Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-05-11

Under which King, Bazonian? Speak or die?n-
[EiStoI.-h3n0 Henry ".
The innocent denizens of the Capitol CITY
have long wondered whether civil law was
the power absolute in their munincipalty,
or whether, because there has been a revolt
OF portion of the States of the Union, the
municipal legislation was set aside, the laws
OF the States rescinded and the government
OF the city turned over to the efficient ad-
ministration of any corporal in the military
service who had the audacity or enterprise
to take possession and administer upon the
estate of the defunct civil law. Events are
of frequent occurrence here which indicate
that the latter proposition is the true one; and
if facts may be taken as evidence the old rule
is reversed and the civil authorities stand
abashed in the presence of the military
powers. An Innocent, inofensive and in
firm citizen is shot dead in his tracks by
parties claiming to act under military au-
thority, and after the funeral service and
the few heart broken walls of his desolate
family have been uttered nothing more is
heard of the victim or the man who slaug1-
tered him. Now we have another instance
to record in the same programme, which
was only prevented by q fortuitous circum-
stance, from resulting in another murder,
the victim Of which, instead of being a deaf
man, would have been a woman.
Night before last party of soldiers, call
ing themselves the Provost Guard, repaired
to the saloon kept by one Snyder Schneider
in the Southeast end of the city, for spree.
We give the consequences of the spree as
they were detailed by those who have taken
pains to investigate the matter, were pres
ent at the time, and are in every way trust
worthy. As usual upon such occasions, the
soldiers drank freely, and became exceed
1ngly Notwithstanding uncommon in
this nor IN any other city. A row cnsued
between the soldiers and some others who
were in the saloon, and the citizens were
Vanquished and cleand out; row then en-
sued between the soldiers and the keeper of
the saloon, who was also similarly treated.
Schneider and his son were assailed
and severely beaten. The soldiers then
departed, and the saloon was closed
Shortly afterwards the soldiers re- |
turned with their guns loaded. forciblv
entered the house, and arrested Schneider
and his son, who were in bed, and took
them out. Schneider's wife, who interfered
IN some way with the soldiers was sum-
marily knocked down by one of the guard.
With no other apparel on than shirts and
pants, the two men were marched away for
the alleged offense ofSeHtgliQuor to soldiers.
A daughter Of the saloon keeper followed
after and expostulated with the guard, one
of whom cooked his gun, charged upon
her with his bayonet, and would doubtless
have killed her had not policeman ward
ed Off the contemplated thrust. Three DO
licemen by this time reached the scene, and
inquired by what authority the soldiers ar
rested the citizens. The non-commissioned
officer in charge of the squad replied
that he did it upon the order of Ma
Jor Skyles-(which was evidently untrue,
Tor they must have received the order.
If they had one, before the alleged
otfense upon which they arrested Schneider
'e'' NVhihiioICuI duueu WlUn Il lew eX-
pletives, which need not be repeated, that
II the policemen attempted to interfere they
would be treated to the contents of the
of the guard. Under these
and in view of the
superiority of numbers of
Jhe soldiers, the policemen did not i'll
terfere, and the luckless beer seller and ,
hls son were marched off to Tod Barracks,
where they still remained in close conflne-
ment last night. f
We do not know that we have any right Y
to enquire into or even record military op- n
erations like the one above; but we men
5ion the facts as reported to us-first, for
fear the military authorities may not have
been aware of the occurrence, and second
or the information of our country readers, 7
Who may be ignorant as to the way things
ire done in the Capital.