Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-08-29
to remain behind, and would go to the Ger

to remain behind, and would go to the Ger
mans and talk with them.
The Americans remained at the corner of
Shelby street except Williams and Cross and
myself. We went toward Cambell street,
Williams and myself were about ten feet in ad-
vance of Cross. When we came within some
seventy feet ofthe Germans, raised my hands
and begged them ssfor Gods sake to go home
and put away their guns" 1 said this several
times while my hands were raised and 1 was
exhorting them to go home, some one in the
crowd of Germans cried out to shoot; gun
was raised and [ received the contents in my
face, neck, and breast. l reeled against a
fence and was then shot in the back and legs.
Some twelve thirteen guns fired at
that time. Williams was wounded in the head
and legs during this firing. The Americans
then rushed up Green street, and the General
melee commenced. Twas altogether unarmed,
and did not see any fire arms among the A
mericans at the time. This was the beginning
of the difficulties at that point. The Germans
were scattered and pursued in every direction;
what happened afterwards am unable to state.
J. d. SELvAGE.
Sworn to and subscribed 10 before me q no
tary public, this 9Th day of August, 1855.
L. A WHITLEY: Notary Public.
We were present at the time of the attack
upon Selvage and Williams, and corroberatc
the above statement. EDw. WILLIAMS,
ALEX. G. Cross.
AARON RAY,
VIM Fl. Richardson states oath That on
NJ c /,1n 1ax- Nah half
past two O'Clock, z. NJ, was quietly walking
out on Shelby street, just south of Madison,
when a man (not an American from the sec
ond lot east of Shelby street, discharged
double barrelled shot gun, taking effect in my
leg and breaking the leg of Mr.. Latta, who
was with me. There was at that time no dis
turbance on the street. We then got into
hack and started down Madison street, with
some other persons who did not know; We
discovered large crowd of Irish and Germans
armed with double barrellcd guns and revolv-
ers at the corner of Clay and Madison streets,
and they commenced firing on the hack. Mr..
Latta and the gentlemen with us laid down IN
the bottom of the hack; l being too tall to
shield myself in that way, got out and ran with
the hack between me and the mob and was
shot in the leg, the shot passing under the
horses and hack when we got opposite the
crowd we had to pass between them and cart
on the opposite side of the street an Irish
man from behind the cart shot me, the ball
passing through The calf Of my right leg; |
then found was losing strength, and and o.
pened the back door and threw myselfin in the
hack while the horses were running; my legs
hung out and in that condition was shot in
the legs unher the hack.
have in both legs 115 shot and one bullet
wound, and one shot in my right hand.
W. II. RICHARDSON.
Subscribed and sworn to, August 8. 1855.
o. III. STRATroN, n. p.
George w. Burge, being sworn, says: That
| on Monday, August 6, 1856, about O'Clock,
A. NJ, was quietly walking up Main street,
| when at the corner of Hammock, by myself, an
! Irishman threw brick at me and then ran out
| Hammock street towards Market. and follow
ed him. He kept long distance ahead of me.
| When between Jefferson and Green streets
three Irishmen came out Of house, and one
of them said, sstherc goes watchman after
| one of our countrymen,'' and another spoke
| and said sslet's kill him.; and the three came
| up to me. j Eeing totally unarmed, knocked
the three down with nv fist, then almost inn
mediately eleven more men came up and one
| struck me with brick. They then caught
| me- one cut me on the hend with a knife. /
also heard one of them say ssmurder him, he
a watchman.'' They over powered me, cut
ting my hand, and kicking me on the neck af
| ter l was down. I was senseless for three
| hours. and was doubtless left the ground
/ for dead. GEORGE w. BURGE.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, August
| 8, 1855. o. II. SrRATroS, n. p.