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The Daily Spy
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
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Riot in Manchester, N.H., where hundreds of Americans assaulted Irish-occupied houses on Saturday evening, killing two Irishmen; one body taken to Lowell on Monday. Triggered by an Irish woman dangerously wounding an American man after he gave her young daughter money for candy.
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On Saturday evening several hundred Americans made an assault upon some houses, occupied by Irish, broke the windows, and killed two Irishmen; one of the corpses was brought to Lowell on Monday.
The affair all arose from the circumstance of an Irish woman going into a shop, and, upon an old man, an American, confessing that he had given her daughter, eight or ten years old, a few cents to buy candy with, she knocked him down with a pitcher and wounded him dangerously.
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Manchester, N. H.
Event Date
Saturday Evening
Outcome
two irishmen killed; one corpse brought to lowell on monday; american old man wounded dangerously by irish woman with a pitcher.
Event Details
Several hundred Americans assaulted houses occupied by Irish, broke windows, and killed two Irishmen. The incident arose from an Irish woman knocking down and dangerously wounding an American old man with a pitcher after he confessed to giving her 8-10 year old daughter a few cents for candy.