New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-20
SERIOUS RIOT AT NEW.HAVEy.
DISTURBANCE AMONG THE STUDENTS AND TOWN ElYs
ONE MAN KILLED-SEyERAL OTHERS WOUNDED.
Great Excitement among the Citizens.
coRoNER's INVESTIGATION.
A FIRE-ALL QUIET.
From Our Own Reporter [


several persons and the death of named Patrick
ONel
The difficulty irst commenced Thursday evening at
Homers AtheDaum Of Chapel and Church 1t, be
three students Of the college and about the
same number Of young men, residents OF the city tap
pears that two Of the students occupying front seats in the
thstr rose up during the performance to a1us their
thswls when Of the town boys cried out SIT
down in front The students replied will when we
get ready The boys again cried on. hustle out
1.-THE monkeys" upon which Of the students eft his
place and went toward them but what conversation passed
has not been ascertained
Nothing further transpred until after the performances
were over when the students upon reaching the srset
were assaulted by large number Of the town boys aud
Knocked down The police force Of the city headed BY
Capt BsseD promptly the ground aud sppehended
Eve persons one OF whom Patrick Neil, and the
othf RS studens The disturbance drew together several
hundred people but the crowd finally dispersed quiet
w. ONel was recognized as the rngeader OF the MOB
but was not identified having committed any assault On
us promise however, 10 keep quiet he was liberated from
custody No making complaint against the students
arrested they discharged No further disturbance
occurred Thursday night during The following day
although iutstions given to the police that arot was
threatened on Friday night
On the night in question fifty sixty Of the stu
dens attended the Abenaum and took seats ia body bat
inside of the thea,er Outside and the corners Of the
several streets about the building fifteen hundred or
more town boys assembled, and en- they thought that
the performances about over raised an alar OF fire.
which served 10 augment their numbers 1t happened
however that the performances longer than usu,l in
consequence Of which the alarm raised by the town boys at
this time awaited nothing The fremen and citizens dis
covering that the alarm false returned home and noh
ing further transpired until the theater In the
no sude Of
attack gpOn them aud after the fall of the curtain aned
in The houio until every else had retired They then
formed in line and two abreast marched down to the door
where they met BY Capt BisseI The head OF the
line addressed Capt b. and asked him which way they
should 60 They told TO the street and proceed
along quietly the College The students replied that's
what we desire to do Still keeping ia line the Students
crossed over TO The south side of Chapes and marched
pescably toward the Colege-whherthey were foowedby
the town boys who took the middle of the street hoog
and using insulting language as they went along.
Upon reaching Trinity Church volley OF stones brck
bats and other mlssiles hurled at the students
by the mob Several Of the young men were cut with the
brick ba,s. and one or two were knocked almost IN
sensible The stud NIT were brought stand by the at
tack thus made but moved forward again quickly as
possible sr keeping the sidewalk Proceeding short dis
lance further they received second vOey from the mob
which injured several more OF the students The young
which they again marched forward At this time portion
of he mob who still continued in the middle OF the
,eet made rush toward the sidewalk, when four five
pistol shots fired by the students, into the ar as ~.
serted by several while others say they were fired into
the cIoved About two minutes afier tho firing ceased
some in tie crowd cried out that man was shot when
Capt Bisstl observed man him fall upon his ta'e
Cspt raised the and with the assistance OF some
esons near conveyed the body TO the Police Office when
II rss found to be OF Nell whose prom OF the
ureyiou, night had been broken the unfortunate
survived but few minutes Upon immediate examination
Of ONos BODY he found to have received two sabs
from large dirk knife but pistol wound cOsi be found
about bis person.
The students after firing continued to move on still fol
lowed by tie mob until they reached the College grounds
corner of College and Chapel ss where they three
loud cbstrs-the mob meanwhile ho)ing, grooming and
hissing After the report that man was shot had crcu
lated about the mob became excited TO uncononAble
bitch OF frenzy and Eve six hundred rushed for
the Arsenal broke open the doors and seized two
belonging to the Artillery Company, which they loaded
almost TO the puzze with powder stonee and brckbits
The then dragged into Chapels where the
mob halted and organized by chocsnga captain Another
portion Of the mob ruhed for the churches broke open
the doors and rang general alarm of fire. which served
10 draw a still larger crowd TO the College grounds
While the rioters were the corner of Chapel and
ckrt
lice Bennett Who warned them against the they were
pursuing They were, however, Infatuated thu, they
needed not the caution Capt Bsel then mounted one of
the ordnance carriages and spoke the mob ordering them
TO desist They told the Captain they would respec, HIM,
but must have bocd for blood
Capt still remained on.'he gun, which the mob now
commenced dragging toward the College While they
were proceeding along both guns spiked blythe police
at the order Of Capt ard without the crowd being
oft
In the mean time the police took chrge of the churches
and prevent, the further ringing OF the bells
About II o'clock on Saturday morning the entire mob
had assembled in front OF the College The cannons were
upbered and eveled at the front of the South College
building for the purpose of firing into IT, On discovering
that the guns were spiked the mob partially deserted them
and attacked the building with paving stones brckblts
&C. The windows and doOrs were broken in and mach
other damage done Cries OF Bring ont the murderer "
resounded in every direction Everything quiet within
the building sud no lghfs we're to be
Al this iuncure Mayor skinner and Aid Foster arrived
on The ground when the Mayor immediately mOunsed oas
ofe gun carriages and made PROCLAMATION after which he
addressed the crowd length showing the folly and
wrong Of taking further steps the matter and the ds
irou. quences that would which would be evil
md only evil He commanded ali present TO desist and
rtrs 10 their homss assuring them that the city authorities
voud use their umoe endeayors 20 the offenders
and bring them to Justice.
About Il o'clock the crowd mostly dispersed though
,ome stood BY the at that hour endeavoring to
withdraw the srkes-whle oihers walked about the
building hoorg and ballooing Toward 3oclock the mob
had so fer d.persed that the civ authorities iOok possession
e the cannon and conveyed them to the jail yard Al
o'clock The mob had entirely dispersed and qaetness rSned
throughout tie city.