New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-05
THE KU-KLUx IN CHICAGO.
Attack on the Irish Tanners Draf
Anenks Smelling for "A Elght.

Attack on the Irish Tanners Draft
sneaks Spelling for Fight.
On Thursday night of last week the Irish
tanners, Republican organization, had
grand procession and meeting in Chicago.
The Journal states what occurred:
The Irish Tanners bore several transparen.
cies, which, on entering the hall, seemed to
excite the ire of the rebels, and a dive was
at once made TO obtain possession of them,
in order to destroy them. A row was at
once inaugurated, which became general,
and the white boys in blue pitched in to
clean out the tanners. Clubs, pistols, and
every available weapon, were freely used
by the Democrats upon the Tanners, who,
surrounded as they were, and terribly out
numbered, saw that to resist would be not
only useless but ioolhardy, and, keeping
together as much as possible, they made for
the door, closely pursued by the blood.
thirsty disciples Of Comisliy, Rafferty,, Satan
& Co. 1t is significant fact that while the
white boys in blue,' as they are called,
Invariably carry torches when out on parade
at night, on this occasion they carried only
the sticks from which the lamps are usually
suspended, as the lamps would have inter.
fered with the use of their sticks as weapons
| of assault. Thus it appears, from the very
manner in which they were armed, that
these Copperhead wretches went there with
the deliberately planned intention of com.
mittine just such an outrage as was wit
messed.
When the Tanners reached the street they
were Immediately reformed in line by Cen
eral Salomon, Commauderin.C Chief of the
| Tanner COZ ps, who had Just arrived in his
carriage, ready tor defense should further
indgnities be offered, but determined to
only protect themselves so far as they were
able. In the meantime word had been sent
70 the Twelfth street station of the disgrace
L proceedings, and squad of policemen
sent to the scene, they arriving shortly after
| ne Tanners reached the street. It was
found that several of their number had been
| badly injured by the assaulting party and
one mau fatally wounded by pistol shot in
the head.
Inside the hall scene Of desolatiOn was
| presented. Broken torches torn transpa-
rencies, oil, pieces of flags, lamps, etc, were
| strewn over the floor, and in three places
where oil had been spiledin the building it
had taken fire, and for q time there were
prospects of huge confagration. By the
united eyertions of the policemen and the
Republicans who still remained in the build.
| ing the fires were put out, and further dis
aster prevented. The Tanners. finding that
no further violence would be offered, march.
ed away, cheering loudly for Grant and
Colfax.
The following is list of the injuries sus-
| tanned by the Tanners at the hands of this
| miserable mob: ........
Emanuel Benke, sergeant of Company
B, cut on the head with torch-stlck. Sc
| we're. 1851 sls --
S. ]. Davis. a member of Company A..
Second Ward Tanners, wounded in the leg
| Severe.
One of the fifers of Company A, Sec
ond Ward Tanners, named Ryan, shot in the
| head.
Sergeant Hendricks, of Company A, Sec.
ona Ward Tanners, wounded in the head.
| Severe.
Mr.. Reisno-, member of Company A, Sec.
ond Ward Tanners, wounded in the hand.
Slight.
| William Henderson, member of the Sec
ond Ward Tanners, cut in the head with a
| slungshot in two places, Wounds dressed
| by DR.. McAllister Severe.
| Gattleib Breinbald, member Of Second
| Ward Tanners, cut in head. Not severe.
Determined to hold meeting at all
| events, the Tanners marched after the melee
| to the saloon Of Louis Ebersold, corner OF
| Twelfth and Waller streets, where most
enthusiastic meeting was held, and several
| speeches made by Gus Fisher, General Salo'
| mon, Mr.. Scanlon, and Others.
The Journal, in an editorial allusion to
the affair, remarks:
The Times speaks Of the nurderous as
sault made upon a Republican meeting last
night as quite serious outbreak; the frs
of the campaign in this city, 1t NAV be a.
well to warn the Copperhead and rebel mau
ayers that it is Just as well to have this tn
first and last of the campaign. The peopl
Of Chicago are not quite ready to see th
Democratic policy Of the South inauguratet
here, and allow Union men to be murderel
for their political opinions. The teaching
of Frank Blairand Robert Tooubs are ripe
ninp a little too fast for this latitude,