The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-09-19
Baltimore Riot,

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Bay on an excursion, and on their return,
we're passing through the streets escorted by
members of another association of like kind,
and when passing tayern-before which some
difficulty had occurred with some Of its in
mates in the morning-one of the club mem
bers who had fingered behind his party, was
assaulted; the club returning to his rescue, a
general and indiscriminate fight ensued with
fight continued half an hour, and the conflict
was terrible; men, women and children being
shot down at every turn. Those of the fish
ing clubs who were not provided with arms
commenced throwing stones, and the street
was literally covered with them. The con-
tending parties remained at close quarters, and
it is only wonderful that much larger num-
Der was not killed Most of those injured as
is usual in such cases, had no part in the af-
fray.
When the firing began John Carter, one of
the parties at the tavern, fred at a man named
Joseph Edwards, one of the fishing club, whose
wife, seeing the danger to which her huband
was exposed, threw herself in front of him,
and though thirteen shot were made at him
she fortunately, as well as himself escaped I'M
injured.
A man who was sitting in his house in War
rem street, by the side of his wife, received a
ball in his back, which passed entirely through
his body and was taken out of his breast. 1t
is thought hardly possible that he can recover.
His wife at the same time received ball in
her arm which produced severe flesh wound
young man who was standing at the door
at the time received ball in his heel.
Mr. Daniel Spedden, heard the noise and
went up street to see what it was. Before he
reached the scene of the conflict he received
ball under the left shoulder, which penetrated
to the lungs, and he fell senseless to the ground.
Before he could be removed the crowd passed
into Henrietta street and he was trampled I'M
der their feet, receiving a severe confusion on
the back of the head. His wound is such that
no hope for his recovery is entertained.
One old man named John Hare, who was
saving wood received ball in the breast and
fell dead instantly.
A German lad aged about eleven years. re-
ceived ball in the right breast, which pene-
trated the lungs.
A man received ball in the right leg, pro-
ducing such wound that the physician who
attended him, said the limb would have to be
amputated.
A Lad was shot under the right eye, the
ball penetrating so far that it could not be
probed.
A boy named Marcellus Booze, aged about
II years, ran into an alley for safety and while
there received shot in the right groin, caus-
ing painful but not dangerous wound.
George Lawrence fell at the first fire and he
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a young man was stabbed in the breast, the
blade reaching to his lungs. He is said to be
mortaly wounded.
John Hartlove, one of the tavern party, was
shot in the arm, but the wound is not of dan
gerous character.
A young man was shot in the arm, produc-
ing severe flesh wound.
A lad received two shots, one in the abdo-
men and the other in the thigh. His condi-
ton is considered hopeless.
man was shot in the breast, producing
slight flesh wound.
Police officer Chambers rushed into the
crowd with view to check it, when he re-
ceived three shots, all of which produced pain
full, but it was said not dangerous wound
Thomas Mlcon received shot in the face
A lad named John Seward was shot in the
leg. We could not learn the extent of the in
jury.
The mail clerk in the American office, is
among the wounded, receiving a ball in his
breast, about four inches above his heart The
ball is embedded IN the muscles of his should
er blade. He was On his way home, and stop
ped at what he thought was respectful dis
lance. He describes the fight as having been
one of the most reckless and sanguinary char
acter. The parties engaged in it numbered
from two to three hundred, most of whom were
armed with reyolvers, and others with bricks
and stones. The party in Clark's house were
all armed with guns or revolvers, and were
evidently prepared for battle, with abundance
|of arms and ammunition in reserve. They
fred right and left, without regard to innocent
parties having no part in the fight, and thus
but few of the rioters were injured.
Clark the proprietor of the tavern, at one
time during the fight, ran from his house in
pursuit of one of the opposing party, with re-
yolver in hand, and fired six balls in success
sion at him, within ten PAGES, none Of which
apparently took effect, as he continued his
flight. In the meantime dozen others, with
pistols and bricks, followed Clark and cut off
his retreat to his own house, and at moment
when half dozen revolvers and as many
bricks were being leveed at him, lady ran
out between him and his pursuers, and pro-
tected him until he made his escape into a
house She then calmly walked across the
street again to her own dwelling, without in
jury, the other party shouting at Clark for
what they considered his cowardice in seeking
protection behind woman.
The parties at the tavern did not number
over fifteen, and having guns were enabled to
keep the other party at bay, who mostly fred
from around the corners and from alleys,
whence they had retreated to, when the firing
from the tavern commenced.
Each party accuses the other of being the