The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-08-26


" ..........H. OsCONNOR.
KILLING AN FRESHMAN AT CoNNERsyIILE.-l
lrishman having been killed by the Buchan-
GERS, at Connersyille, Ind. The Times de-
MED it without any authority except such as
it took from its own unknowing impudence. |
On Saturday it quoted the Indianapolis Sen
tinel to support itself. We made the state
ment on sufficient authority, which, as it is
questioned, we will now introduce. The
following relation of the case, by the Con-
nersville Times, paper published on the
spot, We suppose may be regarded with us
much confidence as the assertions Of reckless
partizans away from there who know moth
ing about the matter. That paper notices
the affair in this wise:
DEMOCRATIC Mass MEKTISo---ArRocIor
MugDER-MoRE IRISH BLoop SrlLLEp.--On
Thursday last the Old Line Democracy Of
Eastern Indiana held a "grand mass meet
| ing" in this place, and the record Of that
days proceedings is enough to make our very
/ blood curdle when we revert to it, and casts
| burning shame upon the modern Demo
cratic q party. From the arrival Of the
first delegation, Mt an early hour in the morn
ing, most of the whisky shops were crowded
and evident signs were given that the day
was to be spent in drinking and uproarious
carousing. With these proceedings, howey-
! err, frequent attendance at Old Line gather
ings has made us familiar, and in the early
par, Of the day we had concluded the mo-
notonous scenes of an old line gathering
would DO re-enacted, and nothing unusual
occur. la this we were mistaken, as the
blood Of u murdered man, yet fresh upon
the ground, clearly proves. About two or
three O'Clock in the afternoon, as Morris Ro-
ney was quietly walking up Monroe street,
towards the fair ground where the meeting
was being held, he was met by An individual
named Scott, who was shouting for Buchan-
IN. Being Fremont man, Roney halloed
at the top of his voice for his choice, where
upon he was struck by Scott with stone
(somc say with IA stone, some say with his
list having a rock inside his handy on the
neck, with such force rs to injure tho spinal
| cord and produce instant death.
! Mr.. Roney had been resident Of this vi
entity for some time, and as well known as a
harmless and peaceably disposed man. His
murderer, We are informed, is desperate
characters fit representative Of the old
line Border Rufian party; he has been COM
mlttcd for murder, and will, We presume, be
tried at the next sitting Of the Circuit Court
Since he has been in jail, frequent visits
have been paid to him by his friends and
others. When asked what are his politics,
he invariably answers that no is Buchanan
| man.
Rooney was an lrishman, and we presume
| has 1 AZ a
on that account. koncy was widower,
ansf leaves three children to mourn his un-
tihae!y death.
Who has falslied the record, will there
fore appear very plain.
The freshman shot was n Fremont man.--
The man who shot him was Buchaneer he
receives Buchaneer sympathy, and mny pos
sibly be cleared from the law By Buchanee,
effort, as was the case with Herbert.
And now let US look at Herbert again.
lie murdered Heating, --shot him down like
a dog,-that every body knows. Heating
was an humble but honest laborer. Herbert
was q California gambler, rocking with tho
stencil Of the vile dens into which victims
were inveigled and pluI4iored, but yet rich,
and Democratic member of Congress. -
Fresh from tho commission Of his Internal
defa, WITH the blood 1pon his hands, he wen,
to the Cincinnati Convention, sat with the
Itritornia members, and assisted in tho nom.
ination OF Mr.. Buchanan. The friends OF
1.-The murdered man sent to the Convention a
protes. against him No notice was be-
slowed upon it. 1t was passed BY with d
sheer. he was only an irishman, and he wa,
poor. Why should his memory command
the attention IT the associates Of his rufhau
: murderer Herbert remained with the Con
scntion til i, closed. He went back /,
Washington. The Democratic members Of
that bod We're requested by the same friends
OF the murdered mum To investigate the case
ana 10 clear the party OF tho Just opprobri
url which would attach 10 il in case they re.
fused to do so. Stir they ignored it,<psiC
| no attention to it, and an adjournment wa.
i effected withou. any steps being taken b,
them, only Eachaneer journals added insuit
TO the wrong By sneerngly replying tina,
waters must not fancy they ore gentlemen
4 II they accept the Office Of menials the,
. must expect to be treated us menials - etc.
!, leaving As necessary Inference that the
: must expect to be shot down or maltrcate,
!, in any WAY that suits the pleasure Of rlcl
, drunken bully of u Buchaneer.
! And this is an illustration Of the genuine
ness OF that profcssed respcc, which tn
Black Democracy have for even handed jus
\ tice,-for the humber classes which il ha
. inyeigled and deluied.
NATioSAL Horse SHOW There is to be ,
grand National Horse Show ard Ladies
! Eauestrixp Fair at Galesbnrgh, Ills, on tn
9th-l2th Sept. next. The Quincy Road Of
! fers TO transport horses, which are to be OK
hibited at the show, for nothing. Chesl
enough