Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-16

who was shot and fell learned, had Just come
out Of 0'Connells grocery, on the corner Of Main
and Chapel, in company with a man named Dough
erty; Rhodes died in few moments, as learned
there There was no crowd about at the time, and
but very few people, aud no disturbance, rave that
caused by the shooting Rhodes was moi disturb
ing any one when shot that know Of ] saw the
shots fired from the windows Of Quinns row. !
think Rhodes bad carpet bag in his hand wien
shot. did not know him, but was informed, on In
quiry, that his name was Rhodes. Dougherty was
also shot moment or two after
There were great many Irishmen in Quinn's
row, some of whom were relations OF my husband,
and they were very often together. For some
weeks previous 10 the election Of the 9th of Au-
gust, 1855, they mot my husband) were prepar ng
for fight, and procured and had many arms pis-
tolls, and guns; and, on Saturday night before the
election, saw many of them with arms. and they
had resolved, heard them say 50, TO attack the
procession but ii turned out as they afterwards
told my husband, to be too numerous, and so they
let Il pass They had been led TO believe the pro-
cession would be small by those who opposed the
KNOWN othings; this | heard them say. ] saw
many of them with arms six or eight days before
the last election, and they said they ready for
It,
have not seen my husband since Monday last
nor heard of him. fear he was finally induced to
join them in Quinn's row. They had begged him
to receive arms in his house, but he declined. We
did not live in Quinn's row.
CAROLINE d WALL.
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JEFFERSON County, Set,
Subscribed and sworn to before me, August TO-
1885. J. /. D0ZIER, Examiner.
Basil Rhodes, on oath, says am the father Of
Theodore Rhodes, who was killed on Monday eve
ming, August 9th, inst, at Main and Chapel streets
Louisville. | reside at the corner Of Main and
Eleventh streets. Chapel is between Tenth and
Eleventh streets.
About o'clock, P. NJ, on that day, I was sit
ting at my door, when heard the report of fire.
arms and, on looking up Main street, saw my
son Theodore fall at Main and Chapel In an in
slant heard twenty or thirty shots fred in rapid
succession, SO quick as to seem to be yolley.
The shots were fired from the north side of Main.
My son was on the south side of Main when he
fell could see him distinctly he raised his head,
and was in reclining position, when saw man
run from the north side of Main to within ten or
twelve feet of my son, and deliberately shoot at
my son three times with revolver, when my son
fell back and did not move again. The man ran
at once back to Quinns row, whence he came.
This all occurred in moment. l had, at the mo-
ment saw my son fall started towards him, but
the firing from Quinn's row was very rapid, and /
did not approach my sons body.
I saw he was dead for did he not move after
the man fired his pistol at him. At this time there
was no crowd in the street. and no disturbance but
the firing aboye-named. saw no crowd until some
time after. removed the body Of my son, and,
while 80 doing, heard other reports of firearms
andlooking around, saw young Graham fall He died
in few minutes. My son had family. He was
shot in the neck and in the forehead. Graham
seemed to be coming towards me when he fell.
My son was very tall man and wore a broad
brim white hat and was easily recognised at the
distance | was from him. While reclining he
seemed to beckon with his hand to some one for
help. He was sober, and sober man in his
habits. He was very quiet, peaceable, and inof-.
fensive, as l think. Up to this time there had
been disturbance on Main street, in that part of
the city. B. RHODES.
Jefferson county, set. .
Subscribed and sworn to before me, August 10,
1853. j. i. DozIER,