The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-07-30

rear. consider this slaughter one of the
most wantOn Outrages ever perpetrated,
and cannot find words to express my in
dignation at the transaction. Immediately
after the firing, the commandant of the
regiment came hurrying up, and exclaimed,
excitedly, For heavens sake, who or
dered this iringf' Not Que of this regi
ment was seriously hurt ty the bystanders.
and the story told about Captain Douglass
injuries is all bosh. He only received
slight flesh wound from a stone, which aid
not incapacitate him from continuing his
duties. One member of our regiment was
shot in the back of the head, but the shoot
ing was accidental, and came from q SOL
der. Company cannot show member
with even the slightest wound. l would
regiment returned to their armory, not
single musket was examined to discover
which men had fired and which not.
THE EIGHTY-FoURTn UNJUsTIFIABLE MUIR
DERERs."
To the Editor of the Herald:
AS public opinion is now so much exercised
on the conduct of the National Guard at the
late riot, 1 feel impelled, in the interest of
mony on the part taken by the members of
that regiment. I will give facts that came
under my own observation. We were served
and we loaded our pieces before leaving cur
armory. We marched to Police Headquarters,
where we halted for q short time. The order
Mulberry street as far as Prince, the police
going before us and dispensing the mob. we
marched back through Mott street to Police
Headquarters. Sandwiches and coffee were
then served out to the men. The order was
then given to " fall in" and we marched up
Broadway and did not halt till We arrived at
Eighth auenue and Twenty ninth street. As
soon the procession moved, Company ~
which was in our rear, cheered for the
Orangemen, and our company go came to an
"order arms" Our boys stated in the most
positive and emphatic terms that we would not
march if such conduct was allowed in tho
| regiment. We sent our lieutenant to Lieut..
Col. Mitchell, who had command OF the regi'
ment, and he informed him with regard to the
cheering and the dissatisfaction of the mem,
bers of Company C.. The Lieutenant Colonel
came to the men and ordered that the cheering
be stopped Immediately.
We marched along on the left of the process
sion, the 22d marching on the right until we
arrived at Twenty-fourth street. On the way
l heard a few shots, but do not know by whom
they were fired. 1 saw some boys and men on
the wooden awnings at the street corners, and
they ran into the rooms as We marched down
men t'i aout tbis tim ns Wien we reached
Twenty-fourtb street the command Tours
left" was given, and we faced towards Seventh
avenue just as we were executing this Ism move we,
regiment-it appeared to come mainly from
the left. looked around and saw the people
falling in all directions.
| are already familiar. loo ed anxieusly to
see if any person was killed, and could see
the blood flo wing in small streams from several
persons: There was one man IN particular
whose face was so covered with blood that the
features could not be recognized. On the cor
ner was q woman lying doubled up and mo-
their arms aud trying to rise crawl away,
but did not see one who was able to get up,
The groans of several were terrible. The men
around me seemed stupefied at the horrible
anpctQcIa w hA rpnnr hf+
cause unexpected. ~ IA
Presently Lieut.. Col. Mitchell came running
! along from the right and q police captain with
him. The former was waving his sword vehe-
mently and calling on the men to cease firing
The police then charged up Twenty fourth
street, plying their clubs vigorously, and the
We were ordered to march to the rear, and we
countermarched to Twenty ninth street, where
we again fell in to guard the procession. On
our march back saw several dead bodies lying
ON the sidewalk. We marched TO Fourth
avenue and halted tor short time opposite
the Bible House, after which our company
on guard in Stuyvescent place. The regiment
soon after marched to the armory.
This is in brief the history of the bloody
affair. The record of the s4th Regiment is no
! longer respectable one, and Company Will
part company with such q regiment. We can
| not shoulder this CT me nor accept the disgrace
The regiment marched out to uphold the law,
| to protect the people and to add to it's reputa-
| ton for courage and discipline. 1t returned
| with the stains of most upjustifiable murders
on it's colors. l will never again shoulder a
| musket in the S4th Regiment.
| JAMES P. Ross,
| Company c, Saith Regiment.
CHARGES AGAINST CAPT. PETTY.
Formal charges have BEEN made against
Joseph H. Petty, Sergeant Quinn and
Roundsman John w. Folk, all of the Tbir-
teenth Precinct, for their action in calling
a meeting of the force of that precinct,
adopting resolutions condemnatory of the
action Of the military on the 18th, and
causing the publication of the same in the
newspapers. The charge against Capts
Petty is as follows: -
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, }
\ New York, July IA, 1871.
To the Board of Police:
thereby charge Capt. Joseph II. Petty, of the
Thirteenth Precinct with unofficer-like con-
duct. Specification: In this, that the said
Capt. Joseph H. Petty published in the New
York Tribune and New York Herald, of the 14th
of July inst, a series of resolutions rejecting
upon one of the military organizations engaged
in cooperation with the police in preventing