New-York tribune., 1884-01-04
THE RIOT AT HARBOR GRACE.
HOW THE oRANGEMEN WERE ATTACKED.
TIE ROMAN CATHOLIC SIDE OF THE FlGHT.-TEs-
TIMONY OF WITNESSES.


TIMoNY OF WITNESSES.
ST. JOHNs n. f., Jan. "a dispatch from Harbor
Grace says that John Bray and Richard Bradbury
died this evening. Bray was an Orange sym
pathizer and Bradbury an Orangeman who was
accidentally wounded by the bursting of his rifle.
Twenty-one persons are in custody, five of
whom have been identified by the Crown witnesses.
later dispatch states that depositions taken
before Judge Bennett to-day disclosed the following
facts: The Riverhead of tTarbOr Grace is populated
exclusively by Irish Roman Catholics. Some days
before the riot they incensod at the outIages
committed by Orangemen at Spaniard's Bay, town
six miles distant The windows in the Catholic
church there demolished, all the crosses in the
burial ground broken and the churchyard other
wise desecIated. On Christmas rumors reached
Riyerhead that the Orangcmen were coming up the
next day to attack the Roman Catholics This
caused great excitement and CONSERVATION. On st.
Stephens Day one hundred yOung men left River
head to oppose the march of the Orangemcn on the
settlement the old people vainly exp0stulating,
and few of them following after to prevent
collision.
The men had no guns at first, but got them in the
neighborhoOd of the of the riot from friends.
They remained at the head of Parmiter's Lane till
1880 p. m when they met the Orangemen dcploying
from Harvey-st, with bands playing flags
fyng, and the officers and men IN lull Tcgala.
Head Constable Doyle now came on the scene and
demonstrated with the Roman Catholics Nicholas
Shanahan, who acted as spokesman for the Cath
ocs said; Very well, let them 90 back and there
will he no bad work" Doyle then turned to the
Orangemcn who had halted, and briefly addressed
them. They hOW ever, moved on, the Orange leaders
waving their slaves to those in the to come
They advanced within ten yards of the Catholics,
when a slight pause ensucd.
At this point the testimony is conflicting. So far
no blow had been struck on either side All the
Roman Catholic witnesses swear positively that
the Head Constable encouraged the Oarngemen to
march onward, saying: Let cross the BOyne
again. and affirm that he fired the first shot, which
killed Callahan. Doyle denied having hIearms
with hrm. The witnesses also proved that the first
shots came from the Orange ranks
A police sergeant testified that the first two shots
were fired by Orangemen. He one Roman
Catholic fall after being deliberately aimedat from
the direction of the Orange. party. No gu5ls were
visible in the ranks of the procession, but
and shot in n kncclng position at the Catholics.
The shooting was almost simultaneous on both
sides The Catholic party numbered one hundred
men and bows, and the Orangemen had a following
of nearly | 600 persons. Callahan carried a green
hag and, with Quirk aud Shanahan, went To the
advised them to turn back They refused and
called upon the society TO advance. The deadly
part of the alray lasted only three minutes. None
of the OrangemCn have been arrested. Head COnSta-
BILE Doyle has been temporarily suspended.
A dispatch from BIigus states that the Orange
association paradcd in that town to-day carrying
a iag bearing the inscription, Peace to all Men"