The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-02
Serious Riot st Paters0n-ssvera raj Shots
Grsd. ana three Men wounded.


Grsd. ana three Men wounded.
In Paterson, N j., is = basement In Mill street, .
low grocery, kept by man named Jshn Msgsnnis-
Rows Lave been frequent there particularly among that
slsss Of rith who haunt IL. At Of these ARRAYS
Frepehn an was nearly killed three weeks ago On
Saturday night more serious affair took places riot
which alarmed the quiet and orderly inhsbitantR
party Of Irisbmen were drinking and between IL
and IL O'Clock they qusrrred and fought OF them
being beaten rather severely and crying out murder
Some Of the neighbors and pasers by by
the tumult and particularly party Of young be-
longing to fire company, who had been spending the
evening together at the Falls and their way
home Whether they interfered in the quarrel only
intended to DO SO, whether the Irishmen imagined
they about TO do as previous had brought
crowds to the spot not yet clearly and satisc
tory uscertained One thing only is certain that the
party inside settled their differences united and sailed
forth TO attack those outside, whom they accused Of
making some offensive observations.
They put them to fight, and named James
Ayres who not able to fast the rest, wa
beaten mercifully When he got 10 his legs aud
away short distance he applied some spthst to his
sssaisDts which juduced them to follow him again
ana give him another beatng. His party, chiefly the
fremen reinforced by the fremen OF another
returned 10 The corner Of Min aud Congress Streets
nearly opposite the GROCERY. The party in the base
then rushed out nring shots throwing stones at
them and chasing them through Passaic street Mean
time the numbers both sides increased and some OF
the Irisbnen went home Tor swords and guns The
opposite party rallied and gave battle discharging
voliey Of into the GROCERY The party inside
again rur out and fired upon them and two shots
were fired together at one man going the BRIDGE
how be was missed every one wonders Sometimes
there were at many as twenty shots fired together.
Thus riot reaned for three hours unchecked and the
skiymishing kept till halt past two O'clock when
the Sheriff Mr. Nathaniel Lane. accom- panied by few
friends. proceeded towards the spot On his way he
heard two shots fired and finding that large party
were collected In front OF the basement and that they
had ire arms be halted when about hundred yards
from them, TO consult with his friends what best
Go be done. They concluded that the most prudent
course was to go back and arm. and summon other
citizens to arm and aid In putting down the rioters
At this moment some Of the party at the front " the
basement advanced from the main body and fred .
shot into the Sheriff party. woupdisg Patrick Ma
gure with slug In the thigh entering In the front
aud passing right through to the skin 1t the other
eide close 10 the bone, and the artery Hs
walked fbort distance and then had to be carried to
the oftce Of DR. Marsh. who extracted the slug aud
said IL was almost miraculous it did not wound the
artery which, If IL had, would have certainly resulted
In death.
The sberiG's party Immediately dispersed to arm
Themselves, quen the disturbance, aud arrest the
rioters On their TIE assembling he thought 1t was
better for the main body not To advance too close
the rioters lest they should fire again. and proposed
that be and bis deputy, James Gordon, should go for
ward ulspe. ms It was not likely they would nre ut
two and that afterwards tho main body could come
up while he had the rioters engaged In conversation
Accordingly, the Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff advanced
ana found among the crowd several we'll posed cit
ask.d them Who had fired the shots particularly the
lat one They stated that Magenps had fired the last
shot The Sheriff aud his posse thsn went down inte
the baseDent and arrested the wife OF Magennis aud
Michael Maher; MsgepDis himself had fed through n
back door and has not been arrested since. KierAu
Connolly WAS next arrested at the door. There
seven in all arrested, up till daylight; OF
them however who not proven to have taken part
in the riot The Sheriff found In the basement pile
OF sonef piftol in chest recently discharged and
ona bench apiece Of lead Of about pound aud half
weight from which portions had evidently been fresh
m aNe v heff n mis- 40.
mitted that her husband had fred the pistol The
fancy store occupied by Mr.. Robinson, at the
OF Mill street and Congress street, tcaiied Coxs
oorner Was perforated In several parts with sugs and
bullets Two bullets passed through tho spout,
and one entered through the building which Is frame
one The inmates had . narrow escape, and one
stated that bullet whiIred oose by his ear Besides
Mcguire two others wouu ded slightly, Of them
In the ankle An ipvestgstiou was held yesterday. st
the jail before Judge Burnett asd adjourned till
THE day The only persons yet affected by the evil
depcs are hsgennis, who has fed, and Maher and
Connolly.
This sfair has produced great deal OF excitemsn ut
In Paterson and none louder Ia ooudem nation OF
the rioters than the better class VI the Irish