The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-10-17
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The Baltimore Rlsetioa Riots.

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The Baltimore Klsetioa Riots.
SEVERAL PERSONS EILLED-Gsow sorH.
Is6s pRIvKS FROM THE RoLLs-HsToI
SHOTS At RANDOM.
The order which generally characterized |
the polls in the earlier hours OF yesterday |
was not maintained throughout the day, In.
diyidusi combats and minor sffrays occurred /
during the sfIernoon at a number Of the /
polls; and at two, the Twelfth and Eish |
teenih. serious riots, leading 10 the loss OF
lie and serious injuries, resulted from the |
high state of excitement originated between |
the aforesaid contesung parties.
The most serious riot was enacted IA and
around the Lexington Market House. II
commenced about three o'clock and contin |
ued for about two hours. The parties en-
gagged IN the disturbance were members Of
The New Market Fire Cempsny. aud the
"Trip Raps" aud other Political clubs. Ths
affair commenced at the Twelfth Ward
polls, about the middle Of the day. when an
effort Nas made BY the Democrats to take
possession. After they had been repGl=ed.
| tie sggressors retrestsi 10 the Engine
House and armed themselves with musk ats
| and reyolsers they then TOOK their position
IN the Market House and begsa heavy
discharge Of musketry directed towards the
polls The firing STACKED large crowd,
among whom we're the"Rip Raps" iron. the
| Fourteenth Ward polls, When these per.
sons had eongregsted, fierce attack was
made upon them, which continued faF long
| time without intermission.
Several persons were killed, aad large
number injured. Among those killed vas n
| Irishmsu, whose name could not be ascer
tanned who was shat 10 the lett breast, on
the corner Of Pscs snd Lexington streets,
whilst stopping 10 pick up bFiqk The ball
entered the let breast, and passed down
wards A msa by the name Of Charles
/ Brown WAS also killed whilst pescsably
walking along the street He resided 10
| Chase street, and leaves wife and three
Children.
Among tha wounded are Robert koaing,
who was shot in the legs George Manniek,
| a flesh wound IN the temple; Elijah Lee,
/ shot in the side, not considered dangerous
" wounded Fred. Kong, shot in the
back, considered TO be dangerously wound.
| ed
II was rumored tnal two others by the
names Of Sparks and Merit were killed, but
we were unable 10 learn definitely whether
| such @as the fact
| The oombatants fought with the grestest
| determination and from The free and despe-
rate use they made Of the firearms with
| which the were provided, / is somewhat
remarkable that a larger number were not
! killed
The New Market psrt held possession Of
the market sud would rally from the Engine
House after loading their pieces, Their oP.
| ponents raliying 10 Green street, south Of
| the market Both parties, thus prepared
/ would then carry on a guerilla warfare
| firing at one ether from the corners of the
streets and from behind Tie pillars Of the
market. until their loads were exhausted
when they wonId retreaI 0 their rallying
| points 10 prepare for another sally. All this
| was done with cool deIiberation, and on the
| part Of some Of the combaiant5 with an au-
| 3aC.oas courage which exhibited ia better
| cause, would have meritet pFsise. The
stores and Dwelling in the vicinity we're ali
closed, and peaceably disposed people kept
out Of the reach Of danger; 70 that, a. far as
We can learn win one exception, none but
those who were parties 10 the conflict were
either killed Or wounded
A desperate riot occurred in the vicinity
| Of the Eighth Ward. The foreign voters OF
/ the Ward took possession OF the polls early
in the day, or drove of several of the Old
residents who were holding Swami tickets.
| We saw hundred Of them chasing, with
! Clubs and bricks, 3 man With slight make
and small stature, who escaped into gro
| cery store en- The corner OF Forest and Hl-
| len streets His offence consisted in hold.
/ ing Swami tickets. Information Of this coz
| dilinn OF affairs having been received at the
| uptown wards, q large party belonging to
| American clubs started o. er to that vicinity.
| One part Of them went along French street
and the other along H len street; but they
had scarcely reached the vicinity II the
Eighth Ward pole, when they found them
selves hemmei in By hundreds of Infatuated
opponents, large number Of whom were
| armed with musksts
| Both divisions or the Rip.Raps were
(coHpeliet to retreat before the superios
| sfms OF thelf ssaiants, and finally came 10
. stand on CuIvert street, near Monument
shers severe hght took place, which last
q f0E two hours continuing up Monument
rect n The vicinity Of the Washington
Monument the tree boxes ai3Hg the squsre
being greatly cut with bullets The lrish
men then toll a position behind the frses
in the rseaat spacs between Centre and
Monument streets. and brisk hriag yeas
kept up for come 0De one Of Ihe Eighth /
Ward men. named Eroderick, was shot in /
the neck and MORALLY wounded There
vac another u The ssmg party shot Ia the /
groin, the ba.! passing out at the hip, pro- /
duciag irghGuls and, IL Is though. fatal /
wound Another was SHOT IN HE side and /
several others wer" shot IN the legs and b.. /
~, bul net dangerously. One Of them was
IA the set Of Gaping his gun. when a ball
passed through tie right hand
o. the opposite purity 8uDbef were
shot, though none seriously, ezcepta Young
man named Csrter, who was fighting from
the corner 81 the fence Of Mount Vernon
square. he was first shot in the breast and !
fell 70 the sidewalk, and while in the at
tempt 70 raise again 10 his feet bali enter
I'd bis right temple, wgundIng BIN mortally
The BRAIN pTOlruded from The wound. He /
was carried offthe ground BY bis friends.
A child Of Mr George n. Eaton, while
standing al one Of the upper windon,s Of hiz /
fathers residehce, had his face slightly
scratched by bali
A ball passed through the front door Of
the house Of Mr. William L0ncy, in Water.
loo row, Cuiyeri street, and several other
buildings received marks Of the shots Tin
house at the corner Of Centre and Culycrt
streets, was pretty well peppered, The
railing Of the porch was pierced by three
balls, sli within, space Of two inches
square.
A ball passed through the window Of
house In French street, east Of North, and
scratched the face d child, without, how
ever, doing il any serious harm.
After Carter was shot, the uptown eiabs
fed and the other party retrealed to North
street, where they remained in ambush for
an hour and then went up to the polls.
The Democrats held complete possession
Il the Eiphth Mnrd polls thfnnphnnt the .