Year: 1867

AhVesJtgattOn Over the Remains Of the
Citizen-Death of Sergeant Bergmann
from his WOupds-The New City COun-
Oil and the Military AuthOrities-The
Affair Reported at Washington.


CARLISLE, Pa, March 23.-The excitement
consequent on the riot which took place in this
town on the 10th March is last declining, and
the subject Is now spoken of more dispassion-
ately by sJmpathizers on either side, and the
action intended to be taken by the newly elected
city authorities in conjunction with the mill
tary promises to ehcctually prevent any chance
of repetition OF such disgraceIul row.


There is no doubt that the recruits from the
garrison have been very disorderly on several
occasions, and Caused great annoyance and
anxiety to the peaceably disposed citizens On
the other hand, however, many rowdies in the
town have been hitherto allowed to have their
own way completely, and generally to do as
they pleased, irrespective of all law and order;
and had stopbeen put to their proceedings on
election day, the riot would have never taken
place, and two strong young men, Hamll and
Bergman, would have been alive to-day, who
are now, unhappily, the occupants of unmarked
graves, as unexpected as undeservng on either
side, from the petty differences arising out of
what should have been quiet country town
election.


An investigation has been held by the Coro-
ner into the causes which led to the death Of
the citizen Ham1ll, but no new facts were ell
cited beyond those whicn have been
already published. Several of the soldiers
were present by requistion OF the city authori-





as being the parties who 6red the shot that did
such deadly execution. Many OF the officers
also gave their testimony, and after heightened
examination the investigation was concluded
without having arrived at any definite conclu-
sion to warrant the Coroner holding any of the
soldiers as prisoners.


Sergeant Bergman, of the permanent troops
who was shot on the occasion, died this morn
ing from the effects of his wounds. The Coroner
will be notified TO hold au inquest, and it is
asserted that the military are in possession of
evidence that will point TO Pikey Gilmore, now
prisoner in the town Jail, as being the person
who killed the sergeant. The latter was fine
young fellow, German aud is spoken of by
his officers as having been well-conducted
man and good soldier.


The Washington authorities have called on
General Grier for a full report of this occur
renee, and that officer has in reply forwarded a
voluminous amount of tesUmony-the sworn
dispositions OF the officers and several of the
men. At first 1T was supposed an inquiry would
have been ordered by the War Department, but
the probability of such is now very dubious as
the report forwarded by the commandant is so
extensive as to furnish a sufficiently compre-
hensive account Of the origin and results of the
riot.


A new Burgess and Town Council were in
Quoted into office on Thursday, when the Chief
Burgess gave notice of his intention to apply
for a stronger aud more efficient police force
the present body consisting Of only ten or
dozen men, beng totally inadequate to preserve
order in town of seven thousand inhabitants,
and situate in close proximity TO garrison
where are generally quartered upwards of four
hundred cavalry recruits-by no means the
most peaceable or best behaved of the COM
munty at times. The Burgess has also come to
an understanding with General Grier, whereby
ii has been decided on that both parties shall
act together harmoniously towards preserving
public order, and guarding against a recurrence
of an event that has caused so much trouble
and grief as the late unhappy difficulty.


1t is also distinctly understood that no SOL
diers will be allowed in the town at night,
unlp6S eXCeDtiOnal 0utV. and that the Rur-
gess or his officers shall have power to arrest
those recruits found in the city at night who
cannot produce pass explanatory of the cause
of their presence during the forbidden hours


Unless some very conclusive evidence be
brought against Gilmore, it is probable that we
have now heart the last of the affair, as the
citizens seem anxious to let the matter drop,
and for the future TO deal firmly with all per-
sons, military or civil, found rioting in or by
any means threatening to disturb the peace and
tranquility of Carlisl,