Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-09-15
RICHMOND WING.
TEeRIsLE RIOT IN BALrIMoRE.

The most tsrbls that has taken place In Baltimore
Cor many year, occurred Friday evening" the corner
ofxht and Warren streets In the vicinity OF Federal
HILL between the adhesents Of q fishing club and party
of assembled ct the Seventeenth ward Democratic
Headqu.rser Two men were killed outright and more
than twenty persons wounded. Both the killed aud
majority Of those wounded had connection with the
ARRAY being either residents Of the neighborhood per-
passing along the the time. Guns and ps
tolls ussd with the rckessness and ierocity Of
gss, the fight lasting for halfan hour.
Tho folo~ing particulars Of the riot copy from the
Bait. American
The fishing club several times passed the Seventeenth
Ward House. kept by James Clark, where slight diff
Guilty occurred earlier in the day When they passed the
house the last Time Of the wampangs Jagged behind
and checrcd FOE Fillmore which responded to by
man the sidewalk named John Carter who cheercd for
Buchanan These parties then took hold OF each other
when several Others inteercd. The fishing clubs then
returned when the party In front Of the house commenced
firing pistols The FIRE returned and for halt hour
tie conflict TERRIBLE men, and children being
shot down at every turn The fishing clubs commenced
thrown stones and the literally covered with
them The contendug parties remained at close quarters
and Il is only wonderful that much larger number
killed Most Of those injured Is usual In such
had no part in the ARRAY.
When the 6rng began John Carter one Of the parties
at the tavern fred man named Joseph Edwards,
ofthc fishing club whose wife seeing the danger In which
her husband exposed threw herself in front OF him.
and though thirteen shots were made at him. she ortu
nately, as well as himself escaped uniiyured
A name John Caulk, who sitting in bis house
In street. the side Of his WIFE received ball in
his back which passed entirely through his body and
taken OF bis breast II Is thought hardly possible that
he His ~e at the time received ball
in her arm which proceeded flesh wound. A
young who standing the door the thin, but
whose could not learn, received ball in his
heel
Mr. Daniel Spedden, residing in Henrietta street. near
Light heard the noise and towards the Of
Light street what IL Before he reached the
Of the conflict he received ball under the left
shoulder which penetrated to the lungs and fell senseess
to ground Before he could be removed the crowd
passed into Henrietta and he trampled under
their feet receiving confusion the back OF his
head He taken up and conveyed to his residence
the lungs His wound is such that hope for his
cry is entertained.
Au old named John Hare, who saving wood
In front of the house Of Mr. Cauk received bali in the
breast and fell dead instantly. His body taken
the Southern district police station where Coroner Ben
sou held inquest the jury rendering verdict OF death
from pistol shot by some person unknown.
Clark the proprietor OF the tavern, at time during
the fght from his house in pursuit OF Of the OPP
posing party with revolver in hand and fired six balls in
succession him, within ten PAGES of which appa-
renty took effect he continued his fight In the
time dozen Others with pistols and bricks, followed Clark
and of his retreat 10 his house. and at moment
when halt dozen rcvolvers and many bricks be-
ing leveled him, lady out between him and his
pursers and protected him until he made his escape into
house She then calmly walked the again
her dwelling, without injury, the other party shou-
ting Clark Tor what they considered his cowardce in
seeking protection behind a woman.