New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-20
Nssp91ork DAILY Gribm,re
RUFFIANLY ARRAY IN THE CITY
HOTEL.
ATTACK ON COyyCILMAN WILD.


SEVERAL EMPLOYEES OF THE HOUSE BADLY
BEATEN- ESCAPE OF THE AssAILANTS
On Tuesday evening disgraceful pugiisdc and
rusnly occurrence took place ia the City Hotel, cor
rer Of Howard street and Broadway which came near
resulting in the oss OF several lives. Ii sppsHs that
one Cum ippbam who testified in he case of Lev.
Baker, recently tried r murder, and fellow famil'
i,rly known as reazy entered tbs bar-Toom OF the
abovenamed hotel about o'cook in The evening, and
there met Councilman Wild, whom reszy, S is al
Legged, charged with treating him unfairly during the
Coroners inqnsition On the body of William Poole of
which Couu Gilman Wild was foreman. The latter at
Ole discovered that they were anxious to pick
guam oil with him, and he respectfully bat firmly de
cined to bold further intercourse with them. Ar.
Macomber then in The room, IN turn, was iosuted by
ore or both of these 9uarrelsone fellows, who also
wished to fight him, but he woud not disgrace himself
by coming in collision ziIh them. NJ. Hsrpel, pro-
pietor Of tie hotel fearing general disturbance 1t
Cunr1 gbam ard Teszy were not sllenced, requested
them TO leave his house bat refusing to comply, he
called several Of his men and thu ntruders were forcl-
bly, .jscted fastening 10 that infamous resort, The
Sme" % the next below these fellows resolved
q REINFORCED ent, ard returning, forcby entered the
hotel and commenced an inoscriminate assault vita
decanters tunblers, chairs and other weapons upon
the bartender and otheIs. The waters we're again
"a lied, and coming promptly to the rescue, severe
con est er,ued during which Alex. Logue bar keeper
was iuck on the right with decGnter sId tohsve
b. en- in u hands Of Cunningham. Tne force Of the
bow terribly brused and il is thought slightly hse
tured Losue's arm. Patrick Coee 10, watx, was
very ely cut about the head and face With de-
carier ielded by one of the rioters. He 10 now c,n
psd to bis bed from the injuries he received and m W
be crippled or disfgured for life. Beside bloy with
the bottle he was while helpless On the foI, kicked
and beat in amer such as bru.es and towards only
are capable of ding. j ha Ryan and M;hael Farrell,
O, sternen 10 the rectorS down sss, we're scrac ed,
cut bruised and badly bsstsn by the lighting vass-
bonde Finding no fresh victims On whom - wfeak
their alice the rio,srs has.eDei into the street and
escaped before the police coad re.ch them No others
exeep: thoee above named were seriousy injured in
this row dy affair aho Ugh The lives Ct others were In
great danger The affair, of c,urse created gres' e.
ceuenl In the house, and TIE suj7ot Of CONVEX
,stion smore those scquante wsh circumstances
Ii near midnight.
The insiss,ors Of thl FERROUS difficulty, although
having Yearly beaten several persons TO death, were
ret yet quite satisfied, 8, would appear. Although
not daring 70 return tbs mselves third .ne and
new ho.tih ies they, about o'cock, az Mr.. Brady,
the book keeper cosiDg t9e hotel 70, the night
dispatched two Of their associstes-one known a.
Bully. Nelson'-,o the scene OF rife. Withoatssy-
ing Q word, one of these vilsins seized The hesvy
pitcher e. ON the counter and struck m.n over the
head with it, and made rush for Brady, bat he
escaped them. Soon they left The house Without 'k
ing farther attempts to take life. Captain rumoaa
the Eighth Ward Police lie confined to . sck oso, ou'
the officers under hs comm and 10 sessen Oh ''ese
murderous rufasns III Of whom sre veil srown. ~
10 preszmed, theefsrs tbs. hey vii SON Dc x'ss'e'