The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-10-01
VOL.---2, NO.---6O7
THE DAILY GAZETTE.
From the Longansport Journal
Schuyler colfax Aobbed by the OLD Liners
TWO MEN KILLED

Schuyler colfax Aobbed by the OLD Liners
TWO MEN KILLED.
From a reliable correspondent we
have received All account ofthe riot at
bourbon, Marshall county. at the dis.
eusslon between Judge Stuart and Mr.
Cellax.
\ wagon containing four men and
number otladies, came from Kosciusko
county. to attend the speaking. In
tue wagon was borne a banner repre-.
7eAtinga buck on his last leg. Threats
Were made against the wagon before
Il reached the ground. and during the
/ aPeahtng, thirty Irishmen who were
employed upon the railroad, prepar.
81 hickory clubs, and as the wagon
passed grocery at the opposite end
T d the town, Il was attacked by these
fnen. who knocked down the horses
and commenced an indiscriminate a.
sauIt upon all in the wagon.
The screams OF the women as they
begged for tleir lives, and the shouts
and the murderous blows of the at
tarkingparty were awful, which drove
"a terror the multitude. which was
largely made up Of women, Men en-
'teaTorcd 70 save their own families.
and their was no time to assist the nm.
fortunate wagon load, which was soon
o4erpowered by the ilhllriated br,,fes.
who forgot toaiscrim;nate between
women and men in their mad attack
Whilst one Of them stood with
his club elevated with both hands. and
~ the act Of striking, he was shot
lead. The persons gin the wagon
were seriously bruised and injured
and were only saved from death by
| the attention Of the mob to another OBJ
.eet.
In the wagon vas the wife Of a Mr..
f-etiel, a citizen Of kosciusko county.
who. hearing ofthe danger OF his wife.
rode back to protect her. On ap
preaching the wagon he and his horse
were knocked down, and finding the
odds against him too strong. he re
treated 10 the honse of the Rev. Mr..
James, whose family with iiimselfhad
zen witnesses Of the terrible scenes al
the wagon, Mr. Eeftl was pursued
By the mob, who picked up axes as
they went broke in the door and win
dow. ana blutaIly murdered him
IN the presence Of the terrified family.
His BODY was horribly manglsf his
lees and head bein4 nearly en- 10
pieces.
1lr CoiiaN had been to supper 4
titirdot Il mile from the scene OF tlIese
transactions. and III a short time after
passed the grocery where coneregated
the assailants u the wagon. They
assaulted his horse with clubs and
nearly knocked it down, and threaten
cd the life of Mr.. Coltay. He was
able to keep his horse in motion, and
ascaped The mob dubbed man
ridis 9 a short distance behind him.
and threatened the life Of Capt. >ter-
ling, who bad recently become Re
publican. and also beat a Young man
named Samuel Disher Thap took
s.a.--~r-l~e~ f,,y,soesoIon OF the town, whilst
the people. anxious for the safety of
the women, fled in confusion.
Mr. l.effel was prominent mem
bcr Of the NJ f. Church He was
mild and inotfensive man. and univer-
ally beloved.
III parties agree that there was no
provocation for this affair, and the as
sailants are universally condemned,
particularly BY the Democrats who
witnessed it 1t is hard TO realize the
fact that SO wanton an outrage could
be perpetrated in a civilized commu-
nifty, and that Irish who are so notori.
ous Tor their chivahous respect for wo-
men, should 50 far forget their charac-
teras to be guilty Of such an outrage.
They must have been urged to the
deed by some political friend, or have
been drunk It is hoped that the
mmdererr may be found and punish
ed.