The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-17

Taanery Knsuxrscesoa In Peansylvan1as
BATTLE HurwHU THR FORCES or Tu1 SWAMI LA
THEE psALxRs-THH LxuFP AND In TANMnRY m
0OULDeBORO ATTACKED AND DEFNnED--eIDB or
LEATHER USED FOE BRxAsrw0nxs-INsuE
TWO HUNDRED STR0NG-rHE TANNuRr TAKnN--
FLIGHT or THE DEFENDERS WOUNDED F0UR-
iFSom Ia WnresSsrss u pa Unloa March l41
Quite m exciemest pervsded our community 80
week IN consequences OF rumors aoat 70 the effect that
n nssss pS q M county We 70
collect Tho facts, but there may conflicting So
RES found 4 difficult 70 DO g. we therefore nink a.
w. Jee con Of Gideon Leo ~ We received is rom nim,
made At request for the benefit Of those who feel An
NJ Leupp mentioned below, committed suicide In New
Mr.. LIES srArRxKxr.
All the hides In tho G0uidsb0ro tannkry with tho ex-
oepion Of TWO ,houeand belonging 70 j. b. Alley, bos
(member OF Congress from the Sixth district Of Mos
CO. Ss2 IN Ss q
which am the surviving partner Two thirds Of the real
estate ao belonged 70 Chss Ieupp Co.. their interest
boro on The 10Th OF February last quiet possession was
taken by Of the tanuery and IL contents, together
&c, and remained in quiet possession until Tuesday, the
6th OF March, when was forciby elected by an armed
mob Mr. GsrriAon foreman o. the tannery and who may
employers, my arrival took my orders and proceeded
to them matter Of COURSE beginning at once
10 aife from the vas about seven thousand sides Of
for market had been by Tho orders from New York Of
Mr. Could, (ancsher q tho Swamp leather dsssss)
the delay OF III ma1uscure and the damage Of the bust
Of my nrm- his act Of bad faith on Mr. Goulds
business Of the tanneryhe mot having been there for
period Of over five months, and the people employed be-
ing unpaid b him and ~ % wss e. rs. Oro
oO OF my property, and that OF others committed 70
my charge The TACT Of quiet possession was evident
procuring supplies for horses and men and being Al the
Office daily 10 attend to the general business OF the con-
MT. c. c. Niebuhr, Of New York, having charge Of .
portion Of the business Of Charles Leupp Co.. having
been there for month previously 70 watch over their tn
ness which might be necessary 70 transact Mr.. Gould
arrived at the ,annery the evening OF saturday, Marcn
g and Was al orce notified BY me accompanied BY Mr.
Niebuhr that quiet possession and that no other
party could obtain possession except by the usual process
Of law. AS II was evident from various circumstances
that attempt to take the tapnery by force would be
made by Mr. Gould, twelve fifteen men, in addition 10
employed in guarding 1.-THE operations Of
de business being steadily continued We remained IN
the tarnery all Sunday night and seeing Monday that
ance 70 aid in repellng it. We remained in the tan
morning We we're joined by ten men from scraa-
ton who, with two RECEPTIONS, were armed with
revolvers wnh this addition 70 our numbers, especially
considering their weapons expected be able TO hold
the tannery against considerable force. About ten and
half O'Clock Tuesday morpinsthe lock was wrench
ed from the stable, the men hayng been concentrated
Into the tannery, the stable being unguUded. A
little past twelve, the tannery itself was attacked BY
mob varioualy estimated u fro $50 to $50 mon armed
with axes muskets rides and other weapons. Without
demand Of possession or summons 70 surrender, the
doors beaten In, and but 4 few blows had been
struck by the assalaDts before they began frea and
buckshot through tho building, rakng In every drec
ton. For best known to Themselves, the gene
from Scranton did not appear Ut all the Of
action and though IS vigorous defence was made by
force Of fifteen men In the story attacked with tannery
sticks, stones and four reyolvers, a. was possible
against such whemipg odds, the tannery finally
carried all sdcs, and those who did not escape
violently flung from the windows and door, whilst the
sssaans rushed through the buildings, yelling like In
dsns pursuing the ugives with their guns in every d.
recton. In the action many oontusons were received
and four gunshot wounds and had not been for the
large number Of sides Of leather hung up In the lofts very
few Of the defending party would have escaped without
wounds The following the names Of the wounded
Joseph Mitchell, severeythe ball passing through the
shoulder breaking the collar bone and coming out Of the
back slightly wounded also n the hand.
Henry Labar shot in the leg with buckshot and also
severely wounded 10 the RICH, hand and arm by charge
Of buckshot
John Scott shot in the elbow with bah.
D. W. Lee slightly wounded IN the right hand by buck