New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-30
MOB Law IN ST. LOUIS.

From The ST. Louis Republican 26d.
Last night witnessed a sad spectacle for st. Louis
one which, il must be hoped, viii never be again.
1t is known to many OF readers that during the
past two or three years the DeghborhOod of Almond
and Poplar streets, between Main and Fourth, has
been eolonized by number OF degraded men and
women, who have been constant pest 10 the whole
community providing prisoners for the calaboose aud
wOrkbOuse and furnishing countless examples Of i'm
morality and vice for people Of both sexes. These
abandoned wIeches atterly became 30 audacous that
certain persons took the law into their hauds aud
administered terrible retribution. What the origin
Of the plan was who were the principal parties To-
uentai in setting it on foot, could not be ascertaned
by u.s. There appears to have been but few indlSld
uas concerned in the undertaking, at first resolved
upon, ana it is likely that the original project
priseo the demolition of only two or three places
where the nuisance had become most lntole able but
as the work of destruction commenced the actors read
ily paned MANY acceseiOns until at last crowd OF six
or seven thousand had assembled moving from spo to
spot at the shout of the ngeaders. 1t is at too late
an hour when we write to 60 into particulars IN rela
ton to the movements Of the mob and we shall there
fore as briefly as we can detail only their principal fea
lures The first assault made on Ritter's dance
house situated on Second street. between Poplar and
Plum At the commencement there were two or three
hundred men and boys engaged In 1t, which number
was RAPIDLY increased TO near thousand storm OF
stones and brckbals few the windows into the bar
ROOM on the roof and againtt the walls driving toe In
ates into the back YARD and from thence to whatever
shelter they found most convenient. Inc commotion
brought dozen OF 30 pOicemcu W eccuc WIN
endeayortd without any plan system, to quell the
disturbance but their wellmeant efforts were totally
Inc fiectua The mob turned upon the police, and
for a few moments missiles Of all sorts flew
through the air ia every direction large
bIick6at struck Officer Joseph Friese in the stom-
ach and knocked him nearly senseess He was car
ried to the Poce-Ofce aud thence home, the injury
proving quite serious. Officer Simmons was hired al
two times, he Gays but was unhurt. The police draw
ing their revovtrs made, for time, considerable
Settlement by firing fifteen or twenty shots INTO tne
air but the crow returned with new recruits ana sue
coed, il forcing the officers away After ereahag AZ
the windows doors, furniture crockery &c, a. ha
ters the mob proceeded to four other smar es'aolsa
ments on the same street. and served them In the same
manner. With wells and shouts they next went "
house on Almond, between Main and Seconi tnumped
in the doors window blinds and sashes, and brought
1ut all the contents of the housethe women having
already sought safety in fght-whch they threw lot
The s,iset Beds ripped up, feathers scattered to
The winds eheets torn in strips, and garments strung
unor noes TO meet the eers bes anc laughter OF the
cdnsprators Fastening to the dngy row Of low tene-
menIs. seven in number, on Almond street, above
Third one portion Of the besiegers barsted into
these while another portion devoted their attention
70 our similar houses on Third, below Amond Some
of the females in these places feeding on the hope
that they would not be moested had remained in this
locality but the crash OF glass aud the thunderiog Of
heavy tmbeIs against ther dooys served 10 dspe this