The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1857-06-12
Terrible Election Rl0t in ashinglon,
l. s. TROOPS OR DERED OUT.
SEIER.9L PERSONS KILLED IND
WOU.4DED.


E'OU4DED.
The municipal election took place in The cit,
Of Washington on Monday, and We regret t,
say was attended 6y scenes Of the most dis
graceful character, involving the loss of life anl
the wounding Of number Of persons. In adj.
dItion to the particulars we gave by trlegIapl
yesterday, W. take the following details from
lhe Star:
In the first precinct ofthe Fourth Ward thi.
/ morning general fight occurred, in which
several hundred men and bows were engaged.
IndScrimnaely Ii seems that some forty or
nlty Plug [ lies came down from Baltimore
this morning to assist our citizens in the rlrc-
/ ton today. After floating around ior some
ttme Witaout eHecting anything of note. they
+ pitched uFen The Fourth Ward first precinct. as
beng the most eligible scene for their opera
tons. 4 long line Of voters were Standing in
the street, extending for some distance from the
polls, and composed principally Of anti-know-
nothing voters. The Plugs, assisted by several
large squads al Cbunkefs and Rit-Rans Of our
own city, endeavored 10 break ato this line bv
erowaing, but not succeeding in this they leit
the scene ct action 10 concert more hostile
measures.
Attera short time they returned largely re-
uiorcrd ln uuaibrrs, and with revolycrs, stones.
oilIies, buckaatS, S>c., they made a c0ncentra-
ted onslaught upon the voters. a terrible scene
now enSgrd IN which the entire crowd partiri-
Fatrd. Stones and pistols were rapidly dis
charged aud men were tramped to toe earth,
bfaten, stamped on and severely wounded A.
mong those injured were &. B. Owens, fourth
ward commissioner, who bad his wrist badly
shattered by pistol 5aiI 4. K. kloHcr rpceiv-
ed spent ball in his forehead. u hich stunned
hun, but !atiicted no s-rious injury. CAPTAIN
Goddard was with several officers, on the
ground, and the captain did good service with
~ ~ i9 II fl7s 5' severely struck several times,
but got of without any serious daneEe
An Irshman was 50 drradiuly Huti'ated
that his features IS ere entirely undisinguisha
bIe, and MS head and shoulders were covered
with blood The polls were torn down 5v this
imported gang Of BaHm f. villains, the pave
mrnts were SlreWn with stones, clubs, and other
missiles. Several Of be rIngleadrrs were ar
rested and taken to the guard house, amongst
others, Young man by the namr Of Johnson.
The auiaiags in The nsigbbarho9d werr dam
aged the doors and WjodowS being broken in on
all sides, Ia thr skiruish Nh. Geo. D. Spencer
received severe bIov n the face.
arort .na, ,a,,4d CaSsida,.. q Granite cut
,.r ro~.;,a5 hnlI., uonpd over ~. lift ear
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...,t.nc.or NJ PALM o-ho. ..,t.utted to the
,son,d
"A, Matthew Emery was severely Injured bv
. blaw from a Stone. In consequence Of the
Disturbances there was a geayraI closing Of the
s,or,s and n,res of business quite carly in tn
,orn;o.-
Aft6e frs. nrpciocf Of the fourth ward the
A. IA All :, tba;r r,,,.r f., ,,r.y-nt the RI
=, rIarin, themselves between the brlligerpnts
and tb- voters in the line, with Captain God
dafa at the mead VINO o'f''"Hoe" '''f l'5"07'
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f,rco cond have witbs,oo5 and atbou0h ,he
rar.c. f,nol,,' IN. bartas thav were forced to
a1fsne,7n. t5e feld 70 tba ras,rssion Of these hi
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