New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-13
RIGT IN THE SEVENTEENTH WARD
AN INNOCENT MAN KILLED.
A Policeman Fatally Wounded.

During the latter part Of yesterday afternoon some
Germans residing in the neighbOrho0d Of avenue A.
and Fourth street manifested disposition to be
ouarrelsome, and about O'Clock Officers Launey and
Vacob, who were duty in that locality, found Il
necessary to make arrest Of two Germans who
were eneseedin fight near the front Of the German
Tbeater on Fourth street.
The Germsns not only resisted the efforts of the off,
cers themselves but succeeded in enlstpg their
countrymen in the neigbbortood on their side. and
they commenced q regular attack upon the Police
with stones, brick bats and other missiles The Off
GERS maraged however to bring their prisoners along
some distance, when Sergeant Lockwood went to the
assistance Of the Policemen with a reinforcement OF
ten men but the mob Increased te such an extent a.
drive the Police back, especially as stones and brick
bats were sbowered upon them from house tops aud
windows Officer Hadden fell seriously wounded hav.
ing been struck both on the top and back Of the head
with large stone or brick Officers Davis, Fountain
and McMien were likewise injured on aud about the
head
Underthcse circumstances it was thought advisable
TO retreat After returning far as Fret avenue and
Fourth street. Sergt Lockwood sent to the Station
House for the balance of the men. The Hon. Clark
son Croi being CD hand took charge of the Station
when Capt. HART at once marched with all his DIS.
posable force which with those sheady out numbered
thirty five strong Eve abreast, toward the disturbed
District After proceeding short distance down the
street the mob discovered their approach and advanced
eight or ten rods to meet them then halted and set the
bows as an advanced guard to commener throwing
stones.
The Police made another slight advance only, wish.
ing to avoid getting into the populated section, where
they could threw stones from houseops, they having
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stones began to come 60 thick and fast that the Police
found necessary either to advance boldly or retrest
and they concluded to take the former course, aud
with their clubs and revovers they finally succeeded
in making the mob retreat and take shelter in houses
and passage ways on each side Of the street.
Some ten TO twelve shots were exchanged, and IL b
probable that number of deaths will yet come To-
LIGHT. The only one which was sscertained last night
was that Of German by the name of Muller black
smith, who resided at No. 90 Avenue A, who was
passing through the street with bis wife and child
when the firing was commenced. He received ball
in the left breast. The ball penetrated ia downward
direction, showing that it was fired from one Of the
windows or top of q house.
Six or seven of the rioters arrested and taken
TO the Station House and locked up for examination.
One ball struck and entered the heel Of Ocer Motifs
boot, where it still remains. Officer Adstnson and
several other policemen got injured the last skrmsh
with the mob.
This is eaid to be the first time that any trouble has
taken place between the German population and police
Of this Ward and the present riot Is believed TO have
Been instigated by interested parties.
At last accounts from this district, all was reported
perfectly quiet and no further outbreak was appre-
hended.
DIS Mott and Bigelow were in attendance upon the
injured policemen at the Seventeenth Ward Station.
AID everything that could be done for them was being
done.