New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-02
MORE ABOUT TIE TOLEDO MOB.

EXTRACT IRON A GRAPHIC PRIVATE LE1TER-WHAT
The MAYOR DID, AND WHAT THE CITIZENS DID
NOT MUCH THANKS To THE MAYOR.
fTbe following is furnished to The TRIBUNE by
the gentleman who received it. The writer is the
son of a man.qf National high reputation, and is
himself gentleman Of position: "a, 800
TOLEDO. OHIO, July %, 1877.
Ny DEAR: We have had exciting times here
SuppO~as that the papers would contain, pTohaDi
rlil account OF all the transactions here, have not
written you.
Wednesday morning party OF doch-walopers, they
are called hcTtloafers, bummeIs ana skaaWass-5aii
eed with The oscOurings OF The city into mob ~ the
Fitt Ward with low hotel kept by dumback. as their
headquarters. The Mayor up there aud spoke TO
them encouraging them, telling them that they had
NV. wa , for hcjr work ard f work at good wages
He claims thar he meant something different from what
he said but The result OF lbs speeches they
weal around lie city stopping woikiuen wherever
establishments If they Gid not hut down The ChanOl
PONCE wanted dispense Them but the Mayor refused
to allow them 10 be utcrCred with, a. ne clahiS now not
knowing how bad their behavior was hey went down
Watcrs threatening everybody IN their COURSE. ana
especially pouring out threats against tne Board %
Trade, VINO they seemed 10 tin were the cause ~ The
present prlceOi hout me iDc,'' anu Wt
10 with tie Msy or 1Oout ms course auc 90 r2e
take acton, but without success In tie afternoon
however he called metth- OF tue uuh'ah 10 D' Hcl
! ina, evening at Market Space very uuht paco-aud
sad lac cOud reason with the MOB ana entirely control
tnrm Inc mot ilnS vas helu ana hI-Siy at'SI1cH ~
GOOD cZus. The rabDe were There IN force also 1le
lay0. and she speakers utterly unable - control
the mob and the meeting lnaly broke UP ia disorder
The n. element organized themsGlt - ana started 70
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over e-n. the citizens ont in force, quaed and the
MOB vas dispersed before reached the Board Of Trade
resolve 10 meet there on the following sCrnins al
| ,'cloc.. 10 gin the work of demolition.
The citizens meanwhile, under tie call o. ShcIih
Moore. assembled at tHc BOOGy House ana were % ai-
zed mo companies, Maj. S~lgari. Capt DOWlng Capt
| pancs. Among those who enlisted were the yoI
| best Of our citizens both old and young. The
| meeting adjourned for the nlgrt with Tie una =
s,i az, f ,,,'' morning an o'ciock Il Was
I tfr..tf. tfyF &
The city concealed which had belonged 10 the Fcnns,
having been bG0dSht here some sA years ago SbciH
Moore oraanzcd portion OF The meeting mo patrO
or that night and the CITY MAS patroi,d thoroughly
Arr aD,ut midnight body o. the pallul we've taxcn
on 10 point Moro ST auG LED into tAe back yard
o. a small house whore, IN little building. n found -
0p@fiiv OF arms boxed up-brorch-loading sDriug,id
nuskets. JAey toOa the arms and large snppy Of
Cartridges 10 the CJh..-house and pat a guard over
f,.n, In the moruiue Thursday ab0u. 800 men
b!.d IA Courthouse yard. Arms ana cartridges were
Immediately distributed and tho companies formed.
Drilling once begun, guards were thrown Out
around The place. ana men, aftev beng gained and
drilled, were kept IA ,le shade O tae CournoGse trees
the day beng intensely not, ready To answer any cal
winch might be made upon them for assistance.
BY tins time tue MAJ or seemed 10 become somewhat
aroused, and al The earnest request OF ibe fchce Com
missuneIs and by their authority, had sworn u four
hundred extra patfOmen These measures 10 have
OycIa@ed ne MOD ~ thtS iuh'o Almost no lemons It
on amer this The police, meanwhile, had been busy
arIcs ug the rncieaders displaying great courage and
gdrotucss in tno operation. Inc mob, learning that
oIne OF their leaders ncarccTaled proceeded 10 the
station-housc threatening TO sack the same ana h0eiae
tbe offenders. Two of them went up 10 Capt Purdy
Chic Of Poice) who was at the front door, and de-
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Tho Cauain asked them VINO thcY represented. They
sand they represented tire strikers ana le mob aud dt
tncy we're going have their leaders lie again asked
Them il tuey demanded the release Of The men VINO had
| neon arrested Tncy said they dId H5 immediately
s,id You are the that l want thcn,' cOi,Ted
rul bot and turung quickly, rushed them right back
ward station house, where lar men we're aud al
though the dd procure the release Of then leaders
they had the oas'ie oi Deins III cells adjacent to
twas an impressive sight the way secor Nearing
Ketcham. NnlInne. Rodnan Bangs and others old and
/ young, enlisted among whom were - - and my
| T. on IN. ketClan
National Bank was detailed Tor guard ana cOuld be seen
marching up and down along line OF fence with
When night came - went To the factory and stad
ther III, about 10 o'clock; and he then went home
TO therfnmines nad force sufficient All the others
whom have named myself among lhe number stad Dy
tine arms. / was guard nearly the whole night The
discipline aud patience of the men was remarkable.
Provisions coffee, snd oes ETC. were sent to Us from
the Boody House Thu Treasurer provided large quan-
tiucs OF ce that could make ourselves reasonably
comfortable During the night the an was hled with
songs. Fer two nights anu nearly two days /
wlth0ut an loui soep, 30 ..' "ue no Ia" ecu
yesterday, leaving our arms unue1 the guard OF
one Of the military companies OF the city,
nights rest very grateful 10 me- - was with us
Business ali over The city almost entirely
pended. DURING the night we were on guard revolver
company was formed, and about nifty Of the company
mounted on horseback patrolled the city thoroughly
going around TO all the outskirts e prevent the lorna
ion OF a mob outside the city Inc special pOnceincn
and regular police Iorce patroed al the inside parts OF
city, that order was most th9ronsny preserved
During day il seemed throughout the town almost Ike
Sunday everything was 50 quiet The urgent
solicitation Of the citizens nnay 10 inc order
Of arrest Of all persons FOUND on the street after 10
O'clock one party OF specials distinguished themselves
greatly by capturing telegraph operator VINO was on
his home after work lie msIOok them Tor the mob
and made "a rapid retreat but they overlook hlm ana
captured him. much 10 the amusement OF the others
Business has Today begun as usual tho excitement all
having subsidized
FREIGHTs DESTROYED IN TRANSIT
The merchants of this city, especially those
dealing Western products, daily receiving notices
fha railr o.