The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-06-22

} tivtn and gave groans and Kisses prior to the
: Efoclaanton 10 disperse.
: Mr.. Dow then gave the order: 'sFrst section,
: fire." The order was not obeyed, and the
! dowd then threw missiles. A part ofthe COM
Eany started 10 escort Mr. Dow toward Middle
sFeet, and the remainder Immediately returned
q their Armory in the third story Of the City
Rail building. At the time Mr.. Dow gave the
; d.drr to fire, (Capt Green refused to give it, as
" understand, on the ground that he did not
tlink the circumstances authorized il, the COM
Iany were standing directly opposite the en-
tfeace to the hail,olthe Mechanics Association
ii Clapp's block, and their fire would have Ia
ken effect, IL at all, upon the people on the
sidewalk, part of whom were mechanics Just
coming from their bail, and who We're entirely
Unconscious that any such proceeding was called
for or contemplated.
After Capt Green's Company had retired,
the brick-batS few thicker aud stronger, and
tir police, who were aiding the Deputy Mar
shall who had seized the liquors to guald them,
commenced firing pistols charged only with
powder. A sort OF silam-6ght was thus kept up
between the crowd which had now become
more determined IN its character, and the police,
until about | o'clock, when Mr. Dow, with
portion Of the Rife Guards. under Capt. Charles
w. Roberts, descended from the Light Guards
armory, and with the muskpis Of The Light
Guards, 70 the south side ofthe CITY Hall The
doors ofthe liquor store were then thrown open,
and the firing commenced. bv Mr.. Dow's order.
through the store unon the crowd in The street
upon the other side Of thr building.
One man, George Robbins. second mate Of
tie bark Louisa Eaton, was shot through The
body and almost INSTANTLY killed. Seven others
were wounded, some Of them uortaIly 1t
would BE- impossible 10 describe the sensation
produced in the crowd by this conduct The
dead and wounded were ourtly carried away
70 places Of safety, and the people quickly dis
pprsed. But it must hp borne in mind, that up
10 he time when these shots were fred no ar
rests were made there had been no attempt 10
dIsperse the crowd. and the aSsembag- were
entirely ignorant OF The fact that soldiers were
within the building with orders 10 FIRE
Such are briefly the facts in regard to this
raelancholy affair, as nearly as we can get 10
them. The whole matter viii undergo srarch-
ing legal investigation. and then the public viii
have all the facts and BE- able 10 form an accu-
fair Judgment m Inc Premises
.As 70 tfie pFnc'pai causes which produced
60 taialaaiaFN laeSlli ih'ars clR he tulape opln-
.'i' ne COURSE Wn'ch MT 70" has Purs"ra
n r. 4 l. ...sf
- '''' N''u.''" y '''e ne" Hq"'' Ia" u'"-
i'Ss'S searching private dwellings ana packages
~ S'V"'''o"d' u Al''eHS' anu uiSiF
my "''di nave ever heretofore o'7n regarded as
va =" guns 81 ,"'%,"s' ''aS o'''e i'u1,' !"
and bisof;csrs Thav have se;2s4 Iiouor ,,.bsr-
ever thav conld 6nd + u;,bopt vrarran, and
have trra,ed il and i,s ovn4rs as # the ar;cI.
was entjr4Iv outIawrd as If tb. f,rn,alities Of
law were II l;uI. ;moor,a,ca in dis,os;n,, If
il.
The snir;t manifested nm the nar+ ortba aptbor-
it;as has nrol,ce4 . +;,tar,sss :, a.,
cornn,unifr n add toth;s Ar nav. asla4 of
the c;t,. o,,,.srn,.,n, ., - H., ,,,t;,- a,
nr,,r;s,;or of ,,,o ,bl'n.ard ,,oI,a.s - ,,a,.
Formers pndsr the law and ,ba aldermen yot.d
i Tba coo,,on c,,,,'cr la;d ,b,. ord.r on IN.
tabls FIR the t;nca bn, a. tb.r, : Iarg. major
itv or Nr Dow.,s so,sIIi,as !, ,bs, body i yas
rrt.s,n.d h.. u.o,,l dr;,e fbor, ;o.o rot;,,- tt;s
annronria,o, for r,;,,.r,s and sn;ss and ,Lrs add
anotbrr ao,7rova,;oo IN his ALREADY odions man
n,r or ,ysc,,t;n,, tbs law
,
wholesale purchase of liquor bv Mr. Dow, and
the attempt Of the aldermen Saturday TO
cloak the transaction after The warrant had been
obtained for lis SEIZURE and before it was served.
The impression was pretty strong that the law
was thus 10 be cheated, and that both Mr. Dow
and the liquors were by unfair means 10 escape
the penalty metrd out by him with high hand
IN other cases
Thru ,,os n.o,t,, s,rooc c,rra,, of c,aI;or
,bot w. ,r.a, ,fosol ~ i,raI ,,..,,, ,,.a,,ld -
4on. H., 7.,t;nn M Dou.,s I;or,r ;1,o ~, ,-at
,ar tyta,.,.. - -, -, o.h;l';,.J
on ,bo ,ort or ~, rro,,,a ,,os d;rot.5 n,holI,.
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