The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-08

only one person after MIN came OUT WITHOUT
being KILLED or badly wounded as ey,came down
STAIRS by the police and the mob of rioters
accompanying them. Governor Hahn, who Is
lame and walks with crutch, was met on the
stains as he came down. and escorted out to the
curbstoDe by two policemen. On reaching the
sidewalk he was surrounded by about twenty
persons, who beat him on the back ot tue head
with clubs, and he received q severe stab in the
back, also q pistol shot from behind. 1t Is
probable that this shot was fred by po
liceman. On reaching Canal street he
was placed IN carriage, and under the
charge OF the Chief OF Police was taken sa ely
to the lookup. He owes his lie 10 the Oh et
and his squao, as they prevented hun from
being lynched. Fish, Henderson, Shaw,
anG other members were treated likewise. On
reaching the loot of the stars they were beaten
by the police and the mob, and after being
rendered inscnsible we're dragged off to jail.
An attempt to lynch Fisk was made on Canal
street, but the police in charge OF him prevented
it, although they nearly killed HIM them
selves by beating him with the butts
of their pistols. But tew freedmen were
| arrested coming out of the building, as
they we're nearly all shot dead at sight, The
Rev. Mr.. Horton, a clergy IRON New Hamp
shire, now in charge OF church in this city,
oficia.ed as chaplain OF the Convention. heard
his prayer at the opening, IN which he asked
iervently that the lives OF the members m ght be
spared, and thanked God that peace had been
declared in Europe, prayin for the same bless
ing in this country. In a habit uecul arly min
isterial, one which distinctly marked him as a
ClClRN man, ne came GOWN SJdlTS WIN ~ Wul e
han dkeIChie on lis cane, intending to surrender
himself peaceably. He was met, knocked DO Wn,
tTampled upon, kicked ana beaten nearly TO
death, while BEGGING for mercy. The police
and their rioung friends were his assaIlant-. Dr..
Dostie, intending TO surrender himself, ais
cane down. He was shot, stabbed, and treated
in the same manner as Horton, although ne
lmplored the ruttians to take hlm prisoner and
spare his life. 1t is probable that both Horton
and Dosue will die. These details suffice 10
show how the arrests were made. r. King
Cutler and Judge Il. X. Howell escaped with nut
much injury, and CHANGING TO fall into the
hands OF humane policemen, were conveyed to
prison almost uniniured.
On Common, Baroune,I Dryades, ST. Charles
Rampant, and Caroudelet streets freedmen were
murdered by the police aud the mob in cold
blood. Standing IN The door OF the telegraph
office on Carondelet street, / saw about two
hundred n en- chasing one negro along the side.
walk. Six policemen we're nearest 20 nm, and
i'll advance OF MS pursuers. They emptied Their
reyOlvers into his back and finally another one.
| when he was near enough TO his victim to lay
| his hand on his shoulder, shot him in the head,
| aud he ell dead into an alley. Another freed.
| nan trying to escape from the Institute was
climbing oVel fence, when saw him fall from a
poIceman's shot As ne struck the ground at
| least 6ozen police and rioters surrounded him
| and fired their pistols into h s head and breast,
| at the same time pounding HIM with clubs and
| canes. The blood flowed from wounds in his
| scalp, covering his entire iaCe; but they con-
| unued Their brutal assault until he breathed his
last, although he several times 'aised his feeble
| and wounded arms to gestICulate Tor the mercy
| h tongue could not ask for. | saw a white
man draw stilutto ana stril e it into the heart
| OF a dying negro on Common street. The blood
spirited out in great red Iets, staining the mur-
| dCleTS clothing, lace, and hands. lie got up,
| and displayed the CORY marks as though they
| we've proud emblems OF pralsewOrthG deed,
| These and other incidents which | saw, suffice
| to show you how the freedmen were treated in
| majority OF cases. 1t is due to Justice, no "
| ever, to say thal some of the policemen treated
| even the freedmen with moderation, and rescued
| them IRON death at the hands OF the mob.
| The police behaved, as a general rule, with
| extraordinary bravery and extraordinary
| cruelty. Probably nifty OF them were wounded
| several MORALLY. They we're nearly all dOuDly
| armed and used their arms with great effect
| and indisCrlmiuate execution. AS ] have
before remarked, some OF thea did their duty
| i'll projecting their prisoners, and all the
| prisoners who are now alive owe their lives
to tots TACT. The mob would have lynched
| every whlGe man in the building, and bru
tally murdered every black man, had il
| not been for q few gallant and chvalriC
| policemen. From what | have already SAID
however, you must know that some of the
i force were the worst rioters present.. A gentle
| man OF my acquaintance spoke to one OF then
in the act OF killing a freedman, asking him
why don't you arrest him! Don't Kill him.
The reply was, shut your mouth you y niger
seems TO be a mixture OF cowardly brutes an,
respectable men. The few officers that | have
ConyeIsed with since the riot do not preten(
to deny what l have here stated about them
and / am willing to affirm that | have tolr
nothing but the truth.
The police impressed the baegage-waeons o
ar express firm IN the CITY to carry oil the dead
one load. consisting of eight or ten bodies, ha(
two living men at the bottom. They wer
wounded, and perhaps would have died: o1
they had lite enough lett in them TO struggle TO
AIR. An eyewitness, whose name | can furnish
says that a policeman mounted the cart, ant
showing hls revolver down between the bodie
ON top, killed the poor fellows, with one sho
for each. The feudish thirst for blood whcl
seemed to possess some OF the rioters was to-
brutal for even the Imagination of "a savage.
Their eyes cleaned with it and rolled in thei
sockets their tongues protruded from thei
mouths parChed and shrvelled almost and thel
voices grew husky from demonIaC yells. | nav
o doubt hut that some OF the policemen an,
riotiug whites were wounded by members o
their own party, as some OF them seemed pos
sessed with desire to shoot at human beng
regardless of caste, color, or sex. No female
were hurt that | know OF. Houses were on
laged, but the outtages were mostly confined II
the immediate vicinity OF the Institute. Ol
man in a livery stable deliberately took up
rite, and killed q negro who ran through th
door looking for place OF refuge.