Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-08-10

Then II. King Cutler called upon all those
who had arms to leave the hall, and Capt
Burke, the gallant Chief of Police depos-
ed by Monroe, went out and fought his
way back to Baronne ST., escaping with
shot in the side.
The fury of the besiegers increased,
the barricade was broken, and pistols were
again discharged. Then Rev. Mr.. fior-
ton, ex-army Chaplain, who had made
the prayer at the opening of the Conven-
ton, advanced to the door, and showing a
white handkerchief, asked for himself and
the rest to surrender. He was fired up
on, hit by shot in the forehead, then
seized and beaten till he was insensib!e
by the mob and police. One after an
other tn e members of the Convention in
the hall waved their handkerchiefs, pro-
testing that they were unarmed, and wish
ed to surrender. Yet not a single arrest
was made in the hall, but each man as he
came out, hoping to escape the certain
fate threatened him if he remained, was
seized and brutality handled by the police.
Poor Dostie pleaded for his life. He
was Union exile, but by his kind treat
ment to Rebel families in the absence of
their protectors, he had endeared himself
to many, even of his political enemies
Beside the sufferers l have named in a
former dispatch, DIR. Hine was shot in
the head and stabbed in the side. | can,
as yet, give you no estimate of the num-
the riot lasted scarce three hours and
seemed to be confined to few streets,
must put the Memphis affair far in the
shade. The Mayor has issued a procla-
nation, declaring the riots TO have been
precipitated by the revolutionary faction,
and crlling on the citizens to enrol them
selves as extra police, AT g, 500 had
enrolled, and the countersign given out TO
them for the night is General Hardee."
The reader will of course remember
: General Ha,dee," as distinguished reb-
ell General, and their password was there
fore decidedly significant of the animus of
the mayor and his police. On Tuesday
July 81, next day after the riot, the same
correspondent
DR.. Doestic is not yet dead. He lies at
the Hotel Dieu. have just seen him
and pressed his hand. He returned the
pressure, and whispered, smiling, that he
should not die. His worst wounds are in
the abdomen and spine. His neck is bad
| ly cut behind, and now much swollen. He
is far gone, but his strong soul and power
full will may bring him through. In the
next ward, at the same hospital, spoke
with S. S. Fish, brother of the convcn-
toner, who, as | dispatched yesterday,
was wounded and imp isoned. This fine
young man is lawyer, and the same who
read the Declaration of Independence at
the Union celebration on the Fourth. He
has three shot wounds, in the head, left
arm and back, in which the balls still
lodge; besides, he has several ugly bruis-
es. The following is his own account:
After the Rev. Mr.. Horton had been
shot while showing flag of truce and
proffering surrender, made my way out
of the door to the landing at the head of
the stairs, where met a young man in
citizens dress, armed with club, whom l
, asked if we could not surrender. He re-
piled, No, we intend to kill you ALL and
then he raised his club to strike me.
rushed aside to policeman, who stood
near the stairs and begged him to take me
prisoner, that my life might be saved.
He made no reply that l remember Of
but pushed me from the landing and
forced me to descend the stairs alone. AT
the bottom, ] was encountered by two cit.
+ liens, who attacked me with their fists
| broke from them, ran to policeman or
the pavement and begged him to protec
q me. He knocked me down with his re
volver. /, rising, much stunned Lat con
scious, ran toward another policeman whom
y | saw in the center of the street, calm.
/; on him to save me. He replied by rails
n ing his revolver and taking deliberate ain
at me, but which Of my wounds he CAV
me cannot tell, as fell TO the groun
for moment senseless. The next / re
member / was between two policemen
/, who took me through Common, Caronde
# let, and Lafayette streets, TO prison. A
:, along Common and Cafondelet streets, re
r specially dressed, apparently bushes
men, came out of the stores, and standin
t, on the pavement, cried XII him ! tn
id Yankee white nisger' l Wa
10 kept in a cell for some time, laid on
>. plank, unable to get release on bail, ii
- Judge Hart came and had me removed
A the parlor above, and from there W;
il brought here"
Gen. Lee, Gen. Banks, Chief of Ca,
airy. and Col. Warmoith. Representative,