The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-03-23

At this time seven other soldiers had en-
tered the room and were engaging DIR. Full
( toms attention. The Doctor had knocked
two of them down when q pistol shot was
fred from the front door by some OF the MOB,
the ball passing Immediately over Mr.. Cahills
head. lust missing him. At the same time a
large soldier jumped upon the Doctors back,
throwing his left arm around the Doctors neck
and feeling for his pistol with his right hand.
The man who had first made the attack was
also drawing his pistol. The shooting then
commenced briskly, lasting but a few seconds,
when the soldiers "retired," leaving one OF
their number on. the floor helpless, another
| shot in the shoulder, and a third shot In the
thigh and hip.
one minute. 1t was all over before the Dem
cratic boys in town, except those who were
in the drugstore when the ARRAY commenced,
knew anything about it. The foregoing is a
plain statement of facts, as sworn to by those
who saw it.
The State of Ohio, Crawford County, SIS.
Before me, William NJ. Scroggs, a Justice
of the Peace within and for Bucyrus Town
ship, Crawford County, OHIO, personally APP
peared C. Fulton, Melanchton Fulton, r. P.
Smith William Franz, d. Z. Cahill, Adam
High and Edward Weingartner. each of VIII I'm
being sworn according to law, deposeth and
| saith, the above and foregoing is a true state
ment of facts which transpired in the drug
store of DIR. c.. Fulton on Monday, March
i4th, 1864, in Bncyrus, Crawford County, o.;
that we were each and all present when the
mob entered said store and that we remained
until they retired.
c.. FULTON, F. p. SMITH,
D. C. CAHILL, Z. W-EINGARTNER;
ADAM HIGH, WILLIAM FRANZ,
MI. d. FULTON
Sworn to before me, and subscribed in my
presence, by each of the above named per-
sons, this 18th day of March, A. ID. 1864.
w. NJ. SCROGGS; j.. r.
Now, reader, you have the sworn statement
of what occurred at the time and place refer
red to by Col. w. G. Lemert. At the time
the soldiers burst from the bar-rcom of the
Sims House, a large crowd followed them out
upon the steps and remained there, as we sup
pose, to watch the result. It is due to Mr..
Sims, to state that he not only denies having
anything to do in instigating this wofk, but
says he advised the soldiers not to 60 over TO
Dr.. Fulton's and did all he could to prevent it.
Immediately after the mob had been re-
pulsed, the word spread over town, that the
soldiers intended making another attack upon
DR.. Fulton. The Democracy commenced
gathering in from the country, prepared..gto
defend the property and persons of private
citizens, if the mob should be renewed. A
telegram from Lima reached Bucyrus about
three O'Clock, that two companies Of soldiers
were to step off at Bueyrns AMI "clean the
butternuts out" This tended to Increase the
excitement, and the Democracy resolved to
meet any force that might assemble here for
the purpose of mobbing the citizens of Buoy
rus or destroying their property. The soldiers
in Bucyrus continued to renew their threats
as to what they would do, and what would be
done when the seven o'clock train Eastward
bound) arrived.
All thanks are due to Col. B.. B. Mcdonald
for the wise, prompt and energetic steps ia
ken by him to allay the excitement and pre-
vent further mob violence. He showed him.
self to be a good citizen, a true soldier and a
gentlemen. When the seven O'clock train ar
rived, laden with soldiers, it found Col. Nc
Donald on the platform, who Immediately ad-
vised the officers aboard the train of the facts
and requested that no soldier be allowed to
leave the cars. His request was fully carried
out. Long will the citizens of Bucyrus re-
member Col. Mcdonald. Quiet and peace
has again been restored, and will continue in
all probability, until another abolition mob is
set upon some Democrat.
DIR. Fulton is one of our best citizens, a
man of strict honor, integrity, and a true
gentleman, against whose general or private
character no word can be said. His only
crime is, that he is a true and unhiuching
Democtat, who reVeres the Constitution OF
his country and loves the Government as our
Revolutionary Fathers made 1t.
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