The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-07-11

held in arrest to await an examination.
After supper, Cassidy's examination
came on, but he was not ready for trial.
Upon the oath Of his wife, he was put
under bond Of 800 to keep the peace,
she having sworn her life against him,
because she.said he would "kill her for
telling ON him" The case was not fully
examined, and was adjourned till Mon
day. As the night wore on, the streets
became crowded, and much excitement
prevailed. The prisoners were taken to
the Court House, and put und:r guard
Of twenty men, with the Sheriff at their
head. About ten o'clock, everything
became calm in the town.
THE ORDER OF BATTLE.
At one o'clock on Thursday night, the
guard in the Court House were assailed
by the regulators, in order to get posses
sion of the prisoners. Previous to this,
all was quiet in Upton, but wagons were
heard moving in all directions in the
town and vicinity, but with rare bred
caution. Men were seen in clusters here
and there conversing quietly, and at
every little nook and corner men were
seen, but there was none in the vicinity
of the Court House. No one could tell
who they were, as their faces were con-
ccaled. just previous to one o'clock,
all the wagons quietly went out of Tip
ton in three different directions, and the
men with them, leaving all things appa-
rently quiet, with not a man or wagon
or horse in sight. Shortly after this, a
man entered town, and upon arriving at
the Court House square, fred pistol.
Within Eve minutes afterwards, over 200
men were standing in front of the Court
| House door.
THE BATTLE.
They then made an organized charge
upon the door, and forced an entrance,
and we're about to carry away the pri-
soners, but were driven back by the
guard, and put out Of the house, and the
door bolted on them again. 1t was a
desperate fight. Sheriff Bircley with
his cudgcl brought many of them to the
ground, with such wounds as required
their friends to assist them out BY
this time some of the wagons had again
entered town to take away the prisoners
but were FIRST used to hold the wounded
The second assault was soon made. TIL,
door was broken open with batterins
RAM" and an entrance forced, but agais
, the guard beat them back with sever,
injuries. 1t was more than half an hou
before the regulators could again rail,
their ranks for another charge. The,
we're bruised and beaten, and long par
leyed over the aiatter. Some were call
ing others towards and traitors, and cri
minating and terminating each othe
until their courage fairly came to tn
sticking point.
:. THE FINAL CONFLICT.
!. The third time they como. They wer
now sore. mad, exaspcrated, and despe
rate. They came forward like an ocea
surge, swept on By hurricane. TIL
door was soon burst open, and an en
trance gained, when desperate confiie
c ensued. The infuriatcd regulators cam
It forward to the struggle, and were me
: by the cool and determined Sheriff an
e his guard, armed with bludgeons. TIL
is crash of the door was followed by a cras
5, Of weapons, cries, howls, curscs, yell
!. and every conceivable noise. The light
1s became extinguished, and the fghtin
n became more terrific in the darkness
:. The clash of arms continucd--thc crit
ID of pain and the howl Of anguish-tl
ly moan of the wounded and the curses
it the belligerents--the smash of the tab
9, and seats-thc uproar Of many hundr'
Sc vo;ces-thc thunder Of falling stov
,e and pipes and drums-mingled with Il
be piteous cry of the prisoners for prote
in tion-made the whole scene q horr
It, thing to reflect on, But the regulate
he we're this time successful. They ssiz
it the prisoners and dragged them OF
ay while their chains and shaokles VIC
T. heard clanking amid the tumult Of t
nd fight. The court room on the followi
if morning presented a scene Of terri
of The evidences of hard struggle vi
there.
INCIDENTS.
:. During the fight many laughable in
dents occurred. After the posse b
hs gained admittance, and supposed tn
- had got one of the prisoners, and vi
4, carrying him to the wagon, the NJ
-. thcy had cried out, " am not the man
= He was one of our citizens, and v
n. taken BY mistake, Again they carri
out "on all fours' customer, but
'os his exclamation of 20 BE jabers We h
he the wrong mon," he was dropped lik,
re- hot potatoe As they made their seco
,nd charge. the WeN 0lulCU Dl0WS OI