The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-18
ANOTHER REBEL MASSACRE.
unionlsts Murdered In Platte CITY,
Missouri, by Rebels-The Town
Held by the Latter, who
Swear no Loyal Man
Shall Live in Ii.

LEAvENwoRTH, September IA bloody and
fearful tragedy occurred at Platte City, Mo-.
on Saturday last. The Radical Convention
assembled at the church in Platte City on that
day. There were about 100 men, including
visiting delegations. The Convention put in nomi
nation full ticket, and adjourned about
o'clock Z. M. just before adjournment the
Rebels brought band OF music upon the street,
which played "Dixie," THE Bonnie Blue Flag"
ETC., and soon gathered about them large
crowd of armed men.
A Union man, Thomas Dunnigan, being very
noisy upon the street. the Sheriff went to him
and was in the act of quieting him, when a con-
stable named Callahan, OF notorious Rebel
record, came up with posse of men and pointed
out Dunnigan, who stood beside the Sheriff,
saying, '"There he is-take him." or words to
that effect. Immediately the Rebels who had
assembled to the number of four hundred, COM
menced firing upon every Union man upon the
street. Four were instantly killed and large
number wounded. The bushwhackers drove the
Union men out of the town, and four hundred
Rebels now hold possession of it. A Mr. Heath
visited Platte City to get his brothers body, bHJ
was not allowed to take it away. They gave
him pass to get out of town through tnei
picket lines.
The first shot was fired by Rebel constable
upon drunken unarmed Unionist. Members
of the Convention who had left, hearing the
shooting returned to Platte City, and while
riding through the streets were fired upon from
the windows of houses and saloons. Many
horses were shot from under the delegates.
Four men were killed and twelve wounded. The
extras caused great excitement here. Governor
Fletcher has been telegraphed to. He will be
at Weston tomorrow TO attend a mass meeting
there. The Unionists have all been driven to
Weston. The Rebels are all around, and swear
no Unionist shall remain in Platte City.
Another Account.
ST. LOUIS, September II. - The Democrats
Ueavenworth) special says that after the ad-
journment of the Platte County Radical Conven-
tion a. Platte City, Mo-, on Saturday, drunken
Union soldier named Dunnegau made some noise
on the street, and hourished a pistol about.
Sheriff Ogden TOOK his pistol away and told him
to keep quiet, which he did. A short time after
wards returned Rebel named Callahan. with a
posse of ten men, demanded the surrender OF
Dunnegan. scuffe ensued, and pistols were
freely used, resulting In the death of three or
tour and the wounding of eight or ten men.
A number OF delegates who had started home,
hearing firing, returned to town, and were fired
on by Callahan's party, and had several of their
horses killed under them. Callahan fired twice
at one delegate who was lying under his
wounded horse, and was fired az in return and
killed. The latest accounts say that several
hundred armed Rebels hold Platte City, and
have driven all the Union men out of town. and
swear they shall not return. Great excitement
exists. Governor Fletcher has been applied to
for force to put down the mob. All the accounts
agree that Dunnegan was unarmed when Gala
hams Darty attacked him.