Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-08-10

The firing continued about the Mechanics
Institute, spread toward the river along Canal
and Common streets, AID broke ont in the square
back of the llstitute along Oarondelet. The
fighting negroes did not scatter in this way,
but the mob followed every prisoner whom the
policemen led of, and attacked on sight every
negro found in the vicinity. The body servant
of Humphrey Marshall was thus pursued and
fired at along Carondelet, in his masters sight,
A moment later, another unarmed negro, ap-
parently belonging to one of the adjacent offices,
seeming to think the street no place for him.
began to rnn., In aninstaut two policemen and
score of cit lzens were after him, the policemen
firing as he ran. Five shots we're fired, and
the negro fell, pierced with three.
But this was orlyythe by-plsys and scenes
like this were occurring in dozen different
places. The Mechanics Institute was still the
central point. The police and citizens had pos
session of the lower story and of the staircases
The Sergeant-at- Arms had barricaded the doors
to the chamber Of the Convention when Shaw
| went OUT The police charge that the negroes
in the lobby Of the chamber began firing from
the windows upon the members Of their force
IN the street. "a considerable number of citi-
zens bad Joined the police force in and about
the Institute; and great crowds gath red at the
| corners OF, Canal and Common, and along the
route to the City Hall, were fireing at or rush
inS uPon inc le" PrisoneIS OiouSn1 ai0ns.
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tell. 1t is only certain that as they entered the
attacking party delivered yolley into the hud-
lydled mass of members and spectators, which
killed and wounded several.
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axe don't Kill me in cold blood" To tbe
engagement of all every sbot missed.
l = Carts were constantly passing. laden with the
bodies of murdered negroes. In one counted
s;x. MANY had two and three. All were greet
| ed with Laughter. occasionally one evoked a
cheer Now and then a carriage nsssed with
some wounded White man and not infrennently
1 the crowds would make n rush upon him to see
| # be were ioone Of the obnoxious Radicals.
wherever a negro either entirely neaceable
or hv acc;dent emf off from, his comrades, was
found was n,,rsned and # noss;ble shot -, :
! One fell thus near fbe noted millinery shop
of Madame Sonbie. a few doors below Bier
Iock's bookstdre. A gentlemsn-so far as
cIotbes go and general 3emeanor-stenped ont
from The Sidewalk ane devoted = minute or two
to yieorouslv kicking the dead BODY. A by-
stander made some ,.xnression of horror and
.d;sonst 1yben ,,oI;cernan. turned sbarn on him
with aAre Won one of them San ?" He nro.
tested that he was not. "He lies. F" exclaimed
another. a6e's n Yankee Soldier p The luck
less nrotested that he was NOT the noIiceman
| fercelv questioned him and At last allowed him
to esconc on the sInress ground that he @oue.sed
40 wasp't a Federal soldier after ALL This oc.
cnrrad in s;oht and hearing of at least nm. late
Gnnorai of rIr ,rm,, WIZ s,o,,d an on adjacent
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'Hp Il was nearly mr. quite 4 o,cIock There wer.
s.t;I,arS 1c.v3,,v Hal .nJ wb;,e infsntrv
w;,b;n ,n | Somrs c.II There was GeneraI u
the Iin;tsd a Stat States Toiunteers in command and
Jrr;n,, Tho unevnecteJ nrolonged absence ri
Shor;S,n IN TaTas be was in sunTeu,e command
pmt ha as .n net Merely GenersI or voI"nassrs
1u. ne was nS, ,h G, h;a5..t "eonr u ,So Fueed
en,s %a nurs.n " His nn;foru m.de Il his dutv
70 n"p ns;Dta;n order but his snec;al pos;tio1
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