The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-04
THE NEW ORLEANS MASSACRE.

The Military Investigation Commission
tn SesstOn-Am Indictment by the
Grand dJury-Rearrest OF the Members
OF the COnventiOn-Prestdon Johnson
on General Baird's Declaration Of Mar
tiaI Law-Seenes Rnd Incidents OF the
RtOI-The Police Numbering 10y yaltsts
while ImplOrtng Protection.
IMPORTANT DESPATCH FROM GENERAL SHERIDAN
THE MASSACRE ooNooCTED WEEKS AGo-RE-
PORTS OF GENERAL sHERIDAN's REsIGNAT1oN.
WASHINGTON, Friday, August 8.-Gen Sheri-
dan teeRraphs to General Grant to-day that the riot
was not the result of a mob, but preooncerted
and prearranged an OF weeks for the slaughter OF
Union men, The dispatches OF the assoclated press
are tempered to SUIT tue latitude from whence they
are sent, and are dictated by the dlsloyal State
officials.
ATTORNEY General Heron, who was an officer in
the Rebe service, virtualy ranks General sheridan,
as by the order OF the President ne military are
subject to the ca and disposition of the civil autho.
rites Rumor here tonight says General sheridan
will resign account OF the Presidents conduct in
this affair. and the embarrass position loyal Off.
GERS are placed in.
THE MILITARY COMMISSION OF INVESTIGATION AT
woRK-DEPoSITIoNs OF WOUNDED LoYALIsrs
ATROCITIES OF THE MASSACRE.
NEW ORLEANS August The Military Commits
sion appointed TO uve Cigate the massacre OF Union
men, took DR.. DOshe's deposition to-day. The Hon.
John henderson, and tho Rev. Mr.. Horton,
too weak to give evidence The Rev. Mr. Jackson
the Hon. George Howe are among the dangerously
wounded not heretofore reported. Governor Hahn,
and the Hon. s. s. Fish, are oady wounded but
will recover. 1 saw tuem to-day in the hospital.
The sworn TESTIMONY before the Commission will
plove that the massacre of Monday one of the
most blOodthrsty events that has ever stained the
page OF hstOrY.
It will be sworn to that a well-known, respected
and peaceaD'e citizen demonstrated with the mob
and police for their outchery, when the mob cried,
"D-n them, XIII them! Ine President Is with us,
Haven't we seen his order to-daYW The back door
the Institute was mailed up during the massacre,
10 prevent the escape OF those inside. Arrange
ments were made by the Chief of Police, win A Is.
GrsWold & Co.. to furnish the populace with pistols.
The pistols were furnished as agreed. A. b Girls
void & Co. are the firm OF HYDE Goodrich & Co.,
the largest manufacturers of arms for Rebels during
the Rebellion. Their property was cOnhscated upon
that account, and subsequently returned. Nothing
curreDCe OF the scenes OF Monday.
[NoTE Mr.. Goodrich ls from Middletown, Conn.
rich VINO was sent from New Orleans because he
would not take the oath of allegiance to the United
States Government
INDICTMENT OF THE CoNvENTIoNIsTs BY A REBEL
GRAND JURY-EDroR KING -THR MASSACRE
PRKooAoERTED CAPITALIZATION DUE GENERAL
BAIRD.
NEW ORLEANS, August The Grand Jury, COM
posed OF picked Rebels, have indicted the members
of the Convention and those Of them who were able
to be dI agged out were rearrested yesterday Gene
raj Baird ordered sIay of proceedings bat the Pre-
sdent telegraphed HIM emphatcaly not to interfere
The New Orleans tribune says:-
"W II. G King, alias William clubhouse, rene
gade from Pittsburs Pa, editor of the New Orleans
Times, notorously Rebei Sheet murderer of
Arthur McGl aud captain of the Glenn Guards
under the Rebel General Lowell. is lnIWashington,
and, pretending to be III the confidence of the Pres
dent, is sending the most ncendiary dispatches to
his paper, showing the President be in sympathy
with the Rebel police and murdererslof Union men,"
There is sworn testimony that after DIR. Dostie
was supposed to have been shot and stabbed to
DEATH the mob gave three cheers Ior President
johnson and Jefferson Davis; Such exclamatons
as, damn you, we have fought you tor four years,
and will fight you again!" were of frequent occur.
renee curing the massacre, aud will be testified to
before the Commission Lieutenant-Govern Vor-
hees called on General Baird early on Monday morn
ing, and told him the Convention was not to meet
until O'Clock when he well knew 1t would meet
at 12 noon. AS there were no troops on the ground
at the time OF the massacre this explanation is due
10 General Baird.
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