Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02

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| citizens OF Baltimore and all the details settled
and adjusted by persons who must have beer
acquainted with military service. After taking
the house the determined publishers fortified
! 1t strongly and pre- pared arms and ammunition
TO defend it. The paper in the meantime hat
been published in Georgetown. and the day
following the occupation of the house the
sheets were sent to Baltimore in charge Of
John Howard PAYNE, the immortal writer Of
| Home. Swee. Home" and six or eight others
J. Wagner, a prominent fe'lerahst from this
end and a gentleman interested IN the paper
wrote TO Hanson: The bearers carry you the
paper. which they will deliver by daybreak
God send you success and glory in case OF an
attack" Prominent among the articles OF this
| Issue WAS one which spoke in highly uncompil-
4 mentery terms of the mayor. people and ponce
| of Baltimore. Many copies were circulated
! freely throughout the city. In the course OF
! sonlans that Gen. Lingan, Alexander Hanson
and others in the house, and
/ from the preparations they had made il
was evident they expected to be attacked. A
number OF people we're seen to enter the house
! in the morning and stay there. In the evening
many boys who had heard their fathers heated
words against the publishers gathered about the
building and made themselves exceedingly
troublesome to the inmates. At 8 o clock q
carriage drew up and a Quantity of muskets and
other warIlke articles were seen to DO carried
in the building. Then tho boys began to use
abusive language and throw stones at the win
cows. They were warned by the inmates TO 60
away, but they refused. Finally two guns were
hred from the house, charged, 1t is supposed,
with blank cartridges, as no one was injured.
ATTACKED BIZ THE MOB.
The noise caused by the firing served only
to increase the crowd and the attack became
more violent. Huge stones were thrown at the
house sashes and windows were recklessly
broken, and door forced in. The fortified ones
lf-tlp ten, rtyxpl
the windows in quick succession and several
persons were wounded. Application was made
for military AID to prevent further mischief.
and while the soldiers were assembling firing
both to and from the house continued. load
fired by one OF the attacked killed a DIR. Gale,
gentleman not concerned at all In the riot.
Then the hot-headed Baltimoreans determined
to have revenge, and in n short time field
piece was brought and leveled at the house
with the intention of destroying both building
and inmates. But by the interposition OF sew
eral prominent citizens the warlike people
were restrained in this action, under the assur-
anee that the inmates would surrender to civil
authority.
COMMITTED TO JAIL.
In due time the military arrived on the
scene ard comparative peace reigned. Nego-
tiations were soon entered into and the in
mates of the house agreed to give themselves
up II furnished with military escort, and ut
o'clock on Tuesday morning they were COM
mltred to jail. Among them were Alex. c.
Hanson. James VI Lingan. Gen. Henry Lee,
VIM Schroeder. John Thompson, Vim. b.
Bend, Otto Sprigg. Henry Kennedy, Robert
kli6aur, Henry Nelson, John Z. Hall, George
Winchester. PeregrIn Warteld, Geo. richards,
giseiow. Ephraim Gather, Vim. Gather,
Jacob Sehiey, Mark n. Pringle, Dam
lie, Murray and Richard Grabb.
After their removal the citizens entered the
publishing house and destroyed everything
they laid their hands on. The mayor applied
to the sheriff TO use particular caution i'll
guarding the prisoners and, accordingly, orders
were Issued calling out regiment of infantry.
two troops OF cavalry and two companies OF
artillery These were placed about the Jail to
prevent harm being done the incarcerated by
the Infatuated people The mayor and many
peaceable citizens repaired to the Jail early in
the evening to prevent if possible by their
presence any unpleasant demons tration. When
those who had taken part in the riot were in
formed that the newspaper men or their friends
should not be bailed they appeared to be salts
ned and went of, and In consequence of no
attack being feared the soldiers were dis
missed and the law-abiding people who
mad gathered went to their homes.
AN EvESrFUL NIGHT.
But that night was destined to be an eventful
one for Baltimore and one of terror for the
confined. for shortly after dark the disorderly
element began to increase in numbers and
threats to break open the Jail were loudly
made. AT last. when hundreds had yather,u
together, confused march was made to the
strong house. but on their arrival they were
confronted by the mayor who had been noti-
ned OF their move, and an urgent request was
made by him to 60 home and let the Law take
Its course. At first they needed him, but soon
their threat 20 avenge the indignity that they
alleged had been heaped upon them 60. the
Judgment in splt of
hons the jail was attacked. After the turnkey
had resoiuteiy refused for some time to open
the doors a threat was made against his lie If
ne CID not at once comply. and fearfully he sur
rendered the keys Then with the fury of
madmen the rioters teemed in the prison
and began their bloody work. Knives,
pistols. muskets, sledGe hammers, stones
ANA other such tools were used on the bodies OF
the poor prisoners with telling effect and ere
long dozen Of beaten. wounded, SCARED and
the floors of the cold cells.
LISGAN's DEATH.
Gen. Lingan, then sixty years old. was
struck over the head with a sledse ham,
mer and otherwise cruelty crushed until
life was extinct. His cries for mercy were
loud and pit!ful, but they fell or unheeding
ears, anu after ID short period of the most IN
tense suffering he expired. Some of the prisoner rs
Elade their escape IN the crowd. but eleven be-
sues tiie general were nOlriDiy dlsfigIreu and
thrown in the street for dead. There thew Law
silently until the attackers had all gone when
friends and wagons carried them to places of
safety. the generals body lay all that night
and until noon the next day in front of the iail,
for none OF his friends dared claim it, A. that
hour II Was secured and taken to a deserted
spot on the outskirts OF the city, where it was
inferred. The irieuds of the dead man be-
lieyed his grave would have been desecrated
had II been dug in one of the cIty's ceme-
terIes- The news Of the massacre soon reached
Georgetown and the tragic death OF Lingan,
one OF her most respected citizens was de-
piOred by the whole pace. The Las:y act of
the BalIlmoreans wac condemned by both
Mad.sonlaiis and fcderalis:s, and their manner
OF rrocC lure Was iIkened unto tine madness of
the Parlsians III tie lark days Of 50 After
considerable preliminary arrangements il was
decided that Oh uesGay. September /. fuue.a.
honors should be paid to tae memory OF the
dead general IN the tOwi- that had respected
him so as a cltlzen While his cold ulan-l led
BODY slept II al obscure grave the prominent
people ~ the District and many claiming
Maryland and Virginia es their states, i'm
pressed with just admiration Of his worth
gathered together at Georgetown to decide
upon EttinS manner Ill which to express
;hclI deep regret at their loss. II WAS
agreed that all should assemble at
the Presbyterian Church. then SIT
Cated al the southeast corner Of 3O.h
aai NJ streets. where an eloquent and touch
Ing oulOgy would lie delivered by Mr Custis
OF Arlington But ut the appointed time SO
STea: %gs the crowd which gathered that the
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