Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-10-11

derStOod that, during COnieuerate Occupt-
tion .his uumber of strokes was the alarm
signal to the military in case OF anticipated
attack. abd il would almost seer that the
stirring appeal bad not yet lost its power,
since, according to the testimony of one
witness, II evoked at least one Confederate
officer in full uniform and side arms to re-
port for active duty.
The cosdition of affairs. and occurrences
in II o inside Of the building, are described |
by great numbers OF those who were present |
The Witnesses corroborate and support each
other on A.! essential points, the diff rences
being such as must DO expected in the &C.
counts given By the actors in sec mes of ex 1.
citrment and terror. and which variations,
in fact, strengthen the general case, by
showing the absence Of any comparison or
| proarrapgement Of testimony. The i'm.
| portsnt Facts are, that when the first fight.
! ing 10 the street had ceased, and the fire of
the besiegers was directed at the window,
prominent members Of the Convention re-
quested and ordered all spectators, white
and black, to come at once within the railing
or bar of the house, aud sit down. Tbs
was affected Those who could not fad
seats seated themselves on the floor, aud
the doors and windows were ordered to he
closed B,fore this was effected, it is prob
able that the return shots, so variously
estimated, were fred from the windows
This. however, was soon stopped by orders
from those Of the whites who retained their
presence of mind. The police then made
their first entrance, BY breaking open the
doors, and. according to almost universal
testimony except their own, opened an IN
discriminate fire into the ro0Dl. his tods
Instantaneous and preceded By no demand or
call for surrender When they had emptied
their REVIEWERS thew we're driven out with
chairs by the negroes and an attompt made
to barricade the door, but unsuccessfully, as
they again aud repeatedly gained an en-
trance, snd the same occurrences took place
the police empfyng their rerolrcrS and be.
: ina driren ont by the negroes The ReD. Mr.
Horton wdS shot arhiie imploring a cessation
During these repeated attacks few shots
wore returncd Inv the few nsoroes of the
PROCESSION who, rs before stated. had re.
volvers and ,wo nolicemen were wounded
in he bu;Id;ne n ,uvb whether bv these
sbots or tbe careless and exc;ted Ere ot thei,
own side seems doubtful. The police testi
fv tb,t frs vas onensd nnon them frst, in
eysrv instance bnt without considering tbsl
! snv different testimony would have The eff
feet of eliminating themselves, and regard
= ing their credibility as equal to that of th,
a other witnesses, yet the mass of opposin.
- testimony is considered as so overN helming
4 that the Board feel compelled upon thi
= point to reject the police evidence as inval
p idated and worthless. The general value o
!. their testimony may be estimated by tn,
n fact that, out of the large number examin
n ed as witnesses BUT THREE ARE WILLING
b no ADMIT HAVING ACTUALLY SEEN FIRE
. ARMS ON THAT DAY CARRIED OR USED D>
y THE POLICE.
T. AT some point Of time not definitely fix
}. ed, during these charges into the Hall,
# white flag was displayed from one OF th'
J. windows. This does not however, seem Il
- have had the effect OF checking the tir'
Il from the outside, and, according to the tos
" timony OF the witness y Connell and anoth
y er, hepolcs obtaining access 20 the room o.
h the promise Of protecting the inmates, dehJ
I erotely opened tire upon the Surrirors as be
Il fore. The peice themselves state, as above
II that on this occasion as before they wer
% first fired on from the Hall: In nearly a.
It these irruptions into the Hail. the polio
A. were accompanied by the mob, ard mem
!. ber OF the State Legislature, MIR, Jane
z Phillips, Is identified as prominent In th
d attack.
/. Finally the assnilants ohtnn full posses
sion of the building. The negroes Il
r. hiding are brought out and dispatched; 9th
o ers lerched for Mfehy on cross beams and ra,
re fs,s are pickcd Off like qane Jy tceH aiipet
Il shots tie phites aken 10 the station. house
y Nth Mous and abuse. end ut last, Just as III
!. n1roncing bdyoneis are seen 10 glisten on III
,. Leree, tie riot is orer, for lack of rictin.s
!, On the suhiect ef the character of the no
GRO nrocess;on whose ;lj.t;med and nnfny
10 tunate annearance was ihc ;mmed;ate ocss
n sion of tbe outbreak tbe Hoard are unahl
y I, ace anv ovidcnce in sunnort of the bv
D nothesis that il was ANYTHING deserving th
4 name oF an armed organizetion Most
is ;ts mon,h.rs Ind such can.s and cluhs a
10 neorocs carry an oll bolidav oYcnr.;ons an
ne,bans ioyon had n;s,ols No Jonl
II manv Of th.se were carried With ,be ;Je
sr that an attack mon tbom,elvss vas bu n
n. mean. ;mnrobahle. bnt that ths n,ocsss;a
r itself comld be rogarded "a bodv orssn;ze
/. TO fight would seem to persons of mii,ar
y experience 10 have been disproved by events
D. over Mirty negroes being shot dead DARN
s. The frinG. whih the sunposed oroanizotio
!, cannot succeed in k,lliag an return a sin0l
10 ossoilant--young Censs, the only man XIII
70 ed on that side. being supposed to have re
s. ceived stray shot from his own party. |
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