The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-05-18

The Louisville Democrat furnishes the follow
ing particulars of terrible riot which occur
red at that city on Saturday, on the occasion
of the election of petty officers
DIR. Strader, passing down Main street from
the polls, was stoned by the crowd and COM
PEELED to run. This was about the beginning.
An aged German, some 60 years old, was
standing on the door sill of his house on Clay
street. near Main, saying nothing to anybody,
when the crowd assaulted him, dragged him
into the street and beat him. r. +. Baird,
ESQ, endeavored to protect him, but without
avail
George w. Noble went into the First Ward
polls while the crowd were of at fight, and
deposited his vote. On coming out, large
man asked him how he voted. GAS pleased"
was the reply, when he was knocked down. -
Getting 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 10 years
of age, was beaten almost to jelly, and left
covered with blood. Young Bomberger, in
quietly passing along, was pursued for several
squares, and succeeded in escaping only by hid
ing in an old building.
A large crowd pursued two Germans from
the First Ward polls to the United States
Brewery, on Market, just below Wenzel street
An aged man seeing the crowd coming, hurri-
ed 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 no, his age, his grey hairs, nor
his entreaties, were of any avail the miscre-
ant assaulting him struck him with slung
shot-the blow missed its aim, striking the
side of the house. At that moment the crowd
diverted its attention to the house of p. Mer-
kel, keeper of the brewery, and the poor old
man escaped. 80 n. .t1-
The main crowd were furious in their pur-
suit of the two young Germans. They as
saulted the house, demolished the bar-room,
breaking everything in it; beating Mr.. Mer-
kel in most cruel manner. Not satisfied, the
mob pushed on through the house, breaking
and tearing to pieces ell that came in their
way-chairs, beds, dishes, pictures, glasses
Up stairs they pushed into the room where
Mrs. Merkel and her children were-some one
struck her severe blow on the shoulder
Four or FIVE shots were fred into the room
where the children were.
Charles Hunt, Merkel's driver, was pursued
up stairs and shot at, the ball lodging in the
door casing above his head stheex0wd over
took him, knocked him down, and beat him
nearly to death. m 49, ?. gnnaI,,.,,
7 All the furniture in the house, except two
small rooms back, was entirely destroyed
Mr.. Hunt was robbed Of BIS. - The money
drawer in Mr.. Merkel's bar-room was 'rifled OF
its contents, something over $50s MA
The two young Germans, John Snyder and
Raich, were cnt and mangled in terrible man
ner lone of them will, IN all probability, lose
one of his eyes. An attempt was made to
fire the house. s..,,;-ros .s.L. 4 l.st TO !
The crowd, returning from the Brewery,
stopped milkman's wagon. The young son
of the milkman became frightened. jumped out
and ran down street screaming with terror. -
a blacksmith near by rushed out and endeav-
ored to protect him. For this humane attempt
the crowd stoned him.
A funeral procession, proceeding w Jefer-
son Street to the graveyard, was stoned.
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