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

whose occupants were evidently waiting
for this'sighal with their guns in position
to commence firing. The scene is descri-
bed by one of the witnesses as presenting
the appearance of''a sheet Of fame" The
streets fortunately were quiet and there
weresbut few .persens passing. bus every
American within sight was made target
for the bullets Of these blood-thirsty Irish
men. Poor Rhodes was the first victim;
he and Dougherty. also mortally wounded;
were at the time engaged in performing q
friendly act towards o Connell; an Irish
man and Catholic. Graham fell about
the same time. These then seemed to
have been the only Americans at that time
upon the square except those who were
forced to fee from the pistols Of three Irish
men who commenced the attack at the cor.
ner Of Tenth street. Simultaneous with
this firing from Quinn's houses, two ofthe
Irish who happened at the time TO be ont
fthe fort, garrisoned the coffee house at
the corner of Market and Chapel and then
in accordance with the plan Of operations
commenced firing upon all Americans pas
sing by. -.
It's not necessary here for us 10 allude
10 the inbuman cruelty and cold-blooded
barb rity of the ferocious creature who de-
liberatcly stepped out Of the house and fin
ished the murder ofRhodes. within sight
and hearing of his own home and the dear
ones there, nor need we mention the fact
that there were two men at every window
Of Quinn's houses as testified by Mr.. White
nor that when the houses were attacked by
the Americans inluriated, crazed, by the
inliuman murder of their friends, there
were some fifty Irishmen with guns escap-
cd from the back Of these building as stat
ed by Mr.. Lee. re
There is the testimony. let every one
read it carefully and ponder upon it. No
candid man can do so without coming to
the conclusion that tie attack was made BY
the Irish upon unoffending native citizens
without any rrovocation, and after all the
voting was over at the polls, and after the
riot in the Frist Ward had been suppress
cd; that the attack was the only cause and
the commencement Of the riot; and that it
had been previously planned and determin-
ed upon among the Irish at least rs long
before as the Saturday previous. \
TESTIMONY AS TO THE RIOTS IN THE EIGHTH
tf- 5 WARP. s-' ~',-
William Sowders. being sworn, siatcs; About o.
clock on Monday afternoon, August 9, was sitting
ffoni Of ran Il Weyd's, nj the corner of Tenth mud
Main; there three or four small boys from 10 TO
u.s. ON Tenth street. While sitting thus, three Irish
men came from the north side OF Man between Tenth
and Eleventh. and, passing US, went about half way
between Main and Market, on Tenth, when they
turned and came back; as they passed the boys, In
coming back, of the boys made some remark. and
tae lrishmen Immediately drew out reyolvers and
commenced firing upon the crowd, while we were
still quietly sitting on the cur sprang up and ran
down Main street, towards Eleventh. Asi approach
ed Chapel street shots 0pd from several OF the
windows OF the houses in Quinns row, on the north
side of Main street. / saw aman down on the pave
Rhodes. turned up caapel street; as came TO the
corner Of Chapel and Market, met two Irishmen,
whom Ibelieve TO two Of those who had commenc.
cd firing at the corncr of Tenth aud Main they had
pistols In their hands; they into the coGeehousc
ut the corner of Chapel and Market streets and hrcd
twice as they went into the door. As passed they
slammed the door and commenced fastening up the
house. l ran on until met some Americans who had
been summoned to the spot By the firing; they weni
tewardhe house ut the corner of Chapel and Market:
as they approached the coffee house. several shots
were fired at them from the upper windows of the
| coGee-house. The Irlshmenin the house screened
themselves ah the blinds Of the windows, and fired
from behind them until the blinds dashed In by
rocks thrown against them. The house was broken
open and the two Irisim were captured. did not
''Nf - - WIN. sowDERs.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9Th august
/ 1856. -i-s l.. l., WHITLEY, Notary Public.
John T. Trice oath says: He and several others
were sitting on the sidewalk the south side Of
Main street, near tenth, louisville on the evening Of
August 9Th inst, when three lrshmen passed there
gog toward Market street, and in about five minutes
returned and passed through company, we were
engaged in conversation, and were very. quiet. Al
they passed through our company, suddenly and with
out word one of the Irishmen raised his hand and
shot at company, and at once our crowd
and the three lrishmen shot at them with revoiver'
twelve or fifteen times. When the Irshmen shot
two or three shots we're fired by company. The
company was in had few arms, suppose, because
few shots fred by them, and did not think they
had any arms. am positive no shots were dred bs
our company until the Irishmen were about through
saw no assault made or given before thf
shots were ired by the Irish. The Irish ran away
hurt after having shot one Of our company In the arm
at the OF tenth and Main. We were all takeI
ward Chapel street, and when near o'Conneli's gro
Gerry at Main and Chapel saw two men in MELON
aas hosss s9 Rhodes snqser and @ snd .,
quick succession eighteen twenty shots were ret
| from McDonalds. from above and below stairs. AZ
effect many of them, in O'Connells house. did no
at the instant know what TO dos and SO stood still.
These eighteen twenty shots were a!ed with grss
ran Chapel and was fred as went, and thi
shot took effect in brick house across the street
ran. wento on to Market street, glad 10 get away.
Was not armed, and did not think Of having dilcul
4 until the Irish began to shoot and then went dow
Main to avoid being hurt; khodes was shot down i
/ and was not molestng any one There were YER
few near him in the street when he was shot. vi
the time OF thi: shooting BY the Irish heard Ofn
am engaged at the I0ui,villO PsGss Ss mill n
] 1sSs. o. II. STRATTAN, N. r.
Having been called upon to certify to the characte