The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-10-01

fsrers, though the police, who certainly
appear from the published reports to nave
offered no provocation, were subjected 70
Freeman Of Monday describes the riot a.
foilows: cat about ak o'clock Inspector
Mitchell, with six men Of the ID: division,
were patrolling Ellis's-quay when they
were attacked BY crowd coming IRON the
direction OF the Ph@nix Park. The police
and that they were attacked with stick:
and stones. They were compelled 10 lah
back on the Bridewell-lane Station, pur-
-sued by the mob throwing stouee: In the
station was q large body Of the police OF the
several divisions In reserve, and they sal
strong, and endeavored as best they could
to quell the riot. They were met by num-
bers of the crowd throwing stones. some
perscns were arrested. This state OF Things
was going on for some time, the police con
stantly sallying out, being constantly met
by volley Of stones, and arresting q
couple Of persons, returning with them to
the station. The crowd exhibited the
greatest daring, standing the charges OF the
police until within q few feet OF them,
swarming down beside the station and
breaking its windOws with volleys Of
stones. The riot slid not subside until
twelve persons were taken. or these two
were wounded by the batons OF the police,
one person received very severe injuries,
the rest escaped without injury. The Ia
juries Of the police weres We regret 20 seate'
Of very severe and serieus S seasSese i
lane Police Station was of'a worry ressFk-
able character. More than one OF the
prisoners was present with his head Oound
up and exhibiting other signs OF having
received serious injuries but 1t was plain
at q glance that the chief sufferers had been
Al, Th0 nf
heads were bandaged or faces starred
with sticking plaster was quite appalling.
| At least twenty-f -four policemen have re-
ceived injuries Of nature more or iese
serious, and an unfortunate man was lying
on stretcher, bleeding profaseiy, al but
| insensible, and suffering, it was said' from
q fractured skull.
"The riot, adds the Freeman in another
| account, was of the most desperate charac-
ter. However it may have occurred, there
can be no doubt that the fight was one OF
the most furious ever waged in the Dublin
| streets. Eyewitness allege that the
force Of sixty policemen who sailed out
from the police-statiOn were received with
| such q vigorous vOlley of stones that they
were literally beaten back to the barrack.
This occurred over and over again., the
police each time running down the street,
aud after making q captive or two. retiring
before the desperate volley OF stones
poured into their ranks. The closeness OF
the fight may be gathered from the fact
that more than one policeman lost his baton.
1t was in one of the charges down the
street that the police allege they were taken
in the flank from a public house, and re-
ceived a whitening FIRE of missiles of varioue
kinds, the most formidable of which was
an enormous bar OF iron nearly yard In
length and several inches in circumference.
The police regularly stormed the house and
dragged out of it five men, whom they
carried to the station with much difficulty,
sistance being repulsed with great diff
Guilty. The fact that half the police en-.
gagged received injuries of one kind or the
other, is the best proof of the severity oil
the contest, while nothing better indicates
the daring of their assailants than the fact
that they ventured 30 near the station as to
leave in it scarcely o whole pane of glass.
The police station in several places was
smeared with blood, and a few of the win
dows were broken. About ninety men
were stationed in the barrack. The prison
, ers confined in the cells were most disor-
Derby, and singing among them was kept
, up during the greater part of the night. A
, constable was dispatched at about half
past seven for the mounted police, who
arrived shortly after in command of In
: spector Devin. They were drawn up out
side the station in case their services would
D be required
3 The Mol, in its account, does not con
3 ceal the fact that the police retaliated in
discriminatory upon everyone within theil
: reach, but it pleads the state OF exaspera
. ton into which they were cast as an excuse
!. DOMESTIC CATHOLIC MT1ILIaEEcE.