Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-10-22
uniane EnistIe.

Week before last a man named Mclntire was
shot and instantly killed in Philadelphia. The
Shifier Hose company was passing at the time,
and all the members were arrested tor the crime
but subsequently discharged on bail. The fol
lowing unique epistle, which was found IN the
pocket of one of the men arrested, throws some
light upon the late Baltimore riot. 1t appears
to have been written by one of the Philadelphia
rowdies, then in Baltimore, to his friend of the
former city:
BALTIMORE, Oct. 9, 1866.
Dear friend-I arrived here safe yesterday,
and | found in the cars about 100 Moyamenslng
fellows. Among them was John Drew, Nc
Heaven, Geo. Finey, Red Mike and Curly Bill
They were brought on here by the Democrats
to help on, but one of them was shot dead. A
bout IL 10 O'Clock the fiagin the Twelfth Ward
was put at half-mast, to let the "Plugs" know
that the Democrats were coming, and we went
down and took their Engine honse from them,
and killed and wounded about 30 OF them, &C
cording to promise.
I had the pleasure to shoot five loads at NC
Hewen, and Guy Sybright shot at him also
At about 2 o'clock word came to us again that
the Democrats were taking the Eighth Ward,
and wewent down, led on by Capt. Gambrlll
and English. There we fought about three
hours. Gambrill and Gates were slightly
wounded and Major Gates; but they did not
stop for that, but kept on fighting like and
they fell like sheep, the go, the DEM
ocrats. "a.
The boys were lucky, mind I tell you, for the
Democrats had about 100 mnskets anu rInes,
but they don't know how to use them. ihey
went to the Montgomery and Dutch Guards ar
mory for them. Tell Giger to tell Dick An
drews that Guy Sybright was shot very bad oy
the New Market fellows. There was a BOY
from Washington with us, that was shot ana lel
and when he was down they came up TO MN
and shot him again in the head, and then run
their bayonets through him. but ne IS NOT oeau
yet. ,..o; :,
his hat, and only one done anything and that
was not much. There was another one OF
ne took three balls out of his head and gave
them to Coulson and told him to send them back
again to them. One of the Irishmen got 10
balls in his breast and pegged out. Amongst
our fellows was McKeever with his musket and
revolver, firing and falling back.
America rules the day. They have got 1904
majority. Giger, tell the old woman that l am
not hurt, but say nothing to her about it with,
out she asks about me. The ball only touched
me on the shin. Gates was shot in his right
shoulder, and took his pistol in his left hand,
and fought for two hours afterwards: Tell Ed.
Labourn if he had been here he would have seen
more than he ever saw in his life.
We fought until We were exhausted and run
right out, but we would not give up to the
They took off the doors of the
New Market Engine House and knocked-out
of things. They took Frank Knatf,s house right
out-they went out and left their house minus
of any one. Jack English made q narrow es-
cape. The way he got clear was by pointing his
revolver at them. :.
While writing this, one Of the New Market
fellows was brought upon a board, dead as -.
He lived back of the Truck house. That's the
first time he has seen home for long time. He
could not come this way unless the way he did.
His name is Rogers, a burned Greek. English
and Taboll will be with me when | come. All
the boys send their respects to all the Bummers.
The signature was torn off.