The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-10-16

SAID about that, the better.
THE ARREST OF THE SHIFFLER HOSE CoMPA
NY AT PHILADELPHIA.--AnI Inside View oft Political
Riots.-The members of the Shif1er Hose Com
pany, arrested in Philadelphia for the murder OF
Cockney MeIntire, were examined Monday. Dur
ng the examination the following letter was read
from one of the company who went to Baltimore
to influence the election. Both parties in that
city, it appeared, had hired bulies to create dis.
turbance at the polls:
BALTIMORE, Oct. 8, 1856.
Dear Friend-I arrived here safe yesterday.
and found in the cars about 100 Moyamensing
fellows. Among them was John Drew, McHe.
wen, George Feney, Red Mike, and Curly Bill
They were brought on here by the Democrats to
help on, but one of them i think was shot dead
About liz O'Clock the flag in 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 house from them, and killed
and wounded about so of them, according to pro-
mise. had the pleasure to shoot five loads at
McHewin, 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 we
went down, led on by Capt. Gambrill and En-
Rlish 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 he'll and they fell like sheep.
the sons of b--s, the Democrats. The boys
were lucky, mind tell you, for the Democrats
had about 100 muskets and rifles, but they don't
know how to use them. They went to the Mont.
gomery and Dutch Guards armory for them
Tell Giger to tell Dick Andrews that Guy Sybright
was shot very bad by the New Market fellows
There was boy from Washington with us, that
was shot and fell, and when he was down they
came up to him and shot him again in the head,
and then run their bayonets through him, but he
is not dead yet. Gates had nine balls in his coat
and three in his hat, and only one done anything,
and that was not much. There was another one
of us took three balls out of his head and gave
them to CouIson and told him to send them back
again to them. One of the Irishmen got Is balls
in his breast, and pegged out. Amongst our fel-
lows was McKeever with his musket and revolver,
firing and falling back. America rules the day
They have got 1854 majority. Giger, tell the old
woman that am mot hurt, but say nothing to her
about it without she asks about me. The ball on
ly 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. He is q son
of -. 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
sons of -. They took the doors off the New
Market Engine House and knocked hell out of
things They took Frank Knaffs house right out
they went out and left their house minus of any
one. Jack English made narrow escape The
way he got clear was by pointing his revolver at
them While writing this, one of the New Market
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 be did,
His name is Rogers burned Greek. English
aud Taboll will be with me when come All the
boys send their respects to all the Bummers.
The signature was torn off 4s
The Alderman then committed the entire party
Qhirty four) to answer the charge of murder riot
and carrying concealed and deadly weapons.
AS the officers were removing the prisoners to
the van in front of the Mayors Office, large num-
Der of persons made rush towards the van, al
the same time hurrahing for Fillmore, Rip Raps
the Shfiisr Hose Sc. The officers had great diff
Guilty in keeping the crowd back, who were no,
dispersed until four were arrested, Trv
The company was brought up on habeas corpus
Wednesday, and the hearing terminated in the re-
lease of all but the following: John English, OF
Baltimore, George w. Sheer Charles Giger, John
Hicks and George Rutler. The others were Iibe
rated on giving $500 bail for their good behavior.