Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-06-03
TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1852

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and received the attention Of physician.
There was considerable excitement al
the place, and the ladies OF the family,
who sew the affair from the windows,
contributed 20 it by their loud scream
ing.
a gentleman named James Knox, Of
the firm of Knox g. Co, shipping and
commission merchants on Smiths wharf
while passing along North street, lot into
difficulty, and was Immediately attack
ed by several in the crowd. A PROPOSE
tion was made 10 hang him near the Ches-
apeake Bank, but in this instance, as we'll
as in others, the police proved SUI
periOr to the crowd, and succeeded in
getting him off safely. IL is claimed that
he is British subject a.i
In the course of the morning, Thomas
w. German was observed standing in
the portico of the City Hotel, when
crowd started in pursuit, but they were
not quick enough, for he managed to
escape by private entrance
In the afternoon the excitement was
equally as great as in the morning, but
Notwithstanding the crowd was much
larger, there were but few fights, and
those of but little consequence. The
Secessionists having been apprised by
the events Of the morning, of what would
result from their appearance in the CEN
trail portion of the city, were prudent
enough to keep out of the way. Those
composing he crowd on Baltimore street
kept moving up and down the street, from
South to Calvert streets. Shortly after
5 o'clock, Samuel Hindes, Esq, one of
the police commissioners, mounted box
near the corner of Calvert and Baltimore
streets, and made a spirited address to
the crowd, urging those composing it to
pay respect to the law by quietly dis
persing to their homes. In compliance
with his request the crowd dispersed
and quiet reigned once more on the
street.
During the day the following named
parties were arrested by the police and
taken to the Middle District Station I:
Robert Morrow, who became engaged In
difficulty through his observing that
he wished every one in the Maryland
Regiment to be killed. He was COM
mitted to jail. Frederick Harrison, of
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States Deputy Marshal Williams, on a
charge of interfering with the officers in
the discharge of their duties. James
Knox and Samuel Drury, Thomas Rog-
ers, Wensel Kennedy and John Young
were arrested by other officers on charges
of acting disorderly or fighting in the
street. Young, Kennedy and Drury were
discharged by Justice Hiss and the 9TH
ers released on security, Harrison for a
hearing this morning. Caleb Sawyer
was arrested and fined S5 for discharg-
ing pistol at John Isaacs. This affair
occurred on Calvert street, Sawyer being
pointed out as a Rebel while passing
near the corner of Baltimore street, and
on his running away was pursued by an
excited crowd, at the foremost of which
he discharged several barrels of his re-
volver Sergeant Pryor ran TO and sue
ceeded in protecting him from the crowd
none of whom received any injury from
the discharge of the revolver.
MSjOr- General Dix sent for Marshal
Van NOstrand and asked if his force
was sufficient to preserve the peace o.
the city, and received an answer in the
affirmative. He assured the marshal
that such proceedings should not be
tolerated in his department, and that if
necessary he would call out the military
The aspect of the city to-day will de-
termine his decision.