The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-11-07

Adam B. Kyle, Jr. knock down with his cane
man from the crowd who pressed upon him. At
this moment, Mr.. George Ii. Kyle received severe
blow from behind, upon his head accompanied
with loud cries from all around of "KiII the ID
sons of b-s."-"Kil the id Reformars ;;
and others OF still more offensive and equally
threatening character. Drawing dirk, Mr. KYLE
struck at his own assaant and at the same instant
felt the pressure on his left temple of the mu1zl Of
pistol in the hand of another of the crowd which
was instantly discharged burning his head and face
terribly and depositing the wad beneath the surface
~ Tue skin inns was the first pistol discharged on
the ground: Mr.. Kyle fell, stunned, for a few Sc
conds, by the explosion, but rallied almost i'm
medlatey, and discharged his revolver as he rose.
INTO the crowd before him, almost every man of
Whom had pistol levelled, and the most of whom
were shooting at him, pell nell, as rapidly as they
were able. By this time, the two brothers who
had been separated, when Mr.. George KYLE fell,
had got together again the side of the street OBJ
poslte TO that on which they had been first assaulted
ana the whole fire OF the crowd was directed upon
them from all sides-several muskets beinr dis
charged at them from the windows of the Watch
man Engine. house, where the polls were held; as
well as from the hands of the rioters in the street.
Mr.. Kyle fired his second barrel soon as he got
upon his feet, and while in the act, received a
ball in the right shoulder, which inflicted a
! most painful wound, and instantaneouSy disabled
his right arm. The ball, which was from \ revoI-
ver penetrated to the front of his chest from
| which it has since been extracted Mr.. KYLE had
scarcely time to take his pistol in his left hand,
when he turned and saw his brother fall with his
! hand upon his groin, in which he had received
shot which would probably have been fatal, in the
| opinion OF his physicians, had not the terrible
wound which he subsequently received in the head
precipitated the catastrophe. This part of the muir
| derouS onslaught made at the corner OF Light
| and Little York Streets where Mr. G. H. Kyle again
fell to the ground overcome by the pain and shock of
! the wound in his shoulder. On rising he saw his
brother still on the ground but being pressed upon
by the crowd, who were shooting and throwing
bricks at him, from all directions he backed slowly
down Light street to Lee street, holding his pistol
eyeed before him, in his left hand, but unable from
PAIN and weakness, and the loss of the use of his
right hand, to discharge it. At the aforementioned
corner, he was shot at with musket from behind
dray, by one of the miscreants who pursued him.
but blow in the breast from brick, which pros
trated him again on the pavement, was, probably,
the means OF saving his life. Rising again. he was
able to proceed slowly, but in safety down Lee street
to Charles street, where he was met by some gen
temen, who assisted him in reaching his fathers
house, in Hanover street. While on Lee street, be-
yond Charles st eet after the conflict was over be
saw policeman, for the first time that morning.
The officer in question running towards
him, with revolver in his hand, asked his name
told him he ought not to have drawn his pis-
tol, and then left him, with the promise that he
would look after his brother. The fate of that un-
happy gentleman had already been sealed by the
same murderous hands, from which Mr.. George
own life.
Mr. Kyle distinctly and emphaticallv asserts that
the pistol with which he was wounded in the head
was the first pistol fired, has been before stated;
that he did not draw his revolver until after he
had been himselfshot down and was made the target
OF the whole crowd about him; that neither he
nor his brother raised their hands or used even an
angry word until they had been violently assailed,
amidst the most threatening imprecatio s, by
large, excited and hostile crowd, in which they
stood entirely alone, without friend or aid; and
that by the vindictive and murderous nature of the
onslaught upon them, the number and character of
the weapons used, and the unanimity of the whole
assemblage in the effort to take their lives, deli
berate and wholesale purpose of assassination was
manifested, from the beginning to the end. The
extraordinary good fortune Of Mr.. kyle's escape
is made conspicuous by the fact that his hat was
rlddled, and his coat was perfOr@ d in the right
sleeve, by three pistol bullets, ad pierced twice or
three times, by some sharp weapon, in the back
and skirts