Washington sentinel., 1854-06-04
General aateIIiasnes.
From the Herald Of Fridey

From the Herald OF Frdey.
Assault on Judge Phillips ofthe New York
Marine Court.--.Jnns This being the day set
down for the counsel in the of Johnson as.
Burrows, 10 show cause why they should not be
committed for contempt of court for having on
Thursday engaged in personal encounie T, which
resulted in the arrest of both gentlemen Of the law,
the court. room crowded almost TO sufiocalon
by highly excited audience, eager 10 know how
the would be disposed OF at the hands of the
court. Foreigners and Know Nothings were not
scarce by any means.
AL 10 o'clock, Judge Phillips ascended the
bench, bearing evident marks OF bad treatment at
some ones hands, and looking very pale and weak.
Silence The court having been effected, he spoke
TO the jury empannelled III The cause, as follows
Gentlemen Of The jury: You are discharged until
tomorrow morning. and my reason for dong SO
is, that was attacked this morning hy some ruff
fans at the corner OF Broome and Crosby streets,
and was severely beaten, while l was coming
down here 10 discharge my official duty. tGreat
excitement.l During last night, while was III
in bed, three or four persons came TO my house
twice, incuiring for me, and endeavorIng 10 OBJ
tain admission, and sent word up 10 my room the
second time they came there, that man named
MulIigan was IN the Tombs on charge OF having
severely il jured a female aud that they wanted
me 10 come down and procure his release. how
ever, was 100 sick TO attend them. From the de-
scripuon given TO me OF these persons who called
al my house, l am almost certain they are these
men who in SO cowardly q manner attacked me
this morning.
ciement and some confusion, said Alter had
retired 10 bed last night some persons came 10 my
house and claimed admttance, saying that they
came professional business of importance, that
required me TO them immediately. One OF
those who called, said 10 the al the door that
his name was Johnson, which is the name OF The
plaintiff in this case, and in whose behalf am
prosecuti ,g the defendant. refused 10 let them
in. Upon speaking with persons cognlzant OF the
attack made upon your honor, and the visit made
AZ your house by some persons endeavorng 10
obtain admltance, learn that they bear the same
description, and have no doubt but what they
are the same persons who endeavored 10 get into
my house last night. Great sensation .
Mr.. Schaher then rose and said: Last night
some persons tried TO get into my house by the
back windows. | drew revolver and fired al
them, or al least over their heads, and thereupon
they put" What they were after do not know.
but received a communication on Tuesday morn
ing, dated Newark, stating that II was arranged
between the Judge and the opposite counsel in
the cause TO bring me into disgrace and bad odor
with the church of which am amember.
Here the crowd in the courtroom began to be
somewhat excited aud noisy, much so that
| Judge Mccarthy said: ra
s'Gentlemen. in consequence OF this disgraceful
occurrence and the great excitement now reign
ing in the courtroom, declare il advisable TO ad
| journ the court until ten o'clock Tomorrow morn
until that time.
The crowd then left the courtroom, and Judge
| Phillips entered The clerks Office, where he re-
lated the circumstances of The assault committed
on him that morning 10 his friends present. as fol-
| lows:
On Thursday afternoon, Judge Phil ips went
| home and was taken with an attack o. illness that
! he is subject 10, and suffered from convulsions
until about twelve o'clock al night About eleven
o'clock, three persons called and inquired for the
| Judge, and We're told that he suffering from
| an attack Of commissions and laying on his bed.
| They inquired ii any friends were with him the
reply was, yes and they are awaiting for the ply
sicIan, and supposed that the ring OF the bell was
The doctor" The party at the door replied, "Oh !.
| no, we--are not exactly physicians. We want
him TO go TO the Tombs TO see young man named
! Mulligan, who been arrested for injurng
1 female" On being told that they could not the
| Judge, the party left and returned at five a. M,
| making similar inquiries, and the reply was, 'that
| the Judge not up. and was too unwell TO
anybody. but would be told their business as soon
| as he could bear the excitement"
| AT S a. m. the Judge went 10 DR.. Cranes, near
| the corner Of Broome and Crosby streets; spoke
TO the doctor for some ten or fifteen minutes; then
| left the doctor and had proceeded about twenty
| feet toward Broadway, when the judge saw six
/ men standing al the corner of stoop, and as he
/ approached them one OF the men walked towards
the Judge with his face part turned from him
in the middle OF the dewalk, and backed up
against the Judge that the two came in collision.
i The man said, SC d your soul, what do
you mean by running against me z" The Judge
replied, "You took the middle Of the walk and
could not AVOID it, The judge was then passing
on towards Broadway. when this man struck him
a heavy blow on the left cheek bone, which
knocked him TO his knees. Before the Judge could
recover his feet the other five men rushed on and
kicked him about the h ad and body 10 very se-
! we're extent, and inlicting about dozen con-
| tusions and bruises, of which his apparel bore
ample evidence. The Judge seized one of them,
k.,Sx, ,ty..l
down again by the other and the man rescued
1 Four Of the attacking party then ran up Crosby
street, and two ran in the direction Of Grand
| street. Captain Underhill, who keeps store in
Broome street, came 10 the assistance of the Judge
and took him to his residence Captain kenner,
| Of the fourteenth ward police was then applied TO-
and escorted the Judge 10 the court room in the
park.
He looked very SICK indeed, and was cut in
several places about the face and stated that his
body was black and blue from the kicks he re-
ceived from his assalants that morning.
SCENE OUTSIDE THE CoURT-SpEEcH OF CHAUN-
cEY ScHAFFER-THE JupGE OBLIGED TO LEAVE
| COURT ARMED WITH A REvoLvER-Upon leaving
| the court room, the crowd wended their way
down Stair 10 the park beneath, where a crowd
of nearly two hundred people assembled around
| Mr. Schafer. who, upon invitation, got upon the
steps of the courthouse and addressed the assem-
] bage as follows:
! Gentlemen: You are all aware, | suppose, Of
what has happened this morning. Now, it has
been sought by the court 10 convey the impression
that tho assault committed by the :. native
/ American party" don't think believe, for
| my part, that IL was committed by some of Judge
Phillips wIfe's friends. (Here the language ofthe
speaker becoming somewhat libellous, we refrain
| from publishing the same) He then said that Mr..
| Busteed had endeavored 10 convey the idea that
Judge Philips was assaulted by the native Ameri
| can party.
| A VOICE: Three groans for Busteed. loud
| groans.)
/ A VOICE: Three cheers for Mr. Schafer--(loud
! cheeringl-whereupon that gentleman descended
| the steps and retired
| The excitement in the Park continued for some
considerable time after Mr.. Schaffers address, and
groups of men, whether Know Nothings natu-
raIized citizens. or passive and peaceful United
Americans, could not be CLEANED from their ap-
pearance. Judge Phillips and Mr. Busteed, how
ever, did not feel that they would be justified in
] coming from the court until they were nrennred