Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-04-22
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THE DOINos OF A RUTHLESS MOB

A LAa0R AMOUNT OF PROPERTY DEsTRoEED.
THE DoINos OF A RUTHLESS MOB.
On Sunday evening last, between nine
and ten o'clock. q large and uncomfortable
mob, excited by the events occurring during
the latter part Of last week. incident to the
complaint Of Eleanor Bailey against Clark
Cley Gland for assault and battery, and of
Cleveland against the girl Bailey. charging
her with the committing of perjury. pro-
ceeded to Cleveland's house, determined o
vent their fury against him. Upon their
arrival at their destination there could not
have been less than five hundred people
present, some fifty to hundred OF them
bent upon the unlawful destruction of pro-
perty Before proceeding to the execution
Of their purpose however, Cleveland made
oyertures to the mob, to the effect that he
would take off his blinds, send off the in
mates. quit his business, and rent portion
Of his house to a RESP ectable family. Thee
offers were not regarded as reliable, coming
from 20 generally unreliable source, and il
was determined to sack the house then
and there Full Of this determination. they
ut once proceeded to break the windows
and doors, after which, having fire engine
the dwelling. Then going inside, they
carried out all the furniture. in the shape OF
Sofas pianos. Of which there were two very
costly ones. chairs. trunks, bedding and
every available article, and piling it up, set
fire to it and burned it to ashes The house
was completely riddled and sacked The
damage to the building, together with the
property burned, cannot be less than four
thousand dollars. After finishing Ceve-
lands house. the mob proceeded to several
other houses near by said to be of similar
character. but finding no improper inmates,
they retired peacefully to the house known
as tbs fortune teler's home, on Liberty st. ,
where they where addressed by Mayor
Ilamilton,in conciliatory terms, which how
ever had no effect. rs they Immediately
proceeded to break in all the windows, and
sack the house Of all its contents.
The mob then proceeded to another house
situated on the corner of Hale and Hami.-
ten streets. where an arrangement was en-
tered into, whereby the house should not
be destroyed, provided it was vacated yes-
terday. finally dispersed, during heavy
| shower of rain, and the lockers on retired
to their homes
ArrEMrT TO AssAssINATE THE BoURBoS.-As
the Rev Mr. Eleazer Williams, who is claim
ed to be the son of Louis XVI, and now the
rightful heir to the throne of France, was
sitting ut his lodgings, Ala Pennsylvania
| Avenue, arranging some papers. between
| the hours Of IL and o'clock last night, he
was startled by q man suddenly entering his
room and advancing towards him with an
| upltted dagger. who exclaimed through his
teeth. 1--WE got YOU at last, have | Z" Mr.
Williams cried out, assassin assassin save
me from the assassin" and although man
seventy eight years Of age, but nevertheless
vigorous and strong, he grasped the uplift-
ed arm of the villain with the energy of a
man determined to defend his life to the la st
extremity, and continued to alarm the house
| by cries Of assassin, assassin - The con-
test was desperate but Short the villain,
| finding that he could not accomplish his
| hellish purpose and the house being alarm
ed, with vigorous effort eXtricated himself
from the grasp of his intended victim, sud
denly lett the room, and fled the house
The cries of Mr. Williams and the noise of
the contest thoroughly aroused the house,
but not in time to capture the villain
When the inmates entered the room of Mr.
Williams, they found him lying upon the
floor nearly exhausted, and the dagger of
the assassin near him upon the floor Mr.
Williams is not injured. but is now almost
Frustrated by the excitement and exerton
| of the contest for his life. What could hay
caused any man to thus attempt the life of
poor and inc ifensive old man, who must
soon pass to bis grave, is past the compre-
hension of any one, and the greatest of ell
mysteries 1t is possible that the assassin
may have been in search of another person.
Mr.. Williams thinks he has seen the villain
several times before, and believes him to be
"a man who stopped at the house for several
days (perhaps to learn his room and habits)
but left two or three days since. Will any
one solve this mystery p Washington STIR,
april 10Th.