New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-28
Brutal STREET FIGHT.

New-York vas thoroughly disgraced by exhibit
ton of this kind yesterday morning between two
fighting characters Poole and Morrssey. at the foot
of Amos-St Any other police probably than ours
would have prevented it; any other local authorities
we Judge, would long since have put the engaged
in it in the State Prison. Just think Ofit. Two
t0riOus riians whose lives have been nothing but
series Of outrs ges and brutates deliberately ar
range fght-doing it in place of public resort
where characters OF that stamp most frequent They
care little for law that they spurn the idea Of
going yond the corporation limits. They go the
yrly center Of of the most pOpuOus Wards
in the City, accompanied by FIVE hundred thieves
burglars, tlimbe-rglers, pichpOckets and gen
tlenen" sympathsers; deliberately arrange their
plans Is. upon cash other rough and tn lble, and
fight strike, bite, scratch, kick, gorge aud gaaw
each other like dogs for nearly three quarters of
hour without the sh idOw of officer TO interfere;
and the Station House Of tie Ward within three min
utet walk of tie premises L. there any other large
city, since prize fights have been put down, where
such work would have been permitted Could there
have been collected in any other metropolis five hun
dIed such creatures. who would look did
these and witness deliberately g0ug ling out
or trying TO gouge-out, anOtheIs eyes, according
to tine account Of the affair." eyebal out of
its socket and hanging in blood, and dirt and blind
ness upon the victims check, and yet cheer the
man who was doingit,
The subject is too terribly revolving 10 be dwet
upon. If We were living under duly civilized Gov
ERIN eDl somebody would have 10 answer for permit
ting such an exhibition. OF course the Police will
plead Ignorance of the whole affair. Ignorant of 4
Not possible that they could have been. The
fglt had been brewing a long time; had been
the theme of rum.house conversation and street
gossip; had been openly, noisily planned in a
public place; was between two men notorious
in that line Of business was helped-on by the very
ra.cals whom we pay Policemen to watch Proyerb-
tally ignorant the Police generally are to ssy that
they id not know OF this the night before, would be
absurJ There hrs not been fight for year. that the
Police cCuld not have prevented if they had chosen
DO %. lr,,cad of this none are more delighted
with .u additions than with some OF these
euard.tI ed tie peace; nowhere is prospective or
pplolncd battle discussed with more piqusht relish
rlan in the bunk-room OF some Staff nj Houses
II there is Any law 10 reach them, the Police Com
missioneIs ought at once 10 thrust Chief M,tsell,
Captain Alderman, Lieutenats Sebrng and Cargill
AID all patOmen on duty near the scene of this most
brutal ard dgraeeful ARRAY, out of the Department.
1t is scarcely within the bounds OF possibility that
tley could have been ignorant of what was going on
If they had been, they had no right to be and are
equally guilty. The farce of appearing on the
ground just the fight was over and the bel.
lgerents gone, is too transparent to deceive
any oue and is sufficient proof that the Department
not SO ignorant it would make Us believe. If
this outrageous Affair is passed over xi,hout anna
punishment falling upon the Police might a. well
acknowledge the truth of the statement 80 often ade
that one Of the animals engaged in this fight Gao DO
be pleases in the Ninth Ward and no man dare 10
Iunish OF prevent him. Dare the Police Commits
siCners and the D.trct-At,oruey attempt to do
their obvious duty in this most dis graceful case