
with powder. A sort of sham fight was thus
kept up between the crowd which had now be
come more determined in its character, an,
the police, until about eleven o'clock, whe
, Mr. Dow with portion of the Rife Guards
under Capt Charles W. Roberts, descende,
, from the Light Guards Armory, and with thu
, muskets of the Light Guards, to the south
, side of the City Hall. The doors Of the liq-
uor store were then thrown open and the fir
, ing commenced, by Mr.. BOWS order, through
the store upon the crowd in the street upoi
the other side of the building.
, One man, George Robbins, second mate 0
: the bark Louisa Eaton, was shot through tn
body and almost instantly killed. We canno
learn that he had any relatives in the city bu
: il is said he leaves mother in Deer Isle
report is current that he was TO have bee
married yesterday, TO young lady in thi
; city. His age was about 30 years.
/ Thomas McCarty, a holster, aged % years
received ball under his chin which 2asse
out through his cheek, breaking the jaw-bon
in its passage.
THOMAS Robinson worthy young man l
, years of age, in the employ Of Messrs. FeTnal
& Co., while sitting on box near Clapp'
Block, on the opposite side OF the street, wa
struck by ball on the inside of the right ANGLE
behind the joint, the ball SCATTERING the lowe
! end of the large bone of the leg, and passin
out at the instep.
on Atlantic street, was struck by pistol-ba
in the front part of the arm.
Thomas Mckinney, young man about 2
years old, was slightly wounded by bullet o
the head. A young man by the name of Fran
Milliken received blow from a brick-bat i
the face, making severe wound, also an ap
prentice Of Mr.. Felt, and a young man EN-
ployed at the U. ). Hotel, were slightl
wounded BY bullets.
+ John A Poor, Esq, on his way home fror
his office, passed, in company with two othe
gentlemen, in front of the Glapp and Deerin
y Rlocl and inst hefore reaching prehle stree