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NARRATIVE OF JOHN THOMPSON. 21
shutters being shut, till the stones broke the -glass and burst open the shutters. Mr.
Hanson spoke from the second story to the mob, and told them if they did not
desist they would fire upon them, and he warned the spectators to go away. General
Lee, in the house told them not to fire unless it should be absolutely necessary
and the doors were forced. The mob continued to increase and to throw stones
more violently, which broke the windows of the first and second stories. General
Lee directed a volley to be fired from the upper story over the heads of the people in
the street, to frighten them away without injuring them. This was executed and
nobody was hurt. The mob huzzahed, were still more violent, and broke open the
lower door. They were then fired upon, and a man fell at the door, upon the inside
thereof, who was immediately taken up and removed by some of the mob. This must
have happened about 10 o'clock, or after.
"Judge Scott made his appearance and came into the house, the door having
remained open after it was broken. He requested us to leave the house. He wras
told we should do no such thing; that we could not be secure unless the civil authority
interfered; that we were lawfully employed with Mr. Hanson, in protecting him and
his house against violence, and whenever the mob would disperse, or the civil authority
interfere, we would retire to our homes, and not before.
" During the night we continued to defend ourselves, and never fired but after some
new and violent attack. I believe it probable several were wounded. The mob, during
the night, retired and gathered again, and attempted some fresh damage. Just about
or before daylight, the mob brought a field-piece, which was planted near the house
and in front of it, but was prevented from being discharged by the arrival of Captain
Barney's troop of horse, and six of them being dismounted, took possession of the front
room on the first floor, and of the back yard. Hanson and his friends occupied the same
places which they had done during the night. So things remained, until Edward Johnson,
the Mayor, General Strieker, John Montgomery, the Attorney-General, James Calhoun,
Lemuel Taylor and several others arrived and proposed that we should leave the
house. We answered we had no objections to leave the house, provided the mob
would retire, or we could get home with safety. The Mayor said the mob could
not be dispersed, nor would they be satisfied without we went to jail, and that we
should be protected from them in going to jail, and while in it. To this proposal most
•of us expressly objected. Gen. Lee principally carried on the conversation on our part
with the Mayor and Gen. Strieker. The Mayor, Gen. Strieker, and Attorney-General
severally declared and assured us, that we should be protected as well in going to the jail
as in it, and the Mayor pledged his life and his honor that we should be safe, and that he
would die with us should we be hurt. Gen. Strieker expressed himself in similar terms.
Also Montgomery, Taylor, Calhoun, and their companions gave us assurance of safety if
we went to jail. After these assurances, and finding the civil authority would not make
any exertion to disperse the mob, we consented, with the advice of Gen. Lee, to deliver
•ourselves up to the civil authority. The Mayor declared his opinion that we would not
be safe in the jail without a guard, and he and Gen. Strieker promised there should
be one.
" About 8 or 9 o'clock on Tuesday forenoon we left the house, and went under the
care and custody of the Mayor who preceded us, and we were placed between two lines
of infantry, consisting, as it appeared, of about 50 militia: about 20 dragoons mounted
advanced before us to the jail. Gen. Strieker marched on foot with the infantry, and an
immense concourse of people were in the streets, some of whom went along, and were
abused in the most opprobious language. Some stones were thrown with violence at
us: one struck Mr. Kilgour and cut him badly in the forehead, and another struck Mr.
TSigelow and nearly knocked him down. The distance from Hanson's house to the jail
was about one mile. At our arrival at the jail-door, and as we entered it, several of us
Object Description
| Title | History of Maryland - 3 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
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| Title | 00000046 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | NARRATIVE OF JOHN THOMPSON. 21 shutters being shut, till the stones broke the -glass and burst open the shutters. Mr. Hanson spoke from the second story to the mob, and told them if they did not desist they would fire upon them, and he warned the spectators to go away. General Lee, in the house told them not to fire unless it should be absolutely necessary and the doors were forced. The mob continued to increase and to throw stones more violently, which broke the windows of the first and second stories. General Lee directed a volley to be fired from the upper story over the heads of the people in the street, to frighten them away without injuring them. This was executed and nobody was hurt. The mob huzzahed, were still more violent, and broke open the lower door. They were then fired upon, and a man fell at the door, upon the inside thereof, who was immediately taken up and removed by some of the mob. This must have happened about 10 o'clock, or after. "Judge Scott made his appearance and came into the house, the door having remained open after it was broken. He requested us to leave the house. He wras told we should do no such thing; that we could not be secure unless the civil authority interfered; that we were lawfully employed with Mr. Hanson, in protecting him and his house against violence, and whenever the mob would disperse, or the civil authority interfere, we would retire to our homes, and not before. " During the night we continued to defend ourselves, and never fired but after some new and violent attack. I believe it probable several were wounded. The mob, during the night, retired and gathered again, and attempted some fresh damage. Just about or before daylight, the mob brought a field-piece, which was planted near the house and in front of it, but was prevented from being discharged by the arrival of Captain Barney's troop of horse, and six of them being dismounted, took possession of the front room on the first floor, and of the back yard. Hanson and his friends occupied the same places which they had done during the night. So things remained, until Edward Johnson, the Mayor, General Strieker, John Montgomery, the Attorney-General, James Calhoun, Lemuel Taylor and several others arrived and proposed that we should leave the house. We answered we had no objections to leave the house, provided the mob would retire, or we could get home with safety. The Mayor said the mob could not be dispersed, nor would they be satisfied without we went to jail, and that we should be protected from them in going to jail, and while in it. To this proposal most •of us expressly objected. Gen. Lee principally carried on the conversation on our part with the Mayor and Gen. Strieker. The Mayor, Gen. Strieker, and Attorney-General severally declared and assured us, that we should be protected as well in going to the jail as in it, and the Mayor pledged his life and his honor that we should be safe, and that he would die with us should we be hurt. Gen. Strieker expressed himself in similar terms. Also Montgomery, Taylor, Calhoun, and their companions gave us assurance of safety if we went to jail. After these assurances, and finding the civil authority would not make any exertion to disperse the mob, we consented, with the advice of Gen. Lee, to deliver •ourselves up to the civil authority. The Mayor declared his opinion that we would not be safe in the jail without a guard, and he and Gen. Strieker promised there should be one. " About 8 or 9 o'clock on Tuesday forenoon we left the house, and went under the care and custody of the Mayor who preceded us, and we were placed between two lines of infantry, consisting, as it appeared, of about 50 militia: about 20 dragoons mounted advanced before us to the jail. Gen. Strieker marched on foot with the infantry, and an immense concourse of people were in the streets, some of whom went along, and were abused in the most opprobious language. Some stones were thrown with violence at us: one struck Mr. Kilgour and cut him badly in the forehead, and another struck Mr. TSigelow and nearly knocked him down. The distance from Hanson's house to the jail was about one mile. At our arrival at the jail-door, and as we entered it, several of us |
