Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-08-24
Americans and Germans who urged
me to the dreadful deed.
JOHN VOGT.

VIM. +. Jones states that, on Mon,
day evening last, he and another mar
were coming down Green street in q
peaceable. quiet way not even talking
loudly, if at all; when jual as he 90
opposite VIM. Gray's house On Green
Street. near the brewery, he, (afiiant)
was shot at. out of the brewery, in
the immediate neighborhood. liz
knows that his life was in great dan
ger. for though the bullet or shot miss
ed him, he distinctly heard the same
whistle close to his head. This was
five or six squares from where any vot-
ing was had. WIN. E. JONES.
Thomas Hunt being sworn, says:
About half-past four o'clock, p. NJ,
on Monday, August 6. he was walk
ing down on the South side Of Main
street, west Of Jackson, in Louisville.
in company with several others, not
molesting any one. when they were
fired upon from the opposite side OF
Main streets, from the third story Of a
brick house-seyeral shots were fired.
THOS. HUNT.
Subscribed and sworn to, before me,
Aug. II, 1855.
o. Ii. STRATTAN, N. p.
John Petit, states on oath, that he
resides on Green street, labove Wen
Eel, opposite Administers brewery
In the Afternoon OF Monday (election
day } the Germans commenced firing
their guns from the brewery, upon in
offensive citizens passing by. He be-
lieyes that there was a large number
of Germans collected in the brewery
One Of the balls fred from it. lodged
in the door Of his Pettit's house,
ALI this occurred before there had
been any manifestation of disturbance
in the neighborhood, and while every
thing was quiet, before the brewery
was attacked by the Americans and
before the Americans had even made
any demonstration in the neighbor-
hood. JOHN PETIT.
Sworn to before me. the 18th day.oi
Aug. 1856. J. e. BAIRD, j. p. j. G..
VIM. III. Richardson states on oath:
That on Monday. August 9th, election
day; about 2 ID o'clock. p. NJ, / was
quietly walking down Shelby Street,
Just south of Madison, when a man,
who was not an American from the
second lot East Of Shelby street, dis
charged double barreled shot gun.
taking effect in my leg, and breaking
the leg Of Mr.. Latta who was with me.
There was at..the time no disturbance
on the street. We then gotinto n hack
and started down Madison street with
some other persons who | did not
know; we discovered large crowd oil
Germans and Irish, armed with doa-
bic barreled guns and rcvolyers, 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 oil the
hack; being too tall 10 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 oppo-
site side Of tho street; an Irishman
from behind the cart shot me. the ball
passed through the calf Of my right
lex; I then found | was loosing
strength. and oponed the hack door
and threw myself in the hack, whilst
the horses were running my legs hung
out. and in that condition, ! was sho
in the legs under the hack.
l have 10 both legs ! 10 shot. and one
bullet wound. and one sho. in my righ
hand. w. II. RICHARDSON.
Subscribed and sworn to, Aug. etl
1855. o. II. STRATTAN, N. =.