Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-05-15
HINDOO RIOT TN LOUISVILLE.
The Louisville Dsmocrat thus do.
scrihss tho scanos oc Saturday d.

saturday morning early a crowd
jackals, hyenas, and bawdy.house bu lie
took possession of the polls in The FRS
and Second Wards, swearing that M
anti.Know Nothing, foreigner or not
should be allowed to vote, or even np
proach the polls; ard they kept lhei
word faithfully. A few Of the incidents
we will give our readers.
"Dr. Strader, passing down Mair
street from the polls, was stoned by the
crowl, and compelled to run. This was
n5out tho beginning.
"An aged German, some sixty year:
old, was standing on the door.s'll of his
house on Clay street, near Main say
ing nothing to anyboly, when the crowd
assaulted him, dragged him into the s'Ieet,
and beat him. r. F. Baird, Esq, en-
dcavored to protect him, but without
avail.
"Geo. w. Noble went in to the First
Ward polls while the crowd were of at
q fight, and deposited his vote. On
coming out largo man asked him how
he voted. GAS | pleased" was the re.
ply, when he was knochcl down. Get.
ing up, he was knocked down a second
and third time, and then dragged some
distance by the hair of his head.
"An old German, apparently about
seventy years of age, was beaten almost
to Jelly, and left covered with blood.
Young Bamberser, in quietly passing
along, was pursued for several squares,
and succeeded in escaping only by hi.
ding in an old building.
"a large crowd pursued two Germans
from the FIRST Ward polls to the United
States Brewery, on Market, just below
Wcnzcl street. An aged man, seeing
the crowd coming, hurried to pass
through private alley into his own
house. Before he could open the gate
and pass in, two or more assaulted him
and knocked him down. Trying to get
up he begged for his life but not his
age. his gray hairs nor his entreates
were of any avail E; the mscreants as.
saulting him struck with slung. g.shot--
the blow missed its aim, striking the
wall of the house. At that time the
crowd diverted attention to the house Of
p. Merkcl, keeper of the brewery, and
the poor old man escaped.
"The main crowd were furious in their
pursuit Of the Two young Gormans.--
They assaulted the house. demolished
the bar.room, breaking everything in it,
and beat Mr.. Mcrkel in most cruel
manner. Not satisfied, the mob pushed
on through the house, breaking and tear.
ing to pieces all that came in their way
chairs bells, dishes, pictures and glasses.
Up stairs they pushed into the room
where Mrs. Merkel and her children
we're some one struck her severe
blow on the shoulder. Four or five
'hots were fired into the room where the
children were.
"Charles Hunt, Merkel's driver was
pursued up stairs and shot at, the ball
odSing in the decreasing above his
icad. The crowd overlook him, knock.
ID him down, and beat hlm nearly to
leath.
call the furniture in the house, except
wo small rooms back, was entirely de.
',royed. Mr.. Hunt was robbed of SIS.
The money drawer in Nj. Merkel's bar.
DOM was f1ed Of its contents, some.
hing over $50.
"The two young Germans, John Snyder
md G. Raich, were cut and manglel in
terrible manner. One of them will,
n all reliability. lose one of his eyes.
I'm attempt was made to fire the house.
"The crowl returning from the brew.
ny, stopped a milkman's wagon. The
'oung son Of the milkman, frightened,
umped out and ran down street, scream.
ng with terror. A black smith near by
ushed out and endeavored to protect
i'm for this humane attempt the crowd
toned him.
ga funeral proceeding up Jefferson
treet to the graveyard was stoned.
"The drug. store, corner Main and
Campbell, was stoned.
"a shoe.store on Main, near Clay,
vas also stoned.
"a wagner from Shelby County,
while passing along quietly, was as
,aulted and forced to run.
In the Second Ward, about nine o..
.lock, German living on Jefferson
street, between Preston and Jackson
streets, stepped out of his house to take
a child Of his from the sidewalk, when a
crowd that was passing, looking for" some
Tun," knocked Kim down, with the infant
in his arms.
"About the same time, Mr.. F. Frishe.
a candidate for Magistrate, went, with
a friend, to the Second Ward polls to
vote, when they were assaulted and
severely beaten.
"Mr. Jacob Sebert, going to the polls
was knocked down by one, and severely
beaten by several others.
GAS Mr.. w. Vcitch was about enter.
ing tho ensine.house, lie was dragged
out and beaten.
"a crowd on Jefferson street knocked
down an old German white washer, and |
while he was down, stamped on him,
kicked and beat him. About a square
further of, the same crowd assaulted an
old mana very old man, poor man,