Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-07-20
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The Victory of the soynr.


passed the city in body at six O'Clock this
morning, and again at nine before leaving
for the country. All is quiet.
nLooDsuEb IN MONTREAL
MONTREAL, p. IN July IA stranger
has Just been shot dead on Victoria Square.
1t is reported he had an Orange-llly on his
breast There is no account of violence
having taken place, but the expression OF
the crowd are awakening painful anxiety.
The Young BritOns will meet the brethren
coming from Cornwall at the depot in
the evening and escort them home.
II this intention - carried out, fearful con
SEQUENCES will ensue. The chief officers, of
the Irish Roman Catholic Union are at st.
Patricks Hall, where varinus sections from
different parts OF the city have come and
received their orders and returned to their
lodge rooms. Two or three thousand of a
motley crowd are standing opposite Orange
Hall, uttering threats of Indignation ex-
pressed by prOtestant4 at the manner IN
which the Roman Catholics line the
streets as If TO intimidate them The
| Orangemen affirm their intention to
keep their bargain, but If interior
cd with in coming ont 81 church
| there will be blood shed. The cOngrega-
ton at Knox church Is not particularly
large, most of the people being outside
awaiting what may turn up. Rev. G. Don
| diet chaplain, wearing his regalIa IL now
preaching cOnciliatory sermon from
| Acts xiv. and Acts XIV. 10 and IL.
| Fifty policemen are stationed in the vicinity
of Knox Church and strong posse Is also
retained at the Central Station. At the
Point st. Charles. last night. several shots
we're fired at passing carriage; and this
| morning at the same, several orangemen
and Irish Roman Catholics were seen bear
| ing emblems. No collision. B. Devlin.
NJ p. and Mr. Meany are out among the
| Irish Roman Catholics endeavoring TO calm
| them but 1t is SAID the Catholic Union will
have demonstration tonight which IT it
takes place, will cause trouble. Many
strangers OF the toughest kind are IN town.
| A man was killed while standing on the
steps of Dunn's store. where he had been
pursued by crowd. Fifteen shots alto
gether were fired. About l:30 D. M, two
women were standing on Victoria Square,
one with an orange lily on her breast. when
the other snatched at the lily and the women
commenced to fight 4 man in check
suit tried to separate them. The people
gathered around and fight ensued and
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the check suit being badly handled. rushed
into an adjoining store, where he Was fol-
lowed Several parties ndeavored to protect
him and further row took place, during
which the man whose name Is not known,
Was shot three times in the temple. killing
him instantly. The police have Just march
ed down to disperse the crowd.
m.-The name of the deceased is
nj oh orc tod m
of whom is the great Lacrosse player
Giraux, and the other named Borne, dan
gerously. The third il woman wounded
| in the leg Deceased was a protestant. This
| riot originated in an attack on two ladies,
wearing orange colOrs, coming from church.
| BY the mob. When three, of whom deceased
| was one, attempted TO rescue them, they
were attacked and pursued and took refuge
| in the store. Ii is said that Hicks fired a
shot at the crowd when reyolvers were
turned upon him and fifty shots fired. Tho
excitement is increasing. and the street are
crowded 1t has just begun raining. and
the storm may disperse the crowd,
$50 y. m-The dead man name is T. &.
Haekett, supposed to be from Toronto. A
man named Henshaw l. also wounded, not
| dangerously The rain il over and the
crowd is out again.
1t is rumored that the Catholic union men
sre being supplied with arms and ball cart
ridges.
Adiutant General Fletcher has ordered
every soldier in the city under arms at the
City Hall forthwith. Great blame attaches
to the police for not parading the streets.
Thomas l.. Hackett who was killed, was
a clerk here in Mekillip's commercial
agency. lie was an Orangeman and was
I nhV
clerk in Simms' provision store. Charles
Boon, tailor, and Edward Giroux, painter,
are wounded. though not fatally.
| 1t is generally said had We had the English
police system here, the troubles to-day
would not have taken place. People and
roughs of the hardest description were al
lowed to loiter and congregate on the streets
and corners to the terror and intimidation
OF the ordinary public, and indeed to the
intimidation OF Orangemen who had pledg-
ed themselves not 10 make any demOnstra-
| ton. At an early hour the streets were
lined with lOsters, many of whom were
strangers. most of them armed, who in
dulged in remarks a. 10 what they would
do, and significantly pointed to the contents
of their pockets. Both Orangemen and
Catholics'were evidently expecting the worst
and were prepared for it. The Orangemen
/ <.
singly or in little squads, but it became
known on the streets that after the services
they would come down town in procession,
bearing the Union Jack, which 1t was sup
posed would not arouse adverse feelings.
| In anticipation Of this, thousands hurried
| off to the vicinity of Knox church, but still
| there was peace. Inside the church the
| congregation was small. Rev. Charles A.
DOndiet, deputy grand chaplain of the
supreme grand lodge of British America
and grand chaplain OF the grand lodge OF
| Quebec. who ofhciated. wore the regalia of
the order and number of people in the
body of tine church carried orange lilies.
The following are accounts given of pro
ceedings to-day by an eye witness About
| LEO p. m. shouts went up in the neighbor
| hood of a cab stand, on Craig street, and
instantly there was general rush IN that
| direction. A young man IN grey clothes was
seen running for shelter. pursued by
a large crowd of men and boys. When he
got on the steps OF Robert Dunn n Co $
store, he found the heavy doors partially
closed. The leaders of the riot tried to pull
him off the steps nearly tearing his coat off.
4 young man rushed forward to protect
him and as one of the mob was abOnt to
strike this young fellow, he fired several
shots in rapid succession. Afterwards
some shots were fired at him by persons in
the crowd One strnck him in the forehead
when he fell When he was down, other
shots were fired at him. 4 policeman soon
arrived and the wounded man was placed
in an express wagon and borne away.
A very painful feature of the affair was
the behavior of the mob. When a pro-
testant clergyman tried to approach the
dying man. the reverend gentleman was
rudely pushed back and despite his remon-
strances and the mute appeal of up-turned
eyes of the poor victim, he was not allowed
to approach, and so his soul passed away.
The want of anything like provision Mr
the maintenance of order was very generally
observed. The mob seemed given complete
control OF the streets. the crowd evidc ntly
largely made up OF persons longing Tor an
outbreak. No attempt was made to dis
perse them. As the body of the unfortunate
llackett was being driven of from the seen c
where he fell, some of the unhuman rOughs
took off their hats and waved them with
triumphant air.
There is every prospect OF serious dis
turbancc during the night Precautions
are being accordingly being taken to pre-
vent further serious consequences. Tho
general disposition of the crowd is eminent
" aggressive Rowdies are waiting at the
railway depot expecting the Orange young
Britons' return IRON Cornwall, when they
aver they will get warm reception. 1t
IL just announced that the boys
will not return till tomorrow
morning. The city Is IN a ierment. Thou
sands are now cOngregating ahnut Orange
Hall, and mischief is feared. Trouble is tx-
pectei at Point ST. Charles. where an
Orange dinner takes place at Lamss hotel. |
The Prince of Wales Rifles are ordered there
for protection.
The excitement ran high on Sdtu rday and |
Saturday night. The streets were crowded |
all day in tbs vicinity ol the Orange Hall, |
where young Jackets body lay in state. |
Thousands viewed it during the day. and |
thousands were obliged to leave without |
seeing it. owing to the throng Every train /
brought IN large numbers OF Orangemen,
from all parts of the country. to attend the
funeral and protect their fellow brethren II
necessary The Mayor issued prOclama
ton calling on all law abb ding citizens To