New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-01

lers after him and by force brought him back
A crowd soon collected and report spread TINT th'
peters had murdered sman. Several persons ha'sned
to the Office Of the Chief of Police and stated that
man had been murdered at auction shop Ia Chs''
ham.st The Chief sent Officers McManus, Keeie and
others 10 the place. where they asceaned that the re-
port was unfounded, the deirauded individual stood
before them endeavoring TO make compromise viva
the Peters" He taken from the shop by the Oh
fcers and with several the swnders escorted to the
Chiefs Office where the money which had been taken
i1om him was restored, and the matter settled All
parties then left the "Peters" to look out for fresh
victims and the stranger to reflect upon the ups and
downs" Of city life.
WHAT ARE THE POLICE GOOD FOR =
Mr.. Editor: On Monday afternoon, man assaulteda
negro without provocaon In front of the Bowery The
ater The negro hurried out Of the way when TWO In
offensive Germans who Just then came along, were at
tackled by the white rascal he kicked and struck them
several times and finally retrested into drinking aud
gambling place close by. The Germans VINO resisted
ouly enough 10 repel him, went down the Bowery look
ing for an officer and found quietly seated In FROM
of liquor store When requested TO arrest the assa
ant he abruptly refused After some persuasion he re-
uctany started but before he reached the place halted
and sent the men ahead without the least encourage
ment while he kept at respectful distance from tnem
and did not seem at all disposed 10 find the offender.
The Germans went past the door, looking for their as
saant who was not then visible though several OF MS
companions were standing outside, as usual Inc men
not being accompanied By the officer, did not enter the
grog.hop The officer instead OF diligently seeking
for the assesnt hardly went as far as the oading In
which ne was but SUNK away without recognizingt the
assaulted who stood in front of the house looking as
vanly for the assalsn for the officer When remon
strsted with the officer replied Do you think vii
arrest any one in No. -.Bowery q he iurther eA
cused himself by saying the men would not make
a complaint if he should arrest the offender
though they had promised to do so, and had no.
shown the least disposition TO back out as he did On
the writer's promising appear ass witness with them
he became abusive and still refused to perform the duty
for which the City pays him The Germans, meanwhile
had gone up the Bowery, probably being afraid to re-
turp mast the house again. which had such terrors tor
the officer The assailant evidently in the hr't
stages of delirium caused by liquor and perhaps his
next adventure may be one of blood our columns al
most daily chronicle When the people avoid party
prediections and choose as officers upright men, who
will act independent of the rumsellers, then police OH
GERS will abound who will perform their duties with
alacry. The striking similarity between the wanton
assault Witnessed and the which took place In tbs
Ninth Ward on Sunday, which will probably result IN
the death of two men, together with the uselessness o.
relying on the police for protection they being too often
the spawn Of grogshops fully sh own by these partc
ulars.
CowARDLr AssAULT.--At 81 o'clock on
sundsy morning, man named Patrick COwd>n re-
siding at No $50 Avenue A. was returning home, accom-
panied by bis sisternaw and two other female friends
from party which they had attended, when, on ar
irving n front Of his residence he and the females
grossly nsulted by party Of rowdies Cowdon remon-
straied with them when of the number drew
knife and plunged into his abdomen. The whole gang
then fed and escaped. The wounded man was taken
into his house and medical aid was procured. His
wound is pronounced to be dangerous.
The LATE RIOT IN THE SIXTH WARD
At late hour on Sunday night several Of the Sixth
Ward Police arrested Bartholomew Gillen, Patrick
Waters and Michael Hart, who alleged to have
been parcipators in the riot which occurred at 9ls
O'Clock the same evening, ia front OF Thomas NichoI
sons house, No. 50 Mulberry ST. during which seve Al
pistol shots were fired, and some four or five ~
injured in consequence thereof. Yesterday efaYJn
| Officers McDermott and McCauIey, of the same W.i
arrested one Patrick O'Conor, who is sls0 ehr's.
with being one of the asssisnts on he per5or q
erty Of Mr. Nicholson. All the parties ar .ai c. To
last evening were committed TO prison by i'ti,e 30
gart, TO await an examination The Ma .-..e f.s
Issued wrts for several other parties concerned in the
riot who probably will soon be in the hands of the 20
lice 1t s to be hoped that the guilty parties in this If
fair will have mercy shown them, but be punished
as the offense deserves.
STREET FIGHT-AN OFFICER STABBED.
IN mia a 6cht rad I'M yntn
near Thirty .fithst, between two gangs OF Sabbath
breakers, and wa, waging with great violence when
John B. Guyer, constable of the Twentieth Ward,
rushed into the crowd in order stop the disturbance
and received for his Interference FIVE sab in the
neck and upon the head from hunting knife in the
hands of of the rioters. Capt Hannegan, of the
Twentieth Ward Police with Officers Fitzpatrick, Hen
shaw, and others, were soon on the ground and took
int custody three men, named John Earle, Leonard
Morrow and jacques Yignot the latter Of whom is sup.
posed be the who used the knife upon the officer
They were taken before Justice Stuart who commit.
ted them in default of $500 bail each Mr. Guyer was
removed to the Station House where his wounds
dressed by DR. Hsrdenbrook He then taken to
his residence.
DIsGRACEFUL RIOT IN THE TWELFTH
WARD-Be,ween nine and ten o'clock on Sunday night
desperate fight and riot occurred in l39isreet, De-
tween two parties of Irishmen most of whom dirt
carmen and clubs and stones thrown freely and
with great violence many Of both parties very
verely wounded and the whole village Of Harlem
thrown into the greatest CONSERVATION, several hun
drsd men were engaged in the riot Csp Crow Of The
Twelfth Ward informed of the circumstance
and with large force Of his repaired TO the spot
when he succeeded In srrestng nine of the
who locked up in the Sta House for the night
and yesterday morning taken before Justice Stu
art to whom they gave their names as Henry Patter-
son, VIM Patterson, Walker Patterson, Thos Lynch, /