Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-01-24
History of the Kensipgton Riot.
lCoNCLUDED.
SKETCH OF THE QUEEN STREET CHURCH
TO THE PUBLIC.

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Feeling called upon by sense of duty to our
ellow-citizens of the city and county of Philadel-
phia, VIC, the undersigned, would beg leave to
make statement of few simple, unvarnished
| facts, calculated to throw light upon the recent
| breach OF the peace in the neighborhood ofSecond
| and Queen streets, Southwark.
tits well known, that on the 5lh day of July, a
furniture car conveyed to ST. Philip de Neri Church
in Queen street, Southwark number ofmuskets
which were carried into the church, in presence Of
the residents Of the neighborhood The report of
this matter having flew in every direction, the
streets were soon crowded by citizens, in anticipa-
ton OF an outbreak. The Sheriff was sent for, and
soon appeared upon the ground request was
made upon him, that the arms should be taken from
the church; he entered the building with two Of
the Aldermen Of the district, and soon returned
stating that there were twelve muskets in the
church, which would be placed in the hands ofthe
The people still seemed not to be satisfied, and
called for more arms, when it was suggested that
committee OF citizens should be appointed, whose
duty it should be to make thorough search ofthe
place, and to prevent any more arms coming in or
going out To this the Sheriff agreed, and depu-
tized one OF the citizens, who is member of this
committee, to choose the men, The subscribers
were chosen, and headed by the Sheriff, who re-
quested Alderman M'Kiney to accompany the
committee.
The Committee concluded to parley no longer,
and started upon the search The first door we
opened, revealed to us two able bodied Irishmen,
with fixed bayonets and loaded muskets These
men were disarmed, and on opening the door at
which they stood sentry, we saw twenty-seyen
muskets stacked along the room.
Placing out of our own number a guard over
these men and muskcts, proceeded on the
search; and in our way found eight other men
A wi In fba IN. ,nl,
the religious services were held, one of the Com
mlttee brought the priest in front of the altar and
thus addressed him: :" ask you upon your sacred
word as man and Christian, have YOU any more
men here? Have you any more arms? Have you
any ammuniton" To each of these questions,
ne answered positvely-no. Finding nothing new
IN our progress, again proceeded to the room or
yesubule from which we first started In this room
were several closets, and some of them were in
case or counter, which stood along the wall We
asked the priest to open it. He said it contained
nothing but few lemons and articles for making
something to drink.
We asked him to open it, when we dis
covered keg ofpowder, some percussion caps and
DUCK shot, and on account of this quibbliag of the
priest, we were anxious to open closet which was
under the stairs leading from the vestbule to the
room behind the altar. The priest here said that
the closet contained private propartv hasn~;. I,
his brother, w. n. Dunn, and some few small
articles belonging TO himself, and objected TO open
it, stating that the key of that place had never been
in the hands of any other person, but himself and
brother. No denial would be listened to, and ac
cordingy the closet was opened in it was found
seven single and tw, double barrel guns and
several pistols; and several hundred cartridges,
some Of which had eight, ten or more slugs, and
buckshot in them, and upon examination OF some
Of the fowlng pieces, they had seven, eight, and
even nine finger loads in them. y
Adopted in Committee, July llth, 1874.
John w. Smith, Wright Ards
Jacob +. Vanderslice, John Fareira,
John M. Dutton, I. s. johnson,
David w. Moore, Thomas A. Roe,
John Baxter, JAS. i. M. McElroy,
David Ford Frans b. Longmire
Francis s. Brady, James Boaker,
Samuel Martin, Solomon Walker,
William Copeland, Reuben Stewart.
Having headed this committee, by request Of the
Sheriff, subscribe to the foregoing report,
n. M'KiNLEY Alderman.
MOST IMPORTANT.
Testimony of the Rev. Mr.. Coleman, Pastor of