Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-26

CTIEMEST The murder OF Locke aud the wound-
ing OF LaEsford by two negroes on Monday night
created an intense excitement and at an early
hour yesterday morning crowds OF men and hall
grown bows began to gather on the corners and
move about the city in search OF negroes. At
about { o'clock A NJ. Two negroes were over
hauled on Market street, near the market house,
and beat in dreadful manner. They escaped
with their lives by their feetness OF foot A few
hours later two more negroes set upon with
stones and clubs on Market street. nesr Lower
Second, and so dreadIully beaten that one of
them is not likely 10 recover About this time
large and excited crowd started to Diytown a
northern suburb of the city. where they found
several negroes, all of whom were beat more or
less erey with clubs bricks, &c and one shot,
who We ie,rn has since died. The proceedings
here ended for time. only because no more ne
groes could be found.
About ~ O'Clock negro who belongs on the
ram Monarch, and who has been sick in the hos
pltsl for short time, was attacked on Market
street. near Lower Second. aud beat in the most
dreadful and inhuman manner. His face and
head was literally pounded into jelly. He was
for short time securely hid in house in the vi
cinity. and thus escaped death.
negro who lives at the Israel House was at
tackled and shockingly pounded. but escaped and
took refuge in the house. The mob pursued
him. but Mrs. Israel barred the doors and refused
to admit the crowd.
About 2 O'Clock some one or two hundred men
and half grown bows started To West Union. a
suburb of the city. in which most of the negroes
reside Here three or four negroes were found,
and bent cruelty those who were set upon
in the city. They we're pounded with clubs and
powders till lie was nearly extinct and then
LEFT TO the Tender mcrcies OF gang Of nine TO
twelve year old boys, who pelted them with
store-. circulating such emphatic senteuc - as
We'll kill the id niggers, &c"
In this suburb negro was at work in his field
stacking barley. He was on the stack. where he
sat for some time amid perfect shower Of stones
without being touched To the calls of the
crowd, he then me down from the sack, and
in some manner, managed to talk himself out of
further danger of molestation This is the only
negro whom the crowd met throughout the en-
tire day that escaped an unmercl.ul, nhuman
beating
About O'Clock in the afternoon, n negro who
had been to Louisville with a load OF stone. was
driving his team along State street ON his return
home He was attacked by the mo-, dragged
from his wagon. knocked down, and fearfully
beat He managed To- escape his torturers, and
ran for his life. pursued 10y the crowd, down Oak
street To Lower Second, and at the corner of Low
er Second and Spring streets took refuge in a
house. From this he was dragged by the mob,
who were proceeding to murder him BY detail.
Mayor Burnett and Mr.. Ben. Lockwood went to
his rescue but Mr. Lockwood soon retired amid
perfect shower of stones Not so Mayor Bur
nett. however; for with daring that amounted
TO imprudence and amid perfect hail of stones
and other missiles. and the cursnrs and rawlings
of the mob he raised the negro from the ground.
and protecting him with his own person as much
as possible. got him to the Jail, where he was
locked up for safety The negro, il is SAID can
not survive his injuries.
Last night the mob visited several negro resi-
dences and destroyed considerable property
among other places the vineyard. and garden OF
G.. w. Carter, the barber. which they nearly
ruined. The city was patroled by squads OF
armed soldiers. Yet Notwithstanding this n
large crowd gathered abound the Jail. demanding
the negroes there confined OF the keys Of the
prison. Getting neither they threatened to batter
the Jail down with cannon. and at once proceeded
to try to get the guns. In this they were not
successful. We heard of no other demonstr atoms
during the night besides the wanton destruction
of property of several negroes.
This morning a demonstration was made on
some negro houses IN the upper end OF the city
but no great damage was done large crowd
assembled in the neghborhood of the Jail and de
manded that the negroes there confined be
brought out and tried: but of course the demand
was not complied with.
Measures are being adopted to day which will
effectually put stop to these disgraceful pro
ceedings. 1t is high time this done. Ii viii
be an everlasting disgrace to the city If the ciii
zers longer remain idle spectators of these scene.
of riot, murder and brutality. There is a way {,
end such proceedings, and it should be resortet
TO speedily and determinedly Mild counsel has
been wasted long enough. The time has arrived
when these infamous doings of the past thirt,
hours must be ended. Let there be no delay
N. A. Ledger.