The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-08-16
MICHAEL O'CoNNELL.

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MICHAEL O'CoNNELL.
Subscribed and sworn to Aug. 9Th, 1855.
o. H. STRATTAN, Notary Public.
I, Joanna O'Connell, wife of Michael o.
Connell, on oath say-I have heard the
above affidavit of my husband read, and know
the same is true, and l adopt and make it |
part of this affidavit.
JOANNA OEoENELL.
Subscribed and sworn TO. before me, Aug.
9Th, 1855. D. H. SfRATTAN, N. p.
Joseph Hucker, on oath, says he resided on
the 9Th Of August in one of Qunn's houses, |
in what is called Quinn $ row, on the north
side of Main street, between Tenth and
Eleventh., louisville. He resided there
about seven months. Onthat day, he heard,
while in his house, u report of firearms, and
on looking out of the window he saw man
lying on the sidewalk, near O'ConnelPs gro
Gerry, on the corner Of Main, and Chape
streets, and in few moments saw an Iris h
man pass over from McDonald's grocery,
situated opposite O'Connelps, and on the
north side Of Main, having in one hand re-
volver, and in the other gun. He got with
in ten or twelve feet of the man lying on
tn g sidewalk, and deliberately shot him in
the forehead | saw the blood come from
the wound and also from a wound in the
breast; the man never moved afterwards,
think. AT this time there was no crowd
there, aud no one on the street that | saw
except the dead man and the one who shot
him; but in a few moments some persons
came and removed the dead body. A man,
an American, then told me had better close
the shutters of my windows, or | might be
| injured; and did so at once. He offered
| m a m n ininrv ht,t horrowed nv 0Ilu In IUht
the Irish with, who were firing from Nc
Donald's house and other Irish houses along
the row. He took the gun away, and / did
not get it till to day.
The Irish all along the row were well
armed, most of them having two pistols each,
and also gun. There were about rs or 100
Irishmen living in that row, l think, and
they had many visitors of their countrymen.
saw many of them often with pistols and
guns during the two or three weeks prece-
ding the August election of 1855, and one OF
them, who had several pistols, told a man in
my hearing on Saturday before the election
that he was READY. Two or three weeks
ago saw Mr.. Quinn carry doub le- barreled
shot gun into his house at two different
times. On the night of the riot there was
keg of powder in the alley opposite Quinn s
housesy which covered up with bed clothes
to prevent explosion. Mr.. Quinn had called
on me and insisted upon my voting, hot
withstanding had told him that | was not
j naturalized.
No violence was offered to ME or MY fam
lily. The Americans aided me and my fam
lily to remove out of my house which was
! burned, and told me to leave there or tn
Irish mi ht shoot me. l am German by
birth and Catholic in religion.
JosEPH HUcKEK.
: Jefferson County, set.
Subscribed and sworn to before me Au-
/ gust 9, 1855. J. |. DoZ.ER, Examiner:
l Slate of Kentucky, Jefferson county, sct.:
Y This day David Dougherty states on oath
2 before the undersigned, Justice of the peace
5 for said county, that, on the evening OF Mon
I day, Aug 9th 1856, about or O'clock
. Theodore Rhodes and himself went 10 the
house of their friend Mr.. NJ. O'Connell, an
+: Irish grocer, corner of Main and Chapel
d streets, in an Office of courtesy; having rem
G dered the friendly duty, we stepped out, 10
}. tending to 90 home, but almost instantly
= Rhodes was shot down, mortally wounded
n and myself shot in the shoulder, arm, and
d side, both of US by an Irishman armed with
k a double barreled gun, from the opposite side
n of the street, in the passage way of j. Nc
ID Donald's house. Previous to this there was
= no mob, mo crowd, no difficulty, and but few
% persons on the street. The shots were as
unexpected as an earthquake--it was utterly
n unprovoked on our part either by word OF
- gesture. There was up to that time nobody
>. shooting or knocking down, up or down The
q street, SO far as could learn or see.
v Whilst talking with DIR. O'Connell was
n near the front door, and must have heard and
l. seen any hustle or disturbance on the stree
q in that Immediate neighborhood.
ID DAVID DOUGHERTY.
10 Subscribed and sworn TO before me thi:
Is 9Th day of August, 1866.
70 SAM'L MATLACK, J. P.J. C.
" Basil Rhodes, on oath, says: | am the
,e father 81 Theodore Rhodes, who was kllet
D. Monday evening, August 9th inst, at Mair
y and Chapel streets, Louisville. reside a
e the corner of Main and Eleventh streets. -
e Chapel is between Tenth and Eleventh
streets.
l. About O'Clock, P. NJ, of that day, wa
IS sitting at my door, when heard the repor
v. of fire arms, and, on looking up Main, saw
is nv son Theodore fall at Main and Chapel
in In an instant, heard 20 or 80 shots Fl ed il
rapid succession, so quick as to seem to be
voley. The shots were fred from the nortt
side of Main. My son was on the south
side of Main, when he fell. ] could see hin
e. distinctly; he raised his head, and was in
Is, reclining position, when I saw man rur
. from the north side OF Main to within 10 q
r. u feet of my son, and deliberately shoot d
b. nv son three times with revolver, wheI
c. nv son fell back and did not move again.
man ran at onca hack n Ouinn's row