The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-29

THE RIOT AND SHOOTING ON THE HUDSON RIVER
RAILRoAD-AlRnsr OF FoUR OF THE RIOTERS.
eurredo Wednesday afternoon between number q the
journeymen sugar bakers and Mr. Levi Peck one o. the
conductors Of The mail train Of cars on the HUDSON ver
Gus attack the driver and horses and IN sell 6efence
Mr. Peek drew loaded revolver, dschagng one barrel
the ball from which il is said struck one Of the rioters on
the leg wounding him severely but not dangerously
appears that the sugar bakers ON strike for wages
when near Beach street the O'Clock train Of
up behind them. and the conductor enoeayoreo 20
the to move oil the trsck ana S
whipped up his horses which crowded closely on the ga
kers who to prevent being run over seized hoo OF tne
horses and turned them from the track and IN the melee
the driver thrown from the the baggage master
assaulted and others threatened with personal violence
Yesterday Mr.. Peck called on Justice Bogart, at the
Tombs, and made the following affidavit against the
rioters
the Hudson River Railroad Company, and SUCH has
trusted to his charge the freight baggage and mails that
transmitted from Chambers to Thirty first street. and
yesterday at 8 O'Clock p. NJ he on the O'Clock
train and in charge Of the mail and other property when
said train in Hudson street. opposite 81 Johns park,
and then and there the mail train and six passenger cars
stopped in the public street by large number of
men, then in procession; the men assaulted him vio
lently and conducted themselves in rotous and dsor
Derby manner and struck Charles Perine the baggage
man. and tried to pull the rens out OF the drivers hands
and seized the horses by the head thereby stopping the
train.
The magistrate, hearing this complaint, issued
warrant for the arrest of some Of the strikers aud last
number they their way to the Police court to
prefer complaint against Mr. Peck Their names are
James Brady Thomas Monohan, Anthony Trust, and VIM
Mountain all Of whom committed by the magistrate
The OF the who was shot could not be ascer
ained though is understood that he worked at No. Is
Leonard street. The same party marched up the Harlem
railroad track Wednesday, and, it Is said somewhat
retarded the progress of the that road Had the
taken the side of the streets through which
they marched instead of the track Of the raIoad the
disturbance would not have.occurred.
Charge Of Selling Lottery Tickets and Policies -Justice
art teFdav 4
James Bache exchange broker, doing business at No
ia Broadway and at various other places in the city,
charging him with vending lottery tickets and policies
contrary to the statutory law of this State The COM
painsnt Mr. George s. Meshura Of No 80 Amity street.
agent doing business at No Merchants Exchange
sets forth in affidavit that within Fights months
past preceding the LIST Of March last ne has been IN ns
policies of Mr. Bache at his Office and frequently
during tina. period he has paid him as much as $500 per
day for lottery tickets and that the sum total of com
planants purchases of policy tickets from Mr. Bache or
his agent, during the eight months, is about IS 600
Upon this affidavit the magistrate issued his warrant for
the Of Mr. Bache, who yesterday taken into
custody and brought before the Court and was held BY
the Justice to await an which is set do
for Monday afternoon at O'Clock.
Furious Driring-4rrest of the accused Parties Yes
teraay, two named Benjamin Snow and John Sawyer
arrested a charge of driving furiousy horse
and wagon along the Fourth avenue, thereby running
child eight years of age, named Irene Wnchel
breaking her jaw, and inieng severe bodily injury The
poor child picked up and conveyed to the residence
OF her pa ents No lbs Fourth The two accused
VINO saic 10 De very mucn 10 Diame IN
matter the magistrate committed to prison. in default of
bail
Dispdceful Rotc.-Aaempt 10 take the Life Of
Captain Halpin.-on Wednesday evening the police OF
the First ward called upon to quell disturbance
in the emigrant boarding house Of George Fonsel,
No. CO Greenwich street. When the police arrived
they found things in glorious state Of confusion,
and while Captain Halpin endeayoring to arrest
Fonsel the fellow snapped loaded gun at him, which,
luckily for the officers stars did not go Off for If had
he would have been a fit subject for the Coroner
After trying 10 take the life OF Captain Hapin Fonse
of and escaped The parties engaged in the ARRAY
Irish and German emigrant runners. Knives and clubs
freely used both sides and in the fight man
named Michael Murray, pugilist, who, with others,
went the assistance Of the police badly cut with
carving knife Other persons also received some slight
wounds, of which dangerous. The police
ceeded in aresng four Of the desperadoes who
veyed to the police court where they their names
as Joseph Weble, John f. Schmidt, Charles Kennel and
Henry Hutton and the following were arrested,
charged with attempting to rescue the above named pr
from the custody Of the cfcers Frederick Kear
ney Christina Fonsel, and Dora Daub. Justice Osborne
committed all the parties accused to the Tombs.