The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-11

RtoT AND BLOODY CONFLICT BETWEEN THE Row
DIES AND PoLIcE OF THE llrH WARD, IN New
YoRK.-The New York Express of the 9th instant
contains the following description of It'd re i
which took place in that city on the night previous
''Not far from II O'Clock the police of the 18th
patrol district was called to suppress an ugly row.
which commenced in the Londonderry House.
low groggery in llth street, near Dry Dock, kept
by Thomas Kane. The officers in their attempts 10
quell the disturbance met with much resistance
and were terribly beaten by the rowdies, who in
their turn also became aware of what virtue there
Ia in locust, club which used freely upon
their persons. The following description of the
fight is given by Captain Squires to the Chief Of
Police:
"This was one of the most bloody and desperate
fights that has taken place in this district 1t
occurred at the Londonderry House, in lIth street
near Dry Dock, little before IL O'Clock, last CHIT
The place was full and lighting and disorder eoing
within, when officer Bourne opened the door for
the purpose OF restoring quiet, but he had scarcely
entered when he felled by blow of a cart
rung. Officers Wade and Stoughton next came
TO the rescue, but each knocked down the
moment they entered the door, Wade was hauled
inside and the door closed upon him. He was then
jumped upon and beat in the most shocking man
ner; yet be still retained his grasp upon his club
and finally regained his feet when with an energy
lent him by the occasion he kept his assaants at
bay, laying hem right and left till reinforcement
arrived and burst open the door, when the fight be.
came general and desperate. Fourteen of the des-
peradoes were finally captured and brought in by
the othcers-each one officers and prisoners reek-
ing and streaming in blood. The place of con hct
presented the appearance of slaughter house.
Officers Wade, Lyon. Church. Boyer, Bourne, and
Stoughton were badly cut upon their heads and
other parts of their bodies. Their wounds were
dressed by DR.. Kimbark.
"Ohers were more less injured All the as.
sailants bore marks of the fight, one having his
arm broken, besides other evidences of sclub
SOUP IL was desperate contest, and the officers
behaved most nobly, each seeming to forget
his own personal danger in his efforts for the safe
ty OF his comrades. Much credit is due to Mr.
Judson Jennings and George Elliot, two citizens,
who, hearing the fracas, to the aid of the off
GERS, and rendered them important service A
collection of the weapons taken from the prisoners
may be seen at Essex market, amongst which is
scraper, used for scraping ships bottoms, with
a handle eighteen inches long, with hair and blood
on each edge when it had been used in the officers
hands.
"The parties arrested whose names are Thomas
Kane, keeper of the porter house, Andrew, Pat
rick, John, James, and Henry Hughes William
Lowrey, Patrick Milholland, William, John, and
Matthew Henry, Matthew Dougherty, John Nc
Geyon, and James Campbell, were taken before
Justice Wood this morning and committed to pri
con upon the charges of riot and assault and bat
terry upon the officers for which offences they will
probably be indicted and brought to trial."