New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-11
CITY ITEMS.

CITY ITEMS.
ANOTHER MURDER-A Police OFFICER
OF THE FOURTH WARD KILLED.-About one O'Clock
Yesterday mornnga disturbance took place IN front
of the house 20 Oliver. ST. between party OF sail
ors and number OF long-shore men, which lei 10 a
desperate fight between them Officers sullivan and
George T. Gillespie were soon on the spot and used
every effort TO persuade the combatants 10 retire
peacaby to :her homes. Their efforts were, how
ever, navaling, and they proceeded to enforce
order Officer Gillespie had collared one OF the
party whom he had compelled to go home. and he
was retiring from his place. which was entered by
an alley-way, when he was attacked as he was re-
turning through the alley by number of the sailors,
one OF whom felled him TO the pavement with
blow from cart-rung between three and -four feet
long. and Immediately after struck him several times
upon the head with the same club. The parties then
left the ground and the officer was taken 10 the City
Hospital In state OF nsonsihiiy where he died at
O'Clock in the morning. He remained Sensor,ee
from the time he received the first blow upon the head
The police during the morning succeeded IN ar
resting Edward Donnelly VIM. Galway, Geo. Pal
mer. Joseph Clark, Francis Dougherty, James Nc
Nuliy and Thomas Brown, sailors, together with
John d. Brown, mate Of the ship Columbia, lying IN
the East River, as being concerned in the death of
the officer. Adm Pumley and VIM. Sweeny were
also arrested and held as witnesses.
At noon Yesterday the Coroner held an inquest at
the City Hospital on the body, when the following
evidence was adduced
gorge Palmer SIcOrn: know Joseph Clark saw
HIM strike deceased with club several times, also
saw him strike another policeman. The club used
Was three or four feet long The first blow Knocked
deceased down, the subsequent blows were gwen
after he down. spoke TO Clark after the occur
renee. live at The house of John Constable, No 6S
OhVer-st.
Nm Svesng s,rora: Ireside at 6s Oliver-st.. at
O'Clock tins morning heard noise IN the street
looked oui of the window and saw four or five
persons standing together heard policeman
ask The men where they boarded they told
him, a Scuffe then enSued and one man was
knocked down. | heard one OF The police
running down the street crying murder after the
Eght. Joseph Clark, alldS Shea. came running INTO
my room. he put hs hat upon the bed and sad HAT
is ne was coming up he saw two policemen abusing
a sailor, and tha, he Knocked one OF The policemen
down and licked HIM, and believed that he had put
set on him | then went down stairs for the purpose
of seeing the man who was hurt Clark ailerWard
sand To me for the purpose OF clearing himself mat
he was with one Brown at an oyster celia: when the
affair took place he seemed greatly excited when
he entered nv room.
JotR n. Ripley. OF II 0hyer-St.. sworn SAYS was
up al O'Clock with my family, one OF whom was
SEX and heard disturbance on the opposite SIDE Of
The street | looked out OF window and asked what
was the matter, and heard man say " be Is dead
we had better be off," then left The house and
went 10 the deceased. whom hfted up looked 20
see what men were gong away, but could identity no
person, | saw one OF the men have club IN his
Land tha, man had hat on and WAS about the size
of Clark.
tim. Pinuley. OF O. Oliyer-st., sworn | heard a
noise IN the street about O'Clock this morning
looked out OF my window and saw a man about the
SIC OF Clark strike the deceased heavy blow upon
the head with a club he then struck another man
who ran Oft he then again struck the deceased sey-
oral times upon the head with the club.
-Mckae >uihraa. a Police Officer OF the ~outh
Ward. sworn: At /. o'clock, deceased and myself
were on the corner OF Cherry and Oliver SIS when
We heard noise up 0hyer-Strect We went up 10
dispeTse the crowd they were going 10 have
fight deceased SAID 60 10 your boarding houses
and GSporSe 3" two or three OF them crossed 10 the
other SIDE of the street., the rest refused 10 dispense
and The deceased pushed one OF them up an alley
NAY tie man resisted and witness went 10 the as
>lsjaLcc OF his associate officer and succeeded IN
putting the man INTO the house when deceased was
returning 10 the street. through the alley, he was
struck and saw him fall
Dr.. T. T. Leroy, Resident Surgeon of the Nev-NOrk
Hospital mace post mortem examination of the
coty and found the skull fractured from ear to ear
Confession Of he PriSoRr.-MIcb1e' W0Sn,
Police Officer Of the Fourth Wari. sworn, says
sEoe have had charge of Joseph Clarke aiGs
Shea now under ares. he SAID to me when |
went INTO the room where the prisoners were all con-
fined, IN reply 10 a reCueS, made 10 HIM 10 turn
accompanying NY request with The remark. There
are YOU deeds OF the night !" - II canno be helped
LOW dlO iuItlltE StlN lli'l JOnn II brown cFcSSEt
The cart rung and gave II 10 him. that Brown and
man called Galloway. OF tall man IN 4 red shirt
wenl 10 lighting and he lthe prisoner attempted TO
separate them and threw down the club. aflcrward
took il Up again ard struck Gillespie the deceaSed)
WIKI Il (iAe wltneSS) also identity John d Brown
as the person alluded 10 by Clark.
The following IS the yerlici OF the Jary, VIZ
Tha, deceased came TO has death BY blows received
nom cart runs while IN the hands Of Joseph Clark
ahaS Sha, ana that John d. Brown was an Access
say 10 The FACT OF the death OF Geo. T. Gillespie
Nr GILLESPIE was a native o! this state, Il years
OF age and has left wife and five children IN ind
gent circumstances, residing at the corner of Chest
nu' and Madison streets For several years pas; he
has ably filed his situation as Police Officer Of the
Fourth Ward.
Clark tthe acoGsed Is an Englishman, ., wears OF
age Brown Is native OF Baltimore
On the rendition OF The yerdic:, Clark ana Brown
were committed TO TO prison for examination. -Four
OF The principal witnesses We're also committed
ARRESTS RY THE POLICE An Italian
lad, IS years OF age named Christopher Maload was
Yesterday arroSiCG or Suspislon OF having fred the