The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-07-20

mits were given by the Coroner for
their removal. The other six are
still there. q
| 12:45 P. M.-Rumors have just
reached the police headquarters that
fighting is going on ut the Boulevard.
The troops and the police were sent
to the scene of the disturbance.
. NEW York, July 13.
/ The deaths OF the wounded con-
tinue, and about twenty per cent. of
those wounded cannot recover. A
Jury was empannelled and viewed all
tho bodies but no inquest will be held
until the last of the week or bcgin-
ming of the next.
| TIE following Is correct account
Of tho killing Of o woman and littIe
girl, supposed to have been Mrs.
York and her daughter, as given by
on eyewitness: Il was standing
looking at the procession and crowd,
and there was a great deal of excite.
ment. Directly | saw . woman
waving a handkerchief to the
Orangemen, and / thought she was
very imprudent, or had more cour-
age than women generally have
just at that moment, while she was
in the act Of waving her handkor-
Chief, a bufly ruttian stepped up to
her, and. placing the muzzIe of his
pistol to her ear, fred, and she foil
dead. He then turned around, and
deliberately cooking his pistol, fred
a bullet into little girl, and she fell.
| think the little girl must have
been IL or 13 years old.
Of the wounded brought to Belle
vue Hospital last night four died this
morning. All parts of the city have
been quiet to-day, and the police do
not apprehend any further difficulty
or disturbances. The riot yesterday
is the chief topic of conversation and
the conduct of the police and military
is highly praised BY all respectable
citizens, while the killing Of some
innocent persons by the fire of the
troops is greatly regretted no blame
is attached to the latter on account
of the occurrence which from the
nature of the case was perhaps una
voidable. The S4th regiment had
| orders to fire before q piece was dis
charged. One who witnessed the
whole affair stated that Capt. Doug
lass was knocked down with brick,
and when he recovered he was dis
tinctly heard to give the order to
fire, which resulted in a terrible
slaughter. His men had been hit
and stoned along the route without
once retaliating until the command
was given. Then and only then, our
informant afflrms the first shot was
fred. Immediately the 60th receive
ed the same direction and the fusil-
ade began. Our informant respectful
ly asserted that his statement was
correct In every particular. and
wholly e4onerates the men from the
charge of opening the fire on their
own account.
The action of Gov. Hoffman in
issuing tho proclamation continues
to be bitterly denounced among tho
Irish, some of whom assert that he
will never live to ses another
Orangemens' procession. No police
men were killed. Tho report that
one was shot dead is incorrect.
All the wounded policemen arc in
fair way Of recovery. This morning
. gang of quarrymen turned out from
the periieus on First Avenue and
started towards the upporpart of the
city with the intention Of inducing
their brethren to knock of. The
latter, had, however, seen the folly
of their doings on Wednesday, and
refused point blank to TO low the
advice givon. Tho worknieh en-
ployed upon the, ,boulevards and parks
who left the public works yesterday,
In disobcdienee of positive orders are
being discharged to-day aid Germans
and Itallans engaged in their stead.
A portion of the 21st regiment and
first cavalry have been sent to the
scene apprehendlng disturbances,
and will remain there tor the present.
The 9th regiment remains on duty,
but the 7th, 18th and 4th have been
discharged. The 9TH regiment ar
mory is fostooned with Orange flags.
At the Toombs this morning
number If the rioters were examined,
each case separately. The first had
committed no overt act, and no
| weapon was found ou him. He ~as
discharged. In all cases where weap-
ons were found on persons they were
committed. Stephen Nanny, one OF
the editors of tho Irish American,
appeared in behalf Of the prisoners.
He said that most Of these tf,en werc
ignorant and poor, and that for the
week past they had been melted by
a certain class to create this riot,and
when they got into trouble their
leaders deserted them, SO under the
circumstances he felt it his duty to
offer his services. Most Of the pris
oners who were discharged were
severely reprmanded by the Justice
who cautioned them not to hereafter
listen to their SO called leaders who
evidently cared nothing for them end
only used them for their own pur-
poses. Not one, he said, was present
there to-day, but if SO many pick
pockets had be N arrested tho court
would have been attended by any
number of counsel.
Eighth Avenue, at points where
tho troops fred upon the mob, was
to-day visited by thousands. AL
most evory house on the east side OF
the street from 23d to 9th streets
bears marks Of the terrible discharge
OF musketry. One house had all the
windows shattered and the sashes
and blinds riddled By bullets and the
pavements clotted with blood. But
few people living in the neighbor-
bood OF the attack were killed.. Many
store keepers admit that they receiv
ed sufficient intimatioti Of the designs
of tho troops, and hid themselves un-
Ill the strife ceased. Thcy also as
selt that the order "shnt your win
COWS" was given in loud ringing
tone by many officers OF the 9th and
84th regiments, and say that the gen
oral obedience to this command could
have saved q great deal Of trouble.
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