Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-11-15
A..ault on Bennett 81 the herald.

is the defeated candidate on the Democratic ticket
for District Attorney, whom Bennett had for some
time past scored pretty severely as the tool OF the
infamous stool pigeon police" &c. There is no
doubt that some of BENEFITS denunciations were
deserved, and that nothing but bad nominations pre-
vented the complete success of the Democratic par
ty at the recent election in New York City. We
mex accounts from several of the New York papers of
Saturday afternoon:
Street ASsauh.-A highly censurable assault was
made on James G. Bennett esq, editor of the Her
add this morning. He walking in Broadway a.
bout 10 o'clock, accompanied by his wife. when he
was attacked by John Graham, esq, with cowhide.
Mrs. Bennett Immediately tainted away and fell to
the pavement, but was taken into store by of
the occupants captain of the police interfered,
but was felled to the ground by blow from Mike
Walsh.
Several other persons became involved and in the
conflict which ensued, Mr.. Bennett and his antago-
mist thrown to the ground and violent strife
for the mastery took place. reinforcement of the
police arrived, when hostities terminated.
Both the combatants roughly handled. The
outrage is rendered ferocious by the fact that Mrs.
Bennett was with her husband when it was made
This occurrence took place about 10 o'clock in Broad
way near White street.
Mr.. Graham was the defeated candidate for Dis
trict Attorney at the late election, and the attacks
published in the Herald, since his nomination for
that Office, probably provoked the assaultJournat.
Il Couhiding an Broaduay-The Herald, having
assaled John Graham, the late Democratic candidate
for District Attorney with its usual vindcyeness and
personality, Mr.. Graham took his vengeance this
morning, by infcting personal chasisement upon
James Gordon Bennett Our informants who
present say the parties met at the of Broad
way and White street. Mr.. B. coming down town,
and MIR. Graham going up. Mr.. Graham put him
self in front of Mr.. Bennett and said go: | am John
Graham and forthwith gave him blow in the
face. Mr.. B. retired and raised his cane to strike
back. He was, however, knocked down. and receiv-
| ed several blows which drew blood. Mr.. Graham
also used a cowhide very freely. The police went
promptly to the spot, and separated the parties Our
informants saw Mr.. Graham get into Broadway
stage and left B upon the of the street. pro-
! tected by the police of the city.
We regret such an occurrence, event disre-
putabe to the city, and to the parties. No man is
excused for taking the law into their hands, and
MIR. Graham should have felt mi ured only when he
had been unfortunate enough to receive the praises
of his assailant; what evil have done that this
man should speak well of me-" is the only notice
which ought to cause feeling of shame anger.
Express
! assault on James Gordon Bennen-An assault was
i made this morning on James Gordon Bennett, the
notorious editor of the Herald, by John Graham the
defeated candidate for District Attorney Mike Muir
ray, and two three others Bennett was. it ap-
pears, in company with his wife, passing up Broad
way White street, when he was attacked He
was knocked into the mud and while thus PROSTATE
received several cuts about the head and was
considerably bruised in different parts of the body
When taken up he was completely covered with mud,
and presented rather pitiable spectacle. His wife
also thrown down in the street but escaped with
out further injury than that done to her clothes
Capt. Trumbull of the Eighth Ward, arrived soon
after the occurrence, and attempted arrest Murray
but was prevented by the rest of the party, all O
whom are still at large. Bennett, it is we'll known
made a series of the most gross and unproyoked at
tacks upon Mr.. Graham, previous to the election.
I Post.
Assault on Bennett, of the 3" Herald This NOR
ming. about 9 o'clock, James Gordon Bennett anc
, John Graham late opposition andidate for Distric
Attorney, met in Broadway, the of White
, street. Bennett was accompanied by his wife, who
however, had just stepped into store. Graham
> who was accompanied by Mike Murray somewha
known as fighting man. struck at Bennett Will
his fist as he approached but the latter partially
lodged the blow, which took effect on his hat anC
knocked it out of all shape With the second blow Ora
B ham knocked Bennett down. after which he strucl
him several blows with his fist and small wbin he
e carried in his hand. Bennett suffered most in hi
: face his nose appearing very much swollen anc
bloody after the encounter. These the facts a.
related to us by several eye witnesses. There were
" a number of spectators to the outrage, but NJ
> attempt made to prevent it, and we believe
= that, up to this time, Mr.. Graham has not beer
: arrested--Iribune.
b@E~We presume that the article to which ou
friend of the Hornets Nest makes allusion appeared
in the Journal of the 4th of October under the heac
of Our Position" &c. If the editor of the Hornets
Nest will turn to issue of the 25th October ht
. will ind article in reply to the Cheraw Gazette
which will show him that if any expression in oul
article appeared to favor the Federalist doctrine O
Centralism, the error in the mode of expression
not in the idea intended to be expressed We hav,
seen article in a mutilated form in the HlIshoro