The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-10-15
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
TIE MURDER IN pHILADHIPHIS.

Wednesday Mernins, October Is, 1855
TIE MURDER In PHILADELPHIA.
Arrest Of the aheffler Hose comnanv
The Philadelphia papers contain accounts Of
murder thsrs which has been mentioned bv ,sl.
graph The arrest OF the hose company passin,
At the time. has been made 70 assume . polisics
aspect, and it was feared, that yesssrday. an 4,
tempt would be made to rescue the priscner TIL,
Ledger, Of Monday, says:
About u s'clsck on Saturday nisht. 4 fall,
alarm OF fre occurred In the lower section of tb,
Guy, saia 70 have originated from the ringing o
tns Franklin Hose bell A number of Ore compa
niss ran out South street, and the Ningars. Ale
going IS far IS Eleventh street. returned dow
Sonth. A. the Shifflsr Hose wss passing Mint
and south streets, pistol shot was fred e il Al
lssed, hya man running with that company :
onoruy afterwards man was discovered on tn,
pavement In South street, At the Southwest cor
nsr, breathing his last aud dslucsd with blood
from wound in his left breast. The deceased
was recognized ~ William Mcintyre, better
grasped in his right hand billy or black Jack
the strap OF which was around his wrist Tb.
Shifisr Hose continued their run out South street
but subsequently, returned down Pine street. =
The information of the murder having In the
mean time reached Lieutenant Durusy of thu
Fifth Ward, several arrests were made by hin
from shs rope OF the carriage rs they were goine
down Pine street Finally, the members left ths
carriage in charge Of few Iaembors, apd these
were subsequently arrested. and the carriage LETT
standing In Third street Lieutenant Gilbert, ot
the First Police District, on learning the murder
repaired to the Shifisr Hose House, aud took Into
custody all that he found within it. In this way
thirty 1.-TWO persons were taken into custody, and
early yesterday morning, primary investigation
took place before Alderman Enne, at the Mayors
office, David s. Soby appearing as counsel for the
prisoners.
The following are the names of the prisoners
George Wilkinson, George Gregory, Ed Sparks
VIM Seddons, Robt Graves, Vincent Pennington
John Winnemore, Jeremiah Behalf, Jos Maxwell
John Bozree, VIM II DankilI, James Toomey Jas
Tolbert, John Maull, John Hicks, Thomas Kelly.
Edward K Winchell Charles Gamlsy, George w
Shes, Richard Murray, Matthias Trout, John Eng.
iish, john Coomes, Robert Murray. Jacob Remen-
ter, VIM Love, VIM Collins, Christian Geger,
John Silverthorn, John III HATS. VIM H Moulder
and Walter Wilkinson
After the examination of two or three witnesses,
the prisoners were all committed to answer a fur.
ther bearing at noon to-day.
The officers found at the house q complete set Of
equipments. with the Initials r. W NJ, supposed
to belong to Richard Murray, one of the prisoners.
In the pocket Of the cat was single barrelled
pistol. fully charged.
After the arrest Of prisoners at the hose house,
. man was seen TO follow after the crowd, and cir.
cumssancss lead to his arrest also. He gave bis
NAME AZ John English, and is well known as be-
longing to Baltimore, where he is Captain Of the
Might Watch Around bis waist was found patent
leather pistol case, such az police officers wear,
containing hve barrelled revolver, one barrel of
which had bsen discharged.
John Hicks, also prisoner, had upon his person
double barrelled pistol and six barrslsd revolver
In his pocks|s were also found number Of balls
and slugs One Of the balls about the size Of
buck shot. having copper cap attached, sup
poaed to act on the percussion principle and explode
after striking the object aimed at
letter WAS found in a cap at the hose house
during the search by the officers, which was sub
ssquently greatly exagserassd by common report
Ii was said to have been written by some person
In this city, inviting som0 Baltimore rowdies to
come on, and bring their weapons with thsm.-
The inference was that they wars to act 81 buliss
At the coming election Tie following ID IA ex-
tract from the letter which Ia dated Baltimore,
Aug. l2, and addressed to Dear Ned 1t appears
to have been written In sportivs mood, and is
place in Baltimore on the anniversary sf the bat
tie Of North Point.
The following is an extract 10y say that
the rest Of the party have made up their minds to
come on. Tho Plugs look fer you to bring on
from 70 to rs, ~ they have engaged q perfon to
serve up . supper, and they intend to charge Sc !
ticket to outsldsrs-now do NO: disappoins them
They intend to take the boys to the Mount Clare
ball so keep your legs we'll creased fer the scca
sion -
"Notice-Attsntion You are hereby notified
to assemble ia front OF the Truck House, on the
morning of the l2th Of September, about one inoh
atsr halfpast, to rssals yourself with soft crabs,
yard cakes and hscks, served Oh q chafng dish
By order Of the Grand Jakey Jussharp. Nose
Mushsrt, Secretary.
You had better sleep all you can, for the Plugs
Will give you many a run, 80 keep your eyes open
and bring ysur shooting irons with you"
The rest Of the letter filled up with requests
for Ned to bring the tin horns belonging 10 tho
Narkos Band, ~ they wanted to hear that cello
bratsd overture, and alss to bring daguerrestype
OF young lady, fsvorits of the writer.
The deceased was resident Of Pine alley, and
bore a bad character. At the time of his death he
was under bail 70 answer several charges, one of
which was being implicated in the homicide Of Mo
Kenna, in Bail alley, In May last. There were
also one or two charges Of highway robbery pend
ing against him.
Application was to have been made yesterday
TO Judge Thompson for writ Of habeas corpus, In
Inc case Of the Hose company. The application
could not be made sooner because the primary
investigation was not completed. As twenty four
hours must eiapse after sra nting the writ before
tae Investigation can be made, tho prisoners can
not be liberated on bail before to-day
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