Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-09-30
From the Boston Journal
TrOm tle boston journal,
The Firemen's Muster at Man.
chester.
Disgraccful Riot at Midnight.
GAMBLING DENS DEMOLISHED.
ONE THOUSAND RIOTERS ENGAGED
MANCHESTER, Sept. Is, 1850.

graceful character, rejecting discrc1it upon
Il portion Of the great body of frenen assem-
bled here, and marrIng the otherwi ise sue
cesslul progress Of the muster.
The immediate eaase Of the riot WAS the
open practice OF gambling by at least a hum
dred sporting men IN different sections Of the
city. The principal places occupied by the
'iratcrnity' were two rooms in L p.
oAutt's Building, on Manchester street, a
short distance from Elm street.
At a few minutes before l. clock n *
pute arose in Oiutt's auction room, Il place
used for gambling purposes, the origin Of
which, owing to the conflicting statements
a1oat, cannot be readily ascertained 1t is
eontcndea BY the iiremen that one Of their
number received a counterfeit i've dollar bill,
and another report is that he received a cn3
dollar bill when it should have been five :
The parties in possession of the establish
ment would have it appear that one Of the
tiremen stole Pile OF money. amounting to
So. But IN whatever maHaer the difficulty
arose, certaii. it Is that a body of iiremcn,
friends of the one concerned III the affair,
entered the place, AMI dentndcd para-
ton.
Tables were broken AMI missiles hurled a.
the heads Of the ..traternitY" Ab3nt one
hur5irpA fre1nnr, pr,.,,1,, i,t5, IL, r5,,5, II
were, c,r,.sd l,ci, L,. ~, ..,,,r]r Vi in
order 10 tiui,l,tn tL. GrTnan fr,6 .ral
pistol shots, which did no further harm than
marriug TIL, ceiling. \ fireman was struck
on the head with a b4tte and in his Night
wnr f,lljng lawn' a If .Gt af st,i.s aal ~.
iurin5 him T5relv. Ddriag fls III / = tlf
1.amlIars 5athar.,t mn thair imfJa,nants al
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tbaJ -. and Al lr5.', -. n. II
ing T5rl. In s..l...f, N ~. N 5,.o ION
tho fre,aan tfsr n5.a' '.ars :. ''ss,,,tt, ~.
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oIincI cnrr,,,.,. rt,,,,raI H., ott,cy NV,
tbs bail4iln,, Ibeg fred t,,, ar. s,u.i+6.
I'd the wiulIl.v. t4i'l 4pI slt,.5 i[a,l .t,.nt4
as t,iey could ftu1. and tl,sn c.,in5sap..l,l an
#5,tfac: p,,,n m. r,,9 .,=i;-,=..,5. Isf, ,,,z.
osten,iblv a Eowljn, stl53n, Here t6sg
laIaaIi~bt.d III. wig5Ta7,s ..,,tt,t.r. b,p. .,,l
fixtures and carrt a,yiv. ,lT,ts ~. laSt,,5,,.
ed atsfIt S.,tt9 w=,rfT II Ii1r51.,rs -
r.. III s-.,.,atft ,rt,r4t5 i+.--7z1
Hundreds NJ fr..,5.,, ,,s =, ft5o s..,5. .,,5
united in the ssouts Of ..cI13r 5utths rt,u5-
lf.rs lb,,ti... l=,..,,..,s ,5r,'r.r,. -.
auaf. t, tn .,f,,,5T....i#i5, F5f H., ~ fXT5if.
the ass tt,lt ntt Q5fatt,s faif=}a.. e.sl,et
on. Il fireman, " i1ost t61ift, We did not f.arn.
steppel out uu4a tIt4 b.i.5ay k4s,r4 H..
excited multitude anl aft-yat1t54l To t....y5rt
tslem from their ri5,t4taS l4.=ita5 ffl,5es Ills
rsmarEs were treatz,! VIII f=Fizjgs s.35at.
tauI Aisses. anil Lis vice ,s.ts l4-t amid th
apr9ar. The liraiaan rtlti4l aa.,ie ard ie.
tr3iaced the uity Marshal. /. W Farmer.
who advised them t. r,.ire. ..sprlur tb,n
that il thy had been inn Il u,,9n Inv anv
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