The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-03-27
DtRolr, Msrca 20, 1863.

bDiiNhH HibtNi - w tvuub I'M
wires and there's announced TO you tn,
great riot in Ic city Of Detroit, whicl
trnnsPirod onhe 9Th 10, an event tha
Twill long be imemJered by the remain
ing, ,suficrerss well as the community a
large. Perhp,, can give you NOR,
perfect account Of the affair, than yot
have received ,hrough your exchanges
or from any der source, from the foct
that was dejlcd from the Detroit Bar.
racks with u Provost Guard to tn,
scene or actin aud was an cye.w it.
ness Of the ot from the time il com.
menceI until he horrors Of that awful
day closed onihe scene of blood and. de-
struciion Of pperty.
The main suse Of the riot was in This
wise a ncto who kept saloon and
den Of iniqu y near the market place, in
this city ipdued young girl of nine
summers into lis den, and there violated
her person ina shameful manner, ard
too obscene tappchr in print. Suffice
to say--ihe nihoritics arrested him, and
he was scnterod TO solitary confinement
in the State rscn for life. The excited
mob who hndgathcrcd around the city
Hall, where tle Recorders Court is held,
became immasc, and threatened 10 res.
cue him frou the officers, aud hang him
TO the first sadc tree on the side. walk.
Hence, for nc preservation of the pub
lie, aud thcpcOcc OF the community
and that tn law should be protected,
the Provost Guard was called out,
When the PRISONER was brought down
from the Cdrt-room, he was placed in
the center o our company and marched
to the jail. On the way to the prison, we
(the ProvostGuard,) was assaulted with
bricks, clubs 'nd even dead rats and
the excitement become so intense, that
for our own protection, we were compcll-
ed TO fire aud charge bayoncts. Sever
al of the rioters were shot, while others
were more persistent in carrying out
their mubish designs, and pressed upon
tho Guard, aud were only repulscd at
the roint Of the bayonet At this juno
luro your humble correspondent received
a kick in the rear, short distance be
low the belt, in close proximity to the
buttons, near where the round
lcel.stakcs is taken from. was raised
rom Mother earth about four feet al.
most Instantly ; the larger half Of hard
'urnt brick landed between my should
'rs, which caused the Banker to leave n
portrait in he mud in Clinton
trrct. have on several occasions in
ny past days, had n huge 6rict in my
lat, but am decidedly opposed to have
hat kind of building material hurled ut
ny carcas without any particular part
# my frame selected out. ! am truly
thankful. that I escaped Us well as ! did.
| retreat in good order was probably the
csplt OF more scriJus inquiry to my
ody, which now belongs to one Uncle
sam, at present.
Early in tn" avs~i.s,, Ass "'oN.-
ncnccd firing the buildings occupied by
he negroes, and up to l2 o'clock NJ, no
css than ihirty-scvcn buildings was laid
n ashes. The occupants bcarly cscap-
NJ with their lives. The following
morning, dorkeys were about as scarce
n Detroit as green backs" in my wal
1.
The 27th Michigan Regiment was
allied out, and in conjunction with our
company, the streets of the city were
'Otrolcd night and day, and AT present,
'cacc and quiet rcigns supreme. How
many persons were killed am not able
o say, but no less than one hundred ar
'csts have been made, aad great many
acerated bound-up heads are seen in our
streets. Upon the whole, this was one
'r the most disastrous riots that has be-
allen any City in the West, in the loss
,! lite and property. am truly thankful
hat my life is spared, which was immi-
nent danger at several times during the
mob, while | was in pursuit of my official
lutics. | feel little worstcd--I am
sore from my short-collor 10 my toe mails,
and when | come in contact with the
'hoir or desk, | feel an uneasiness-all
on account of that kick. Otherwise, the
subscriber feels able for military duty
aud am as ever for the Union, the Con-
of the United Statcs-and my
'lpn. Tam my dear sir,
Very respectfully yours,
BANKER.