Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-16
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DIsGRACEFUL PROCEEDIEGs.-Our city has
long been infested with a set of coWardly
rowdies, who always congregate together,
and, after imbibiug whisky enough TO arouse
their poltroon courage, succeed in picking
their man, and like a set of dogs, all of them
attack and beat their unfortunate victim un-
til their brutalsm is satiated. These parties
have frequently been arrested, taken before
Mayor Hawkins, and allowed to depart after
paying dollar or two fine. If the city is
to be ruled by these vagabonds the citizens
want to know it, and other means will be
resorted to than merely having them brought
before His Honor the Mayor.
Yesterday afternoon the crowd referred to
above, after getting themselves in trim,
started from the corner of York and Front
streets, determined to "clean the whole town
out" Their first act was to knock down a
man named Nelson, who drives the omnibus
from our city to Alexandria. Nelson is
peaceable citizen, and the rowdies were sure
of their man in this case. They proceeded
up York street, and when near Jefferson, the
entire crowd attacked a young man from
Covington and beat him most numerically.
Colonel Bush Foley, of Covington, who hap
pened near by, attempted the young mans
rescue, and was struck with tumbler and
compelled to desist any further efforts to
save their victim.
In this case the party msltreated had said
nothing to any of the drunken rowdies.
Mayor Hawkins witnessing the trouble, i'm.
me diately issued warrants for their arrest,
and placed them in the hands of Deputy
Sheriff Moses Cook, stating the Marshal could
not be found. Mr.. Cook instantly undertook
to arrest them, and at the same time Marshal
Bennett appeared on the ground. The Off
GERS pourced on the party, and while the
Marshal succeeded in holding one the four
others attacked Deputy Cook, one of them
| drawing pistol, but fortunately it fell to
| the ground and the officer obtained posses
sion of it. A citizen standing by rendered
valuable assistance by knocking one of the
rowdies down with bowlder.
Mr.. Cook was rather roughly handled, but
succeeded in arresting two-one the chap
who attempted to shoot him, Marshal Ben
nett arrested another one, and the balance
escaped. The names of the rowdies are:
George Tuttle, Frank Moreland alias Spike,
Robert Fletcher, William Girty, and Ben
Kautz. Spike was arrested in Cincinnati
| last night, and taken to Newport. Kautz is
the only one not arrested, and, in justice to
him, will state that he took no part in re-
sistiDg the officers.
| They were this morning brought before
| Mayor Hawkins, and fined $l5 and costs for
resisting the officers and when we left the
Court they we're being tried on the charge of
| assault and battery. Girty was some time
| ago placed under bonds of 800 to keep the
peace. We think two weeks confinement in
the jail added 20 the foregoing would have
been more satisfactory.
P. S.-Sipce the foregoing was in type we
have learned that Girty and Tuttle were
| fined $40 each, and sentenced to fifteen days
| Imprisonment for breach of the peace, and
held TO bail in the sum of $500 each for their
appearance AZ the next term of the Circuit
| Court. Fletcher and Moreland were held in
800 bonds to appear, and sent to jail fifteen
days each.
| ELECTION OF 0FFIcRRs.-The following gen.
| t'emtn have been chosen by the stockholders
| as otRers Of the Campbell Turnpike Road
Company for the ensuing year: Thomas L
Jones, President; James 7. Berry, Joseph A
Piner, Robert Air, J. NJ. Caldwell aud Chas
Murman Directors. The Directors will holC
a meeting on Monday next for the purpose
ofeectiDg Secretary and Treasurer.
CAMP WEBsTER-We are pleased to notice
the fact that Colonel Artsman's regiment is
filling up rapidly. The quarters at the camp
are most excellent, every thing being ar
ranged most suitably. AS soon as recruits
are sworn in they are Immediately given
their first months pay. In a day or two au
addition of two hundred men will be
brought to the camp.