American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-08-30

wounding children who were following the
lerowd. 'Ehe Americans were shot dolsn
crippled and MANNED by bullets and buck
shot fred from guns in the hands Of Ger
mans aud IFishmen, while the foreigners
lwhowers in tarn attacked by the Ameri
cans. were with we believe only one ex
ceptinn) beaten with sticks and stones.
We would call particular attention to the
Testimony Of Burge, Richardson, Cross
6elyage and Vogt. In summing up all the
circumstances as proved in detail IN re
tgsrd 70 these riots. no one can for 4 mo,
rneat doubt that they were Deliberately
commenced and deliberately premedltAted
by foreignerss ~
TESTIMONY IN REGARD TO THE
RIOTS IN THE FIRST WARD. 3
II. Jones, being sworn, states: Onion.
day about 0 o'clock Col. Preston was stan
ding In the street in front of First ward
polls. in the midst Of a crowd of Germans.
! heard linn tell the Germans to spend one
day for their rights and 10 stay around and
not to leavelhe polls. that he was the only
Democratic candidate there was out Tor
Congress. Col. p. was among the Ger.
mans about the polls nearly all the morn
ing-from early in the morning till yearly
or about 4 o'clock.
81 Between II and o'clock Of that day as
! was on my way 10 dinner. az / passed
Marshall street on the west side Of CLAY
street, hearda fuss on Marshall street,
west Of Clay street stepped at the cor
ner Of Clay and Marshall;l had stood there
about two minutes, when an lrishmari
came out ola bouse;on Marshall ST., east of
Clay, and fred pistol at mo. Iran tow.
ard him. be eTapedin the house, search
ed fs him, buthe lad concealed himself. :
! did not anti 'ipate anything of the kind
and was altogether unarmed:
H. JONES. +
Sworn to aud subscribed before me,
this OH of August. 1855.
.r. L. A. WHITLEY,
Notary Public.
James Irwin states: About 10 minutes
after 6 O'Clock on the morning of the elec-
ton, while standing pear the polls in the
first ward, saw large German pushing
his way 10 the entrance of the polls. An
American told linn not 10 press so hard,
lhh he would get to vote just as soon. The
German attempted to draw pistol on him,
and got ii partly out OF his pocket. Some
words passed, and he made a second at
tempt to draw bis pistol at which time be
was Knocked back. .+s
About 2 OF 5 clock in the afternoon, /
was standingo on the corner of Clay and
Madison streets, and saw some fighting
there between foreigners and Americans.
After the fight was over and The Amcri-
cans were going away, a German came
out of q. back-y gate with q shotgun, d
| think large Lnite;he raised his gun and
fred it at the American partyi the shot
took effect in the body ofa boy about ten
years old. Some four or FIVE persons then
him; his. wounds, learn, have
since proved fatal. did not learn his name.
JAMES IRWIN
d. I. Bligh states on oath: About I
O'Clock Charles Hodge and left .Dayis's
stable on Jefferson street, between Third
and Fourth streets, in q buggy, to go to
the first ward polls. When we had been
at the polls somt MINUTES saw a crowd
running out Shelby street. Hodge and
went in that direcrion in the buggy. When
wo came to the corner of Green and Shell
by We saw Il party Of Americans retreating
before a party Of Germans. There were a
good many bloody heads among tho A.
mericans. The Americans had no arms
except sticks and such missiles as they had
picked up from the pavement. The Ger.
mans were generally aimed with guns,
some yaugers, some shot-guns, and almost
every description Of guns. When we reach
cd the rear Of the American party met
Alexander Gilmore. The two parties
were then about square apart. ! told
him TO do what ho could in keeping tho A.
merican party quiet and would 90 to the
Germans and see what could do with
them. Idroye right up into the crowd &
commenced talking 10 them. asked
them TO 60 home and put the guns away,
and told them il they would do 80 there
would be no further difficulty. They were
unwilling TO listen TO- such advice. The
only reply | could get was exclamations
from The Germans Of Drive them into
the river! Drive them into tho riverp'--
When found ! could not influence them
I turned round, and had scarcely succeed
ed in turning the buggy when they let Hy
volley Of shot and balls aud stones at us
We were Obliged to drive at full speed to
escape. This brought back the American
party; they rushed upon the Germans and
forced them to retreat toward Campbell
street on Green. Willie the German par.
ty were Mt Campbell street, Geo. Seltage,
Alexander Cross and Edward Williams,
came up and went toward them, between
them and the American party. The two
parties were about square apart; when
Sewage and Williams came within about
fifty or seventy yards Of the Germans Sci.
wage raised his hands and said something
To them. Justthen the Germans fred
vollty at him and Williams aud wounded
them severely The American party then
rushed upon them and they scattered IN
every direction. d. +. BLIGt.
Subscribed and sworn before me this
il,h August, 1885.
LA.wHlTELEY.
Noafy. Public,
+ Charles Hodgd states on oath: / was
with Bliyh on Monday, August G. about
o'clock, and went with him in buggy 10
the First ward polls; we had been there
buta few minutes when our attention was
called to a crowd running up Shelby -
We drove up Shelby street TO whore the
crowd was, near Green street. There
We're Two parties, one American the other