The New York herald., 1870-11-15
THE ELECTION RIOT IN BATON ROUGE.

Attempted Seizure of the Ballot Boxes-The
Military Called Out-F0ur Mon Killed and
Over Twenty Wounded-Prompt and EN-
cient Action Of the Nineteenth Infantry.
Baton Rouge correspondence Nov. 81 New Orleans
About nine O'Clock on the evening OF election dag
MSnday nSyember Il S2s sHe pSst Ss1ea
Rouge that have been recorded for = long time.
ON Sunday evening q band Of democrats
snS hoong sn IN Way
activity Of Its members and the rumors spread
about ies every one know {aat tneEs was POSI-.
70 excite notice. Inc merchants cioss9 their shops
anu quiet % ~ uneSampisd mex psd i manner mi "'''fh The | plan
a nsTssa upon y rioters ss va Sas s;
destroy the ballot boxss and XIII III such fepusoan
Wen sraased s The % stationed their G men Ss
pickets at dlffefent points, one pear the bar,
ssss T. srcss sseved aSd s''se e s bfSf 5sS
the signal was given and e ySrS Of asstrqOoI1
just as the 9pmissloners Of election were about 20
open the baotboxes and count the e. votes the polls
doors were s thrust % opsn s Soieys of pistol ssots
we're fred into the court rooms, the mob made
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cc55uld Proceed in the meantime J. 8. chapman,
Commissioner Of electons made his escape through
% sas rna mnaoT sa n ns sass sas qTsk;
concealed two ballot boxes under Some old fecofdS
and himself In small closet, where re remained
times approached Two OF three coIored men hid
themselves In the upper part Of the building. Henry
BILE to escape, and both were shot-Wlams through
the head and killed. and Morse through the thigh.
Foed In not getting possession OF the ballot boxes,
they commenced smashing the furniture, tearing up
papers, &c. They fortunately overturned an enOr-
nous table. which fell on the polling books, hiding
them from view. and thus preventing their destruc-
tion The gas fixtures were torn down, the records
OF the court and all the documents in the Clerks
fSs In Soon after
barracks and called upon the commanding
S. Meyer, commanding the post, quickly moves two
action where he was soon joined by United States
Deputy Marshal Shorten, who had forced his way
past his assallants through shower Of bullets.
rlngeaders, armed, were surprised and ar
rested. Many OF the revovers taken from the
prisoners were already hot from having been fred:
line OF rioters, armed with muskets and shot
guns, formed across North Boulevard street, but
men men % We're Shot @ down il the street V Wherever found
The number Of republicans. mostly colored, shot
during the rioiing was about twenty, besides four
schoonmaker, deputy United States marshal, and
Joseph LOhicie. the latter shot through the right
was injured.
! Had not the military acted with great promptness
every colored man IN town would probably have
been killed, and much property destroyed. As 1t
was, the rictng for the time being was suppressed,
but things still look threatening. Mayor Elan has.
by his desire, turned the city over to the milf
tary authorities, who will preserve the peace at all
COSTS
Not single ballot box was lost q seal broken,
ana the votes are being counted this morning.
Both the United States Commissioner and United
States Marshal are busy this morning, and all the
rioters arrested are to De brought to trial under the
new law, approved by the President May 81, 1870.
REPORTER.
A despatch from the Deputy United States Mar
shal at Baton Rouge to United States Marshal
PackardOn Tuesday reads-thus:-
Supervisor and counters OF ballots attacked by armed
mob bal saved Four dead and about twenty woundcd
was Killed United States forces work well with More
trouble anticipated Arrested ab0at thirty of the leaders,
The Marshal teiegrarhed yesterday to know II
more troops were required to keep tue peace or
make arrests TO which the Deputy Marshal REPLIED
Captain Never, commanding states that he is able TO pre-
serve the peace and maze AL under and oil cir
cimsailcea
Marshal Packard has given instructions for the
removal OF the prisoners from Baton Rouge to a
place OF security.
Mr.. L'Onlciel, who died from wounds received at
The hands OF the rioers, was member elect of the
House OF Representatives, and republican.