New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-09
SERIOUS RIOT AT EAST NRw.vo,v,
One Soldier Killed, Another Wounded a..
IN Citizen BADLY Eniurod-A IEo,a, e..
ted by the Soldiers, and the L.
burned Down.

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ted by the Soldiers, and the rso...
burned Down.
A serious affair occurred at East New.yorL -
Sunday night last, involving the death Of ,old;e, =,
the 49th Massachusetts Regiment, named WjI;.r,
S,ellax and the injury Of two others-one n,emha-
of Company /, 9th Maine Regiment. ns,oa1
Samuel II. Taylor, aud Capt. Francis Lancer. ran.
dent Of the village. The hotel where the no, or;,
mated, kept by Mr. George Schielein, was deln.,.
stey relieved of ali its contents by the lOen of IA.
49th, and The house get on fire. The building and all
the outhouses consumed, and the fence. dsmo,.
ished.
TIE origin Of the affair appears to be an follows.
parry Of the 49th Massachusetts Regimen, On.
csmped at the Centrevills Race Course. obtaiusa
leave Of absence aud came 70 the village. Tb,v
called st Mr. Schiellens saloon and asked for liouor
with which they were supplied. Sielfax bought q
pint Of whisky, which was put iuto his can,een. lie
insisted that he had received only bali pint and re.
fused to pay for more.
Angry words ensued and row was the conse.
quenee, in which the proprietor turned Stefax out
of doors, first striking bin, stated by tie
soldiers, with sung-shot; Others FAY tia, blows
were exchanged between them. The door was
closed after the party had left but they soon re.
turned, and in breaking open tie door Scaieleu
fired musket loaded with buckshot, the targe TAX.
ng eec. in Stol.axs left shoulder and penetrating
the heart. The wounded man ran for about sixty
yards aud dropped down dead. This caused great
excite meut among he companions some OF whom
Immediately retired to camp with the Information.
l.. Il. f.s4 RI or,t of al
with muskers, aud fixed bayonets, led by some Of
tie officer. Of the regiment lthe 49th), marched 10
the sceuo Of the disaster They wore followed bys
uimf or OF soldiers without arms in bsnd-,as, which
they worked upon the railroad.
4 Guard was stationed round the house, ald the
unari4ci men entered and placed all the furniture
in the street, and ascer,aining ina, no person was in
any of the rooms the family having previously lehl,
set Ire 70 the premises. The flames spread very
slowly at first, bu. by aiding dry fuel the place was
eventually enyeloped, snd burned to the ground.
The ou.houses were also burned down. All was
done very quietly and deliberately, with no attempt
on tie part Of the authorities vt in'eFfercnce. In
fct bat few persons were aware OF waai WAS
pJilg on until they saw tie flames burst forth
from tie building. The light attracted the attention
oil the citizens, who coon gathered around-amoa8
them Capt, Francis Lsnzer, who accompanied
soldier OF his acquaintance to the scene Whi!e
looking az the fire soldier came up 70 him and
asked what character the m-n who Kept the hotel
bore IL the village. Lauzer replied that lie was
very good man, bus was very eXctabie at times,
when the soldier, who bad evidently taken hun u
be- the proprietor struck hlm in the iace. numocr
iicnat-acked bin, Knocked him down, AMI kicked bin
bou; the head aud BODY iaa.giing serious Injuries
In TIE scufle, Lainer fired a pistol, and tie ball
struck Private Taylor OF tho 2iih Maine Regiment
ia the knee. The wound appears to DO slight.
lanz.r was diGgqed 10 ,he guard-honse and kepts
q re rriso ler until Yesterday noon when tie mis-
axe having been discovered, he was released and
o.ra.t.eI q 20 ho-c. lie Is now coafuoi TO bis
bed.
Tie body o. The dead man having been conveyed
e. the Military Hospital, the incendiHry soldiers lett
FOR camp.
Tic proprietor Of the hotel, fearing personal vio-
sn,e. made his escape the same night, and Las not
since teea discovered.
S,eiax Is about 3 years Of age, and has family
residing in Plt,sheld, Mass. Taylor Is from Garti-
uer Ne.
To Ma.sachu.e,ts 10th appear 70 1--we been the
principal, ii not the Only actors IN the affair. Tho
Maine regiments (,he 9lst 9th, and .S.L being
encsmped near by, were mostly Kept IA thels
quarters.
Coroner Norris viewed the body iast evening and
Will investigate the affair today.