Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-01-27
DAVENPORT, IOWA. WEDNESDAY, MORNING, JANUARY a. 1858

and the Mayor remarked, let there be nc
violence, but attend to the quenching the
fire saw none but II. address any word,
to the Mayor. Heard voice, hit him y
Don't know who it was.
Cross eeamsned-Heard Harding using
violent language against the Council. liar.
ding soon left tie place, aud thought he
looked like wet rat-glad to get ort Of the
way Saw Harding in re; OF the crowd af-
ter Mr. Corbin.
II WiLnklAE Sworn-l wa. at the fire I
saw Mr. Harding and he proI esed to cut the
iumber slide in two droped my axe and
left for bucket Of water. Isaw all were
excited and took Mr.. c. a way from the place.
Heard Harding say that I'VE pay out our
money, and We do not want any Of the
council men here unless they bring tie En-
gines Heard no other trouble. The May
or made speech, and the firemen came mp.
Don't think Mr.. Harding intended any yio-
lence to the Mayor.
W. c. WADswoRTH Sworn-I was at the
fire. Did not see Mr. Cannon or Mr.. Cor
bin. Saw Mr.. Harding on pile of lumber;
he was using very violent and profane Ian
guage saw tumuia on the ground, and
saw the Mayor get upon pile Of lumber,
and Mr. II. got up with him, H. was finding
fault with the course of the council. Heard
some oEe say Strike him" Know moth
ing more OF the matter Ny first i'm
preston was that there was violence intend
ed, but altered my mind
l. HAYS. sworn-T was at the fire. wen,
with the Mayor, and saw nothing Of the af
fray between citizens and Cannon Harding
came to The Mayor and told him he was not
wanted there, that the conduct of the CITY
Council was wrong. He continued TO tax
to the Mayor in an excited manner Saw
Mr.. klug there. The Mayor then got upon
a pile of boards and spoke, first to Mr. lIar
ding and then to the crowd. After he fin
ished, there was cry for NO ls. who came
around the Mayor, and Harding disappear
ed. The German who first come to the
Mayor, was not Mr. Harding. When the
Mayor first came upon the ground the Ger
mans crowded about him, and thought Mr.
Harding was the leader of them. | heard
shouting in the crowd, but DO
not remember the words, although under
stood the import, which was to drive the
Mayor from the ground. Mr. H. did Lot
touch the Mayor nor did anybody. |
thought Mr.. H. manner was firm and dec;-
ied, and had determined tia: the Mayor
should lie We the ground. and thought the
crowd backed Mr.. Harding. think Mr
Lage was present, anI thought he inten-
ded to stanu by Mr. Harding.
Cross Fromtned- saw Lage pres
ent, but did not see Kim approach the May
or or say anything to Mr. IT, l supposed
he was hostile to the Mayor, think the
manner of the Mayor was sufficient to ex
cite crowd. supposed by the shouting,
that the crowd was hostile think the
shouts for the Mayor came frcm the Fire
men. think a portion OF billigerent crowd
left the place, perhaps fearing there might
be danger in staying. saw Mr. klu. trying
TO pacify Mr.. Harding, and think he spoke
in both English and German-I was very
near them. | thought Mr.. Harding Dten-
ied injury to the Mayor Did not hear Mr.
H. try to pacify the crowd. After passing
about the fire, again saw Mr.. Harding in
a crowd, talking in a vociferous manner.
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