New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-09

| Rabbtism in the Greenwich ftreet murder Oh H.
dsy night The details are incredibly horrid; but
.til are the natural growth Of the political system
of which Mayor Wood and Judge Russell are the
chief opponents, and of which the Police Justices
of the city are 700 often the creatures and pro-
tectOrr.
| The house No. 80 Greenwich street, close to the
Battery is kept by ore Christian Martin and is dis:
reputable. Bat among its lodgen was q poor
Swiss woman, aged 55, named Theresa Spitzlein,
employed as cook by Mr.. Zoeppsitz, druggist,
corner of Greenwich and Cedar streets. The poor
lave to live where they can not where they wish
which accounts for this hard. working woman iodg-
Ing in this hou,e though infamous, 10 the neishbor-
hood of her humble tolls. After she had gone to
bed Cd Friday night, four young Irish rowdes forc
| bly, entered the premises, ole OCOnneu breaking
open the door, and then admitting his confederates
through window, into the room where this poor
old woman slept upon the floor. The villains made
obscene assaults Oh some other women, who at
tempted to prevent their entrance into the house
| They escaped, but the woman Theresa, who also
protested sgaicst the disturbance, was seized and
violated by two of them. Her struggles were furi
Our reporter, who was present at the examination
of the body, represents it in frishtful state,
giving evidence of the revolving ferocty Of the at
tachs and the intensity of the resistance.
The Coroner's verdict is. "that the deceased
"came to her death from violence at the hands
"of James TOOle and Maurice OConDell, and that
"Sailor Dan and VIM. Hogan, were accessory be.
"fore the fact" The Jury further finds, that
james Toole and Maurice OConnell, had GRIM
"inal intercourse with the deceased before the
"fact" O'Connell being captured was permitted
to 90 with one policeman to point out hia 'nfeder-
ates, and once outside of the Station.Houss con.
siderstely escaped!
Nor is this the first time that the magistrates
elected to guard the peace of the city have virtu.
ally connived at the ofenses Of these same scouu-
drels. Indeed, though brutaities Of the grossest
character have been the business Of their lives, so
far as we are aware they have always been allowed
to 20 unpublished. Within month past they COM
mitted an uDprovoked assault on Patrick Kelly, an
old man, one of the gate keepers at Castle Garden
They threw him down, trampled on him, and Gov
cred him with blood. For this s,t they were AZ
rested and convicted before the Petty Sessions.
Whether because the Justices presiding there felt
themselves too near akin with the convicts to mete
out the penalty which the case and their general
character called for or for some other they
vera discharged with reprmand! On another
occasion three of them we're arrested for stopping
cart in the public street and fOrcibly taking pos
session of the load of baggage and transferring it.
without the c6nsent of the OwIers, to other We
hc,es. They were discharged from arrest because
there was defect in the license Of the oarman who
was robbed.
As proper pendant to this, it will be ieen that
Judge Russell has committed the judicial monstros
ity of liberating Morris Lunusan, Fifth Ward
shoulder hitter, ard Democratic rufian-in general,
on paying fine Of six cents, though the Jury found
him guilty. Lunnigan, it will be remembered,
made deadly assault on Captain Joel Stone Of the
Stoninston steamer Plymouth Rock. Captain
Stone affirmed that he would rather brave
the widest night on the Sound than come along
side Of Pier No. 2, in consequence Of the out.
RACES which no and bis passengers are subjected to
by these rufians. Lupnigan, on the morning of the
Sd of October came aboard his vessel to solicit Gus
tom for the hackmen. Captain Stone in pursuance
of bis own rules and the city ordinances, ordered
Lunniean, who is powerful man, to go ashore.
He Get up the pretense Of being passenger himself,
but finally the Captain took him by the collar to
lead him of the boat, when he commenced violent
assault upon him, which, as Lunnigan is very
powerful man, resulted in the Captains being
beaten and bruised in the mont shocking manner.
Lunnigsn produced two or three hackmen Of the
same character with himself, who swore that Capt
Stone struck the first blow; but Stone, being re-
called, stated that ali these convenient witnesses
were out on the pier when the assault took place,
and that he did not strike Lunnigan till he had
himself received a violent blow.
Judge Russell took up the case quite warmly for
the defendant He charged the Jury that Lunn
gan had made out complete justification. The
Jury, however, did not look at the case in the same
Eight. Either they did not believe Lunnigan's wit
nesses or they did not subscribe to Judge Russes
law; very likely little Of both. 1t is certainly q
strange view Of legal rights that deprives the
master Of vessel of the power to remove from his
ship persons who have come on board for the pur-
pose Of violating the law. At all events the Jury,
notwithstar ding the Judges charge, returned
in lew minutes with verdict Of guilty. Bat
Lunniean being brought up for sentence, the
Judge had his turn; and he proceeded to snap his
fDgers in the face Of the Jury by nficsing on the
convicted prisoner fine of siI cents In company
with Peter Duffy, Mayor Woods Inspector Of YES
,els, Lunniean triunpharty left the Courtroom,
Whittier are We tending A community either
advanced or recedes in the principles Of good order
and morals. 1t cannot remain stationary. History
1 :. hu4 4ha racial Of fha r;.a nf a-a.;-A. H.