The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-03
The Police Rasd ON tho Crowd.

The Police Raid ON tho Crowd.
ROCHESTER,, n. r., Jan. 2-S r. M.
Tue police have made another raid on the crowd
about the TALL and dispersed Ii. There Is more
quleTness Just now, but all Is speculation as to
whether there will be another mob tonight or not
The repulse or the one this morning IL Is hoped
has had tile eject to prevent another assembage to-
night. The police ana military are ON duty.
The Grand Jury in session. and they Will iadict
Howard tomorrow forenoon, and he will be brought
into court TO plead to the Indictment Efforts have
been made this afternoon to nave hun plead guilty,
out he remsep, and says that ne Is innocent. The
evidence against him accumulates.
IL would seem almost criminal to take Howard
from the jail at present. IA the mob would rescue
HIM from the authorities and Kill him.
The Military Charge the CrOwd-The Killed
and Wounded.
ROCHESTER, Jan. $3.50 p. NJ.
There are about hundred OF the military guard
ing the jail this evening. There Is q mob there
yelling and shouting. and there nave been several
stones thrown ut the military. The police who had
been relieved are again ordered to the jail.
About nine O'Clock. while the crowd was yelling
at the corner Of Court ana Exchange streets, the
military fired vOley, killing two mea and wound.
ing one man and one boy
Tho names of the killed are Jonr Elter, q railroad
through the calf OF the leg. The name OF the boy
has not been learned. He was hit IN the shoulder.
The excitement Is very great, and people are
hurrying to the scene or the conflict
The crowd said It was not necessary to fire, while
the military say thai they were compelled to fire to
protect themselves, "a they were being peited with
stones.
ACCOUNT OF THE RIOT BY AN EYEWITNESS
An account of the difficulty Is thus given by an
eye witness, Policeman Branch-The squad Of
military were lined across the west END OF the
bridge, facing Exchange street. man
stepped up TO Policeman Branch, AMI said
that some boys, lew feet Of, were picking
up stones. The onlcer drove them away.
AT the same instant tn ewOrd "For wardl was given
by the officer IN command OF the squad, and he
pushed the policeman aside. Tue shots were fred
at this time. The men shot were standing In Elk
change street and had not participated with the
mob.
Elter was highly respectable and influential
German citizen. He lived but few moments after
being taken into a saloon near by.
1t Is reported that woman was shot,
but 1t IS not yet confirmed The feeling
against the military Is tntonse The
police are being drawn In from the outer districts
OF the city and despatched TO the vicinity Of the
jail. 1t IL feared that more blood will be shed be-
fore morning.
The coored people are nceing to their houses to
hide as Is not deemed sale for them 10 be seen in
the streets.
The main portion OF the crowd on Exchange ana
Court streets has been dispersed. About one hun.
dred or more still remain on the grounds There
does seem to be any organizing for further at
tack, but there Is talk OF holding meeting OF citi-
gems tonight or tomorrow
The body OF John Filter has just been taken to the
home OF the deceased. On being deposited in the
wagon loud expressions OF indignation were made
by the spectators.
Henry Merton was going to his home on Bartlett
street when shot. The ball entered his stomach,
and large pool of blood Is on the walk where he
Tell. lie was an inOifensiye man and had taken no
part Ia the disturbances. John Nolan was shot
through the right lung ana was conveyed to ST.
Mary's Hospital. He Is not expected to live.
cartman named Elias Swant0n Is also reported
killed. He was shot in the arm aud received
bayonet wound in the back. Louis Kamp was shot
through the thigh ana left arm.
Five companies Of militia are now guarding the
jail aud the streets leading thereto Captain Swartz
was III command. The firing Is reported to have
originated In the ranks OF Company ID. The mem-
bers OF this company, aud also the members OF
Company q. discharged their muskets. The other
companies on guard are Il, X aud A.
1t is estimated that the crowd numbered a thou
sand persons When the firing began an order was
given 10 charge DayOnets, and In this movement the
runs were discharged The provocation for the
order was, 1t Is said, the throwing OF stones aud
bricks by some OF the crowd.
One OF the soldiers was struck in the shoulder by
q brick and disabled. The feeling Of indignation
against the military Is very great and their action
is condemned by law-abidlng citizens. The captains
OF the companies above named dlsav0w giving any
orders 10 fire.
rumor ia current that negro was shot in
saloon IN the ERhth ward, but Il Is believed to be