Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-04-26

company them. He said one-half of
them had been forced to come in the
same manner, and he hoped all who
forced others to come might be killed be-
fore they got through the city. He
plead so hard that no further vengeance
was bestowed upon him, and he was TAX
en- to the police station to have his
wounds dressed As soon as they had
fired at this point they again wheeled and
started off in full run, when some three
or four parties issued from the ware
houses there and fired into them, which
brought down three more soldiers, one
of whom was carried into the same store
with the one above alluded to, and died
in few moments. The others succeed
ed in regaining their feet, and proceeded
on with their comrades. the whole run
ming fire was kept up by the soldiers
from this point to the depot, the crowd
continuing to hurl stones into the ranks
throughout the whole line of march.
The Troops Reach the Camden Rail-
road Station.
As early as nine o'clock throngs col
lected about the Camden Station in anti
eipation of the arrival of the troops from
the President street depot. The throngs
gradually augmented until about 10J
o'clock, when large body of police APP
peared, and TIE mass took it for granted
that the troops were coming Mean
while the assembly kept itself informed
on events at the lower depot by several
young men on horseback, who rode ra.
pidly forward and back between the do.
pots. The Mayor Of the city and the
Board Of Police Commissioners did their
utmost to pacify the crowd, as well as did
other prominent citizens. Finally crowds
rushing pell-mcll from the lower streets
towards the depot, gave notice that the
cars were coming, and they arrived one
after another, drawn by four horses The
blinds of most Of the cars were shut
down, and in those not provided with
blinds the troops laid down fiat to avoid
the bricks thrown at them. The cal
windows were perfectly riddled, and theil
sides bore great indentations from the
rocks and bricks hurled at them.
The scene while the troops were chang.
ing cars was indescribably fearful. Taunt,
clothed in the most fearful language,
we're hurled at them by the painting
crowd, who, almest breatbless with run
ming, pressed up to the car windows
presenting knives and revolvers, ant
cursed up into the faces of the soldiers
The police wero thrown in between the
cars, and forming barrier, the troopi
changed cars, many Of them cooking
their muskets as they stepped on the
platform
After embarking the assemblage ex-
pected to see the train move off, but its de-
parture was evidently delayed in the vain
hope that the crowd would dispense but
no, it swel!ed, and the troops expressed
to the officers of the road their determi.
nation to 60 at once. or they would leave
the cars and make their way to Wash
ington.
While the delay was increasing the
excitement, wild cry was raised on the
platform, and a dense crowd ran down
the platform and out the railroad track
towards the Spring Gardens, until the
track for mile was black with an excited
rushing mass The crowd, as it went,
placed distractions Of every description
on the track. Great logs and telegraph
poles, requiring dozen or more men to
move them, were laid across the rails,
and stones rolled from the cmbankmcnt.
A body of police followed after the
crowd, both in a full run, and removed
the distractions as fast as they we're
placed on the track. Various attempts
were made to tear up the track with logs
Of wood and pieces Of timber, and there
was great cutlery for pickhxcs and
handspikes, but only one Or two could be
found. The police interfered ON every
occasion, but tire crowd, growing large
and more excited, would dash of into a
break-neck run for another position fur
Their on, until the county line was
reached. The police followed, running,
until forced to stop from exhaustion
At this point many Of The throng gave II
up from exhaustion, but crowd, longer
windcd, dashed on for nearly mile fur
ther, now and then pausing to attempt To
force the rails, or place some obstruction
upon them. They could be distinctly
seen for milo along the track where it
makes a bend at the Washington road
bridge. When the train went out the
mass Of people had mostly returned to
the depot Shots and stones we're OK
changed between the military and citi-
zens at several points.
The Shooting and Killing OF Robert
w. Davis, esq.
The death Of Robert w. Davis, Esq. 4,
at the hands Of the northern troops yes
tcrday has created an intense feeling in
this community, especially among tho
merchants, Of which class he was an hon
ored member in the firm Of Messrs. Pc
gram, Paynter & Davis, Baltimore street.
He received a Mimic musket ball in his
left side, and Keeling for moment or
two, fell A ball also penetrated The
lack Of bis coat. Two or three shots
were fred from the rear cars after he fell.
The body was conveyed in vehicle to
tho southern police station, where JUS
tice John Sbowacre appeared at three
o'clock yesterday afternoon and summon
ed jury Of inquest
We learn from an eyewitness that tho
deceased had gone out the railroad track
in company with Thomas W. Hall, r..
Leslie Buckler, of the firm Of Buckler,
Shipley q Co. and two other gentlemen,