, 1861-06-25
[F1om the Milwaukee Wisconsin, last ev vening.l
EILWAUKEE BANK MOB.

-Four Banks Gutttd, Rocks and Missaes 1aropn
--Isrxons hit .eitA Stoees-hltary compa-
mics dgpfa,-NontQonery Guards TIE F1rst
oa-conduet Of the Zo.fass,- Dispersed al the
Ibint Of Bdyo1ets.
A Ateuiblo mob on the banks has prevailed
In this city ever since about ten o'clock this
morning. 1t Was started By large crowd,
mostly composed Of Germans, In the upper
wards Of the citJ-the ed, Oh and 9Th.
A little over month sgo the banks Of this
city, with the exception of the Farmers and
M,lle1s' Bank, entered into an agreement to
euetain the circulation OF al the banks Of this
dsy all the prixciIA baking. houses threw
out ten Of the banks included In their pre-
vlous agreement, aid published card to that
effect
The mob frat commenced at the Second
Ward Bank, about ten O'Clock, and We are In
formed that they gathered about there In
large numbers, and soon cleaned out that in
stilution, Of which Vim. b. Jacobs is Presl-
dtnt. Then they came snrging down East
Water street, headed by band of music, to
Alex. MtcheI's Bank, and gathered there by
thousands. There we're eeverM individuals
to get out. First they attempted to force
open the doors, but the doors were barred aad
entrance denied.
TIE roeks tegan to tly Into the windows Of
M!tchell's Bank, and also into the windows Of
offices above and beneath the Bank It was
not !ocg before the windows WIS completely
bpntyc5mbed. Great boulders were dug up
from the pavement 6nd hurled in with rio.
leuce that must have resulted in killing any
person hnd he beca struck By them
There was no particular noise dnr1ng the
riotous proceedings, except that there would
be now md then q ehont as the rocks flew
| throuk h the windows, and there Was that co1-
| tlnutd nuttering, cur6lng and talking, which
always characterize: moos of this klnd- 0c-
casio1a.}5 as some fright would arise, the
| crowd would retreat il confusion, and dis
| covering 1t was fright without cause would
| sdysrcc again, On The outskirts Of the crowd
| wtre peaceable citizens, looking on In amaze
meut. and not knowing What.to do, nor Whist
| 10 lock for next. The stairs to upper stories
OF buildings In the vicinity, were crowded
with mcrLHomcn and children The windows
| Of buildings in the vicinity we're filled with
| hends Of both Ecker, looking On the eceae u
| Silence and wonder. .,
| Eyerybcdy seemed spell bound, although
| there we're many and many Eho pit their Aps
and Knit their hrows, and felt within them
selvcs, and said to those next TO them, that TIL.
| Outrage had gone too far; that the citlz2ns
| must rise up and put 1t down.
Meanwhile the mob had broken into Mitch
ellis Bank, and many Of them rushed in. The1
were resisted by the few who were inside
among whom was Mayor Brown, but the mo!
was TOO powerful for them. Now trey wen
10 work st the counters, tearing them down
tl.y could find. and tossing them out In tn
street, Property of all Efnds vas hurled intt
the street, and the bank was completely Quilted
| Luckily, however, large proportion OF IN
yaluatles we1o In tie vault, into which IN
crowd we're unable to enter. Mr. Mitchell
ri ont in sipht Of the crowd and attempte.
10 speak, But stones and clubs few thicke
| ann faster. the rubblo roa1ed, aud he va
NH ed ta retire.
N,ss rsme fhe turn Of the State Bank, d
sson 1he windows Of that institution wer
crronlrte1v dashed in, l. stone struck one G
fhe r1e1EE. Mr.. HAYDEN, and injured him cor
| eiderab1y. MI, Imbpsch, the President, bart
II escaped being etruch on the head with
Io,k. The destruction at that bank was nes,
tn - fore E no tho h e. counters, broke up 1he fnrn
tnre' md eutted out everything. The sam
Violence wss used In the banking Office Of :
Il Martin. rnder the State Bank.
They afterwards took all the furniture c
thsss ihles ins,!ut1ons snd p!lng them them. Il u
con1d ret hn1d Of ecs them On fire.
"Tiu " o+ hross r. M the T;ndoEs n the hans
=, ,nr f off'ce go Of Mr. BelIiucen. under the stai
, Bgrks sud cutted oIt lis placa Of business
re esme VsudslIsm vas practiced upon th
1ea1 ana ans9an sgene5 & hra bss u in.a TN -
MsGtegol tbe ngsnS Rsn I'm ~ M,19ankee 4n'' ~
"99ns ~ XXI. lime me- HsVor @ HroTn w had ordered o,
the Monteomery @ @ ; GuaIds, but We nnd.lstan
{and If 1t is SO, nc regret to be compelled
eaStr,dees. Ia , T Th,s % Tas only IN Invitation i
T., | the mob to fight, and d recklets imperl1ltnE
L L the lives Of the, Guards; But The Guar
r ! marched against the crowd tnr some d1sfanc
le driving them out Of Michigan street in
d East Water, where they came 70 nAk
:. Here the mob gathered about them, and
o. some reason o. o'her ths guard. soon rssl1s
~ ~ TMn tie mob went to their work OF destru
n zion again; but the Indignation and anger
he citizens I'd b. ta.s tn hss9m' s2m t6e
u selves with suything they could get hold
II ard pnt down the mob If they lost their liz
tbe,s.y o.n,
AL this time, Capt Hubbard and bis com
py of Zouayes were at their Armory, ready
ct IS soon rs ordczs were given t5en e, r
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