Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-14
DESPERATE RIOT Is wAsaISGToS-soi,
DIERs ASs4ILIEG SEGRoEs-A PITCHED
BATrLE-sEyERAL SEVERELY INJURED,
iFrpm Saturdays Washington Star.

BArrLs-sEyERAL SEVERELY INJURED,
Hrum Saturdays Washington STAR.
Bs.Sesa II and y o'clock to-day desperate
disturbances occurred IA the shape OF murSerlus
assault By number Of soldisrJ, said 70 belong 10
one Of The bHgades OF the twentieth Corps upon
A number Of un0dendipg coloFed people Of The
Ieyenth Ward From the best data that can be
obtained II appears that this brigade were this
morn,nz on tie east side OF tae canal, between the
bridges Of Mary aud and Virginia ayes, Az aiting
a CONVEYANCE train ca route 70 Louisville and that
during the morning number Of the men visited
The d sreputable houses and tipping houses (Oc'
cur:ed by white and eoloTedl in Pear Tieelalley
ana adjacent places, where they indseriminstey
attacked the inmates, driving them from tlelr
homes. breaking up their furniture and helping
tbems Ives 10 duOr and edibles. The crowd
numbered from lou to 9UO, and tie commenced to
knock in the dOOrJ OF houses as they proceeded in
their riotous course, some twenty or more having
provided themselves with axes, breaking up the
furniture, &c.
In Chlnch-row, situated in the square between
Frat and Second streets, and Virginia avenue
and D street every door and window was broken;
the terrified inmates barely getting away in time
TO save themselves The rioters showed particular
animosity against the cOlored people, aud the sight
Uf one OF them was the signal for rush at him,
and when unfortunately any fe!l into their hands
they did not escape withO u being robbed ofwhat
money they had, and they were besides badly
beaten in almost every case. This crowd went
through Second and Third streets, taking in their
range the alleys near by, beating all colored folks
they met and helping themselves TO what they
wished in tie houses, particu arly thOss occupied
by people Of color, who, at LIST having borne
with their treatment until fOrbearance ceased to
be a virtue, they resisted, when q fight occurred,
the soliies using reyOlyers, as also did the COZ
Ored people in s-lf-defence 70; time the reports
being so quick that they sounded as if battle
was going on.
The soldiers stopped at the saloon of Ben. Bow
Ter colOred. at the corner Of Virginia avenue
and First street, and while some robbed him Of
his watch and money and beat him, others help
ed themselves 20 his ice-cream, cakes, &c. Here
Il WAS the biggest Fight took place, number Of
the negroes going to the protection OF Bower
and bricks stones and balls few thick and fast.
DIR. VIM Boyd liv ng near, went out with a
revolver IN lSn aud commanded peace,when sol
der struck him in the face with a brick, tractur-
ing the cheek and jaw bones in q terrible manner,
and also destroying the sight Of one eye. Others
of the soldiers made rush for him, and one was
in the act Of cleaving his head open with an axe,
when a number Of women stepped in and sue
| ceeded in persauCing them 10 spare his life.
The soldiers and the eOlored people fought for
some time in F street first one party being victo-
rious and then the other, until the guard station.
ed on Four-and-a-half street, (HancOcks 9th
regiment) made their Ape rance and soon re-
stored order.
Seret. Hepburn, of the Tenth Precinct police,
was on the ground promptly, wi Officers Whee-
/ den, Walsh and others, but they wera unable,
outnumbered as they were, to do anything eiiec-
/ tually to restore peace.
A messenger was at once despatched to Col.
/ Ingraham, Provost Marshal who promptly sent
q guard 10 the scene Of disturbance, and set about
i ariasting the riot n.
II I, impossible at this time to tell how many,
1 and who have been injured, besees DR.. Boyd.
Il is said that o3e Of the soldiers had his bow
els ripped open and that two or three others were
shot Il is also reported that seven or eight CO.
lored people, who were attacked in their houses
were very badly hurt
/ DIR. q. AZ. Mccoy was in attendance on DR..
Boyd. and expresses the opinion that 1t may be
necessary 70 remove most Of the bones on the
injured side Of The face,