Minnesota weekly times., 1857-05-09
Irish Fights last Evening.
ONE MAN SHOT !---SEvERAL WOUNDED

After the overwhelming defeat of the Irish al
the Election yesterday, tney seemed determined
to have a row. They attacked the Captain Of
the Police at the polls, knocked him down and
beat him severely. After this they acted as il
they were possessed of seven devils apiece. They
went about 9 O'Clock to the Emmet House, on
Bench-st near the P. o., kept by Germans, and
managed to get into fight there with two inof.
fensive Americans.
The latter were sitting at q card table, and one
of them making some remark about the fight in
the afternoon, was interrupted by an Eishman,
when general melee ensued. Several men were
knocked down, chairs, tables and mirrors broken,
windows smashed and the rooms left in o state Of
chaos. No shots were fred here, but two persons
received severe Aesh-wounds on their heads from
a chair. As the fight ended, John L. Wilson,
the young man who was accidentally shet at Day
toms last winter, came up and jocularly enquired
-"What's the row 4? Which side am n?"-
whereupon they attacked him, and as he retreat.
daunted by superior numbers, and went down
Third street to reconnoitre. Another knock
down ensued on Minnesota street, none of the
particulars of which we obtained, further than
tha: a watchman was severely beaten.
From here they came around through Fourth
to Wabashaw street, where they armed themselves
with fragments of rock from near the new Ma
sonic building, and with these weapons marched
along Third street again and into Brackett's.-
There were about eighteen of them, and as some
of the men in the saloon had dispersed, they this
time succeeded in staying. The leader Of the
mob struck the proprietor, Frederick Forester,
with slung-shot, cutting him severely on the back
of the neck, and knocking him down. By-stand-
ers interfered, when general and terrible fight
followed, the assailants breaking glasses, win
dows chairs, &C., and driving Forester out at the
back-door. His wife stood boldly between him
and the mob, defending him from the threats and
missiles, and imploring them to desist and 20 of
peacefully. But they were bent on blood shed
and rushed madly on, throwing their rocks at
Forester, whose face was red with streaming
blood from the wound of the slung- shot. He re-
treated behind Mrs. F., step by step, until he was
again struck by the slung-shot, when he drew
from his breast revolver and fired. The ring
leader cried GO! Pm shot Pm shot! Pm kill
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The assailants Immediately withdrew through
the house, carrying the wounded man down 3D.
st. We have not ascertained how badly he was
injured, but we heard him make a remark as he
was borne into the street, which seemed to indi.
cate mortal wound. In reply to one of his com.
rades who doubted his being shot, eyes am---
i am dead man, see !" said he, laying his hand
on his left breast 'you can put your finger right in
hereG' The wounded Forester was carried up
stairs, and his head dressed by DR.. Stewart. His
skull is fractured upon his backhead, his neck is
lacerated and his shoulder very badly cut.
We have no time to comment this morning up.
on this shameful and brutal rowdyism, except to
say that it was one of the most disgraceful pro.
csedings that our city has ever seen. May it be
long before the recurrence of such an other
2 O'Clock Wednesday morning.
e At this hour Forester rests quietly. Pat Ma
nan, the man who was shot in the melee last
night will probably recover. The ball was ex-
tracted at o'clock.
In BAD WAY.-It is feared that Newport,
the fashionable watering place, is going to break
down, under the pressure Of The shard times. .
Nearly one hundred of the fashionable residen.
ces, and three of the leading hotels, are adver.
tised for sale.
gV Better come to Minnesota where success
does not depend upon outside show but ON hard
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