Evening star., 1869-06-07
EXTRA.
RIOT IN THE SECOND WARD.
THE POLICE ARE MORRED.
THEY FIRE INTO THE CROWD.
One Man Reported KILLED.
One Dangerously Wound d.
One Slightly Wounded.
Mayor Bowen ON the Ground
t0 Restore order.

In our report elsewhere o. he election N n.
Second Ward mention was msds q he drstur-
nance IN front OF Ar. W. r. Givsns sore on
l2th street near L. m which Charles S-uart, q
colored man. was STACKED Nv mob.
The crowd continued 20 increase n font of
tie store and become more bois.erous. iuIlly
UoiigiHC he family Of Nr u 20 leave he
premises Stuart, an ne nlsan.irne, having
tahen refuge in sn upper room.
The police force. having ar-5 yea n -,rsfF.r-
able numbers. formed linas N front q n.
house and Kept che crowd ba-s. NIai,- Rf.h-
srds, Superintendent OF Poli,s. having sem a
Stuart 10 know AZ he wished % come on. -a-
ceiNed from him m snsw-r IN ne afirr14-sys
The police force We're then ordered 20 Lar n.
crowd from the front OF The britdin- mi,
they did with considerable dim-c'.v N.
crowd shouting, "Here he co-n@s" aTnss
OF a b-h;' s'Hang him" a..
MAJOR Richards having taken hiS ncs.t,n
at The front door of the store. Stuar: IL : .,--
minutes appeared. which was ths slgnsr
The crowd 20 make a dash a. MIN. On.
were beaten of by the moun.sd men.
Lieut.. TaIt ard the dismount-d men forr1@
hollow square around stuart, who vastu .
pany with Major Richards, and N. police AZ
Stuart commenced 20 march OF IN that order.
The crowd whooreo, swore, and fhreatenad
TO mob Stewart, and 10 required ali the exer-
tons of the mounted men 20 keep him fSD
from being lynched on the spot. Stewa-t was
carried down l. street TO 18th ana thence % The
corner Of the alley where the polls were held,
fourth precinct OF Second ward) and there b.
cast his vote.
This alley was literally packed with colo-ed
men as also the alley on the opposite side OF
the street, and hardly had Major Richard. left
the polls with Stewart when a voley Of stones
NJ thrOUp ~ .ha
struck.
The mounted officers warned them 20 ae.ist
and charged upon the crowd, but quickly the
attack was recemmen ced.
At the corner OF X street the stones COM
menced TO fly so fast that It was dangerous fer
all parties IN the ne,ghborhood. and the police
fred into the party engaged in throwing the
stones; but this seemed 10 enrage the crowd
who threw stones in larger quantities, ana
several pistols Were fired.
The officers realizing that prompt measures
should be taken TO put down the riot were
obliged to fire directly into the crowd, when
there was a general stampede, and the police
pursued the fugitives closely.
William Smith, colored, was badly eho. and
and IL was reported that he was killed. hat at
last accounts he was still living. He Was
among the foremost in the attack upon MAJOR
Richards, and struck the MAJOR several Sc
we're blows on the arm and head with
club and fired pistol at him within
two feet OF his head. Ii was q miracle that
MAJOR Richards was not killed. The widest
excitement prevailed after this firing; The
negroes cor ngregatng in masses, yelling with
rage against the police, and calling ont that this
policeman or THAI one was the one who killed
Smith.
Meantime the policemen, who behaved with
great self-possessiOn, moved mp and down
through the threatening crowd, preventing
anything like riotous demonstrations Nalor
Richards, though much niured, remained ON
the ground IN a carriage.
Another man named John Rohrer, WHO lives
on q ST., between IIth and tsth, received = shot
Just behind and under one eye which passed
through the skull out and above the opposite
ear.
An aged colored man, who was too old 10
take an active part IL the attack, received a
shot in the head, and was taken in charge by a
policeman.
Drs. Draper and stewart were on the ground
and attended to Rohrer, and with MIN pro-
ceeded 10 the freedmen's Hospital They ex-
press the opinion that he may possibly re.
cover, bat there is but little hope
After the riot IL was found that several Of the
policemen had been struck and bruised The
crowd did not seem inclined TO leave the local.
ity OF the riot, and threats were made towards
the police. and for little time il appeared q. N
the rioters were determined to have regular
battle with the guardians of the peace.
Mayor Bowen was on the ground soon after
the occurrence, and was busily engaged, when
we went TO prcse, in endeavoring to restore or
der and keep down the excitement.