The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-07-24

THE Rlor AT QUIscY.-Last Saturday
night Quincy was the scene Of bloody riot,
the particulars of which We take from the
Wing Of that city. 1t says;
Again it becomes our painful duty to
chronicle one Of those disgraceful affairs
which have occasionally tarnished the other.
wise fair fame of our city. We simply relate
the circumstances ~ reported to US by the
civil authorities:
1t appears that "colored" prayer meet
ing was being held last Saturday evening at
the building known % the Institute, in East
Quincy, and that . crowd Of acme eight or
ten negroes went ont from the city TO break il
up and raise . fuss generally. During the
disturbance at that place, DR.. Hubbard, who
resides rear by, was called upon BY sesne of
the negroes and requested to come aad use
his influence to restore quiet. He went i'm
media.eiv and attempted to persuade the
rioters TO desist from their unlawful conduct,
but with no success Thinking to deter them
by lear Of arrest, he proceeded e take down
on clip Of paper the names Of the ringlead-
ers when one of the .baser .sort' named
Henry Smith, took the kerosene lamp with
which the room Was lighted, and smashed it
to pieces upon the table, setting FIRE to bed
near by, but nearly enveloping the whole
crowd in darkness. Taking advantage Of
this he drew large dirk aud stabbed DR.
Hubbard in the mouth. the blade passing en-
tire through his lower Jaw and splitting it
in two, the point coming out below in the
throat About this lime Ito same man
Smith rushed out and destroyed the cistern
pump 20 As to prevent the flames heing ex-
securisg the destruction Of the building by
fra. Fortunately, however, the women
threw the bedding cut OF doors and Quenehed
the flames in time 10 prevent any serious con.
sequences
Alter this the blAckhearted villains pros
ceeded on their ~ay to the vicinity Of Broad
way and Goth ntFsst. insulting everybody they
met, and making night hideouB with their
bacchaualian fevelries. Here they came
across company Of young men who had
been attending meeting to organize FIRE
company. No. 9, whom they assaulted,
knocking one man senseless with . sling
shot or some other similar weapon, and very
severely stabbing man named Alexander
Nichols. rope maker, dangerously cutting
him several times in the side and back. Uns
Of the gang Of negroes named Charles Will.
liams. next made toward young man named
John Gill, who gave his assailant fair warns
ing TO keep ava and finally seeing that
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. revolver and fred. killing Williams in.
stan,ly, the ball entering his forehead and
passing directly through his brains. Upon
this the negroes took 10 their heels, and the
affair was ended.
The body Of Williams was taken TO the
Court House. where . Coronsr's inquest was
held yesterday afternoon. Az willbe seen
BY the following verdict, Mr.. Gill il not only
entirely exculpated, but commended for his
course Of action:
"I he undersigned, Coroner's Jury, called
to view The body of Charles Williams. de.
ceased find that said deceased, being en-.
gagged in riot on the evening OF the 10Th Of
July 1857, came to his death by hall fred
from pistol, ia the hands Of onesJohn Gill.
while said Gill was attempting to qnell sA,d
riot. 1he Jury are unanimously Of the opin.
ion that John Gill oct was not only iust,fil
BILE, but in the highest degree commendable.
''JoBx 81. HoLroS, Foreman.
"WARREN DECR0w, Secretary."
We may add that sling shot was found
upon the person Of the deceased
The WoRLD's SEcREr or SUCCESS ---Is
there not great deal Of truth contained IN
the following seatimentsY "The great and
rich ars welcomed, smiling, up the grand
staircase Of the world; the poor, bat sspir-
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