The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-07-19
For the Cadiz Sentinel.
A Brutal Outrage.

mitted on the morning Of the fourth day
July, at McCoy's Station, on the c. & ]
Railroad, in Jefferson county, Ohio Th
facts of the case are as fellows:
/ The Democrats Of Hancock county, We;
Virginia, had, some time previous to til
fourth, offered to the Republicans Of til
same county, to join them in a grand Ii.
tional barbecue, which was declined by tn
I latlcr party; after which time the Democrat
made preparations to celebrate the day i
an appropriate manner themselves All al
rangemcnts were made; and Hon. J. Il. :
Trainer, Of Steubeayille, Ohio, was request
ed to make the Grafton on the OCCASION -
| On the morning OF the fourth Mr.. qraiaa
left Steubenyille On the early train, accom-
panied by his three little daughters and hi
! son; (tho eldest being about fourteen, th
youngcrabout freycars Of Nr Samut
! Wilson, son and daughter, and Ht;.
daughter Of DR.. George iIaulilton's, and az
rived at McCoy's station a few minutes pas
Nsiz 'cIcch, intending to cross the river a
that po!nt-tho meeting being nearly o9po
site the station.
Mr.. Trainer had got from the cus but 8
few steps when he was surroundcd ~
gang of from thirty to forty ruiliaus, arlnc,
With pistols, slung shots aud stones, who at
! tackled him in u nlost brutal and violent
manner striking at him with their fists,
and slung and threatening nstnn
death il he attoWptcd.o cross the river -
Mr.. Trainer succeeded in warding off tho
blows for some time aud suffered but little
injury, but his saeoud daughter, who cluna
to him in her fright, was struck above tllt
left eye, and knocked to the ground,
bld!y injured. Mr.. Wilson son, boy Of
sixteen, was also Knocked down; after which.
the crowd, ashamed Of their cowardly aud
dirty work. dcsistcd from further attempts
at personal violence, but still Kept threat
ming death and destruction if any attempt
was made to cross the river. But few per-
suns we're ut the station-the odds too great
for one man to contend with, surrounded by
i've or SIX chilIren -hearc they left fox ~
!ottTit.e. two and hall miles below. IN
tending to cro>4 there; 5at-the .ame luti.lns
followed them, who still threatened the lie
Of Mir. Trainer if he made auy attempt to
cross to The other side Through ti.e ad-
vice OF friend at tho latter place. he left
On the next train for his home in $taubon-
vile Had he remained ten minutes longer
all would have been right, as a Hundred
persons came across the river Oh learning
the news, for the purpose Of taking him
ovelG but the train had left about ten min
ateoheioro tAey arrived a. E..!.iottsyillo.
lthas since been aacertainol that reso-
llton had been passed few evenings be-
fore the occurrence in the Unon Lllgno, in
which it was resolved that they would break
up the Democrat meeting then contempla-
ted. But are happy to say that although
an effort was made by the same gang to Gre
ate disturbance, yet nothing serious oc-
Cured. The meeting went off lea;antly
and was grand success The ruihaEs were
not all from the Immediate neighborho0d,
but four or five rowdies, encouraged by a
few who call themselves leading men. prom-
inent citizens, &C., Nc, had goao up The
river aud collected the "roughs" Of Ale
&hcny, Liverpool and other places along the
river. We understand one Of the number
was certain Frank Martin, from Fast Lily
erpool, a member Of the Columb9na coun-
ty Bar, but whose habits Of liio have better
fitted him ior the bar Of some other place.
Such may be the modern style with some
persons Of celebrating the day which ush-
cred in the liberties Of our country, and
some persons who profess to have such a
deep interest in the preservation of our sa-
cred institutions may enjoy and encourage
such transactions, but we confess that we
cannot see that it accords we'll with the
spirit Of those institutions handed down to
us by Washington, Jefferson and jackson.
faafia, LIBERTAS.