The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-11-02

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FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2, 1866.
THE RIOT Ar HAGEnsToNN, MD.
EIGHTEEN PERSONS WOUNDED BLOODY t,,a,, Mhltss
AND GRr4T POLITICAL DEMONSTRATIONS
fF,om the Haqerstown Herald, October 23'l
Never in Western Maryland has there been such 9;
An overwhelming outpouring OF the people. we we
sat in Office wdoW and dor over one n oot
sieht dcep, on horseback, as wide as the street, in
carriages, in buggies, and in wagons, drawn by
from two to twelve horses, came the loyal men o.
1oyal Washington County. Countless flags waved
aIoft filed wih notices and symbols clearly show.
ing how well our people understand the real Issues
ha}ore them. and awaiting their decision. The
day was magnificent. One OF those grand and
genial autumnal days chat defy description, and
must be felt and enjoyed tc be understood and ap-
Order, harmony, and the best Of spirit prevailed
everywhere We never saw SO large crowd where ne
so little intoxication and disorder prevailed. Inc
day would have passed off pre-emlnenty distln-
guished for its order and decorum had u not poo,l
i r.
pre-arranged attempt Of two men, backea py lew
rowdies. to arrest some Union men for disturbing
the peace, which these two men ana r9wmeS 'u'1.
and there most disturbed and most slolateu. - tha
It is the misfortune and the disgrace o. o.,5 on9
town misfortune and disgrace too deep zee oa aiia ta
profound to be ntegby portrayed to ns,o ad d;s
oetensible Mayor, man who is seAnug uiso r.
grace both to himself and the oi1or gabt Oh Whatever
nusar @ The decision Of Attorpey General Randall
HAVING haen elected by illegal and unregistered
votes. his exercise of the Office OF mayor ls usur
patton, and all his aees, either Immediately in or
through agents. are g anu hq ta noar and
against the wishes and in defiance Of the Board Of
C0unoil1nen has boon ounding himself by what
he coils his Especial police, whom the Council 90
not sanction, and whom they refuse to pay. WITH y a
these men, the worst and most violent. himself at
tupdlt until his very name is by-word OF dlsnonor
aid infanly and riot. ).
q About three o'clock on the above day Mr.
Cheney, Of the Sharpsburg district, was IN NJ.
Ing. Another man, unknown to MIR. Cheney, made
some remark about his carrying the said flag,
which Mr.. Cheney understood to be offensive, ana
he struck the man with his fist and knocked him
other Union men to crowd into the room. At this
spoint. we are informed, Mr. j. Booth stepped up
and said to Mr.. Cheney that he had been much
inistaken-that the man whom he had struck was
% good Union man. Thereupon Mr: 1 uaeneS SsS g1s he
Should have done as he had. The mater was IN
fair way of arrangement, when Mr.. SSanhope re-
duested the parties to leave his house, as ne IN.
tended to close his doors dhS parties ssmda Wee GSs bs
Mayors special police, stepped up and attempted
30 arrest Some one in the most violent and inf1am7
matory manner, Aourishing their rovolyers and
pursing and swearing.
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over. and everything would be quiet in 1oW NM
utes. and. pleading with them to put up their re-
yolVers and desst from their threats. Ihey Wouid
listen to nothing and Sands fred one barrel OF bis
revolver in the crowd, shooting one man IN tho
foot. The crowd increased upon the discharge Of
thes pistol. and Sands and Gall retreated toward
Franklin-s street from Stanhope's, aourshing their
pistols, followed by tho crowd When WI. they Co. co.
indiacriminately into the crowd. After this the
crowd commenced throwing stones, and Sands and
Gail fell back, firing into the crowd all tne g, time,
and wounding number Of persons They feu Daek
quarters, near the jail which thoy entered: E, AS
they fell back. they were accompanied by other
Johnsonites, and they all entered Coone house and
went up stairs, and commenced On indlscrimlnate
fire on tue crowd and shot, and it r. sald mortally
wounded Joseph Renner, tho peaceful and inotfen-
slvo keeper oR the Court House. Tho ball was 0
minnie bali, and passed through one lobe Of his
liver, and was taken out OF his back.
AS soon as the party ontered Coons house, they
]. co1nmenood firing with muskets, fifteen Of which
were found in the house, with number Of revolv-
ers when it was subsequ quently taken by tho crowd
Of Union boys. After EM. Renner fell and was car
ried off, many in the crowd sought and obtained
arms before which the Union men were Z entirely II
nnarrned. In the mean time, however, Gall and
Sands and others kept up continued fire from the
windows Of Coons house.
II appears that the guns were loaded and handed
to Ga1l, who discharged them from the window.
Ilosoe
and some one, evidently soldier, and accustomed
to such firing, as Gall presented himself at the
window TO fire, shot him and he felldead from the
house to tho pavement with his gun In his hands.
The ball entered his forehead and came out on the
Top Of bis head. When Gall fell the excited crowd
made rush for the house and broke in The in
mates fed by baokways to the adjoining lots, and
from behind corn shocks kept up fire until they
were discovered and dispersed The crowd then
gutted the house, smashing and tearing everything
md some beds and stoves we're thrown out and de-
stroyed. Sands was found in the house with gun
in his hands, and knocked down, stabbed, and
badly beaten. 1t was supposed he could not sur
vve during the night; but he is now better, and it
is thought he will recover. 1t is supposed that
Renner will die. Flo is in great agony from his
wound.
The Johnsonites wounded eighteen persons be-
fore Gall was killed. more or loss Severely but not
dangerously, There were many narrow escapes by
persons in the crowd. One man had his cheek
grazed with q bull; another, Union soldier, had a
ball sent through his hat, grazingthe top Of his
head. This was deliberate aim, It is said, on the
part Of Coll while at the window. After the gut
ting of Coons house, the johnson pole in front Of
it was cut down, and thon the crowd dispersed and
everything was soon hushed, and in an hour after
ward was as quiet as IL nothing had happened It
is misfortune, and much to be deplored, that this
affair took place. There is but one opinion among
planned deliberately beforehand by tho Johnsonitcs
engaged in it, Or COTTON up by their own violence,
madness, and folly.
Had not Sands and Gall interfered with H..
Cheney and his friends in so violent and hostile
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