The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-05-16

Of these wrongs sound rebuke. We will
not bear them and answer not. But to the
facts Of their proceedings at Louisville, Ky.
The Louisville Democrat says:
Saturday morning early crowd of jack |
ais, hyenas, and bawdy-hOuse bullles took
possession Of the polls in the First and Sec
ond Wards, swearing that 10 Anti.know
Nothing, foreigner or not, should be allowed
to vote, or even approach the polls; and they
kept their word faithfully. A few OF the IN
cidents we will give our readers.
DIR. Strader, passing down Main street
from the polls, was stoned by the crowd, and
compelled to run. This was about the be-
ginning.
An aged German, some sixty years old,
was standing on the door-sih 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. F. Baird, Esq, endeayored to protect
him, but without avail.
Geo. w. Noble went into the First Ward
polls while the crowd were off at fight, and
deposited his vote. On coming out large
man asked him how he voted. "As pleas.
ed" was the reply, when he was knocked
down. Getting up, he was knocked down
secead and third time, and then dragged
some distance by the hair of his head.
An old German, apparently about seventy
wears of age, was beaten almost to q jelly,
sad left covered with blood. Young Bam-
berger, in quietly passing along, was pur-
sued for several squares. and succeeded IN
escaping only by hiding in an old building.
A large crowd pursued two Germans from
First Ward polls to the United Statest Brew
ery, on Market, just below Wenzel street.
An aged man, seeing the crowd coming, hur-
ried to pass through a 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 not his age, his
gray hairs ncr his entreaties were ei any
avail; the miscreants assaHltiDg him struck
with slung g-shot-the blow missed its aim,
striking the wall of the house. At that time
the crowd diverted attention to the house OF
P. Merkel, keeper of the brewery, and the
poor old man escaped.
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, and beat Mr. Mer-
kel in a most cruel manner. Not satisfied,
the mob pushed on through the house, break
ing and tearing to pieces all that cane In
their way, chairs, beds, dishes, pictures and
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 fired
into the room where the children were.
.l,ol s., 1r;u
ed up stairs and shot at, the ball lodging in
the door casing above his head. The crowd
over took him, knocked him down, and bea
him nearly to death.
! All the furniture in the house, except two
small rooms back, was entirely destroyed
Mr.. Hunt was robbed of $l5. The money
drawer in Mr.. Merkel's bar-room was riflet
of its contents, something over $50.
The two young Germans, John Snyder
and C. Raich, were cut and mangled in
terrible manner. One of them will, in al
probability, lose one of his eyes. An attemp
was made to fire the house.
The crowd returning from the brewery
stopped q milkman's wagon. The young
son of the milkman, frightened, jumped GU
} and ran down street, screaming with terror
A blacksmith near by rushed out and en-
, deavored to protect him; for this human
attempt the crowd stoned him.
A funeral proceeding up Jefferson stree
S to the graveyard, was stoned.
b The drug corner Main and Campo
ell, was stoned.
A shoe-store on Main, ear Clay, was ais
stoned.
e A WAGNER from Shelby county, Will
passing along quietly, was assaulted an
forced to run.
In the Second Ward, about nine O'Clock
a German living on Jefferson street, betwee
: Preston and Jackson streets, stepped out c
e his house to take child of his from til
n sidewalk, when a crowd tina: was passing
f looking for "some fun" knocked him dowr
with the infant in his arms.
About the same time, Mr.. f. Frishe,
Y candidate for magistrate, went with frient
!, to the Second Ward polls to vote, when the
, were assaulted and severely beaten.
Mr.. Jacob Seibert, going to the polls, wa
knocked down by one, and severely beate
0 by several others.
J. As Mr. w. Veitch was about entering tn
Engine house, he was dragged out an
beaten.
A crowd on Jefferson street knocked dow
It an old German whte-washer, and while h
Y was down, stamped on him, kic ked and bet
q him. About square further of, assaulte
an old mana very old man, poor maj
II whose clothes were all tattered and tori
IT whose steps were feeble with the weight {
: years on his head-and him they beat MOI
}. numerically.
e Captain Knapp was assaulted, but maj
;. aged to escape.
& A mechanic, returning from his day
. work, passing on the opposite side Of til
IS street, was assaulted and chased sever
l. squares. ..... .. ..
n The following persons were also beate
Il but we are unable to give the circumstance
John Hess, Felix -, a blacksmith, livir
y east of the Woodland Garden, and Jot
j Mann. ...
l. The First Ward was the scene in the a
ternoon of great excitement---pistols firin
10 men running, women and children screar
~ ing; nor was the 6reing confined to the '
cinity of the polls.
Mr.. VIM. Gray, who had been quiet
y watching most of the forenoon for an oppc
ID tunty to vote without meeting violenc
1e and who returned after dinner, at last to-
to advantage ofthe absence of the crowd, viii
- was off chasing some unfortunate foreign'
: and deposited his vote. On coming out
IT. was stopped by one of the crowd which W
or then returning, and struck on the head. N
ur Gray was seen to replace his hat, and tn
ns drawing double-barreled pistol, fred. B
:. fore he could fire the second barrel, thr