, 1865-07-22
TERRIBLE AFFRAy.
A saloen Quarrel and its. Conse-
oueuces-1he Proprietor Beat
en- and Soldier Killed.
TIE IEFURIATED SOLDIERS SEEK TO
REvLHGE THR DEATH OF THEIR
o1RADE-GUTTIKG AND
BURNING,
Demonstration ON the Police
saatfon-The CaptaiA Threat
eAed with HanginE-The
Thirst for Blood.


lhe misunderstanding Details.
A terrible tragedy was onactod yesterday morn
Ing in the North Division; one which. terrible
tn ITSELF md ftal IN It's consequences. Threatened
to be much more serious, meuacing at one tint
the peace OF the entire city, snd threatening tE
inierfexs with the operations OF the law. It VA.
! nlmoet miracle that IN extensive outbreak and
| the destruction Of some dozens Of lives Was pre-
vented. It was terrible example Of the effect,
or strong drink, and furnished cogeat e-Eu
! ment against permitting returning soldiers ID
carry their arms with them, especially aiter hav'
Ing been mustered ont Of the service, when oi
course their officers partially loose control ovez
| them.
The eth Iowa Infantry Regiment reached
this city II IN early honr yesterday morning
| from Louify1lle. en- folt. for Davenport, to be
! paid on and dtsm1ssed. They wsrs matched al.
most immedlately to The Gslena depot on North
| Wells street. About ten clock in the 1nornins.
while waiting for the csrs party OF the soldiers
want into the saloon Of Henry Hehr,ng, few
% 1ooIa nos.h & 81 she depot, on q tas Teat stds Of
| Rcl tnto an alteration With the proprietor, and
soon he VIA terribly beaten, Whl)e one Of their
as,Sc .ss IL
nearly us they ctn ~ gathered, arc detailed in
tse evidence sddueed on the inquest, which we
1epVl1 nC1uH.
Dy f.. the most ter 1tble part Of tho melancholy
sfhlr. a. lar as It. Public aspect IL concerned IT,
howeTer, urfepotte1 in evidence. and We ara
obliged to give the facts as they could be gath
cred nom the conflicting At4tements OF eye Wit.
nefse1, and the wreck rrtults OF the brutal attfe
The thot fired md tho koldter laid low, he
strife WIS hushed a. If BY maE,e. Ella eomrades
bent over the bleeding form, and endeavored by
erery means IN their power TO minister 10 hia
comfort. But the hand OF death was on him,
tnd ttnder:5 they bore him from the ptsce TO the
FAt $hAY 1r~tf fAAN
Finding him oead, their eoieltude pattisl]r
ceastd. md they found time TO tell the story to
II ,hsit ~ I'M, Qu.sa The word vent te@ lip
ekloon keeper, and, like the gunpowder dash, The
terrible fe. ltrg Of revenge Was fred IN their
h1eaAts+ They Tuthtd round 10 tue s1loou, vow
he hid Been arretted and ccn7eyed, iii covered red
With blood. to the Third Precinct Police Station,
BY Officer MeMahon. This, however, the soldiers
dnd him, and not seeing lid shele. nled mic he %
sssa. 81 ,n ,S:ssss e. r:s;s: NJ y;
hRssaa etsx sse tss e. crash "a 4
glass - one Of the so!ditrs dashed the but of his
nuskst through the window. and thu eignal being
cixsn give re work Of oi demolition began. IN Less
place was comp etely Quilted. The counter was
Slcnehed INTO ffagmsnls. the glasses aud bottles
chest reduced to rai1t, md doors and windows
brokent TO atoms. some Of the soldiers went up
etatte End into the hack room, where theY pulIed
Tandow tbo frssments a. isst a. tasy s could ii % b.
Se easily lsted. The Women ] nsd % n tie aa wiaess 81
buildlrg 10 ohs 1ale. A. room Is tic toi aters hid
accomplished al thai they conld In the way Of
breaking and tearing, the:r uusat.ated f1ry
match was son spilled. and De building wss On
the point or being enveloped In dhmee. tareascn-
inE 'he whole req hborhooa with destruction At
ala
spcsk: he tod them that he w1s an cd soldier
Eimself; they were persuaded BY his represents
@ ao1s s q dhs ssnses that would cn'ne TO the city
II mutt not be supposed that the police were
NOT there previously, or that they hhd not tried
By every means IN their power 10 check the fury
4 dozen police officers were utterly powerIess
among nearly two hundred soldiert, many Of them
msdeeIea BY l,quez, anc all BY The destte Tor re-
the eo!de1s 70 h ep ont Ct the wny; that they did
not want to burt Them, hnt were determined NOT
to Be intesfeEee with, As with policemen. 10 with
scene, bnt dared not 10 speak. They could hops
TO do nothing In The face Of array or armed men.
The ecsne n the building Was one Of ndghGnl
confusion: Floors. walls ard contents were Ill
broken into fragments. Little pieces Of glass lay
AtrsWn about among tie debEte Of the furniture
snd plaatss; In The center Of the tnsiu room Lay
the tnfdne hlowe Of rome soldier. who had wttld-
ed It noft like tend than man; and Standing
bnid the rims wss the poor wouzn. who had fed
ard pick up, as bett she zn,Rht something from
among It worth ssytne. AlAs ehe found 30 1ittie
thst IT Is not worth mention.
Their work Of demolition tui.hed, the purity
OF soldiers rested mcment and then the cry
waH raised to lynch the esloon-keeper. The hunt
be had been iakea 10 the Eostt M,rket st.sion,
and they proc. eded th1thef In column 6one Of
The police officers present remons1ate1 with
70 Keep out of lie rs, and IT,. b snsn no hssm I'm
would Be done them but they were determined
to hsve the saloon keeper. They started for the
quick many Of them loaotng their pieces a. they
w.nt, ,thelr cayonets having been previously 6xed.
ofleer ke1ly tSo. q dnding that tney were deter:
mingled wth them, his cost being not unlike the
military habit; he told them that he belonged to
the 1e;h army corps, (1e vas formerly connected
The north too5 of he building. = lea Of them
going round 10 the other avenues Of exit. to pre-
oi ,Ss G
teuron IN time, and Immediately .ent Cd officers
Pr.nce, Armstrong and 4athA~ay, with tnsttuc-
roth. @ Tsey we4e ns1 sa,s so per!orm shs dusy
OF The column fled Into Tia square. Fear ne mat
eoucpct, would BE- a,tscied by tie soldiers. ths.
Sergeant wisely set hin at Liberty. -
And Dow began an exciting scene. The sol.
advan.ed % to he doer % md demanded loudly tSst
,he prisoner be given up TO them TO be nung.
At the time Of thtis arrival there only few ofh-
rom the other divisions not having yet arrtted.
BALI dozen poiee otlcets were like chat be-
fore the wind. They were pushed asids ~ the
stairs and fo1ebt Tor IL saloon Keeper. Hs wa M
not to te found, and the soldiers returned to tell
their comrades thst he had been t.len
1 sesfce knew poupdss they vowed e1c Ven.
ResIee y The police il he man
tha, they.would only wTeAk thsit venzeanee on
Tho Captain OF Police or the Sergeant. On3eer
4 sss SressxR IL
ne1, 10th eelisr and eRr1et The search vas
junctuse Cspt Grnd srT1yed, win reiaiofce.
nents, bnt the policemen were powerless, tbs
lolt1err haa po.te.1ion OF tho ,bnildtng, and 70
Wa seized .. be parsed up rtairs, by thFse soid.
ier1,who commenced 10 drag him down again amid
e11as q hang him,"C.pt G1nd Eas Ike child
biz compo* ure admirably, and had tue good Sense
Iot to call on hts men o Eeseue him; had he done
20, there would hare undoubtedly been blood
able than th,t Capt Gund would be hanged to the
IlaiFt. they Etre MI Sz Mi. AeeSnsisy, q the M
fra,n WAS Whiting for them. and that II they did
cot eoirs.antly they would be leis behind. They
released ttelr ho d, and the crowd sulle1ly With
Capt Gand nd lie poles generally. A A'
1be d. monsttntlon WIS most alarming one.
Some Of The eoldiers were armed With iron sled.
I: eli tne1et. was prevcntea. IL Il painfuI %
re tie thtt eone Of the officers were equally bent
with 'he men on Destruction. On Police Ser
sor aE n 9s get TN
Win 20 hroash b yoar fhaniy. We viii have
eennsi of II II ns
sctre vas admirable; except That few or ihe9
THE INQUEST.
=, The Inquest wns held At Two O'Clock, in the
North Market Hall, IN the room adjoining the
station, tse body hsvtng been carried thcre tn
had subtidcd. The gceue there Was most affect.
Ing. The body was tended By two ol the old
comrades OF the deceased, men who had shared
paeted unkcathed amid the iron etorm. They
wept nte children: Presently another. SCARED
down bis musfet aud Knapssck gared d momsnt
at the face Of the corper, then turned aEsy.
bid bis face in h,s hands and eobbed Aloud The
sa.k over thstr dead eouarsde, speaking Of his
Uniform coed c:n1uct and bravery. and his quiet
Rel sytor, and dlscues1ug the best uae7ns Of com
The Coroner arrived at little past tEo O'Clock
ind proceeded 1t once to stnp1nGl tn1y. Some
little diH1cu1ty WAS experienced In Getting the
"twelyc good and lawful men" but they were at
length sworn, and the inquest conmtnced. The
following IL the eyidence atduced:
ALBERT CARD SWORN
keep carrisge shop, and do bushes at Nos.
d and 10 North Wells street. wss present at
the disturbance. was standing at ny shop door,
about hal!.pskt ten O'Clock this morning, and raw
clothes. and hsd 4 bsyonur In his hand; he had
stmt1hiEg else IN the other hand; The other
msn With him, ] think, had On soldiers pants
looms. They wera ruueiDg north. The men who
were with me stQtted mp, aud followed to where
the crowd WIS. Bnd to The door Of The saloon
record door from The northwest corner OF kipzie
md North Wells street. tsw one mAn, the ea-
locn kegnef. 4tan1iur with bfs back 1oHard m6