Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-03-10
THE DAYTON RIOT.

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plcbbfng Or the Empire 0mce--
The Riot Checked by Union Cit
tNixems--A secoAAs Dlstnrb0hce
q Provoked BY Ceprerheads. y 1l
The Dayton Journal contains long
account Of the riot in that:city on Thursday,
from which We quote the following fscts \
About noon twenty soldiers Of the 44th
Ohio regiment collected in front of the Office
of the Dayton Empire, and threw stones
against It. They then entered the building,
and mistaking the composition room Of the
Wochenblatt for that OF the Empire, pied
the types Of that paper ~ we'll a. thstof
the one they intended to visit. Captain
Badger, who led on the soldiers, Il said to
have been intoxicated. The soldiers cbsered
loudly while at their work, and large crowd
e. w. Davis, j. w. Dietrich, and other
prominent Union men, succeeded in pacify.
ing the rioters, and persuaded them TO dis
perse. The Mayor of the city was also
present, but no Official interference was then |
necessary. The soldiers then went to the
Court House corner, whore Capt. Badger
made an inhammstory speech. By this time
the frs-bells sounded, and great throng Of
people had assembled in the streets. Mr..
Young and II. G, Corwin, ESQ.,, then made
pacific speeches, denouncing the disorder
that had taken place, and quiet seemed
about to be resumed, when one Maxwell, .
notorious local politician Of the Copperhead
party, standing near the side of the speaker,
to Mr.. Corwin's remark that the soldiers
were organised ITO sustain the Constitution
and the laws, added and the niger.
His remark had the effect that seemed
= 4 A g. l.. lssrxs
and they rushed forward to avcnge the un-
provoked insult But whether they rscos-
nized Maxwell As the author, it Is difficult
TO ascertain. At all events, he rstreated
among others, and was followed up, when
he drew and discharged . pistol, the shot
wounding soldier severely in one hand
Another and another shot followed in quick
succession, and suddenly number OF men
in citizens clothes--some of them said to
be police officers spread themselves like
, line Of skirmishers across Main, South Of
3 Third street, and opened reckless and
, wanton fire with revolvers, direstly into the
helpless, inoffensive and unarmed crowd Of
: citilens-men, women and children--who
, fed affrightsd in every direction.
, The firing lasted but minute or two, but
some fifty shots or more were fired. Ut
this number il is said that Eve were dis
charged by . soldier, who, upon exhausting
his weapon, fell back, bis comrades (soldiers)
| whistled fcrcely through the air, or struck
? sharply in the streets, knocking up the dust
in little puffs, but the effects, save in the
. dispersion Of the multitude, were no. imme.
r distely apparent. A few minutes later,
|. however, Daniel Carlo, peaceful spectator,
, staggered into the Journal Office, fell and
died. Jules Ogier, wounded soldier oi
the llth Ohio, walked up home, when il
b was discovered that he was dangerously
!, wounded in the right lung, and in one oI
n his hands. One Whitcomb, soldier Of thu
4th Ohio Cavalry, was said to be wounded
in the groin. An eye witness says that tho
q soldier alluded to above did not fire 10 con
}. sequence of q detective weapon, but he stoot
# his ground till badly wounded.
:. George Kittridge Ian urchin), son Of Mr.
" kittridge. Of Miami City. was, severely
wounded in the LETT leg !. the ball atrikini
y p. Eicher, policeman of the 9th ward
:, = was shot in the right hand. 1t is said h,
was associated with the assailing party.
70 A ball struck james Kelly, the Cour
/. House Crier, on the shoulder blade, but die
:, not penetrate the skin.
- Several others were struck, but no
N wounded. ..
1t A coroner's jury was called in Carle'
~ case, and returned Q verdict that he wa
' shot by some person unknown. The drink
ing houses were oil closed out The CON
g panies OF volunteer militia were called out
70 By sunset oil was quiet. Captain Badge
N was arrested and held to bail in tho SUN o
!, $500, which he furnished. None Of th
:. !. soldiers or Copperhsads were taken int
's custody.
70 The Journal remarks:
'L In this connection We cannot forbear th
III reflection that the conduct OF the Union ci,
II. ixens Of Dayton, yesterday, in their earnes
=. efforts to allay the mob and restore tn
Is =, peace, was strikingly in contrast with tha
'y Of the Copperheads during the Jail mol
70 and when the Copperhead rioters utterl
,i- destroyed the Journal Office.
!. After the mob dispersed from the fror
- Of the Empire Office, the responsibility ft
IT. the peace shifted from the soldiers to tn
- Copperheads. The soldiers listened to th
in advice Of order-loving men and we're pr,
:, pared to disperse, when the wsnton insult
Of Maxwell, uttered maliciously and appa
90 emily with premeditation, eoaded them ini
i'd fury and reminded them OF long continue
IN series Of insults. They rushed forward fl
!, revenge, and the ARRAY thus provoked
'" Ccpperheads, who had prepared for de-
perate work, was begun. Tho hrst shot vi
i. fired BY them. Nearly all the shots wei