Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-07-20

who then infested that locality. He was
,hased as far as No. Beekmah street,
when the mob surrounded him, and COM
menced maltreating him shRmefully, when
Mr.. Perkins, one Of the editors Of the In
dependent, who was looking out Of one OF
the windows at the time, rushed down
stairs, dashed in among the rioters, and
placed himself before the colored man.
Mr.. Perkins, having q knowledge OF the
~ noble art of self-defense," administered
several telling blows on the foremost Of the
rioters. and before "letting up" it is said
that be knocked down five sturdy mem
The negro was then conveyed to place Of
safety. the mob being kept at bay IN the
meantime by Mr.. Perkins.
A MORNING RIOT IN THIRTY-sEooND sRTEET
The MILITARY FIRE UPON THE MOB.
Late on Tuesday night raid was made
bv the mob on a number Of negro dwellings
situate on Thirty-secOnd street, between
Sixth and Seventh avenues; these build
inps were almost entirely demolished, and |
several attempts were made to fire the |
whole vicinity.
An unfortunate negro, who made an at |
tempt to fly for his life from the fury Of
these prosecutors, was caught and severe |
" beaien with stones and bludgeons; the |
infuriated mob, not satisfied with thus bru-
tally mangling their victim, slipped rope
around his neck and hung him to q tree in
the neighborhood, where he remained un-
til quite an early hour this morning.
About nine o'clock yesterday morning,
Captain Mott, of the United States Artii-
lery, having been sent with a strong force
to cut down the unfortunate negro, was
met by the mob with the most persistent
opposition. After requesting them to dis
perse, and being still menaced by the
crowd. he ordered his men to FIRE; three
rounds of grape were poured into them
With fearful effect. When they dispersed,
il was ascertained that upward oftwenty-
FIVE had been killed and q numb II wound
ed
"Ansther negro was also hung by the
mob in the forenoon, in Thirty sixth street,
between Sixth and Seventh avenues
The above are samples Of the way the
unfortunate colOred people Of New York
are treated by the '' Peace" Democracy.
Their work of death was not confined to
colored people Hundreds OfinnOcent and
respectable white people were maltreated
and killed. Rowing bands entered stores,
and deliberately robbed, and sacked, and
carried away the contents. Elegant man
sions were gutted on mere suspicion Of be-
ing occupied by Union men. The resi-
dence Of Postmaster Wakemsn was at
tackled, its contents robbed, and the house
burned, merely because he was a Republi-
can. ...r e..ss
Ifany man attempted TO address the mob
he was set upon and either killed or severe
ly injured. In one instance policeman
was attacked, stoned and clubbed to death
by men and women Qrish) and his body
thrown over precipice, and stoned till it
was concealed beneath the pile of stones
and bricks
A Copperhead Judge by the name Of
McCunn came to the rescue of the mob, by
issuing writ of hIbeas corpus for the ben
eft of one of the scoundrels arrested by
the military. It is needless to say that no
attention was paid to the writ, as the pris-
oner was in custody of United States au-
thorities.
A rioter was arrested for stoning house
occupied by cOlOred man, and taken be-
fore COppsrhesd Justice, who fined him
only S2Ol Fortunately he was not able to
pay the fue, and he was sent to Jail.
witness at one Of the trials Of the riot
ers, testified as follows;
"These men came to my house, and one
of them advanced to the table, struck it a
rap with heavy club, which he carried,
and asked aDO yOu know That 4 Ks f. come 9aG
know the Constitution ~ "NoP "Well," :"
said the rufian, al will tell you; it is to
rip, and tear, and carry of niggers' prop
erty, and kill the damned niggersD n.
In conclusion we copy the following:
"Among those whose houses have been
sacked by the sdherents Of the Brooks
Wood sPeace-party,' is Thomas Sampson,
Acting Deputy United States Marshal.
When Able Mckaster was arrested and
sent to Fort Lafayette for disloyslty, it was
believed that Sampson was the means Of
his arrest, and the occasion of the present
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riots was taken to wreak their vengeance
upon Sampson. They visited his house,
No. 303 Third avenue, and completely
sacked the premises, destroying and throw
ing out of the windows all furniture and
articles that they did not steal. The poor
fellow is left without q change of raiment
for himself, his wife or children, and his
family have been driven to find asylum
with friends. But his greatest grief is that
the thieves carried away two silver medals
which he had received from the Humane
Society for saving human life, and which
he priced above sll his worldly posses
sions."
The above details are sickening in the
extreme. Nearly all the cOlOred people are
fleeing the city. Where they can go and
what will be their fate, God only knows.