The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-01-06

heT-The Military Called Out
ROCHESTER, N. Y, January 2.-The
excitement over the outrage committed
upon white girl by the negro Howard
is very great. This forenoon mob
OF four or five hundred people went to
the Jaii aud attempted to break in aud
XIII Tue prisoner they were iolled by
che sheriff aud police. The military
are now assembling Tor the protection
-of the jail.
There Is now an immense crowd about
the jail, and they are frantic over the
report that the little glrl had died OF
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faI outrage. The police are at the iail
and the military are assembling at the
arsenal Attacks are made by roughs
and others upon unoffending negroes
who appear in the streets 1t is feared
there will be au outbreak to night. The
sheriff aud his aids stand firm, aud are
determined to uphold the laws.
The police have madu another raid
on the crowd about the iail and dis.
,pcrsed il.
The repulso Of the mob this morning
it is hoped, has had the effect to prevent
another assemblage to.night
The grand Jury is ia session. and they
will iuIict Howard to morrow. aud he
will be brought into court to plead.
The evidence against him accumn
latcs. 1t would seem almost criminal
to take Howard from Jail at present, as
the mob would surely take him from
the authorities and kin him.
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ABOUT o'clock tonight the mob
again gathered IN 'front.' OF the Jail,
"here ABOUT one hundred militia were
on guard Inc police, who were re
neved' were again ordered to tic Jail.
ABOUT . o CLOCK, Wh'ie the crowd was
yellnG at the corner OF Court and Tx.
rnanse streets inc military hred vol
'ey' N"i,ng Two men ana woundlng one
tnan anu BOY lhe names OF the men
hiiied are John hIter' a railroad carman,
auu John uaSton' John llelbert was
shot through the call oil the leg. The
name oil the boy has not been learned
lie was shot III the shoulder.
Inc excitement IS great, aud people
are hurrylns to the scene OF conflict.
nc crowd said At was not necessary TO
nre; whlle the military say that they
were compelled to hTe to protect them
serves as they were being pelted with
stones
An account OF the difficulty IS thus
gwen by Policeman Branch, an eye
witness
"A squad oil military we're lined across
tne west emu OF Bridge street, faclng
Exchange street A man stepped up
10 policeman Branch and said some
boys a few feet OF, were picking up
stones Inc ofheer drove them away
AZ tue same instant the word forward
was gwen oy the othcer IN command oil
the squad, aud he pushed the policeman
ASIDE The shots were fired at this
time. The men shot were standing in
Exchange street, aud had not partlcipa
ted with the mob. Filter was highly
respectable and influential German cit
zen. lie lived but few moments
alter being taken into saloon near by.
IL Is reported that woman was shot,
but II is not yet confirmed.
Inc iecling against the military is
intense
Inc police are being drawn ia from
She outer districts oil the city and des
Pntched TO the vicinity of the jail.
II Is feared more blood will be-shed
before morning.
Inc colored people are fleeing to their
houses to h'de, as 1t Is got dcemed safe
Tor them to be seen IN the streets.
ROCHESTER, January 3.-From 3 to
Al o clock thus morning the city was
comparatively quiet, -Four companies
OF the fiity fourth Regiment are guard
i,ns tne jan and ITS approaches, and
loaded cannon are placed to command
Bridge street At eleven the crowd as
semDled, aud there IS good deal Of
hooting at the military, but no overt
act mas been committed. At half.past
eleven some one placed on canal boat
'n the slip OF Court street fiag on
whieh were the words "Avenge Your
brothers" Brigadier General Clarke
'ore II down, and the crowd rushed
upon nun aud Tor short time he was
an peril, but he was released aud FIRE
arms handed to him by his friends