The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-07-24

rluie tnat eltner rnlStOry telis OF OF tuo
present generation ever Witnessed
A HORRIBLE oooURRANcE-Aw WOMEN AND.
CHILD KILLED.
Probably the most heaFtrending ocs
curence which one could imagine took
place during this fight. Colonel 0'Brieni
held revolver in his hand, and was ri
ding up and down between either line
Of the crowd. BE, as it is stated, fired
bis revolver into their midst, the ball
killing woman and child, which she
held in her arms After several rounds
had been fred the people began to dis
perse, and the police proceeded to an-g
other part Of the city. Colonel O'Brien
and his command, however, remained
The Colonel dismounted from his horse.
aud walked into drug store.
THE CROWD ATTACK COL, o'BRIEN.
Had the commander Of this military
force taken his departure at this time
there is little doubt that bis life would
have been saved. But fatality had des-'
tined him for its victim and he was o
doomed man. Col. O'Brien stayed in.
the drug store for some few minutes; it
is thought that he went in to get some
refreshments. There was scarcely
word spoken, but the lowering glances
Of one thousand men looked down in.
their vengeful spirit upon him as he
stood in the'door. He then. drew his
sword and with revolver in the other
hand walked out on the sidewalk in the
very centre Of the crowd. He was i'm
mediately surrounded; aud one of the
men came behind and striking him
heavy blow on the back of the head,
staggered him. The crowd then imme-
dately surrounded and beat him in a
most shocking manner.
HE Is HUNG UP TO A LAMP POST.
After having been terribly beaten his
almost inanimate body was taken up in
the strong arms Of the crowd and hur--
ried to the FIRST lamp post, where it was
strung up by rope. After few min
uteS the body was taken down, he being
still alive aud thrown like so much rub.
bish in the street.
THE BODY IN THE sTREET-AppALLINa
SCENES.
The body lay in the middle of the
= street, within few yards of the corner
Of Thirty.fourth street. Nature shud-
derS at the appalling scenes which here
took place, The body was mutilated in
such manner that it was utterly impos-
! sible to recognize it. The head was
nearly one mass of gore, while the clothes
we're also saturated with the crimson
fluid of life. A crowd Of some three
=, hundred persons wounded the PROSTATE
figure. These men looked upon the
/. terrible sight with the greatest GOODNESS,
. and some even smiled at the gay object.
= Our reporter walked leiSurely among
= the crowd which surrounded the body,
~. and in company with the rest gazed up
. : on the extended form of Colonel 81. f.
u : O'Brieu. Notwithstanding the fearful
process which the soldier had gone
, through, he was yet breathing with eVf-
= = dent strength. The eyes we're closed,
. but there was very apparent twitch-
y, ing Of the eyelds, while the lips were
- now and again convulsed, as if in tho
= = most intense agony.
~ After lying for some length of time in
!, this position, several CT the crowd took
y hold Of the body by the legs, and drag
- = ged it from side to side of the street.
10 This operation was gone through with
n several times, when the crowd again left
y :, the body lying in its original position.
IA LIFE STILL EXISTING
q Had Colonel OBJ len been man OF
!, weak constitution, he would certainly
t. have ceased to exist long before this
>. time. He was, however, through life, o
man Of great natural strength, and this
" fact probably kept him breathing long.
= er than would any other common per.
III son. The crowd remarked this, and
U. watched his every slightest movement
w with the most intense anxiety. Now
- and then the head would be raised from
=, u the ground, while an application of o
IL foot from one Of the crowd would dash
>; the already mangled mass again to the
III earth. This conduct was carried on for
some time, and when our reporter left
the body was still lying in the street, the
in last spark Of existence evidently having