The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-09

which came faster as they adj
vanced. They increased their
step to double quick, which seem
ed to infuriate the mob. as ii evil
IDENTIFY impressed the mob with
the idea that the soldiers dare
not fire. or had no ammunition.
and pistol shots were numerouSly
fired into the ranks, and one sol
dier fell dead. The order Fire.
was given and it was executed:
in consequence, several of the
mob fell and the soldiers again
advanced hastily. The mayor of
Baltimore placed himself at the
head OF the column beside Capt
FollanShee and proceeded with
Them a short distance. assuring
him hat he would protect them,
and begging him not to let the
men fire. But the mayors pa
thence was soon exhausted and he
seized a musket from the hands
of one of the men and killed a
man Herewith. and a policeman,
F who was i'm advance of the column.
also shot a man with a revolver.
They at last reached the cars and
they started Immediately for
Washington. On going through
the train found there were at
least $50 missing. including the
band and field music. Our bag
gage was seized. and We have not
as Yet been able to recover any of
it. ! have found it very difficult
to get reliable information in re
gard to the killed and wounded.
but believe there were only three
killed As the men went into the
cars meaning the men who had
marched through the city to Cam
den Station. ordered the blinds
TO the cars to be closed and took
/ every precaution TO prevent any
/ shadow of otienSe to the people
OF Baltimore. but still the stones
flew thick and fast into the train.
and il was with the utmost diff.
Guilty that | could prevent the
troops from leaving the cars and
reVenging he death OF their com
rades. After yolley of stones,
some one of the soldiers fired and
killed a Mr.. Davis, who, | aScer-
tanned 10y reliable witnesses,
threw stone into the car
MAYOR BROWNS VERSION OF THE
AFFAIR.
II IS now proper that we should
90 back and take up the nara
ton given by the late Judge Geo.
VIM. Brown, then Mayor of Bal
timore. Judge Brown says. son
the morning of the 18th of April.
was at my law office, on st.
Paul street, after 10 o'clock
when three members of the City
Council came to me with a mes
sage from Marshal Kane inform
ing me tina he had Just received
b intelligence that troops were
about to arrive. did not learn
how many. and that he appre
hended disturbance, and re-
queStlng me to 90 To Camden
Street Station. Immediately
FASTENED to the Police Board and
found that they had received a
similar notice The counsellor
ofthe city, Mr.. George NJ. Gill,
and myself, then drove rapidly
III a carriage, to Camden Street
Station. The Police Commits.
siouerS followed, and on reaching
the station we found Marshal
Kane on the ground, and the po-
lice coming i'll squads. A large
and angry crowd had assembled.
but was restrained by the police
from committing any serious
/ breach of peace. After conSid.
cradle delay seven companies of
the Massachusetts regiment ar
rived at the station. as already
mentioned, and | saw that the
windows of the last car were
badly broken. No one to whom
applied could inform me
whether any more troops were
expected or not. At this time an
alarm was given that the mob
was about TO tear up the rails in
advance of the train on the
Washington road, and Marshal
Kane ordered some men to 90 out
the road as far as necessary, to
4 protect the track. Soon after
ward, and when | was about to
leave Camden Street Station.
Supposing all danger to be over.
news was brought to Police Com.
missioner Davis and myself, who
were standing together, that some
troops had been left behind, and
that the mob was tearing up the
track on Pratt street, so as to
obstruct the passage of the cars,
which were coming to Camden
Street Station. Mr.. Davis ran
Immediately to summon the Mar.
shall, who was at the station with
a body of police, to be sent to the
point Of danger, while fastened
alone in the same direction. On
arriving at about Smiths wharf,
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