New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-16

10 lend tifa himself hes 'een accepteu, ~ eee'H',
aud tloahont theee three da,s Of not has houhdeu
on his rack Of savaces to their deeds oi 'loieHse
An apos,e Of carnage lie bas marc ed st their head
sp1 ;ocitsd them 10 do deeds at which the manho'd
of a free people Should revolt. Where poor upot-
tending negroes were beaten dead, then hung, and
their napcled corpses trodfeu in the mire ty the
feet of brutal men and women, where private houses
Of peaceable ciiizens have been sacked and burned
where widows and orphans have been turned almost
max, iuio the Streets where barricaces have arsen
and every infamous outrage has been perpetraied,
this selfelected Virginia "gentleman has been
foremost in the fray. Mounted upon horse, no
d,ubt stolen from private stable, clad in
red shirt aud brandishing q saber be hes been
chosen leader Of the pack of robbers and murderers
What debt of gratitude do the people OF New-Y York
not owe to this con Ct chivalry and the few asso-
cates who have inflated his bodness and maligny
How efectually have these gentlemen written their
names in fire and blood in our city If fathers,
mothers end children have been shot, their families
may thank these men, who reused the fierce passions
! Of The mob and turned men oto incarnate devils.
And what redress we to have for all
these murders, arsoDs, burglaries, and this
| irsurrection IL some blessed bullet does not
lodge in bis brain, or some trusty club crack
his skull, how is Mr.. Andrews Of Virginia"
TO be brought &c the gallows Suppose
lin captured aud imprisoned, who shall guard US
from the mockery of sham trial on writ Of habess
corpus and speedy acquittsl by Copperhead Judgel
II we had bad commanding general possessed OF
energy, Governor thoroughly loyal, and Mayor
not absolutely paralyzed with fear, this bowling
fend, this emissary and spy of the Rebels would
have been shot at the head Of bis rioters on Tuesday
and this community spared the modification Of hls
subseq cent career Of crime.
THE KILLING OF COL. OBRIEN.
The following are the facts and circumstances
connected with the dea,h of this unfortunate msu,
40 related by a gentleman Of perfect trustwor'hl'
ness, tho Rev. Mr.. Clowry, an Irish Roman Catho-
lie clergyman, who was witness from frs. to last
Of the scenes of which he speaks, and who, In his
capacity of priest, administered the last saeraments
Of the Church to his dying countryman.
Col. O'Briep, early on Monday, volunteered his
services and those of his regiment the llth N. Y.
Voluuteers, TO aseist in putting down the mob, and
tbs fact becoming known to the crowd Of rioters,
5ighy ncensed them, for they appeared to think
they had sort Of claim on their countryman, il not
TO sssist them at least not take up against
them. Col OI}rien was given command Of de-
tachment Of u. s. Marines in addition to bis own
regiment.
Eefore, however his soldiders had arrived, he
appeared in front Of his house in full uniform, with
his sword in bis hand and proceeded nearly two
blocks out OF bis way, near TO where the crowd
was collected, aud began TO upbraid them in the
most Incorporate language. He is said to have ap'
piled to them terms which cannot be presented in
print, and continued 10 do His language seems
to have been uncalled for.
The crowd ut this time offered no violence, and
only replied With muttered threats. The Coloue
then retired indoors, and remained some time. In
he interval his command Of troops bad arrived and
formed in line near Thirty-sixth street and Second
avenue. The Colonel came out and put himself at
their bead, aud having completed his military dsPo-
sions he left them and proceeded to the drug store
Of Mr.. Tudor corner of Thirtyfourth street and
Second avenue, which he entered to make some
slight purchase.
Having procured what he wanted, he came out,
and, the crowd having gathered somewhat nearer
the door than they had been before, he cooked his
revolver aud advanced directly towards them.
Whether, on this oocaslon be used more ntemperate
| language 10 not known, but, az he came forward
WOMAN took up stone and threw it towards him.
dill not traverss more than half Of the distance be-
tween them, but on the instant the colonel present.
ed his revolver and fired. The ball being aimed
low struck the earth, ricocheted aud struck the wO
man on the knee. She instantly fell, and from that
moment the Colonels fate was sealed.
The mob made rush ct him, and in an instant he
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heartless, cruel mob were upon him. His revolver
was taken from him; bis sword was broken into
fragments, and every fist that could get within
reach; every club that could be brought to bear;
every brick or stone that could be thrown with true
AIM every heel that could bit the head Of the un-
fortunate man, was put into requsi'ion In a mo-
ment he was beaten ipsensible, which fact is the
only consolation left 10 bis friends, for the crueltes
and indigni,es offered afterwards 10 bis body, had
they been entered by . being capable Of feeling,
would have been too horrible for belief.
Having been struck TO the earth, he was seized by
hundred hands and dragged into an aleywsy, out
Of tho sight of his wife and children and also almost
within sight Of his troops, who, Of course, had no
idea Of the atrocities being perpetrated on their
commander, and there be was beaten and kicked
and dubbed for hours. Tho first blow was struck
this officer about p. m.-he did not see till p. IN.
All the intervening time he was surrounded by the
crowd, who refused to permit any one to render him
any assistance, and when q humane druggist went
to him and gave him drink Of water, the mob en-
tered his store and gnt,ed it from end to end
For all these hours this man lay there watched
over by some OF the mob, and whenever groan, or
a sigh, or heavy -labored breath would give token